| Final | | time | | | 1. Andrea Lynch |  Great Britain | 7.17s | | | 2. Monika Meyer |  East Germany | 7.24s | | | 3. Irena Szewińska |  Poland | 7.26s | | | 4. Elvira Possekel |  West Germany | 7.38s | | | 5. Rita Bottiglieri |  Italy | 7.43s | | | -. Tatyana Vorokhobko |  Soviet Union | DNS | |
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| | First 2 from each Semi and next Best 2 advanced to Final. |
| Semi 1 | | time | | | 1. Andrea Lynch | Great Britain | 7.20s | Q | | 4. Tatyana Vorokhobko | Soviet Union | 7.35s | Q | | 5. Elvira Possekel | West Germany | 7.37s | q | | 7. Lyudmila Maslakova | Soviet Union | 7.42s | | | 10.Helena Fliśnik | Poland | 7.49s | | | 12.Tuula Rautanen |  Finland | 7.51s | |
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| Semi 2 | | time | | | 2. Irena Szewińska | Poland | 7.28s | Q | | 3. Monika Meyer | East Germany | 7.31s | Q | | 6. Rita Bottiglieri | Italy | 7.42s | q | | 8. Lidiya Alfeyeva | Soviet Union | 7.45s | | | 9. Brigitte Haest |  Austria | 7.47s | | | 10.Lea Alaerts |  Belgium | 7.49s | |
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Heats - Sunday, 9th March | | First 2 from each Heat and Best 4 advanced to Semi-Finals. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 4. Monika Meyer | East Germany | 7.39s | Q | | 11.Tatyana Vorokhobko | Soviet Union | 7.47s | Q | | 12.Rita Bottiglieri | Italy | 7.51s | q | | 15.Nadine Goletto |  France | 7.55s | | | 16.Maria Żukowska | Poland | 7.60s | | | 20.Begona Lezano |  Spain | 7.89s | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 1. Irena Szewińska | Poland | 7.33s | Q | | 8. Lidiya Alfeyeva | Soviet Union | 7.45s | Q | | 14.Maren Gang-Schröder | West Germany | 7.53s | | | 16.Cecilia Molinari | Italy | 7.58s | |
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| Heat 3 | | time | | | 2. Andrea Lynch | Great Britain | 7.34s | Q | | 7. Helena Fliśnik | Poland | 7.44s | Q | | 9. Tuula Rautanen | Finland | 7.46s | q | | 18.Krista Jarošová |  Czechoslovakia | 7.63s | | | 19.Maroula Lambrou |  Greece | 7.76s | |
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| Heat 4 | | time | | | 3. Elvira Possekel | West Germany | 7.38s | Q | | 5. Lea Alaerts | Belgium | 7.40s | Q | | 6. Lyudmila Maslakova | Soviet Union | 7.41s | q | | 9. Brigitte Haest | Austria | 7.46s | q | | 13.Annie Alizé | France | 7.51s | |
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