| Final | | time | | L | | 1. Marlies Göhr |  East Germany | 7.12s | WR | 1 | | 2. Linda Haglund |  Sweden | 7.13s | NR | 3 | | 3. Lyudmila Storozhkova |  Soviet Union | 7.27s | | 6 | | 4. Vera Anisimova | Soviet Union | 7.30s | | 4 | | 5. Petra Sharp |  West Germany | 7.35s | | 2 | | 6. Chantal Réga |  France | 7.38s | | 5 |
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| | First 3 from each Semi advanced to Final. |
| Semi 1 | | time | | | 1. Linda Haglund | Sweden | 7.18s | Q | | 3. Vera Anisimova | Soviet Union | 7.28s | Q | | 5. Petra Sharp | West Germany | 7.35s | Q | | 6. Heather Hunte |  Great Britain | 7.35s | | | 8. Annie Alizé | France | 7.39s | | | 12.Mariya Sabeva |  Bulgaria | 7.49s | |
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| Semi 2 | | time | | | 2. Marlies Göhr | East Germany | 7.26s | Q | | 3. Lyudmila Storozhkova | Soviet Union | 7.28s | Q | | 7. Chantal Réga | France | 7.37s | Q | | 9. Laura Miano |  Italy | 7.42s | | | 10.Lyudmila Kondratyeva | Soviet Union | 7.45s | | | 11.Lea Alaerts |  Belgium | 7.46s | |
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Heats - Sunday, 12th March | | First 2 from each Heat and next Best 4 advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 2. Marlies Göhr | East Germany | 7.27s | Q | | 6. Chantal Réga | France | 7.36s | Q | | 11.Laura Miano | Italy | 7.46s | q |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 1. Linda Haglund | Sweden | 7.20s | Q | | 7. Lyudmila Kondratyeva | Soviet Union | 7.42s | Q | | 8. Heather Hunte | Great Britain | 7.42s | q | | 13.Brigitte Haest |  Austria | 7.56s | | | 14.Marisa Masullo | Italy | 7.58s | |
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| Heat 3 | | time | | | 3. Lyudmila Storozhkova | Soviet Union | 7.29s | Q | | 9. Lea Alaerts | Belgium | 7.43s | Q | | 14.Gisela Grässle | West Germany | 7.58s | | | 16.Laureen Beckles | France | 7.62s | |
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| Heat 4 | | time | | | 4. Vera Anisimova | Soviet Union | 7.32s | Q | | 5. Petra Sharp | West Germany | 7.35s | Q | | 10.Annie Alizé | France | 7.44s | q | | 12.Mariya Sabeva | Bulgaria | 7.51s | q |
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