| | | Final |  | time |  |  | 1. Sofka Popova |  Bulgaria | 7.11s |  |  | 2. Linda Haglund |  Sweden | 7.14s |  |  | 3. Lyudmila Kondratyeva |  Soviet Union | 7.31s |  |  | 4. Zofia Bielczyk |  Poland | 7.34s |  |  | 5. Vera Anisimova |  Soviet Union | 7.35s |  |  | 6. Helinä Laihorinne |  Finland | 7.37s |  | 
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 |  |  | First 3 from each Semi advanced to Final. | 
 | | Semi 1 |  | time |  |  | 2. Linda Haglund |  Sweden | 7.15s | Q |  | 3. Lyudmila Kondratyeva |  Soviet Union | 7.27s | Q |  | 4. Helinä Laihorinne |  Finland | 7.29s | Q |  | 9. Grażyna Rabsztyn |  Poland | 7.40s |  |  | 10.Olga Korotkova |  Soviet Union | 7.42s |  |  | 12.Elke Vollmer |  West Germany | 7.50s |  | 
 |  | | Semi 2 |  | time |  |  | 1. Sofka Popova |  Bulgaria | 7.11s | Q |  | 4. Zofia Bielczyk |  Poland | 7.29s | Q |  | 6. Vera Anisimova |  Soviet Union | 7.32s | Q |  | 7. Marisa Masullo |  Italy | 7.33s |  |  | 8. Heide-Elke Gaugel |  West Germany | 7.39s |  |  | 11.Monika Hirsch |  West Germany | 7.47s |  | 
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 | Heats - Sunday, 2nd March |  | First 3 from each Heat and next Best 3 advanced to Semi-Finals. | 
 | | Heat 1 |  | time |  |  | 1. Linda Haglund |  Sweden | 7.16s | Q |  | 5. Vera Anisimova |  Soviet Union | 7.38s | Q |  | 7. Heide-Elke Gaugel |  West Germany | 7.42s | Q |  | 8. Marisa Masullo |  Italy | 7.42s | q |  | 9. Grażyna Rabsztyn |  Poland | 7.42s | q |  | 13.Jacky Curtet |  France | 7.53s |  | 
 |  | | Heat 2 |  | time |  |  | 1. Sofka Popova |  Bulgaria | 7.16s | Q |  | 5. Helinä Laihorinne |  Finland | 7.38s | Q |  | 10.Olga Korotkova |  Soviet Union | 7.43s | Q |  | 12.Monika Hirsch |  West Germany | 7.46s | q |  | 16.Liliane Meganck |  Belgium | 7.57s |  |  | 17.Elżbieta Rabsztyn |  Poland | 7.60s |  | 
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 | | Heat 3 |  | time |  |  | 3. Zofia Bielczyk |  Poland | 7.30s | Q |  | 4. Lyudmila Kondratyeva |  Soviet Union | 7.31s | Q |  | 11.Elke Vollmer |  West Germany | 7.45s | Q |  | 14.Brigitte Haest |  Austria | 7.54s |  |  | 15.Michelle Walsh |  Ireland | 7.54s |  |  | 18.Mona Evjen |  Norway | 7.63s |  | 
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