| Final | | time | | | 1. Jarmila Kratochvílová |  Czechoslovakia | 50.07s | CR | | 2. Natalya Bochina |  Soviet Union | 52.32s | AJR | | 3. Verona Elder |  Great Britain | 52.37s | | | 4. Karoline Käfer |  Austria | 52.50s | |
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| | First 2 from each Semi advanced to Final. |
| Semi 1 | | time | | | 3. Verona Elder | Great Britain | 52.80s | Q | | 5. Natalya Bochina | Soviet Union | 53.20s | Q | | 7. Sophie Malbranque |  France | 54.59s | | | 8. Rita Daimer |  West Germany | 54.61s | |
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| Semi 2 | | time | | | 1. Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 52.04s | Q | | 2. Karoline Käfer | Austria | 52.56s | Q | | 4. Erica Rossi |  Italy | 52.81s | | | 6. Sylvie Revaux | France | 54.01s | |
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Heats - Saturday, 21st February | | First 2 and Best 2 times advanced to Semi-Finals. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 1. Natalya Bochina | Soviet Union | 52.95s | Q | | 2. Erica Rossi | Italy | 53.04s | Q | | 6. Rita Daimer | West Germany | 53.87s | q | | 9. Marie-Christine Champenois | France | 54.59s | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 5. Karoline Käfer | Austria | 53.75s | Q | | 7. Sophie Malbranque | France | 54.10s | Q | | 10.Liliya Tuznikova | Soviet Union | 55.05s | |
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| Heat 3 | | time | | | 3. Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 53.25s | Q | | 4. Verona Elder | Great Britain | 53.69s | Q | | 8. Sylvie Revaux | France | 54.55s | q | | -. Montserrat Pujol |  Spain | DNS | |
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