| Final | | time | | | 1. Lucyna Kałek |  Poland | 7.96s | | | 2. Vera Akimova |  Soviet Union | 7.99s | | | 3. Yordanka Donkova |  Bulgaria | 8.09s | | | 4. Edith Oker |  West Germany | 8.14s | | | 5. Ulrike Denk | West Germany | 8.14s | | | 6. Marjan Olyslager |  Netherlands | 8.21s | NR | | 7. Jitka Tesárková |  Czechoslovakia | 8.39s | | | 8. Anne Piquereau |  France | 8.76s | |
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| | | First 3 from each Heat and next Best 2 advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 1. Lucyna Kałek | Poland | 7.94s | Q | | 2. Vera Akimova | Soviet Union | 8.03s | Q | | 5. Ulrike Denk | West Germany | 8.24s | Q | | 7. Jitka Tesárková | Czechoslovakia | 8.46s | q | | 9. Semra Aksu |  Turkey | 8.77s | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 3. Edith Oker | West Germany | 8.09s | Q | | 4. Yordanka Donkova | Bulgaria | 8.22s | Q | | 6. Marjan Olyslager | Netherlands | 8.26s | Q, NR | | 8. Anne Piquereau | France | 8.57s | q | | 10.Eva Tillberg |  Sweden | 8.79s | |
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