| Final | | time | | L | | 1. Marie-José Pérec |  France | 23.21s | | 5 | | 2. Regula Aebi |  Switzerland | 23.38s | | 4 | | 3. Sabine Tröger |  Austria | 23.70s | | 6 | | 4. Jennifer Stoute |  Great Britain | 23.79s | | 3 | | 5. Tatyana Papilina |  Soviet Union | 23.80s | | 1 | | 6. Sisko Hanhijoki |  Finland | 24.04s | | 2 |
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| | | First 3 from each Heat advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 1. Marie-José Pérec | France | 23.16s | Q | | 2. Jennifer Stoute | Great Britain | 23.50s | Q | | 4. Sabine Tröger | Austria | 23.76s | Q | | 5. Tsvetanka Ilieva |  Bulgaria | 23.86s | | | 8. Ingrid Verbruggen |  Belgium | 24.37s | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 3. Regula Aebi | Switzerland | 23.71s | Q | | 5. Tatyana Papilina | Soviet Union | 23.86s | Q | | 5. Sisko Hanhijoki | Finland | 23.86s | Q | | 9. Maria Fernström |  Sweden | 24.47s | |
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