| Final 16:25 | time | | 1. Shirley Strickland |  AUS | 10.9s | | 2. Maria Golubnichaya |  URS | 11.1s | | 3. Maria Sander |  GER | 11.1s | | 4. Anneliese Seonbuchner | GER | 11.2s | | 5. Jean Desforges |  GBR | 11.6s | | -. Francina Blankers-Koen |  NED | DNF |
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| | Venue: Helsingin Olympiastadion. Capp.: 70,000. | | 33 competitors from -- nations. |
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| Semi 1 | time | | 1. Shirley Strickland | AUS | 10.8s | | 2. Maria Sander | GER | 10.9s | | 3. Jean Desforges | GBR | 10.9s | | 4. Elena Gokieli | URS | 11.1s | | 5. Edna Maskell |  SAF | 11.2s | | 6. Milena Greppi |  ITA | 11.4s |
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| Semi 2 | time | | 1. Marija Golubitshnaja | URS | 11.2s | | 2. Francina Blankers-Koen | NED | 11.3s | | 3. Anneliese Seonbuchner | GER | 11.4s | | 4. Pamela Seaborne | GBR | 11.4s | | 5. Wanda dos Santos |  BRA | 11.4s | | 6. Claudie Flament |  FRA | 11.6s |
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| Heats - Wednesday 23.07 16:00 |
| Heat 1 | time | | 1. Shirley Strickland | AUS | 11.0s | | 2. Milena Greppi | ITA | 11.7s | | 3. Miyo Miyashita |  JPN | 11.8s | | 4. Colette Elloy | FRA | 11.9s | | 5. Jorun Askersrud Tangen |  NOR | 12.2s |
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| Heat 2 | time | | 1. Francina Blankers-Koen | NED | 11.2s | | 2. Edna Maskell | SAF | 11.6s | | 3. Kl¡ra So³s |  HUN | 11.9s | | 4. Hilde Antes |  SAA | 12.0s | | 5. Nilima Ghose |  IND | 12.9s |
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| Heat 3 | time | | 1. Elena Gokieli | URS | 11.5s | | 2. Pamela Seaborne | GBR | 11.5s | | 3. Wilhelmina Lust | NED | 11.6s | | 4. Seija Pöntinen |  FIN | 11.8s | | 5. Pui Wah Tang |  SIN | 12.8s |
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| Heat 4 | time | | 1. Jean Desforges | GBR | 11.4s | | 2. Anneliese Seonbuchner | GER | 11.4s | | 3. Luella Law |  CAN | 11.8s | | 4. Helene Bielansky |  AUT | 11.8s | | 5. Sylvi Keskinen | FIN | 12.4s | | 6. Leah Ravid |  ISR | 12.4s |
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| Heat 5 | time | | 1. Maria Sander | GER | 11.3s | | 2. Claudie Flament | FRA | 11.5s | | 3. Anna Alexandrova | URS | 11.5s | | 4. Maria Musso | ITA | 11.9s | | 5. Constance Darnowski |  USA | 12.1s | | 6. Aino Autio | FIN | 12.1s |
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| Heat 6 | time | | 1. Marija Golubitshnaia | URS | 11.1s | | 2. Wanda dos Santos | BRA | 11.3s | | 3. Yvette Monginou | FRA | 11.3s | | 4. Elfriede Steurer | AUT | 11.4s | | 5. Pauline Threapleton | GBR | 11.9s | | 6. Gretel Bolliger |  SUI | 12.3s |
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