| Final | Team | time |
| | 1. Merlene Ottey | JAM | 22.34s | | 2. Grace Jackson | JAM | 22.95s | | 3. Natalya Kovzun | URS | 23.28s | | 4. Silke Knoll | FRG | 23.30s | | 5. Maria Figueiredo | BRA | 23.83s | | 6. Marie José Perec | FRA | 23.99s |
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| Semi-Finals. First 3 to Final. |
| Semi 1 | Team | time. | | 1. Merlene Ottey | JAM | 22.72s | | 2. Natalya Kovzun | URS | 23.38s | | 3. Maria Figueiredo | BRA | 23.71s | | 4. Terry Dendy | USA | 23.75 | | 5. Krasimira Ilyeva | BUL | 23.98 | | 6. Sabine Tröger | AUT | 24.24 |
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| Semi 2 | Team | time. | | 1. Grace Jackson | JAM | 23.05s | | 2. Silke Knoll | FRG | 23.26s | | 3. Marie-José Perec | FRA | 23.36s | | 4. Sisko Hanhijoki | FIN | 23.94s | | 5. Agnes Kozary | HUN | 24.37s | | -. Alice Jackson | USA | DQ |
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| Heats. Winners and Best 4 to Semi-Finals. |
| Heat 1 | Team | time. | | 1. Grace Jackson | JAM | 23.86s | | 2. Alice Jackson | USA | 23.97s | | 3. Krasimira Ilyeva | BUL | 24.03s | | 4. Sisko Hanhijoki | FIN | 24.04s |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time. | | 1. Merlene Ottey | JAM | 23.27s | | 2. Natalya Kovzun | URS | 23.84s | | 3. Sabine Tröger | AUT | 24.04s | | 4. Agnes Kozary | HUN | 24.18s | | 5. Kinah Chikontwe | ZAM | 27.32s |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time. | | 1. Silke Knoll | FRG | 23.50s | | 2. Marie-José Perec | FRA | 23.73s | | 3. Maria Figueiredo | BRA | 23.81s | | 4. Terry Dendy | USA | 24.18s | | 5. Elma Muros | PHI | 25.05s | | 6. Orit Kolodni | ISR | 25.35s |
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