| Final | | time | | | 1. Renate Stecher |  East Germany | 7.16s | WB | | 2. Andrea Lynch |  Great Britain | 7.17s | NR | | 3. Irena Szewińska |  Poland | 7.20s | NR | | 4. Mona-Lisa Pursiainen |  Finland | 7.24s | | | 5. Lyudmila Maslakova |  Soviet Union | 7.35s | | | 6. Linda Haglund |  Sweden | 7.35s | | | 7. Annegret Richter |  West Germany | 7.35s | | | 8. Sylviane Telliez |  France | 7.37s | |
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| | First 3 from each Semi advanced to Final. |
| Semi 1 | | time | | | 1. Mona-Lisa Pursiainen | Finland | 7.22s | Q, =WB | | 5. Irena Szewińska | Poland | 7.28s | Q | | 7. Linda Haglund | Sweden | 7.33s | Q | | 9. Lyudmila Maslakova | Soviet Union | 7.34s | Q | | 10.Christiane Krause | West Germany | 7.39s | | | 12.Nadine Goletto | France | 7.46s | | | 13.Renate Hoser | East Germany | 7.48s | | | 15.Elvira Possekel | West Germany | 7.51s | |
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| Semi 2 | | time | | | 2. Andrea Lynch | Great Britain | 7.24s | Q, NR | | 3. Sylviane Telliez | France | 7.27s | Q | | 4. Renate Stecher | East Germany | 7.27s | Q | | 6. Annegret Richter | West Germany | 7.30s | Q | | 7. Ellen Strophal | East Germany | 7.33s | | | 10.Nadezhda Besfamilnaya | Soviet Union | 7.39s | | | 14.Małgorzata Bogucka | Poland | 7.49s | | | 16.Carmen Ene |  Romania | 7.61s | NR |
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| Heat 1 | | time | | | 2. Andrea Lynch | Great Britain | 7.30s | Q | | 8. Nadezhda Besfamilnaya | Soviet Union | 7.38s | Q | | 12.Nadine Goletto | France | 7.46s | Q | | 13.Renate Hoser | East Germany | 7.49s | Q | | 20.Wilma Schurink |  Netherlands | 7.82s | | | 21.Lea Alaerts |  Belgium | 7.85s | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 1. Irena Szewińska | Poland | 7.24s | Q, =WB | | 2. Annegret Richter | West Germany | 7.30s | Q | | 4. Lyudmila Maslakova | Soviet Union | 7.34s | Q | | 10.Ellen Strophal | East Germany | 7.45s | Q | | 19.Birthe Pedersen |  Denmark | 7.73s | |
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| Heat 3 | | time | | | 4. Mona-Lisa Pursiainen | Finland | 7.34s | Q | | 9. Linda Haglund | Sweden | 7.41s | Q | | 10.Christiane Krause | West Germany | 7.45s | Q | | 17.Carmen Mähr |  Austria | 7.69s | |
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| Heat 4 | | time | | | 6. Sylviane Telliez | France | 7.37s | Q | | 7. Renate Stecher | East Germany | 7.37s | Q | | 14.Elvira Possekel | West Germany | 7.51s | Q | | 15.Małgorzata Bogucka | Poland | 7.57s | Q | | 16.Carmen Ene | Romania | 7.65s | Q | | 18.Mieke van Wissen-Sterk | Netherlands | 7.70s | |
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