Final | | time | | 1. Andrea Lynch | Great Britain | 7.17s | | 2. Monika Meyer | East Germany | 7.24s | | 3. Irena Szewińska | Poland | 7.26s | | 4. Elvira Possekel | West Germany | 7.38s | | 5. Rita Bottiglieri | Italy | 7.43s | | -. Tatyana Vorokhobko | Soviet Union | DNS | |
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| First 2 from each Semi and next Best 2 advanced to Final. |
Semi 1 | | time | | 1. Andrea Lynch | Great Britain | 7.20s | Q | 4. Tatyana Vorokhobko | Soviet Union | 7.35s | Q | 5. Elvira Possekel | West Germany | 7.37s | q | 7. Lyudmila Maslakova | Soviet Union | 7.42s | | 10.Helena Fliśnik | Poland | 7.49s | | 12.Tuula Rautanen | Finland | 7.51s | |
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Semi 2 | | time | | 2. Irena Szewińska | Poland | 7.28s | Q | 3. Monika Meyer | East Germany | 7.31s | Q | 6. Rita Bottiglieri | Italy | 7.42s | q | 8. Lidiya Alfeyeva | Soviet Union | 7.45s | | 9. Brigitte Haest | Austria | 7.47s | | 10.Lea Alaerts | Belgium | 7.49s | |
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Heats - Sunday, 9th March | First 2 from each Heat and Best 4 advanced to Semi-Finals. |
Heat 1 | | time | | 4. Monika Meyer | East Germany | 7.39s | Q | 11.Tatyana Vorokhobko | Soviet Union | 7.47s | Q | 12.Rita Bottiglieri | Italy | 7.51s | q | 15.Nadine Goletto | France | 7.55s | | 16.Maria Żukowska | Poland | 7.60s | | 20.Begona Lezano | Spain | 7.89s | |
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Heat 2 | | time | | 1. Irena Szewińska | Poland | 7.33s | Q | 8. Lidiya Alfeyeva | Soviet Union | 7.45s | Q | 14.Maren Gang-Schröder | West Germany | 7.53s | | 16.Cecilia Molinari | Italy | 7.58s | |
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Heat 3 | | time | | 2. Andrea Lynch | Great Britain | 7.34s | Q | 7. Helena Fliśnik | Poland | 7.44s | Q | 9. Tuula Rautanen | Finland | 7.46s | q | 18.Krista Jarošová | Czechoslovakia | 7.63s | | 19.Maroula Lambrou | Greece | 7.76s | |
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Heat 4 | | time | | 3. Elvira Possekel | West Germany | 7.38s | Q | 5. Lea Alaerts | Belgium | 7.40s | Q | 6. Lyudmila Maslakova | Soviet Union | 7.41s | q | 9. Brigitte Haest | Austria | 7.46s | q | 13.Annie Alizé | France | 7.51s | |
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