Final | | time | | L | 1. Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 49.69s | | 3 | 2. Kirsten Siemon | East Germany | 51.70s | | 2 | 3. Rositsa Stamenova | Bulgaria | 52.36s | | 5 | 4. Judit Forgács | Hungary | 53.86s | | 1 | 5. Karoline Käfer | Austria | 53.92s | | 4 |
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Heats - Saturday, 5th March | First 2 from each Heat and Best time advanced to Final. |
Heat 1 | | time | | 1. Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 52.31s | Q | 2. Rositsa Stamenova | Bulgaria | 52.94s | Q | 5. Karoline Käfer | Austria | 54.22s | q | 8. Olga Vladykina | Soviet Union | 57.36s | |
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Heat 2 | | time | | 3. Kirsten Siemon | East Germany | 53.09s | Q | 4. Judit Forgács | Hungary | 53.49s | Q | 6. Pauline Mullins | Ireland | 54.23s | | 7. Alena Bulířová | Czechoslovakia | 54.32s | |
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