Final | | time | | 1. Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 23.02s | | 2. Marie-Christine Cazier | France | 23.68s | | 3. Olga Antonova | Soviet Union | 23.80s | | -. Els Vader | Netherlands | DNS | |
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| First 2 from each Heat advanced to Final. |
Semi 1 | | time | | 1. Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 23.57s | Q | 3. Marie-Christine Cazier | France | 23.87s | Q | 4. Elżbieta Woźniak | Poland | 23.89s | | -. Semra Aksu | Turkey | DQ | |
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Semi 2 | | time | | 2. Olga Antonova | Soviet Union | 23.82s | Q | 5. Els Vader | Netherlands | 24.15s | Q | -. Stepanka Sokolová | Czechoslovakia | DQ | | -. Ewa Kasprzyk | Poland | DNS | |
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| First 2 from each Heat and next Best 4 advanced to Semi-Finals. |
Heat 1 | | time | | 8. Semra Aksu | Turkey | 24.52s | Q | 10.Anelia Nuneva | Bulgaria | 24.69s | | 13.Pia Engström | Sweden | 25.19s | |
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Heat 2 | | time | | 1. Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 23.63s | Q | 3. Olga Antonova | Soviet Union | 23.66s | q | 9. Elizabet Pantazis | Greece | 24.59s | |
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Heat 3 | | time | | 4. Marie-Christine Cazier | France | 23.98s | Q | 6. Elżbieta Woźniak | Poland | 24.13s | q | 11.Susanna Bergman | Sweden | 24.77s | | 12.Sibel Tercan | Turkey | 25.18s | |
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Heat 4 | | time | | 2. Ewa Kasprzyk | Poland | 23.65s | Q | 5. Els Vader | Netherlands | 24.05s | q | 7. Stepanka Sokolová | Czechoslovakia | 24.18s | q |
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