| Final 18:40 | | time | | | 1. Renate Stecher |  East Germany | 11.35s | CR | | 2. Ingrid Mickler |  West Germany | 11.46s | | | 3. Elfgard Schittenhelm | West Germany | 11.51s | | | 4. Inge Helten | West Germany | 11.55s | | | 5. Györgyi Balogh |  Hungary | 11.59s | | | 6. Irena Szewińska |  Poland | 11.63s | | | 7. Petra Vogt | East Germany | 11.71s | | | 8. Anita Neil |  Great Britain | 11.75s | |
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Semi-Finals - Wednesday, 11th August 17:00 | | First 4 progress to Final>. |
| Semi 1 | | time | | | 1. Ingrid Mickler | West Germany | 11.53s | Q | | 2. Elfgard Schittenhelm | West Germany | 11.56s | Q | | 3. Irena Szewińska | Poland | 11.75s | Q | | 4. Petra Vogt | East Germany | 11.78s | Q | | 5. Cecilia Molinari |  Italy | 11.92s | | | 6. Lyudmila Zharkova |  Soviet Union | 11.94s | | | 7. Danuta Jędrejek | Poland | 12.00s | | | -. Sylviane Telliez |  France | DNS | |
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| Semi 2 | | time | | | 1. Renate Stecher | East Germany | 11.50s | Q | | 2. Inge Helten | West Germany | 11.61s | Q | | 3. Györgyi Balogh | Hungary | 11.68s | Q | | 4. Anita Neil | Great Britain | 11.70s | Q | | 5. Monika Meyer | East Germany | 11.78s | | | 6. Helena Fliśnik | Poland | 11.97s | | | 7. Wilma van den Berg |  Netherlands | 12.05s | | | -. Meta Antenen |  Switzerland | DNS | |
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| Heat 1 | | time | | | 1. Irena Szewińska | Poland | 11.84s | Q | | 2. Anita Neil | Great Britain | 11.85s | Q | | 3. Monika Meyer | East Germany | 11.86s | Q | | 4. Wilma van den Berg | Netherlands | 11.88s | Q | | 5. Margit Markó-Nemesházi | Hungary | 12.10s | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 1. Elfgard Schittenhelm | West Germany | 11.53s | Q | | 2. Györgyi Balogh | Hungary | 11.68s | Q | | 3. Petra Vogt | East Germany | 11.73s | Q | | 4. Meta Antenen | Switzerland | 11.79s | Q | | 5. Elizabeth Johns | Great Britain | 11.86s | |
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| Heat 3 | | time | | | 1. Ingrid Mickler | West Germany | 11.56s | Q | | 2. Lyudmila Zharkova | Soviet Union | 11.82s | Q | | 3. Cecilia Molinari | Italy | 11.90s | Q | | 4. Danuta Jędrejek | Poland | 11.92s | Q | | 5. Helga Kapfer |  Austria | 11.99s | | | 6. Valerie Peat | Great Britain | 12.07s | |
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| Heat 4 | | time | | | 1. Renate Stecher | East Germany | 11.42s | CR Q | | 2. Inge Helten | West Germany | 11.66s | Q | | 3. Sylviane Telliez | France | 11.91s | Q | | 4. Helena Fliśnik | Poland | 11.97s | Q | | only 4 competitors |
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