| Final |   | time |   |  | 1. Linda Haglund |   Sweden | 7.24s |   |  | 2. Sonia Lannaman |   Great Britain | 7.25s |   |  | 3. Elvira Possekel |   West Germany | 7.28s |   |  | 4. Inge Helten |   West Germany | 7.29s |   |  | 5. Sylviane Telliez |   France | 7.30s |   |  | 6. Vera Anisimova |   Soviet Union | 7.32s |   |   
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 Semi-Finals - Sunday, 22nd February |  | First 3 from each Semi advanced to Final.  |   
| Semi 1 |   | time |   |  | 1. Linda Haglund |   Sweden | 7.20s | Q |  | 2. Inge Helten |   West Germany | 7.27s | Q |  | 3. Vera Anisimova |   Soviet Union | 7.29s | Q |  | 6. Mona-Lisa Pursiainen |   Finland | 7.36s |   |  | 8. Małgorzata Bogucka |   Poland | 7.39s |   |  | 12.Brigitte Haest |   Austria | 7.53s |   |   
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| Semi 2 |   | time |   |  | 4. Elvira Possekel |   West Germany | 7.30s | Q |  | 5. Sylviane Telliez |   France | 7.35s | Q |  | 7. Sonia Lannaman |   Great Britain | 7.38s | Q |  | 9. Helena Fliśnik |   Poland | 7.45s |   |  | 10.Gabi Hareter |   Austria | 7.46s | NR |  | 11.Lyudmila Maslakova |   Soviet Union | 7.47s |   |   
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| Heat 1 |   | time |   |  | 2. Elvira Possekel |   West Germany | 7.30s | Q |  | 7. Małgorzata Bogucka |   Poland | 7.41s | Q |  | 8. Mona-Lisa Pursiainen |   Finland | 7.43s | Q |  | 10.Brigitte Haest |   Austria | 7.47s | q |  | 14.Lea Alaerts |   Belgium | 7.52s |   |   
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| Heat 2 |   | time |   |  | 1. Linda Haglund |   Sweden | 7.29s | Q |  | 5. Sylviane Telliez |   France | 7.36s | Q |  | 9. Helena Fliśnik |   Poland | 7.46s | Q |  | 11.Gabi Hareter |   Austria | 7.49s | q |  | 13.Annegret Kroniger |   West Germany | 7.51s |   |   
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| Heat 3 |   | time |   |  | 3. Inge Helten |   West Germany | 7.32s | Q |  | 4. Sonia Lannaman |   Great Britain | 7.33s | Q |  | 6. Vera Anisimova |   Soviet Union | 7.37s | Q |  | 12.Lyudmila Maslakova |   Soviet Union | 7.50s | q |   
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