| Final | time | | | 1. Nelli Fiere-Cooman |  NED | 7.05s | | | 2. Gwen Torrance |  USA | 7.07s | | | 3. Merlene Ottey |  JAM | 7.10s | | | 4. Liliana Allen |  CUB | 7.16s | | | 5. Laurence Bily |  FRA | 7.19s | | | 6. Ulrike Sarvari |  FRG | 7.29s | |
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| Semi 1 | time | | | 1. Nelli Fiere-Cooman | NED | 7.09s | Q | | | 2. Liliana Allen | CUB | 7.15s | Q | | | 3. Laurence Bily | FRA | 7.17s | Q | | | 4. Sisko Hanhijoki |  FIN | 7.28s | | | | 5. Michelle Finn | USA | 7.30s | | | | 6. Paraskevi Patoulidou |  GRE | 7.47s | | |
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| Semi 2 | time | | | 1. Gwen Torrance | USA | 7.10s | Q | | | 2. Merlene Ottey | JAM | 7.13s | Q | | | 3. Ulrike Sarvari | FRG | 7.24s | Q | | | 4. Eusebia Riquelme | CUB | 7.25s | | | | 5. Nadeshda Rashchupkina |  URS | 7.27s | | | | 6. Sabine Tröger |  AUT | 7.57s | | |
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| Heat 1 | time | | | 1. Nelli Fiere-Cooman | NED | 7.17s | Q | | | 2. Liliana Allen | CUB | 7.28s | q | | | 3. Meryem Oumezdi |  MAR | 7.64s | | | | 4. Sibel Dündar |  TUR | 7.93s | | |
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| Heat 2 | time | | | 1. Merlene Ottey | JAM | 7.30s | Q | | | 2. Sisko Hanhijoki | FIN | 7.34s | q | | | 3. Sabine Tröger | AUT | 7.39s | q | | | 4. Orit Kolodni |  ISR | 7.80s | | | | 5. Rossini |  SMR | 8.18s | | |
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| Heat 3 | time | | | 1. Nadeshda Rashchupkina | URS | 7.27s | Q | | | 2. Michelle Finn | USA | 7.29s | q | | | 3. Eusebia Riquelme | CUB | 7.40s | q | | | 4. Keturah Anderson |  CAN | 7.59s | | | | 5. Kinah Chikontwe |  ZAM | 8.38s | | |
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| Heat 4 | time | | | 1. Gwen Torrance | USA | 7.22s | Q | | | 2. Ulrike Sarvari | FRG | 7.31s | q | | | 3. Paraskevi Patoulidou | GRE | 7.49s | q | | | 4. Eva Barati |  HUN | 7.50s | | | | 5. Elma Muros |  PHI | 7.54s | | |
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| Heat 5 | time | | | 1. Laurence Bily | FRA | 7.31s | Q | | | 2. Lalao Ravaonirina |  MAD | 7.55s | | | | 3. Eva Hargitai | HUN | 7.68s | | | | 4. Yankey |  GHA | 7.79s | | |
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