| 1. Jutta Langenau |  East Germany | 1:16.6 | - | | 2. Mária Littomeritzky |  Hungary | 1:18.6 | - | | 3. Ursula Happe |  West Germany | 1:18.9 | - | | 4. Odette Lusien |  France | 1:20.1 | - | | 5. Maria Garay | Hungary | 1:20.3 | - | | 6. Alicja Klemińska |  Poland | 1:20.7 | - | | 7. Nel Garritsen |  Netherlands | 1:23.1 | - | | 8. Ulla-Britt Eklund |  Sweden | 1:26.2 | - |
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| Heat 3 | | time | | Rk | | 1. Jutta Langenau | East Germany | 1:16.6 | - | 1. | | 2. Maria Garay | Hungary | 1:22.1 | - | 6. | | 3. Nel Garritsen | Netherlands | 1:23.4 | - | 7. | | 4. Ulla-Britt Eklund | Sweden | 1:23.5 | - | 8. | | 5. Travis Wilson |  Great Britain | 1:26.5 | - | 13. | | -. Váňová |  Czechoslovakia | DNS | - | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | Rk | | 1. Mária Littomeritzky | Hungary | 1:17.7 | - | 2. | | 2. Alicja Klemińska | Poland | 1:21.2 | - | 5. | | 3. Anja Neidhart |  Yugoslavia | 1:23.8 | - | 9. | | 4. Corrie Plak | Netherlands | 1:24.3 | - | 10. | | 5. A. ŀubrová | Czechoslovakia | 1:24.6 | - | 11. | | 6. Nucci Solari |  Italy | 1:29.1 | - | 16. |
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| Heat 1 | | time | | Rk | | 1. Ursula Happe | West Germany | 1:19.5 | - | 3. | | 2. Odette Lusien | France | 1:19.9 | - | 4. | | 3. Erni Wagensommerer |  Austria | 1:25.7 | - | 12. | | 4. Ruth Henschel | West Germany | 1:26.6 | - | 14. | | 5. Monica Peters | Sweden | 1:26.7 | - | 15. | | 6. Ilse Albert | Austria | 1:29.7 | - | 17. | | -. Lis Glasdam |  Denmark | DNS | - | |
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| 1. Jutta Langenau | East Germany | 1:16.6 1 h3 | 1:16.6 1 F | | 2. Mária Littomeritzky | Hungary | 1:17.7 1 h2 | 1:18.6 2 F | | 3. Ursula Happe | West Germany | 1:19.5 1 h1 | 1:18.9 3 F | | 4. Odette Lusien | France | 1:19.9 2 h1 | 1:20.1 4 F | | 5. Maria Garay | Hungary | 1:22.1 2 h3 | 1:20.3 5 F | | 6. Alicja Klemińska | Poland | 1:21.2 2 h2 | 1:20.7 6 F | | 7. Nel Garritsen | Netherlands | 1:23.4 3 h3 | 1:23.1 7 F | | 8. Ulla-Britt Eklund | Sweden | 1:23.5 4 h3 | 1:26.2 8 F | | 9. Anja Neidhart | Yugoslavia | 1:23.8 3 h2 | - | | 10.Corrie Plak | Netherlands | 1:24.3 4 h2 | - | | 11.A. ŀubrová | Czechoslovakia | 1:24.6 5 h2 | - | | 12.Erni Wagensommerer | Austria | 1:25.7 3 h1 | - | | 13.Travis Wilson | Great Britain | 1:26.5 5 h3 | - | | 14.Ruth Henschel | West Germany | 1:26.6 4 h1 | - | | 15.Monica Peters | Sweden | 1:26.7 5 h1 | - | | 16.Nucci Solari | Italy | 1:29.1 6 h2 | - | | 17.Ilse Albert | Austria | 1:29.7 6 h1 | - | | -. Lis Glasdam | Denmark | - DNS h1 | - | | -. Váňová | Czechoslovakia | - DNS h3 | - |
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