| Final | | time | | | 1. Marlies Göhr |  East Germany | 7.11s | | | 2. Sofka Popova |  Bulgaria | 7.19s | | | 3. Wendy Hoyte |  Great Britain | 7.27s | | | 4. Lyudmila Kondratyeva |  Soviet Union | 7.31s | | | 5. Marie-Christine Cazier |  France | 7.35s | | | 6. Helinä Laihorinne |  Finland | 7.36s | |
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| | First 3 from each Semi advanced to Final. |
| Semi 1 | | time | | | 3. Sofka Popova | Bulgaria | 7.25s | Q | | 5. Marie-Christine Cazier | France | 7.28s | Q | | 6. Helinä Laihorinne | Finland | 7.32s | Q | | 7. Els Vader |  Netherlands | 7.34s | | | 9. Heidi-Elke Gaugel |  West Germany | 7.38s | | | 11.Irén Orosz |  Hungary | 7.52s | |
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| Semi 2 | | time | | | 1. Marlies Göhr | East Germany | 7.16s | Q | | 2. Wendy Hoyte | Great Britain | 7.21s | Q | | 4. Lyudmila Kondratyeva | Soviet Union | 7.27s | Q | | 8. Laurence Bily | France | 7.37s | | | 10.Dorthe Rasmussen |  Denmark | 7.45s | PB | | 12.Yordanka Donkova | Bulgaria | 7.53s | |
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Heats - Sunday, 2nd March | | First 3 from each Heat and next Best 3 advanced to Semi-Finals. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 3. Marlies Göhr | East Germany | 7.24s | Q | | 5. Helinä Laihorinne | Finland | 7.30s | Q | | 6. Marie-Christine Cazier | France | 7.34s | Q | | 10.Dorthe Rasmussen | Denmark | 7.47s | q | | 11.Irén Orosz | Hungary | 7.54s | q |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 1. Sofka Popova | Bulgaria | 7.18s | Q | | 2. Wendy Hoyte | Great Britain | 7.21s | Q | | 4. Lyudmila Kondratyeva | Soviet Union | 7.29s | Q | | 13.Antonella Capriotti |  Italy | 7.55s | |
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| Heat 3 | | time | | | 6. Els Vader | Netherlands | 7.34s | Q | | 8. Heidi-Elke Gaugel | West Germany | 7.35s | Q | | 9. Laurence Bily | France | 7.38s | Q | | 11.Yordanka Donkova | Bulgaria | 7.54s | q |
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