Heat 1 | time | 1. Kathryn Smallwood | GBR | 22.95s | 2. Liudmila Maslakova | URS | 23.24s | 3. Liliana Panaiotova | BUL | 23.29s | 4. Jacqueline Rusey | JAM | 23.35s | 5. Els Vader | HOL | 23.67s | 6. Iren Orosz | HUN | 23.68s | 7. Karin Verguts | BEL | 24.00s | 8. Francoise Odette Damado | SEN | 24.8s |
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Heat 2 | time | 1. Merlene Ottey | JAM | 22.82s | 2. Barbel Wockel | GDR | 22.86s | 3. Beverley Goddard | GBR | 22.97s | 4. Chantal Rega | FRA | 23.29s | 5. Galina Encheva | BUL | 23.37s | 6. Rufina Uba | NGR | 23.55s | 7. Marisa Masullo | ITA | 23.74s | 8. Brigitte Senglaub | SUI | 23.84s |
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Heat 3 | time | 1. Natalia Bochina | URS | 22.26s | 2. Romy Moller | GDR | 22.55s | 3. Sonia Lannaman | GBR | 22.84s | 4. Linda Haglund | SWE | 22.90s | 5. Denise Boyd | AUS | 22.91s | 6. Raymonde Naigre | FRA | 23.10s | 7. Elzbieta Stachurska | POL | 23.11s | 8. Nzael Kyomo | TAN | 24.59s |
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