Final | time | | 1. Benita Fitzgerald-Brown | United States | 12.84s | | 2. Shirley Strong | Great Britain | 12.88s | | 3. Kim Turner | United States | 13.06s | | 3. Michèle Chardonnet | France | 13.06s | | 5. Glynis Nunn | Australia | 13.20s | | 6. Marie-Noëlle Savigny | France | 13.28s | | 7. Ulrike Denk | West Germany | 13.32s | | 8. Pam Page | United States | 13.40s | |
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| Venue: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 100,000. -- competitors from -- nations. |
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| First 4 from each Semi advanced to Final. |
Semi 1 | time | | 1. Kim Turner | United States | 13.11s | Q | 2. Shirley Strong | Great Britain | 13.16s | Q | 3. Marie-Noëlle Savigny | France | 13.30s | Q | 4. Pam Page | United States | 13.36s | Q | 5. Edith Oker | West Germany | 13.37s | | 6. Sylvia Malgadey-Forgrave | Canada | 13.42s | | 7. Cécile Ngambi | Cameroon | 13.70s | | 8. Sophia Hunter | Jamaica | 13.84s | |
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Semi 2 | time | | 1. Benita Fitzgerald-Brown | United States | 12.98s | Q | 2. Michèle Chardonnet | France | 13.09s | Q | 3. Glynis Nunn | Australia | 13.14s | Q | 4. Ulrike Denk | West Germany | 13.20s | Q | 5. Sharon Danville | Great Britain | 13.35s | | 6. Maria Usifo | Nigeria | 13.52s | | 7. Liu Huajin | China | 13.57s | | 8. Sue Bradley-Kameli | Canada | 13.65s | |
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Heat 1 | time | | 1. Benita Fitzgerald-Brown | United States | 13.13s | | 2. Michèle Chardonnet | France | 13.46s | | 3. Sharon Danville | Great Britain | 13.46s | | 4. Cécile Ngambi | Cameroon | 13.54s | | 5. Karen Nelson | Canada | 13.77s | | 6. Barbara Ingiro | Papua New Guinea | 15.39s | |
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Heat 2 | time | | 1. Shirley Strong | Great Britain | 12.86ws | Q | 2. Edith Oker | West Germany | 13.14ws | Q | 3. Glynis Nunn | Australia | 13.29ws | Q | 4. Sophia Hunter | Jamaica | 13.44ws | Q | 5. Liu Huajin | China | 13.64ws | | 6. Elissavet Pantazi | Greece | 14.20ws | |
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Heat 3 | time | | 1. Ulrike Denk | West Germany | 13.32s | Q | 2. Kim Turner | United States | 13.33s | Q | 3. Marie-Noëlle Savigny | France | 13.36s | Q | 4. Sylvia Malgadey-Forgrave | Canada | 13.47s | Q | 5. Semra Aksu | Turkey | 13.96s | |
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Heat 4 | time | | 1. Pam Page | United States | 13.32s | Q | 2. Maria Usifo | Nigeria | 13.54s | Q | 3. Sue Bradley-Kameli | Canada | 13.72s | Q | 4. Beatriz Capotosto | Argentina | 13.90s | Q | 5. Laurence Elloy-Machabey | France | 13.98s | |
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