Heat 1 | time | 1. Yordanka Donkova | BUL | 12.47s | 2. Lioudmila Narojilenko | URS | 12.62s | 3. Kerstin Knabe | GDR | 12.81s | 4. Julie Rocheleau | CAN | 12.90s | 5. Florence Colle | FRA | 13.00s | 6. Jacqueline Humphrey | USA | 13.25s | 7. Lesley-Ann Skeete | GBR | 13.27s | -. Jane Flemming | AUS | DNS |
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Heat 2 | time | 1. Cornelia Oschkenat | GDR | 12.69s | 2. Natalia Grigorieva | URS | 12.89s | 3. Marjan Olyslager | HOL | 13.02s | 4. Monique Ewanje-Epee | FRA | 13.10s | 5. Lavonna Martin | USA | 13.20s | 6. Wendy Jeal | GBR | 13.32s | 7. Juan Du | CHN | 13.58s | 8. Rita Heggli | SUI | 13.95s |
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Heat 3 | time | 1. Gloria Siebert | GDR | 12.74s | 2. Claudia Zackiewicz | FRG | 12.87s | 3. Sally Gunnell | GBR | 13.04s | 4. Gail Devers-Roberts | USA | 13.22s | 5. Gretha Tromp | HOL | 13.42s | 6. Huajin Liu | CHN | 14.37s | -. Anne Piquereau | FRA | DNF | -. Maria Usifo | NGR | DNF |
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