| Final 16:10 | Height | | | 1. Iolanda Balaș |  ROU | 1.83m | CR | | 2. Olga Gere |  YUG | 1.76m | NR | | 3. Linda Knowles |  GBR | 1.73m | | | 4. Dorothy Shirley | GBR | 1.67m | | | 5. Doris Walther |  GDR | 1.67m | | | 6. Taisiya Chenchik |  URS | 1.64m | | | 7. Jarosława Bieda |  POL | 1.64m | | | 8. Heidi Hummel |  FRG | 1.64m | | | 9. Frances Slaap | GBR | 1.64m | | | 10.Leena Kaarna |  FIN | 1.61m | | | 10.Nel Zwier |  NED | 1.61m | | | 12.Éva Mihályfi |  HUN | 1.61m | |
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| History Women High Jump | | World and European Record: Balas (ROU) 1.91m | | Qualification Standard: 1.67m |
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Qualifcation - Thursday 13.09 |
| Ranking | Height | | | 1. Iolanda Balaș | ROU | 1.67m | Q | | 2. Olga Gere | YUG | 1.67m | Q | | 3. Taisiya Chenchik | URS | 1.67m | Q | | 4. Linda Knowles | GBR | 1.67m | Q | | 5. Dorothy Shirley | GBR | 1.64m | Q | | 6. Leena Kaarna | FIN | 1.64m | Q | | 7. Jarosława Bieda | POL | 1.64m | Q | | 8. Heidi Hummel | FRG | 1.64m | Q | | 9. Frances Slaap | GBR | 1.64m | Q | | 10.Doris Walther | GDR | 1.61m | Q | | 11.Nel Zwier | NED | 1.61m | Q | | 12.Éva Mihályfi | HUN | 1.61m | Q | | 13.Erika Strössenreuther | FRG | 1.61m | | | 14.Canel Konvur |  TUR | 1.50m | |
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