| Final 24.08 | time | | gap | | 1. Ada Kok |  Netherlands | 1:09.0 | ER | | | 2. Ute Noack |  East Germany | 1:10.0 | | +1.0s | | 3. Marianne Heemskerk | Netherlands | 1:10.3 | | +1.3s | | 4. Karin Stenbeeck |  Sweden | 1:10.4 | | +1.4s | | 5. Martha Egervary |  Hungary | 1:11.2 | | +2.2s | | 6. Baerbel von Pircks | East Germany | 1:13.1 | | +4.1s | | 7. Eila Pyrhoenen |  Finland | 1:13.1 | | +4.1s | | 8. Anne Cotterill |  Great Britain | 1:13.4 | | +4.4s |
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Heats - Thursday, 23rd August |
| Heat 1 | time | Rk. | | 1. Marianne Helmskerk | Netherlands | 1:10.8 | 2. | | 2. Karin Stenbaeck | Sweden | 1:11.2 | 4. | | 3. Eila Pyrhoenen | Finland | 1:12.7 | 8. | | 4. Leslie Green | Great Britain | 1:13.5 | 11. | | 5. Karin Werner |  Poland | 1:18.4 | 16. | | 6. Ruth Eggli |  Switzerland | 1:21.5 | 20. |
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| Heat 2 | time | Rk. | | 1. Martha Egervasri | Hungary | 1:11.9 | 5. | | 2. Baerbel von Fricks | East Germany | 1:12.5 | 7. | | 3. Zianida Belovetskaya |  Soviet Union | 1:15.5 | 12. | | 4. Annemaria Cecchi |  Italy | 1:17.3 | 15. |
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