| Final | | time | | L | | 1. Lyubov Nikitenko |  Soviet Union | 8.29s | | 1 | | 2. Zofia Filip |  Poland | 8.34s | | 5 | | 3. Rita Bottiglieri |  Italy | 8.39s | | 6 | | 4. Margit Bartkowiak |  East Germany | 8.39s | | 3 | | 5. Danuta Wołosz | Poland | 8.42s | | 4 | | 6. Ileana Ongar | Italy | 8.47s | | 2 |
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Heats - Saturday, 12nd March | | First 2 from each Heat and next Best 2 advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 1. Lyubov Nikitenko | Soviet Union | 8.28s | Q | | 2. Zofia Filip | Poland | 8.31s | Q | | 4. Rita Bottiglieri | Italy | 8.37s | q | | 9. Eleonore Leidel |  West Germany | 8.52s | | | 11.Ulla Lempiäinen |  Finland | 8.60s | | | 12.Laurence Lebeau |  France | 8.72s | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 3. Margit Bartkowiak | East Germany | 8.36s | Q | | 5. Danuta Wołosz | Poland | 8.40s | Q | | 6. Ileana Ongar | Italy | 8.41s | q | | 7. Lidiya Gusheva |  Bulgaria | 8.43s | | | 8. Nadine Prévost | France | 8.43s | | | 10.Anke Weigt | West Germany | 8.54s | |
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