Final | | time | | 1. Marina Sidorova | Soviet Union | 52.42s | | 2. Rita Bottiglieri | Italy | 53.18s | | 3. Karoline Käfer | Austria | 53.56s | | 4. Mariya Kulchunova | Soviet Union | 54.77s | |
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Heats - Saturday, 11th March | First 3 from each Heat advanced to Final. |
Heat 1 | | time | | 1. Marina Sidorova | Soviet Union | 53.15s | Q | 2. Rita Bottiglieri | Italy | 53.51s | Q | 5. Patricia Darbonville | France | 54.26s | |
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Heat 2 | | time | | 3. Karoline Käfer | Austria | 53.81s | Q | 4. Mariya Kulchunova | Soviet Union | 53.92s | Q | 6. Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 56.12s | |
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