| Final | | time | | | 1. Marlies Göhr |  East Germany | 7.16s | SB | | 2. Marita Koch | East Germany | 7.19s | | | 3. Lyudmila Storozhkova |  Soviet Union | 7.22s | PB | | 4. Wendy Clarke |  Great Britain | 7.26s | SB | | 5. Linda Haglund |  Sweden | 7.28s | =SB | | 6. Sofka Popova |  Bulgaria | 7.29s | |
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Semi-Finals - Sunday, 25th February | | First 2 from each Semi advanced to Final. |
| Semi 1 | | time | | | 1. Marlies Göhr | East Germany | 7.19s | Q | | 4. Lyudmila Storozhkova | Soviet Union | 7.27s | Q | | 10.Elvira Possekel |  West Germany | 7.38s | =SB | | 12.Annie Alizé |  France | 7.44s | |
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| Semi 2 | | time | | | 3. Sofka Popova | Bulgaria | 7.26s | Q, SB | | 5. Wendy Clarke | Great Britain | 7.28s | Q | | 7. Helinä Laihorinne |  Finland | 7.35s | SB | | 9. Lyudmila Maslakova | Soviet Union | 7.37s | |
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| Semi 3 | | time | | | 2. Marita Koch | East Germany | 7.23s | Q | | 5. Linda Haglund | Sweden | 7.28s | Q, SB | | 7. Vera Anisimova | Soviet Union | 7.35s | | | 11.Michelle Walsh |  Ireland | 7.42s | NJR | | 12.Grażyna Rabsztyn |  Poland | 7.44s | |
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| 3 heats after 13 athletes advanced to Semi-Finals. |
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Heats - Sunday, 25th February | | First 3 from each Heat and next Best 4 advanced to Semi-Finals. 12th place was shared, so 13 athletes advanced. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 4. Marlies Göhr | East Germany | 7.32s | Q | | 13.Michelle Walsh | Ireland | 7.44s | Q | | 15.Rita Meurer | West Germany | 7.53s | SB | | 17.Els Vader |  Netherlands | 7.57s | PB |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 3. Marita Koch | East Germany | 7.31s | Q | | 6. Lyudmila Maslakova | Soviet Union | 7.34s | Q | | 9. Annie Alizé | France | 7.38s | q, PB | | 9. Helinä Laihorinne | Finland | 7.38s | q | | 19.Dijana Sokač |  Yugoslavia | 7.68s | PB |
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| Heat 3 | | time | | | 2. Sofka Popova | Bulgaria | 7.28s | Q | | 4. Linda Haglund | Sweden | 7.32s | Q | | 7. Wendy Clarke | Great Britain | 7.35s | q | | 8. Vera Anisimova | Soviet Union | 7.36s | q | | 18.Silvia Schinzel |  Austria | 7.64s | PB |
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| Heat 4 | | time | | | 1. Lyudmila Storozhkova | Soviet Union | 7.27s | Q | | 9. Grażyna Rabsztyn | Poland | 7.38s | Q, PB | | 9. Elvira Possekel | West Germany | 7.38s | q, SB | | 14.Lea Alaerts |  Belgium | 7.51s | SB | | 16.Brigitte Haest | Austria | 7.56s | SB |
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