| Final | | time | | | 1. Marita Koch |  East Germany | 22.58s | | | 2. Ewa Kasprzyk |  Poland | 22.96s | | | 3. Kirsten Emmelmann | East Germany | 23.28s | | | 4. Ewa Pisiewicz | Poland | 23.63s | |
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Semi-Finals - Saturday, 22nd February | | First 2 from each Semi advanced to Final. |
| Semi 1 | | time | | | 1. Marita Koch | East Germany | 22.89s | Q | | 4. Ewa Pisiewicz | Poland | 23.33s | Q | | 5. Irina Slyusar |  Soviet Union | 23.46s | | | 8. Fabienne Ficher |  France | 24.38s | |
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| Semi 2 | | time | | | 2. Kirsten Emmelmann | East Germany | 23.25s | Q | | 3. Ewa Kasprzyk | Poland | 23.26s | Q | | 6. Sabine Rieger | East Germany | 23.83s | | | 7. Blanca Lacambra |  Spain | 24.14s | |
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Heats - Saturday, 22nd February | | First 2 from each Heat and next Best 2 advanced to Semi-Finals. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 1. Marita Koch | East Germany | 23.04s | Q | | 5. Irina Slyusar | Soviet Union | 23.65s | Q | | 9. Jennifer Stoute |  Great Britain | 24.25s | | | 10.Tsvetanka Ilieva |  Bulgaria | 24.29s | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 2. Kirsten Emmelmann | East Germany | 23.34s | Q | | 3. Ewa Kasprzyk | Poland | 23.37s | Q | | 8. Fabienne Ficher | France | 24.17s | q | | 12.Gerda Haas |  Austria | 24.68s | |
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| Heat 3 | | time | | | 4. Ewa Pisiewicz | Poland | 23.65s | Q | | 6. Sabine Rieger | East Germany | 24.05s | Q | | 7. Blanca Lacambra | Spain | 24.16s | q | | 11.Rossella Tarolo |  Italy | 24.34s | |
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