| | | Final | Team | time |  | 1. Irina Sergeyeva |  URS | 7.02s |  | 2. Merlene Ottey |  JAM | 7.08s |  | 3. Liliana Allen |  CUB | 7.12s |  | 4. Gwen Torrance |  USA | 7.13s |  | 5. Pauline Davis |  BAH | 7.16s |  | 6. Katrin Krabbe |  GER | 7.20s |  | 7. Michelle Finn |  USA | 7.23s |  | 8. Sisko Hanhijoki |  FIN | 7.25s | 
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 | | Semi 1 | Team | time |  | 1. Merlene Ottey |  JAM | 7.08s |  | 2. Gwen Torrance |  USA | 7.15s |  | 3. Katrin Krabbe |  GER | 7.19s |  | 4. Sisko Hanhijoki |  FIN | 7.20s |  | 5. Beverly Kinch |  GBR | 7.28s |  | 6. Mary Onyali |  NGR | 7.32s |  | 7. Huei Chen Wang |  TPE | 7.42s |  | 8. Lalao Ravaonirina |  MAD | 7.47s | 
 | | Semi 2 | Team | time |  | 1. Irina Sergeyeva |  URS | 7.10s |  | 2. Pauline Davis |  BAH | 7.20s |  | 3. Michelle Finn |  USA | 7.20s |  | 4. Liliana Allen |  CUB | 7.24s |  | 5. Nelli Fiere-Cooman |  NED | 7.28s |  | 6. Juliet Cuthbert |  JAM | 7.29s |  | 7. Stephanie Douglas |  GBR | 7.32s |  | 8. Andrea Philipp |  GER | 7.47s | 
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 | Heats - Friday 08.03 - First 3 + Best 4 | 
 | | Heat 1 | Team | time |  | 1. Merlene Ottey |  JAM | 7.16s |  | 2. Gwen Torrance |  USA | 7.21s |  | 3. Mary Onyali |  NGR | 7.30s |  | 4. Cristina Castro |  ESP | 7.50s |  | 5. Monika Spickova |  TCH | 7.50s |  | 6. Ziga Patricia Foufoue |  CIV | 7.54s |  | 7. Faye Roberts |  CAN | 7.65s | 
 | | Heat 2 | Team | time |  | 1. Irina Sergeyeva |  URS | 7.19s |  | 2. Pauline Davis |  BAH | 7.20s |  | 3. Juliet Cuthbert |  JAM | 7.27s |  | 4. Lalao Ravaonirina |  MAD | 7.35s |  | 5. Renata Kubalova |  TCH | 7.43s |  | 6. Trine Tugsveen |  NOR | 7.64s |  | 7. Ana Maria Luzio |  BOL | 7.88s | 
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 | | Heat 3 | Team | time |  | 1. Liliana Allen |  CUB | 7.21s |  | 2. Nelli Fiere-Cooman |  NED | 7.26s |  | 3. Stephanie Douglas |  GBR | 7.31s |  | 4. Andrea Philipp |  GER | 7.38s |  | 5. Tian Yumai |  CHN | 7.43s |  | 6. Karen Clarke |  CAN | 7.61s |  | 7. Mari Carmen Garcia-Campero |  ESP | 7.62s |  | 8. Juana Mejia |  DOM | 8.12s | 
 | | Heat 4 | Team | time |  | 1. Sisko Hanhijoki |  FIN | 7.23s |  | 2. Katrin Krabbe |  GER | 7.25s |  | 3. Michelle Finn |  USA | 7.27s |  | 4. Beverly Kinch |  GBR | 7.28s |  | 5. Huei Chen Wang |  TPE | 7.40s |  | 6. Ndeye Dia |  SEN | 7.44s |  | 7. Solvi Olsen |  NOR | 7.48s | 
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