| Final | time | | 1. | Soviet Union | 46.2s | | | Irina Press, Tatyana Shchelkanova, Rimma Koshelyova, Larisa Kuleshova | 2. | Poland | 47.6s | | | Mirosława Sałacińska, Irena Szczupak, Elżbieta Krzesińska, Barbara Janiszewska | 3. | Bulgaria | 47.9s | | | Stefka Ilieva, Diana Yorgova, Svetlana Isaeva, Rossitsa Madzharska | 4. | Italy | 48.1s | | | Nadia Mecocci, Fausta Galuzzi, Federica Galli, Angela Nattino | 5. | West Germany | 48.3s | | | Antje Gleichfeld, Gisela Winckler, Uta Böge |
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