| Final 16:30 | time | | | 1. Anneliese Ehrhardt |  GDR | 12.66s | CR | | 2. Annerose Fiedler | GDR | 12.89s | | | 3. Teresa Nowak |  POL | 12.91s | | | 4. Valeria Bufanu |  ROU | 13.04s | | | 5. Gudrun Berend | GDR | 13.14s | | | 6. Tatyana Anisimova |  URS | 13.16s | | | 7. Natalya Lebedeva | URS | 13.19s | | | 8. Grażyna Rabsztyn | POL | 13.53s | |
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| | | First 4 progress to Final. |
| Semi 1 | time | & | | 1. Anneliese Ehrhardt | GDR | 13.03s | Q | | 2. Valeria Bufanu | ROU | 13.26s | Q | | 3. Natalya Lebedeva | URS | 13.34s | Q | | 4. Grażyna Rabsztyn | POL | 13.48s | Q | | 5. Penka Sokolova |  BUL | 13.60s | | | 6. Lorna Drysdale |  GBR | 13.68s | | | 7. Chantal Réga |  FRA | 13.78s | | | 8. Bożena Nowakowska | POL | 13.95s | |
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| Semi 2 | time | & | | 1. Teresa Nowak | POL | 13.18s | Q | | 2. Annerose Fiedler | GDR | 13.28s | Q | | 3. Tatyana Anisimova | URS | 13.35s | Q | | 4. Gudrun Berend | GDR | 13.51s | Q | | 5. Judy Vernon | GBR | 13.65s | | | 6. Blondelle Thompson | GBR | 13.72s | | | 7. Marlies Koschinski |  FRG | 13.90s | | | 8. Margit Hansen |  DEN | 14.11s | |
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Heats - Friday 06.09 09:30 | | First 4 and Best 4 progress to Final. Only Antonella Battaglia, Italy was eliminated. |
| Heat 1 | time | & | | 1. Anneliese Ehrhardt | GDR | 13.32s | Q | | 2. Judy Vernon | GBR | 13.74s | Q | | 3. Marlies Koschinski | FRG | 13.84s | Q | | 4. Margit Hansen | DEN | 14.12s | Q | | 5. Bożena Nowakowska | POL | 14.23s | q | | 6. Antonella Battaglia |  ITA | 14.36s | |
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| Heat 2 | time | & | | 1. Annerose Fiedler | GDR | 13.48s | Q | | 2. Tatyana Anisimova | URS | 13.54s | Q | | 3. Grażyna Rabsztyn | POL | 13.71s | Q | | 4. Valeria Bufanu | ROU | 13.83s | Q | | 5. Lorna Drysdale | GBR | 13.97s | q |
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| Heat 3 | time | & | | 1. Teresa Nowak | POL | 13.20s | Q | | 2. Natalya Lebedeva | URS | 13.52s | Q | | 3. Penka Sokolova | BUL | 13.65s | Q | | 4. Gudrun Berend | GDR | 13.66s | Q | | 5. Chantal Réga | FRA | 13.72s | q | | 6. Blondelle Thompson | GBR | 13.76s | q |
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