Final | time | 1. Marita Koch | GDR | 48.16s | 2. Jarmila Kratochvilova | TCH | 48.85s | 3. Tatana Kocembova | TCH | 50.55s | 4. Sabine Busch | GDR | 50.57s | 5. Irina Baskakova | URS | 50.58s | 6. Dagmar Rubsam | GDR | 50.76s | 7. Gaby Bussmann | FRG | 50.93s | 8. Judit Forgacs | HUN | 52.49s |
|
|
|
| First 4 progress to Final. |
Semi 1 | time | 1. Marita Koch | GDR | 50.22s | 2. Irina Baskakova | URS | 51.03s | 3. Taťána Kocembová | TCH | 51.69s | 4. Judit Forgács | HUN | 51.88s | 5. Erica Rossi | ITA | 52.01s | 6. Grażyna Oliszewska | POL | 53.15s | 7. Claudia Steger | FRG | 53.56s | 8. Charlotte Holmström | SWE | 55.22s |
|
|
Semi 2 | time | 1. Jarmila Kratochvílová | TCH | 50.38s | 2. Dagmar Rübsam | GDR | 50.55s | 3. Gaby Bussmann | FRG | 50.64s | 4. Sabine Busch | GDR | 50.80s | 5. Yelena Korban | URS | 50.83s | 6. Linsey McDonald | GBR | 52.09s | 7. Michelle Scutt | GBR | 52.11s | 8. Elżbieta Kapusta | POL | 53.83s |
|
|