| 1 | Fita Lovin | ROM | 4:18,82 | Q |
| 2 | Roswitha Gerdes | FRG | 4:18,87 | Q |
| 3 | Gabriela Dorio | ITA | 4:19,03 | q |
| 4 | Vanya Gospodinova | BUL | 4:19,04 | q |
| 5 | Elly van Hulst | NED | 4:19,24 | q |
| 6 | Gloria Palle | ESP | 4:19,51 | q |
| 1 | Sandra Gasser | SUI | 4:21,55 | Q |
| 2 | Maria Radu | ROM | 4:21,85 | Q |
| 3 | Lynne MacDougall | GBR | 4:23,13 | |
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