| 1 | Marita Koch | GDR | 23,04 | Q |
| 2 | Irina Slyusar | URS | 23,68 | Q |
| 3 | Jennifer Stoute | GBR | 24,25 | |
| 4 | Zvetanka Ilyeva | BUL | 24,29 |
| 1 | Kirsten Emmelmann | GDR | 23,34 | Q |
| 2 | Ewa Kasprzyk | POL | 23,37 | Q |
| 3 | Fabienne Ficher | FRA | 24,17 | q |
| 4 | Gerda Haas | AUT | 24,68 |
| 1 | Ewa Pisiewicz | POL | 23,65 | Q |
| 2 | Sabine Rieger | GDR | 24,05 | Q |
| 3 | Blanca Lacambra | ESP | 24,16 | q |
| 4 | Rossella Tarolo | ITA | 24,34 |