| 1 | Natalya Kovtun | URS | 23,05 | Q |
| 2 | Silke Knoll | FRG | 23,42 | Q |
| 3 | Regula Anliker | SUI | 23,57 | |
| 4 | Marie-Christine Cazier | FRA | 24,01 | |
| 5 | Cristine Castro | ESP | 24,72 |
| 1 | Ulrike Sarvari | FRG | 23,08 | Q |
| 2 | Sandra Myers | ESP | 23,15 | Q |
| 3 | Galina Malchugina | URS | 23,16 | q |
| 4 | Monika Spickova | TCH | 23,88 | |
| 5 | Sisko Hanhijoki | FIN | 24,30 |