| 1 | Natalya Bochina | URS | 52,95 | Q |
| 2 | Erika Rossi | ITA | 53,04 | Q |
| 3 | Rita Daimer | FRG | 53,87 | q |
| 4 | Marie-Christin Champenois | FRA | 54,59 |
| 1 | Karoline Käfer | AUT | 53,75 | Q |
| 2 | Sophie Malbranque | FRA | 54,10 | Q |
| 3 | Lilya Tusnikova | URS | 55,05 |
| 1 | Jarmila Kratochvilová | TCH | 53,25 | Q |
| 2 | Verona Elder | GBR | 53,69 | Q |
| 3 | Sylvie Revaux | FRA | 54,55 | q |