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| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Betty Cuthbert | AUS | 52.0 |
| 2 | Ann Packer | GBR | 52.2 |
| 3 | Judith Amoore | AUS | 53.4 |
| 4 | Antonia Munkacsi | HUN | 54.4 |
| 5 | Maria Itkina | URS | 54.6 |
| 6 | Mathilda Van Der Zwaard | NED | 55.2 |
| 7 | Gertrud Schmidt | GER | 55.4 |
| 8 | Evelyne Lebret | FRA | 55.5 |