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Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Helga Henning | FRG | 53.3 |
| 2 | Colette Besson | FRA | 53.6 |
| 3 | Janet Simpson | GBR | 54.0 |
| 4 | Aurelia Penton | CUB | 54.0 |
| 5 | Esther Stroy | USA | 54.3 |
| 6 | Una Morris | JAM | 54.6 |
| 7 | Ingrid Verbele | URS | 54.6 |
| 8 | Joan Fisher | CAN | 55.2 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Lillian Board | GBR | 52.5 |
| 2 | Hermina Van Der Hoeven | NED | 52.6 |
| 3 | Natalia Pechenkina | URS | 52.8 |
| 4 | Jarvis Scott | USA | 53.2 |
| 5 | Josephine Green | GBR | 53.6 |
| 6 | Karin Wallgren | SWE | 53.9 |
| 7 | Monique Noirot | FRA | 54.2 |
| 8 | Lois Drinkwater | USA | 57.3 |