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| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Colette Besson | FRA | 52.0 |
| 2 | Lillian Board | GBR | 52.1 |
| 3 | Natalia Pechenkina | URS | 52.2 |
| 4 | Janet Simpson | GBR | 52.5 |
| 5 | Aurelia Penton | CUB | 52.7 |
| 6 | Jarvis Scott | USA | 52.7 |
| 7 | Helga Henning | FRG | 52.8 |
| 8 | Hermina Van Der Hoeven | NED | 53.0 |