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| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Irena Szewinska | POL | 49.29 |
| 2 | Christina Brehmer | GDR | 50.51 |
| 3 | Ellen Streidt | GDR | 50.55 |
| 4 | Pirjo Haggman | FIN | 50.56 |
| 5 | Rosalyn Bryant | USA | 50.65 |
| 6 | Sheila Ingram | USA | 50.90 |
| 7 | Riitta Salin | FIN | 50.98 |
| 8 | Debra Sapenter | USA | 51.66 |