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| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Marita Koch | GDR | 48.88 |
| 2 | Jarmila Kratochvilova | TCH | 49.46 |
| 3 | Christina Lathan | GDR | 49.66 |
| 4 | Irina Nazarova | URS | 50.07 |
| 5 | Nina Ziuskova | URS | 50.17 |
| 6 | Gabriele Lowe | GDR | 51.33 |
| 7 | Pirjo Haggman | FIN | 51.35 |
| 8 | Linsey MacDonald | GBR | 52.40 |