| POS | Rank | Heat | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | WIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Merlene Ottey |
JAM |
10.89 Q CR | -0.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Katrin Krabbe |
GER |
10.91 Q | -0.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Gwen Torrence |
USA |
10.99 Q | -0.1 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | Evelyn Ashford |
USA |
11.09 Q | -0.5 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Juliet Cuthbert |
JAM |
11.12 Q | -0.5 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi |
NGR |
11.20 Q | -0.5 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Carlette Guidry-White |
USA |
11.21 Q | -0.4 |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Irina Privalova |
URS |
11.22 Q | -2.2 |
| 9 | 3 | 4 | Kerry Johnson |
AUS |
11.27 Q | -0.1 |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | Pauline Davis-Thompson |
BAH |
11.30 Q | -2.2 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | Liliana Allen |
CUB |
11.40 Q | -0.1 |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | Beatrice Utondu |
NGR |
11.40 Q | -2.2 |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | Beverly McDonald |
JAM |
11.41 Q | -2.2 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Natalya Kovtun |
URS |
11.43 Q | -0.5 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | Laurence Bily |
FRA |
11.45 | -0.5 |
| 15 | 5 | 4 | Beverly Kinch |
GBR |
11.45 | -0.1 |
| 17 | 3 | 1 | Paraskevi Patoulidou |
GRE |
11.47 Q | -0.4 |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | Paula Dunn-Thomas |
GBR |
11.51 | -0.4 |
| 19 | 5 | 3 | Sisko Markkanen-Hanhijoki |
FIN |
11.52 | -2.2 |
| 19 | 5 | 1 | Yumei Tian |
CHN |
11.52 | -0.4 |
| 21 | 6 | 4 | Rufina Ubah |
NGR |
11.54 | -0.1 |
| 22 | 6 | 2 | Stephanie Douglas |
GBR |
11.58 | -0.5 |
| 23 | 7 | 2 | Sabine Richter |
GER |
11.66 | -0.5 |
| 24 | 7 | 4 | Cristina Castro |
ESP |
11.71 | -0.1 |
| 25 | 6 | 3 | Rossella Tarolo |
ITA |
11.75 | -2.2 |
| 26 | 8 | 2 | Huei-Chen Wang |
TPE |
11.79 | -0.5 |
| 27 | 7 | 3 | Andrea Philipp |
GER |
11.80 | -2.2 |
| 28 | 6 | 1 | Claudete Alves Pina |
BRA |
11.81 | -0.4 |
| 28 | 7 | 1 | Lalao Ravaonirina |
MAD |
11.81 | -0.4 |
| 30 | 8 | 4 | Michelle Seymour |
NZL |
11.87 | -0.1 |
| 31 | 8 | 3 | Govindasamy Shanti |
MAS |
11.89 | -2.2 |
| 1 | Irina Slyusar |
URS |
DQ |