| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katrin Krabbe |
GER
|
10.94 Q | |
| 2 | Evelyn Ashford |
USA
|
11.08 Q | |
| 3 | Juliet Cuthbert |
JAM
|
11.13 Q | |
| 4 | Carlette Guidry-White |
USA
|
11.16 Q | |
| 5 | Kerry Johnson |
AUS
|
11.38 | |
| 6 | Liliana Allen |
CUB
|
11.53 | |
| 7 | Beatrice Utondu |
NGR
|
11.58 | |
| Irina Slyusar |
URS
|
DQ |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merlene Ottey |
JAM
|
10.78 Q | |
| 2 | Gwen Torrence |
USA
|
10.85 Q | |
| 3 | Irina Privalova |
URS
|
10.99 Q | |
| 4 | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi |
NGR
|
11.10 Q | |
| 5 | Pauline Davis-Thompson |
BAH
|
11.19 | |
| 6 | Natalya Kovtun |
URS
|
11.37 | |
| 7 | Beverly McDonald |
JAM
|
11.46 | |
| 8 | Paraskevi Patoulidou |
GRE
|
11.51 |