| Date | 30 July 1980 |
|---|---|
| Location | Bolshaya arena, Tsentralny stadion imeni V.I. Lenina, Moskva |
| Details | Wind: -0.8 m/s |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Merlene Ottey |  JAM | 22.32 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Bärbel Wöckel |  GDR | 22.54 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Kathy Smallwood |  GBR | 22.65 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Bev Goddard | GBR | 22.73 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Chantal Réga |  FRA | 22.87 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Linda Haglund |  SWE | 23.11 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Lyudmila Maslakova |  URS | 23.27 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Galina Penkova |  BUL | 23.27 |
