The women's 60 metres hurdles event at the 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 March.[1]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Cornelia Oschkenat | Marjan Olyslager | Mihaela Pogăcean Romania |
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7.98 | Q | |||
| 1 | 4 | 7.98 | Q | |||
| 3 | 4 | 7.99 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 8.00 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 8.02 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 8.05 | Q | |||
| 6 | 4 | 8.05 | q | |||
| 8 | 3 | 8.09 | Q | |||
| 9 | 3 | 8.12 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 8.23 | q | |||
| 11 | 4 | 8.28 | q | |||
| 12 | 2 | 8.36 | q | |||
| 12 | 3 | 8.36 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 8.40 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 8.52 | ||||
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First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7.83 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 7.86 | Q, NR | |||
| 3 | 1 | 7.92 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 7.95 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 7.97 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 7.97 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 7.97 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 7.98 | ||||
| 9 | 1 | 8.07 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 8.31 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 8.31 | ||||
| 12 | 2 | 8.37 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7.77 | |||||
| 5 | 7.92 | |||||
| 2 | 7.92 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 7.95 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | 7.95 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 8.02 |