Women's discus throw world record progression
The first world record in the women's discus throw was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1923. As of 2013, 55 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[1]
World record progression
| Ratified | |
| Not ratified | |
| Ratified but later rescinded |
| Mark | Athlete | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.90 m (81 ft 8 1⁄4 in) |  | Berlin | 1 October 1922 |
| 26.62 m (87 ft 4 in) | | Berlin | 8 July 1923 |
| 27.39 m (89 ft 10 1⁄4 in) |  | Paris | 23 September 1923[1] |
| 27.70 m (90 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | | Paris | 14 July 1924[1] |
| 28.325 m (92 ft 11 in) | .svg.png){kind=small} | Brussels | 21 July 1924[2][3] |
| 30.225 m (99 ft 1 3⁄4 in) | | Paris | 14 September 1924[1] |
| 31.15 m (102 ft 2 1⁄4 in) |  | Prague | 11 October 1925[1] |
| 34.15 m (112 ft 1⁄4 in) |  | Warsaw | 23 May 1926[1] |
| 38.34 m (125 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | | Braunschweig, Germany | 22 August 1926[1] |
| 39.18 m (128 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | | Warsaw | 4 September 1927[1] |
| 39.62 m (129 ft 11 3⁄4 in) | | Amsterdam | 31 July 1928[1] |
| 40.345 m (132 ft 4 1⁄4 in) | | Pabianice, Poland | 15 May 1932[1] |
| 40.39 m (132 ft 6 in) | | Łódź, Poland | 16 May 1932[1] |
| 40.84 m (133 ft 11 3⁄4 in) | | Hagen, Germany | 19 Jun 1932[1] |
| 42.43 m (139 ft 2 1⁄4 in) | | Łódź, Poland | 19 June 1932[1] |
| 43.08 m (141 ft 4 in) | | Królewska Huta, Poland | 15 July 1933[1] |
| 43.795 m (143 ft 8 in) | | London | 11 August 1934[1] |
| 44.34 m (145 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | .svg.png){kind=small} | Ulm, Germany | 2 June 1935[1] |
| 44.76 m (146 ft 10 in) | | Nuremberg, Germany | 4 June 1935[1] |
| 45.53 m (149 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | | Munich | 23 June 1935[1] |
| 46.10 m (151 ft 2 3⁄4 in) | | Jena, Germany | 29 June 1935[1] |
| 47.12 m (154 ft 7 in) | | Dresden, Germany | 25 August 1935[1] |
| 48.31 m (158 ft 5 3⁄4 in) | | Berlin | 11 July 1936[1] |
| 53.25 m (174 ft 8 1⁄4 in) |  | Moscow | 8 August 1948[1] |
| 53.37 m (175 ft 1 in) | | Gori, Soviet Union | 27 May 1951[1] |
| 53.61 m (175 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | | Odessa, Soviet Union | 9 August 1952[1] |
| 57.04 m (187 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | 18 October 1952[1] |
| 57.15 m (187 ft 6 in) | | Rome | 12 September 1960[1] |
| 57.43 m (188 ft 5 in) | | Moscow | 15 July 1961[1] |
| 58.06 m (190 ft 5 3⁄4 in) | | Sofia, Bulgaria | 1 September 1961[1] |
| 58.98 m (193 ft 6 in) | | London | 20 September 1961[1] |
| 59.29 m (194 ft 6 1⁄4 in) | | Moscow | 18 May 1963[1] |
| 59.70 m (195 ft 10 1⁄4 in) | | Moscow | 11 August 1965[1] |
| 61.26 m (200 ft 11 3⁄4 in) | | São Paulo, Brazil | 5 November 1967[1] |
| 61.64 m (202 ft 2 3⁄4 in) |  | Regis-Breitingen, East Germany | 26 May 1968[1] |
| 62.54 m (205 ft 2 in) | | Werdohl, West Germany | 24 July 1968[1] |
| 62.70 m (205 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | | East Berlin, East Germany | 18 June 1969[1] |
| 63.96 m (209 ft 10 in) | | Hamburg, West Germany | 27 September 1969[1] |
| 64.22 m (210 ft 8 1⁄4 in) | | Helsinki | 12 August 1971[1] |
| 64.88 m (212 ft 10 1⁄4 in) | | Munich | 4 September 1971[1] |
| 65.42 m (214 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | | Moscow | 31 May 1972[1][4] |
| 65.48 m (214 ft 9 3⁄4 in) | | Augsburg, West Germany | 24 June 1972[1][4] |
| 66.76 m (219 ft 1⁄4 in) | | Moscow | 4 August 1972[1][4] |
| 67.32 m (220 ft 10 1⁄4 in) | .svg.png){kind=small} | Constanța, Romania | 23 September 1972[1][4] |
| 67.44 m (221 ft 3 in) | | Riga, Soviet Union | 25 May 1973[1][4] |
| 67.58 m (221 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | | Moscow | 10 July 1973[1][4] |
| 69.48 m (227 ft 11 1⁄4 in) | | Edinburgh | 7 September 1973[1][4] |
| 69.90 m (229 ft 3 3⁄4 in) | | Prague | 27 May 1974[1][4] |
| 70.20 m (230 ft 3 3⁄4 in) | | Zurich | 20 August 1975[1][4] |
| 70.50 m (231 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | | Sochi, Soviet Union | 24 April 1976[1][4] |
| 70.72 m (232 ft 1⁄4 in) | | Dresden, East Germany | 12 August 1978[1][4] |
| 71.50 m (234 ft 6 3⁄4 in) | | Potsdam, East Germany | 10 May 1980[1][4] |
| 71.80 m (235 ft 6 3⁄4 in) | .svg.png){kind=small} | Sofia, Bulgaria | 13 July 1980[1][4] |
| 73.26 m (240 ft 4 1⁄4 in) | | Leselidze, Soviet Union | 22 May 1983[1][4] |
| 73.36 m (240 ft 8 in) | | Prague | 17 August 1984[1][4] |
| 74.56 m (244 ft 7 1⁄4 in) | | Nitra, Czechoslovakia | 26 August 1984[1][4] |
| 76.80 m (251 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 9 July 1988[1][4] |
See also
- Men's discus world record progression
References
- "13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook, Berlin 2011" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2011. pp. 647–48. Archived from the original (pdf) on October 1, 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- (in Dutch) Nieuw wereldrecord voor dames, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, 23 July 1924
- (in French) Les Sports - en vitesse, Le radical, 23 July 1924
- Larsson, Peter (February 28, 2013). "All-time women's best discus throw". Track and Field all-time Performances Homepage. Peter Larsson. Archived from the original on March 9, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
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