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Ratified but later rescinded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 14 in) Lilli Henoch (GER)Berlin1 October 1922
26.62 m (87 ft 4 in) Lilli Henoch (GER)Berlin8 July 1923
27.39 m (89 ft 10 14 in) Yvonne Tembouret (FRA)Paris23 September 1923[1]
27.70 m (90 ft 10 12 in) Lucie Petit (FRA)Paris14 July 1924[1]
28.325 m (92 ft 11 in) Lisette Petré (BEL)Brussels21 July 1924[2][3]
30.225 m (99 ft 1 34 in) Lucienne Velu (FRA)Paris14 September 1924[1]
31.15 m (102 ft 2 14 in) Maria Vidlaková (TCH)Prague11 October 1925[1]
34.15 m (112 ft 14 in) Halina Konopacka (POL)Warsaw23 May 1926[1]
38.34 m (125 ft 9 14 in) Milly Reuter (GER)Braunschweig, Germany22 August 1926[1]
39.18 m (128 ft 6 12 in) Halina Konopacka (POL)Warsaw4 September 1927[1]
39.62 m (129 ft 11 34 in) Halina Konopacka (POL)Amsterdam31 July 1928[1]
40.345 m (132 ft 4 14 in) Jadwiga Wajs (POL)Pabianice, Poland15 May 1932[1]
40.39 m (132 ft 6 in) Jadwiga Wajs (POL)Łódź, Poland16 May 1932[1]
40.84 m (133 ft 11 34 in) Grete Heublein (GER)Hagen, Germany19 Jun 1932[1]
42.43 m (139 ft 2 14 in) Jadwiga Wajs (POL)Łódź, Poland19 June 1932[1]
43.08 m (141 ft 4 in) Jadwiga Wajs (POL)Królewska Huta, Poland15 July 1933[1]
43.795 m (143 ft 8 in) Jadwiga Wajs (POL)London11 August 1934[1]
44.34 m (145 ft 5 12 in) Gisela Mauermayer (GER)Ulm, Germany2 June 1935[1]
44.76 m (146 ft 10 in) Gisela Mauermayer (GER)Nuremberg, Germany4 June 1935[1]
45.53 m (149 ft 4 12 in) Gisela Mauermayer (GER)Munich23 June 1935[1]
46.10 m (151 ft 2 34 in) Gisela Mauermayer (GER)Jena, Germany29 June 1935[1]
47.12 m (154 ft 7 in) Gisela Mauermayer (GER)Dresden, Germany25 August 1935[1]
48.31 m (158 ft 5 34 in) Gisela Mauermayer (GER)Berlin11 July 1936[1]
53.25 m (174 ft 8 14 in) Nina Dumbadze (URS)Moscow8 August 1948[1]
53.37 m (175 ft 1 in) Nina Dumbadze (URS)Gori, Soviet Union27 May 1951[1]
53.61 m (175 ft 10 12 in) Nina Romashkova (URS)Odessa, Soviet Union9 August 1952[1]
57.04 m (187 ft 1 12 in) Nina Dumbadze (URS)Tbilisi, Soviet Union18 October 1952[1]
57.15 m (187 ft 6 in) Tamara Press (URS)Rome12 September 1960[1]
57.43 m (188 ft 5 in) Tamara Press (URS)Moscow15 July 1961[1]
58.06 m (190 ft 5 34 in) Tamara Press (URS)Sofia, Bulgaria1 September 1961[1]
58.98 m (193 ft 6 in) Tamara Press (URS)London20 September 1961[1]
59.29 m (194 ft 6 14 in) Tamara Press (URS)Moscow18 May 1963[1]
59.70 m (195 ft 10 14 in) Tamara Press (URS)Moscow11 August 1965[1]
61.26 m (200 ft 11 34 in) Liesel Westermann (FRG)São Paulo, Brazil5 November 1967[1]
61.64 m (202 ft 2 34 in) Christine Spielberg (GDR)Regis-Breitingen, East Germany26 May 1968[1]
62.54 m (205 ft 2 in) Liesel Westermann (FRG)Werdohl, West Germany24 July 1968[1]
62.70 m (205 ft 8 12 in) Liesel Westermann (FRG)East Berlin, East Germany18 June 1969[1]
63.96 m (209 ft 10 in) Liesel Westermann (FRG)Hamburg, West Germany27 September 1969[1]
64.22 m (210 ft 8 14 in) Faina Melnik (URS)Helsinki12 August 1971[1]
64.88 m (212 ft 10 14 in) Faina Melnik (URS)Munich4 September 1971[1]
65.42 m (214 ft 7 12 in) Faina Melnik (URS)Moscow31 May 1972[1][4]
65.48 m (214 ft 9 34 in) Faina Melnik (URS)Augsburg, West Germany24 June 1972[1][4]
66.76 m (219 ft 14 in) Faina Melnik (URS)Moscow4 August 1972[1][4]
67.32 m (220 ft 10 14 in) Argentina Menis (ROU)Constanța, Romania23 September 1972[1][4]
67.44 m (221 ft 3 in) Faina Melnik (URS)Riga, Soviet Union25 May 1973[1][4]
67.58 m (221 ft 8 12 in) Faina Melnik (URS)Moscow10 July 1973[1][4]
69.48 m (227 ft 11 14 in) Faina Melnik (URS)Edinburgh7 September 1973[1][4]
69.90 m (229 ft 3 34 in) Faina Melnik (URS)Prague27 May 1974[1][4]
70.20 m (230 ft 3 34 in) Faina Melnik (URS)Zurich20 August 1975[1][4]
70.50 m (231 ft 3 12 in) Faina Melnik (URS)Sochi, Soviet Union24 April 1976[1][4]
70.72 m (232 ft 14 in) Evelin Jahl (GDR)Dresden, East Germany12 August 1978[1][4]
71.50 m (234 ft 6 34 in) Evelin Jahl (GDR)Potsdam, East Germany10 May 1980[1][4]
71.80 m (235 ft 6 34 in) Mariya Petkova (BUL)Sofia, Bulgaria13 July 1980[1][4]
73.26 m (240 ft 4 14 in) Galina Savinkova (URS)Leselidze, Soviet Union22 May 1983[1][4]
73.36 m (240 ft 8 in) Irina Meszynski (GDR)Prague17 August 1984[1][4]
74.56 m (244 ft 7 14 in) Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH)Nitra, Czechoslovakia26 August 1984[1][4]
76.80 m (251 ft 11 12 in) Gabriele Reinsch (GDR)Neubrandenburg, East Germany9 July 1988[1][4]

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. (in Dutch) Nieuw wereldrecord voor dames, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, 23 July 1924
  3. (in French) Les Sports - en vitesse, Le radical, 23 July 1924
  4. 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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