Women's discus throw world record progression
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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
| Mark | Athlete | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27.39 m (89 ft 101⁄4 in) |  Yvonne Tembouret (FRA) |
Paris | 23 September 1923[1] |
| 27.70 m (90 ft 101⁄2 in) | Lucie Petit (FRA) |
Paris | 14 July 1924[1] |
| 28.325 m (92 ft 11 in) |  Lisette Petré (BEL) |
Brussels | 21 July 1924[2][3] |
| 30.225 m (99 ft 13⁄4 in) | Lucienne Velu (FRA) |
Paris | 14 September 1924[1] |
| 31.15 m (102 ft 21⁄4 in) |  Maria Vidlaková (TCH) |
Prague | 11 October 1925[1] |
| 34.15 m (112 ft 01⁄4 in) |  Halina Konopacka (POL) |
Warsaw | 23 May 1926[1] |
| 38.34 m (125 ft 91⁄4 in) |  Milly Reuter (GER) |
Braunschweig, Germany | 22 August 1926[1] |
| 39.18 m (128 ft 61⁄2 in) | Halina Konopacka (POL) |
Warsaw | 4 September 1927[1] |
| 39.62 m (129 ft 113⁄4 in) | Halina Konopacka (POL) |
Amsterdam | 31 July 1928[1] |
| 40.345 m (132 ft 41⁄4 in) | Jadwiga Wajs (POL) |
Pabianice, Poland | 15 May 1932[1] |
| 40.39 m (132 ft 6 in) | Jadwiga Wajs (POL) |
Łódź, Poland | 16 May 1932[1] |
| 40.84 m (133 ft 113⁄4 in) | Grete Heublein (GER) |
Hagen, Germany | 19 Jun 1932[1] |
| 42.43 m (139 ft 21⁄4 in) | Jadwiga Wajs (POL) |
Łódź, Poland | 19 June 1932[1] |
| 43.08 m (141 ft 4 in) | Jadwiga Wajs (POL) |
Królewska Huta, Poland | 15 July 1933[1] |
| 43.795 m (143 ft 8 in) | Jadwiga Wajs (POL) |
London | 11 August 1934[1] |
| 44.34 m (145 ft 51⁄2 in) |  Gisela Mauermayer (GER) |
Ulm, Germany | 2 June 1935[1] |
| 44.76 m (146 ft 10 in) | Gisela Mauermayer (GER) |
Nuremberg, Germany | 4 June 1935[1] |
| 45.53 m (149 ft 41⁄2 in) | Gisela Mauermayer (GER) |
Munich | 23 June 1935[1] |
| 46.10 m (151 ft 23⁄4 in) | Gisela Mauermayer (GER) |
Jena, Germany | 29 June 1935[1] |
| 47.12 m (154 ft 7 in) | Gisela Mauermayer (GER) |
Dresden, Germany | 25 August 1935[1] |
| 48.31 m (158 ft 53⁄4 in) | Gisela Mauermayer (GER) |
Berlin | 11 July 1936[1] |
| 53.25 m (174 ft 81⁄4 in) |  Nina Dumbadze (URS) |
Moscow | 8 August 1948[1] |
| 53.37 m (175 ft 1 in) | Nina Dumbadze (URS) |
Gori, Soviet Union | 27 May 1951[1] |
| 53.61 m (175 ft 101⁄2 in) | Nina Romashkova (URS) |
Odessa, Soviet Union | 9 August 1952[1] |
| 57.04 m (187 ft 11⁄2 in) | Nina Dumbadze (URS) |
Tbilisi, Soviet Union | 18 October 1952[1] |
| 57.15 m (187 ft 6 in) | Tamara Press (URS) |
Rome | 12 September 1960[1] |
| 57.43 m (188 ft 5 in) | Tamara Press (URS) |
Moscow | 15 July 1961[1] |
| 58.06 m (190 ft 53⁄4 in) | Tamara Press (URS) |
Sofia, Bulgaria | 1 September 1961[1] |
| 58.98 m (193 ft 6 in) | Tamara Press (URS) |
London | 20 September 1961[1] |
| 59.29 m (194 ft 61⁄4 in) | Tamara Press (URS) |
Moscow | 18 May 1963[1] |
| 59.70 m (195 ft 101⁄4 in) | Tamara Press (URS) |
Moscow | 11 August 1965[1] |
| 61.26 m (200 ft 113⁄4 in) | Liesel Westermann (FRG) |
São Paulo, Brazil | 5 November 1967[1] |
| 61.64 m (202 ft 23⁄4 in) |  Christine Spielberg (GDR) |
Regis-Breitingen, East Germany | 26 May 1968[1] |
| 62.54 m (205 ft 2 in) | Liesel Westermann (FRG) |
Werdohl, West Germany | 24 July 1968[1] |
| 62.70 m (205 ft 81⁄2 in) | Liesel Westermann (FRG) |
East Berlin, East Germany | 18 June 1969[1] |
| 63.96 m (209 ft 10 in) | Liesel Westermann (FRG) |
Hamburg, West Germany | 27 September 1969[1] |
| 64.22 m (210 ft 81⁄4 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) |
Helsinki | 12 August 1971[1] |
| 64.88 m (212 ft 101⁄4 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) |
Munich | 4 September 1971[1] |
| 65.42 m (214 ft 71⁄2 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) |
Moscow | 31 May 1972[1][4] |
| 65.48 m (214 ft 93⁄4 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) |
Augsburg, West Germany | 24 June 1972[1][4] |
| 66.76 m (219 ft 01⁄4 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) |
Moscow | 4 August 1972[1][4] |
| 67.32 m (220 ft 101⁄4 in) |  Argentina Menis (ROU) |
Constanța, Romania | 23 September 1972[1][4] |
| 67.44 m (221 ft 3 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) |
Riga, Soviet Union | 25 May 1973[1][4] |
| 67.58 m (221 ft 81⁄2 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) |
Moscow | 10 July 1973[1][4] |
| 69.48 m (227 ft 111⁄4 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) |
Edinburgh | 7 September 1973[1][4] |
| 69.90 m (229 ft 33⁄4 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) |
Prague | 27 May 1974[1][4] |
| 70.20 m (230 ft 33⁄4 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) |
Zurich | 20 August 1975[1][4] |
| 70.50 m (231 ft 31⁄2 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) |
Sochi, Soviet Union | 24 April 1976[1][4] |
| 70.72 m (232 ft 01⁄4 in) | Evelin Jahl (GDR) |
Dresden, East Germany | 12 August 1978[1][4] |
| 71.50 m (234 ft 63⁄4 in) | Evelin Jahl (GDR) |
Potsdam, East Germany | 10 May 1980[1][4] |
| 71.80 m (235 ft 63⁄4 in) |  Mariya Petkova (BUL) |
Sofia, Bulgaria | 13 July 1980[1][4] |
| 73.26 m (240 ft 41⁄4 in) | Galina Savinkova (URS) |
Leselidze, Soviet Union | 22 May 1983[1][4] |
| 73.36 m (240 ft 8 in) | Irina Meszynski (GDR) |
Prague | 17 August 1984[1][4] |
| 74.56 m (244 ft 71⁄4 in) | Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH) |
Nitra, Czechoslovakia | 26 August 1984[1][4] |
| 76.80 m (251 ft 111⁄2 in) | Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) |
Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 9 July 1988[1][4] |
See also
References
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- ↑ (Dutch) Nieuw wereldrecord voor dames, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, 23 July 1924
- ↑ (French) Les Sports - en vitesse, Le radical, 23 July 1924
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