Women's javelin throw world record progression

The following table shows the world record progression in the women's javelin throw. The first world record in the event was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1922.[1] 48 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.

Records 1922-1998

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Mark Athlete Country Venue Date
25.01 Božena Šrámková   Czechoslovakia Prague 1922-08-06
25.325 Božena Šrámková   Czechoslovakia Prague 1922-08-13
27.24 Marie Janderová   Czechoslovakia Ostrava 1924-05-25
37.575 Guschi Hargus   Germany Berlin 1927-06-12
38.39 Guschi Hargus   Germany Berlin 1928-08-18
40.27 Ellen Braumüller   Germany Berlin 1930-07-12
42.28 Ellen Braumüller   Germany Magdeburg 1931-08-02
44.64 Ellen Braumüller   Germany Berlin 1932-06-12
46.745 Nan Gindele   United States Chicago 1932-06-18
47.24 Anneliese Steinheuer   Germany Frankfurt 1942-06-21
48.21 Herma Bauma   Austria Vienna 1947-06-29
48.63 Herma Bauma   Austria Vienna 1948-09-12
49.59 Natalya Smirnitskaya   Soviet Union Moscow 1949-07-25
53.41 Natalya Smirnitskaya   Soviet Union Moscow 1949-08-05
53.56 Nadezhda Konyayeva   Soviet Union Leningrad 1954-02-05
55.11 Nadezhda Konyayeva   Soviet Union Kiev 1954-05-22
55.48 Nadezhda Konyayeva   Soviet Union Kiev 1954-08-06
55.73 Dana Zátopková   Czechoslovakia Prague 1958-06-01
57.40 Anna Pazera   Australia Cardiff 1958-07-24
57.49 Birutė Zalogaitytė   Soviet Union Tbilisi 1958-10-30
57.92 Elvīra Ozoliņa   Soviet Union Leselidze 1960-05-03
59.55 Elvīra Ozoliņa   Soviet Union Bucharest 1960-06-04
59.78 Elvīra Ozoliņa   Soviet Union Moscow 1963-07-03
62.40 Yelena Gorchakova   Soviet Union Tokyo 1964-10-16
62.70 Ewa Gryziecka   Poland Bucharest 1972-06-11
65.06 Ruth Fuchs   East Germany Potsdam 1972-06-11
66.10 Ruth Fuchs   East Germany Edinburgh 1973-09-07
67.22 Ruth Fuchs   East Germany Rome 1974-09-03
69.12 Ruth Fuchs   East Germany East Berlin 1976-07-10
69.32 Kate Schmidt   United States Fürth 1977-09-11
69.52 Ruth Fuchs   East Germany Dresden 1979-06-13
69.96 Ruth Fuchs   East Germany Split 1980-04-29
70.08 Tatyana Biryulina   Soviet Union Podolsk 1980-07-12
71.88 Antoaneta Todorova   Bulgaria Zagreb 1981-08-15
72.40 Tiina Lillak   Finland Helsinki 1982-07-29
74.20 Sofia Sakorafa   Greece Chania 1982-09-26
74.76 Tiina Lillak   Finland Tampere 1983-06-13
75.26 Petra Felke   East Germany Schwerin 1985-06-04
75.40 Petra Felke   East Germany Schwerin 1985-06-04
77.44 Fatima Whitbread   Great Britain Stuttgart 1986-08-28
78.90 Petra Felke   East Germany Leipzig 1987-07-29
80.00 Petra Felke   East Germany Potsdam 1988-09-09

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Records since 1999

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In 1999 a new javelin specification was introduced.[1]

Mark Athlete Country Venue Date
67.09 Mirela Maniani   Greece Seville 1999-08-28
68.22 Trine Hattestad   Norway Rome 2000-06-30
69.48 Trine Hattestad   Norway Oslo 2000-07-28
71.54 Osleidys Menéndez   Cuba Rethymno 2001-07-01
71.70 Osleidys Menéndez   Cuba Helsinki 2005-08-14
72.28 Barbora Špotáková   Czech Republic Stuttgart 2008-09-13

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Daegu 2011. (Part 5 of 5)". Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2011. pp. 702, 703. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-03-12.