List of women's athletics world records by discipline up to 1970

This is a listing of world records in athletics up to 1970 by discipline.

100 m - women

1908 August 23 - Siina Simola , Finland , ran the women's 100 m for 13.9 seconds
1922 August 5th - Marie Mejzlíková , Czechoslovakia , ran the women's 100m for 13.6s
1922 Aug 22 - Mary Lines , Great Britain , ran the women's 100m 12.8s
1934 September 14th - Stanislawa Walasiewicz , Poland , ran the women's 100m for 11.7s
1948 July 13th - Francina Blankers-Koen , Netherlands , ran the women's 100m for 11.5s
1952 February 22 - Marjorie Jackson , Australia , ran the womens 100m 11.5s
1952 June 4 - Marjorie Jackson , Australia , ran the womens 100m for 11.4s
1955 April 4 - Shirley Strickland de la Hunty , Australia , ran the womens 100m for 11.3s

1958 May 13 - Wera Krepkina , Russia , ran the womens 100m in 11.3s

1960 June 2nd - Wilma Rudolph , USA , ran the womens 100m for 11.3s

1961 August 19 - Wilma Rudolph , USA , ran the women's 100 m in 11.2 seconds

1964 June 15 - Wyomia Tyus , USA , ran the womens 100m 11.2s

1965 August 31 - Wyomia Tyus , USA , ran the womens 100m for 11.1 seconds

1965 April 9 - Irena Szewinska , Poland , ran the women's 100m for 11.1 seconds

1967 Aug 2 - Barbara Ferrell , USA , ran the womens 100m for 11.1s

1968 June 14 - Irena Szewinska , Poland , ran the womens 100m for 11.1s

1968 September 14 - Ludmila Samotjosova , Russia , ran the womens 100m for 11.1s

1968 May 15 - Wyomia Tyus , USA , ran the womens 100m 11.0s

1968 May 15 - Wyomia Tyus , USA , ran the womens 100m for 11.08s

1970 Aug 18 - Cheng Chi , Taiwan , ran the womens 100m 11.0s

1970 April 2 - Renate Meissner-Stecher , GDR , ran the 100 m in the women's 11.0 s

200 m - women

1913 September 28th - Lisie Nyström , Finland , ran the women's 200m in 29.7s

1922 May 21 - Marie Mejzlíková , Czechoslovakia , ran the women's 200m 28.6s

1927 June 12 - Eileen Edwards , Great Britain , ran the Women's 200m 25.4s

1933 August 13th - Tollien Schuurman , Netherlands , ran the women's 200m 24.6s
1935 September 14th - Stanislawa Walasiewicz , Poland , ran the women's 200m in 23.6 seconds
1952 Aug 25 - Marjorie Jackson , Australia , ran the Women's 200m in 23.6 seconds
1952 Aug 25 - Marjorie Jackson , Australia , ran the Women's 200m in 23.4 seconds
1956 March 16 - Betty Cuthbert , Australia , ran the women's 200m in 23.2 seconds
1960 February 7th - Wilma Rudolph , USA , ran the women's 200 m in 22.9 seconds
1964 August 22 - Margaret Burvill , Australia , ran the women's 200m in 22.9 seconds
1965 September 7th - Irena Szewinska Poland , ran the women’s 200 m in 22.7 seconds
1968 June 18 - Irena Szewinska Poland , ran the women's 200m in 22.5s
1970 Aug 12 - Chi Cheng , Taiwan , ran the women's 200m in 22.4 seconds

400 m - women

1922 July 17th - Mary Lines , Great Britain , ran the women's 400m 64.4s
1929 July 13 - Marion King , Great Britain , ran the Women's 400m 59.2s
1957 April 24 - Nancy Boyle , Australia , ran the women's 400m in 56.3 seconds
1957 June 10 - Polina Lazareva , Russia , ran the women's 400m in 55.2 seconds
1957 Aug 6 - Marija Itkina , Russia , ran the women's 400m in 53.6 seconds

1959 May 12 - Marija Itkina , Russia , ran the women's 400m in 53.4 seconds

1962 May 23 - Shin Kim Dan , North Korea , ran the women's 400m in 51.9 seconds

1969 October 18 - Nicole Duclos , France , ran the women's 400m in 51.7 seconds

1970 January 25 - Marilyn Neufville , Jamaica , ran the women's 400m in 51.0 seconds

800 m - women

1922 August 20 - Georgette Lenoir , France , ran the women's 800 m in 2: 30.4 minutes
1927 August 7th - Lina Batschauer , Germany , ran the women's 800 m in 2: 23.8 minutes
1928 August 2nd - Lina Radke (née Batschauer), Germany , ran the women's 800 m in 2: 16.8 minutes
1944 August 27th - Anna Larsson , Sweden , ran the women's 800 m in 2: 15.9 minutes
1945 August 17th - Anna Larsson , Sweden , ran the women's 800 m in 2: 14.8 minutes
1945 August 30th - Anna Larsson , Sweden , ran the women's 800 m in 2: 13.8 minutes
1950 July 17th - Jewdokija Wassiljewa , Russia , ran the women's 800 m in 2: 13.0 minutes
1951 August 26th - Nina Pletnjowa , Russia , ran the women's 800 m in 2: 12.0 minutes
1952 June 15 - Nina Pletnjowa Russia , ran the women's 800 m in 2: 08.5 min
1953 August 27th - Nina Otkalenko , Russia , ran the women's 800 m in 2: 07.3 minutes
1954 September 16 - Nina Otkalenko , Russia , ran the women's 800 m in 2: 06.6 minutes
1955 September 14th - Nina Otkalenko , Russia , ran the women's 800 m in 2: 05.0 min
1960 July 3 - Lyudmila Shevtsova , Russia , ran the women's 800 m in 2: 04.3 minutes
1962 March 3 - Dixie Willis , Australia , ran the women's 800 meters in 2: 01.2 minutes
1964 October 20 - Ann Packer , Great Britain , ran the women's 800 meters in 2: 01.1 minutes
1967 June 28 - Judy Pollock , Australia , ran the women's 800 meters in 2: 01.0 min
1968 July 20 - Vera Nikolić , Yugoslavia , ran the women's 800 m in 2: 00.5 minutes

1000 m - women

1922 August 6th - Georgette Lenoir , France , ran the women's 1,000 m 3: 17.4 min
1956 September 23 - Elisabeth Buda , Romania , ran the women's 1000 m in 2: 50.2 minutes
1969 September 5th - Waltraud Pöhland , GDR , ran the women's 1000 m 2: 42.1 min

1500 m - women

1936 July 30th - Jewdokija Wasiljewa , Russia , ran the women's 1500 m 4: 47.2 min
1952 August 30th - Nina Otkalenko , Russia , ran the women's 1500 m in 4: 37.0 min.
1957 July 19 - Diane Leather , Great Britain , ran the women's 1,500 m 4: 29.7 min
1967 February 3 - Anne Smith , Great Britain , ran the women's 1500 m in 4: 17.3 min
1967 June 24th - Maria Gommers , Netherlands , ran the women's 1500 m in 4: 15.6 minutes
1969 December 2nd - Paola Pigni , Italy , ran the women's 1500 m in 4: 12.4 minutes
1969 May 20 - Jaroslava Jehličková , Czechoslovakia , ran the women's 1500 m in 4: 10.7 minutes

3000 m - women

1966 July 23 - Roberta Picco , Canada , ran the women's 3000 m in 9: 44.0 min

5000 m - women

1969 May 11th - Paola Pigni , Italy , ran the women's 5000 m at 16: 17.4 min
1969 September 2nd - Paola Pigni , Italy , ran the women's 5000 m in 15: 53.6 min

10,000 m - women

1970 May 9th - Paola Pigni , Italy , ran the women's 10,000 m in 35: 30.5 minutes

10,000 m walking - women

1930 July 4th - Babe Didrikson , USA reached 40.68 m in the women's javelin.
1942 August 9th - May Holmén , Sweden walked the 10,000 meter walk of the ladies in 51:14 minutes
1942 August 23rd - Stina Lindberg , Sweden walked the 10,000 meter walk of the ladies in 51:11 minutes

20,000 m walking - women

1931 May 14th - Antonie Odvárková , Czechoslovakia , completed the women's 20,000 m in 2: 14.1 hours
1934 August 9th - Lina Aebersold , Switzerland , completed the women's 20,000 m in 1: 59.0 hours
1962 August 28th - Marie van Tonder , South Africa , completed the women's 20,000 m in 1: 57.4 hours
1963 May 27th - Irma Hansson , Sweden , completed the women's 20,000 m in 1: 57.3 hours
1967 June 22 - Irma Hansson , Sweden , completed the women's 20,000 m in 1: 54.3 hours
1968 May 27th - Karin Müller , Denmark , completed the women's 20,000 m in 1: 53.5 hours
1969 June 12th - Irma Hansson , Sweden , completed the women's 20,000 m in 1: 51.1 hours

100 m hurdles - women

1969 July 20 - Karin Balzer , GDR , ran the 100 m hurdles in 13.3 seconds
1969 July 20 - Teresa Sukniewicz , Poland , ran the 100 m hurdles in 13.3 seconds
1969 April 27th - Karin Balzer , GDR , ran the 100 m hurdles in 13.0 s
1969 November 5th - Karin Balzer , GDR , ran the 100 m hurdles in 12.9 seconds
1970 December 12th - Chi Cheng , Taiwan , ran the 100m hurdles in 12.8 seconds

Discus throw - ladies

1923 May 23rd - Yvonne Tembouret , France , reached 27.39 m in the women's discus throw

1924 April 14th - Lucie Petit , France , reached 27.7 m in the women's discus throw

1924 August 21st - Lucie Petit / Daigré , France , reached 28.32 m in the women's discus throw

1924 May 31st - Violette Gouraud-Morris , France , reached 30.1 m in the women's discus throw

1925 June 10th - Halina Konopacka , Poland , reached 31.23 m in the women's discus throw

1925 June 11th - Marie Vidláková , Czechoslovakia , reached 31.15 m in the women's discus throw

1926 February 21st - Halina Konopacka , Poland , reached 33.4 m in the women's discus throw

1926 July 23 - Halina Konopacka , Poland , reached 34.15 m in the women's discus throw

1926 September 7th - Halina Konopacka , Poland , reached 34.90 m in the women's discus throw

1927 March 4th - Halina Konopacka , Poland , reached 39.18 m in the women's discus throw

1928 August 31st - Halina Konopacka , Poland , reached 39.62 m in the women's discus throw

1932 July 15 - Jadwiga Wajs , Poland , reached 40.34 m in the women's discus throw

1932 July 16 - Jadwiga Wajs , Poland , reached 40.39 m in the women's discus throw

1932 August 19th - Grete Heublein , Germany , reached 40.84 m in the women's discus throw

1932 December 19 - Jadwiga Wajs , Poland , reached 42.43 m in the women's discus throw

1933 July 3rd - Jadwiga Wajs , Poland , reached 42.56 m in the women's discus throw

1933 August 15th - Jadwiga Wajs , Poland , reached 43.08 m in the women's discus throw

1934 June 10th - Jadwiga Wajs , Poland , reached 43.08 m in the women's discus throw

1934 May 10th - Jadwiga Wajs , Poland , reached 43.79 m in the women's discus throw

1934 September 14th - Jadwiga Wajs , Poland , reached 44.19 m in the women's discus throw

1935 July 2nd - Gisela Mauermayer , Germany , reached 44.34 m in the women's discus throw

1935 July 23 - Gisela Mauermayer , Germany , reached 44.77 m in the women's discus throw

1935 July 23rd - Gisela Mauermayer , Germany , reached 45.53 m in the women's discus throw

1935 August 29th - Gisela Mauermayer , Germany , reached 45.97 m in the women's discus throw

1935 August 29th - Gisela Mauermayer , Germany , reached 46.1 m in the women's discus throw

1936 July 14th - Gisela Mauermayer , Germany , reached 47.12 m in the women's discus throw

1936 July 14th - Gisela Mauermayer , Germany , reached 47.99 m in the women's discus throw

1939 November 18 - Nina Dumbadze , Russia , reached 49.11 m in the women's discus throw

1939 May 29th - Nina Dumbadze , Russia , reached 49.54 m in the women's discus throw

1944 September 13th - Nina Dumbadze , Russia , reached 49.88 m in the women's discus throw

1948 September 7th - Nina Dumbadze , Russia , reached 53.25 m in the women's discus throw

1951 June 27th - Nina Dumbadze , Russia , reached 53.37 m in the women's discus throw

1952 September 8th - Nina Romaschkowa , Russia , reached 53.61 m in the women's discus throw

1960 October 12th - Tamara Press , Russia , reached 57.15 m in the women's discus throw

1961 May 1st - Tamara Press , Russia , reached 58.06 m in the women's discus throw

1961 May 20 - Tamara Press , Russia , reached 58.98 m in the women's discus throw

1965 October 10th - Tamara Press , Russia , reached 59.7 m in the women's discus throw

1967 May 5th - Liesel Westermann , Germany , reached 61.26 m in the women's discus throw

1968 June 26th - Christine Spielberg , GDR , reached 61.64 m in the women's discus throw

1969 July 18 - Liesel Westermann , Germany , reached 62.7 m in the women's discus throw

1969 October 27th - Liesel Westermann , Germany , reached 63.96 m in the women's discus throw

Triple jump - women

1922 June 13th - Elizabeth Stine , USA , reached 10.32 m in the women's triple jump
1923 October 15 - Adrienne Kaenel , Switzerland , reached 10.50 m in the women's triple jump
1926 May 17 - Kinue Hitomi , Japan , reached 11.62 m in the women's triple jump
1939 June 21 - Rie Yamaguchi , Japan , reached 11.66 m in the women's triple jump
1959 December 18 - Mary Bignal , Great Britain , reached 12.22m in the women's triple jump

Hammer Throw - Ladies

1931 May 18 - Aurora Villa , Spain , reached 18.58 m in the women's hammer throw
1932 July 19 - Margareta Moles , Spain , reached 22.85 m in the women's hammer throw

High jump - women

1932 September 6th - Jean Shiley , USA , reached 1.65 m in the women's high jump

1939 June 29th - Dorothy Odam , Great Britain , reached 1.66m in the women's high jump

1943 June 30th - Fanny Blankers-Koen , Netherlands , reached 1.71 m in the women's high jump

1951 August 7th - Sheila Lerwill , Great Britain , reached 1.72 m in the women's high jump

1954 October 22nd - Aleksandra Tshudina , Russia , reached 1.73 m in the women's high jump

1956 June 5th - Thelma Hopkins , Great Britain , reached 1.74m in the women's high jump

1956 August 14th - Iolanda Balaș , Romania , reached 1.75 m in the women's high jump

1956 November 1st - Mildred McDaniel , USA , reached 1.76 m in the women's high jump

1957 June 17 - Zheng Fengrong , China , reached 1.77m in the women's high jump

1958 May 4 - Iolanda Balaș , Romania , reached 1.82 m in the women's high jump

1958 June 18 - Iolanda Balaș , Romania , reached 1.83 m in the women's high jump

1959 March 21 - Iolanda Balaș , Romania , reached 1.84 m in the women's high jump

1960 July 6th - Iolanda Balaș , Romania , reached 1.85 m in the women's high jump

1961 July 18 - Iolanda Balaș , Romania , reached 1.88 m in the women's high jump

1961 August 8th - Iolanda Balaș , Romania , reached 1.90 m in the women's high jump

1961 August 16 - Iolanda Balaș , Romania , reached 1.91 m in the women's high jump

Shot put - ladies

1924 July 14th - Violetta Gorraud , France , hit 10.15 m in the women's shot put
1928 June 3 - Ruth Lange , Germany , hit 11.52 m in the women's shot put
1928 July 15 - Grete Heublein , Germany , hit 11.96 m in the women's shot put
1931 August 16 - Grete Heublein , Germany , hit 13.7 m in the women's shot put
1934 July 15 - Gisela Mauermayer , Germany , hit 14.38 m in the women's shot put
1948 August 4 - Tatiana Sevryukova , Russia , hit 14.59 m in the women's shot put
1950 November 9 - Anna Andrejewa , Russia , hit 15.02 m in the women's shot put
1953 October 9 - Galina Sybina , Russia , hit 16.2 meters in the women's shot put
1956 October 13 - Galina Sybina , Russia , hit 16.76 meters in the women's shot put
1959 April 26 - Tamara Press , Russia , hit 17.25 m in the women's shot put
1962 June 10 - Tamara Press , Russia , hit 18.55 meters in the women's shot put
1965 September 19 - Tamara Press , Russia , hit 18.59 m in the women's shot put
1968 September 22nd - Margitta Gummel , GDR , hit 18.87 m in the women's shot put
1968 October 20 - Margitta Gummel , GDR , hit 19.61 m in the women's shot put
1969 July 13 - Nadezhda Tschischowa , Russia , hit 20.09 m in the women's shot put

Marathon women

1926 October 3 - Violet Piercy , Great Britain , ran the women's marathon at 3:40:22
1963 October 15th - Merry Lepper , USA , ran the women's marathon in 3:37:07 hours
1964 June 23 - Dale Greig , Great Britain , ran the women's marathon in 3:27:45 hours
1964 August 21 - Mildred Sampson , New Zealand , ran the women's marathon in 3:19:33 hours
1967 July 6 - Maureen Wilton , Canada , ran the women's marathon in 3:15:22 hours
1967 October 16 - Anni Pede-Erdkamp , Germany , ran the women's marathon in 3:07:26 hours
1970 April 28th - Caroline Walker , USA , ran the women's marathon in 3:02:53 hours

Javelin Throw - Ladies

1922 July 30th - Marie Mejzlíková , Czechoslovakia reached 24.95 m in the women's javelin
1922 August 6th - Božena Šrámková , Czechoslovakia , reached 25.01 m in the women's javelin
1928 August 18th - Guschi Hargus , Germany , reached 38.39 m in the women's javelin
1930 July 12th - Ellen Braumüller , Germany , reached 40.27 m in the women's javelin
1932 June 12th - Elisabeth Schumann , Germany , reached 44.64 m in the women's javelin
1932 June 18 - Nan Gindele , USA , reached 46.74 m in the women's javelin
1942 June 21st - Anneliese Steinheuer , Germany , reached 47.24 m in the women's javelin
1949 August 5th - Natalja Smirnitskaja , Soviet Union , reached 53.41 m in the women's javelin
1954 August 6th - Nadezhda Konjajewa , Soviet Union , reached 55.48 m in the women's javelin
1958 June 1st - Dana Zátopková , Czechoslovakia , reached 55.73 m in the women's javelin
1958 July 24th - Anna Pazera , Australia , reached 57.40 m in the women's javelin
1958 October 30th - Birutė Zalogaitytė , Soviet Union , reached 57.49 m in the women's javelin
1960 May 3 - Elvīra Ozoliņa , Soviet Union , reached 57.92 m in the women's javelin
1960 June 4th - Elvīra Ozoliņa , Soviet Union , reached 59.55 m in the women's javelin
1963 July 3 - Elvīra Ozoliņa , Soviet Union , reached 59.78 m in the women's javelin
1964 October 16 - Jelena Gorchakova , Soviet Union , reached 62.4 m in the women's javelin

Long jump - women

1913 April 7th - Ellen Hayes , USA , jumped 5.00 m in the women's long jump
1923 September 23 - Marie Mejzlíková , Czechoslovakia , jumped 5.30 m in the women's long jump
1926 August 28th - Kinue Hitomi , Japan , jumped 5.50 m in the women's long jump
1928 June 20 - Kinue Hitomi , Japan , reached 5.98 m in the women's long jump
1939 August 30th - Christel Schulz , Germany , reached 6.12 m in the women's long jump
1943 May 19 - Fanny Blankers-Koen , Netherlands , reached 6.25 m in the women's long jump
1954 August 20 - Yvette Williams , New Zealand , reached 6.28 m in the women's long jump
1955 June 18 - Galina Vinogradowa , Russia reached 6.31 m in the women's long jump
1956 September 2nd - Elżbieta Krzesińska , Poland , reached 6.35 m in the women's long jump
1960 September 6th - Hildrun Claus , GDR , reached 6.40 m in the women's long jump
1961 July 23 - Hildrun Claus , GDR , reached 6.42 m in the women's long jump
1961 August 16 - Tatyana Shchelkanova , Russia , reached 6.48 m in the women's long jump
1962 August 10th - Tatiana Shchelkanova , Russia , reached 6.53 m in the women's long jump
1964 August 4th - Tatiana Shchelkanova , Russia , reached 6.70 m in the women's long jump
1964 October 14 - Mary Rand , United Kingdom , reached 6.76m in the Women's Long Jump at the Summer Olympics
1968 June 14th - Viorica Viscopoleanu , Romania , reached 6.82m in the women's long jump
1970 March 3rd - Heide Rosendahl , Germany , reached 6.84 m in the women's long jump