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Athletics (Track & Field) World Records



Women's Javelin. World Record Progression

A new javelin - with the centre of gravity moved forward - was introduced from 1 April 1999:

DISTANCE  ATHLETE                        COUNTRY	 DATE	      VENUE
71.54m.   Osleidys Menendez              (CUB)  01 Jul 01  Crete   
69.48m.   Trine Solberg-Hattestad        (NOR)  28 Jul 00  Oslo
68.22m.   Trine Solberg-Hattestad        (NOR)  30 Jun 00  Rome
67.09m.   Mirela Manjani-Tzelili         (GRE)  28 Aug 99  Seville

IAAF era:

80.00m.   Petra Felke/Meier              (GDR)  09 Sep 99  Potsdam
78.90m.   Petra Felke                    (GDR)  29 Jul 87  Leipzig
77.44m.   Fatima Whitbread               (GBR)  28 Aug 86  Stuttgart
75.40m.   Petra Felke                    (GDR)  04 Jun 85  Schwerin
75.26m.   Petra Felke                    (GDR)  04 Jun 85  Schwerin
74.76m.   Tiina Lillak                   (FIN)  13 Jun 83  Tampere
74.20m.   Sofia Sakorafa                 (GRE)  26 Sep 82  Khania
72.40m.   Tiina Lillak                   (FIN)  29 Jul 82  Helsinki
71.88m.   Antoaneta Todorova             (BUL)  15 Aug 81  Zagreb
70.08m.   Tatyana Biryulina              (URS)  12 Jul 80  Podolsk
69.96m.   Ruth Fuchs                     (GDR)  29 Apr 80  Split
69.52m.   Ruth Fuchs                     (GDR)  13 Jun 79  Dresden
69.32m.   Ruth Fuchs                     (GDR)  11 Sep 77  Fürth
69.12m.   Ruth Fuchs                     (GDR)  10 Jul 76  Berlin
67.22m.   Ruth Fuchs                     (GDR)  03 Oct 74  Rome
66.10m.   Ruth Fuchs                     (GDR)  07 Sep 73  Edinburgh
65.06m.   Ruth Fuchs                     (GDR)  11 Jun 72  Potsdam
62.70m.   Ewa Gryziecka                  (POL)  11 Jun 72  Bucharest
62.40m.   Yelena Gorchakova              (URS)  16 Oct 64  Tokyo
61.38m.   Elvira Ozolina                 (URS)  27 Aug 64  Kiev
59.78m.   Elvira Ozolina                 (URS)  03 Jul 63  Moscow
59.55m.   Elvira Ozolina                 (URS)  04 Jun 60  Bucharest
57.92m.   Elvira Ozolina                 (URS)  03 May 60  Leselidze
57.49m.   Birute Zalogaityte/Kalediene   (URS)  30 Oct 58  Tbilisi
57.40m.   Anna Pazera                    (AUS)  24 Jul 58  Cardiff
55.73m.   Dana Zátopková                 (TCH)  01 Jun 58  Prague
55.48m.   Nadezhda Konyayeva             (URS)  06 Aug 54  Kiev
55.11m.   Nadezhda Konyayeva             (URS)  22 May 54  Kiev 
53.56m.   Nadezhda Konyayeva             (URS)  05 Feb 54  Leningrad
53.41m.   Natalya Smirnitskaya           (URS)  05 Aug 49  Moscow
49.59m.   Natalya Smirnitskaya           (URS)  25 Jul 49  Moscow 
49.59m.   Natalya Smirnitskaya           (URS)  25 Jul 49  Moscow
48.63m.   Herma Bauma                    (AUT)  12 Sep 48  Vienna
50.32m.   Klavdiya Mayuchaya             (URS)  23 Sep 47  Moscow
50.27m.   Lyudmila Anokina               (URS)  22 Sep 47  Moscow
48.21m.   Herma Bauma                    (AUT)  29 Jun 47  Vienna
48.39m.   Lyudmila Anokina               (URS)  15 Sep 45  Kiev 
47.24m.   Annelie Steinheuer             (GER)  21 Jun 42  Frankfurt
47.80m.   Erika Matthes                  (GER)  17 Jul 38  Stuttgart 
46.745m.  Nan Gindele                    (USA)  18 Jun 32  Chicago  

FSFI era:                     
 
44.64m.   Elisabeth Schumann             (GER)     Jun 32  Berlin
42.28m.   Elisabeth Schumann             (GER)  02 Aug 31  Magdeburg
42.32m.   Elisabeth Schumann             (GER)  08 Aug 30  Praha
40.27m.   Ellen Braumüller               (GER)  12 Jul 30  Berlin
40.68m.   Babe Didrikson                 (USA)  04 Jul 30  Dallas
39.01m.   Thea Kurze                     (GER)  21 Jun 30  Hamburg
38.87m.   Elisabeth Schumann             (GER)  08 Sep 29  Duisburg
38.585m.  Elisabeth Schumann             (GER)  11 Aug 29  Kassel
38.39m.   Guschi Hargus                  (GER)  18 Aug 28  Berlin
38.40m.   Elisabeth Schumann             (GER)  28 Jul 28  Cologne
38.36m.   Guschi Hargus                  (GER)  30 Jun 28  Bremen
37.575m.  Guschi Hargus                  (GER)  12 Jun 27  Berlin
38.21m.   Lillian Copeland               (USA)  26 Feb 27  Los Angeles
35.55m.   Lillian Copeland               (USA)  26 Jul 26  Pasadena
35.26m.   Lillian Copeland               (USA)  31 Oct 26
33.07m.   Pauline Hascup                 (USA)  26 Jun 26  Paterson
27.24m.   Marie Janderová                (TCH)  25 May 24  Ostrava
27.30m.   Kamila Olmerová                (TCH)  02 Sep 23  Kladno
27.30m.   Frantis?ka Vlachová            (TCH)  26 Aug 23  Jihlava
26.10m.   Kamila Olmerová                (TCH)  31 May 23  Hradec Králové
25.50m.   Marie Janderová                (TCH)  06 Apr 23  Monte Carlo
25.325m.  Boena S?rámková                (TCH)  13 Aug 22  Praha
25.01m.   Boena S?rámková                (TCH)  06 Aug 22  Praha
24.95m.   Marie Mejzlíková I             (TCH)  30 Jul 22  Prostojov


                   
Womens Javelin World Records Progression
Les progressions des records du monde d'athlétisme
Récords Mundials de Atletismo
Leichtathletik Weltrekorde


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