Women's 80 metres hurdles world record progression explained

The women's 80 metres hurdles is an outdoor track event over a distance of 80 metres with hurdles. It was run by women until 1972 in international competitions. From the 1972 Summer Olympics, the event has been permanently replaced by the 100 metres hurdles.^[1]

Progression

World records of the women's 80 metres hurdles^[2]

Athlete (Nation)	Time in s	Location	Date
	12.8	Berlin, Weimar Republic	12 June 1927
	11.8	Los Angeles, United States	3 August 1932
	11.8	Los Angeles, United States	3 August 1932
	11.7	Los Angeles, United States	4 August 1932
	11.7	Los Angeles, United States	4 August 1932
	11.6	Berlin, Nazi Germany	5 August 1936
	11.3	Garmish-Partenkirchen, Nazi Germany	23 July 1939
	11.3	Dresden, Nazi Germany	13 August 1939
	11.3	Amsterdam, Netherlands	20 September 1942
	11.0	Amsterdam, Netherlands	20 June 1948
	11.0	Helsinki, Finland	23 July 1952
	10.9	Helsinki, Finland	24 July 1952
	10.9	Kyiv, Soviet Union	3 August 1954
	10.8	Leningrad, Soviet Union	5 June 1955
	10.6	Frechen, West Germany	29 July 1956
	10.6	Krasnodar, Soviet Union	8 September 1958
	10.6	Brisbane, Australia	26 March 1960
	10.6	Tula, Soviet Union	26 June 1960
	10.6		16 July 1960
	10.6	Moscow, Soviet Unioin	16 July 1960
	10.5	Leipzig, East Germany	24 July 1960
	10.5	Kassel, West Germany	25 August 1962
	10.5	Leipzig, East Germany	23 May 1964
	10.5	Kyiv, Soviet Union	9 August 1964
	10.5	Kyiv, Soviet Union	28 August 1964
	10.5	Celje, Yugoslavia	5 September 1964
	10.5	Osaka, Japan	25 October 1964
	10.4	Melbourne, Australia	6 February 1965
	10.4	Kassel, West Germany	19 September 1965
	10.3	Tbilisi, Soviet Union	24 October 1965
	10.3	Riga, Soviet Union	16 June 1968
	10.2	Riga, Soviet Union	16 June 1968

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women's 80/100 Meters Hurdles - Del's Athletics Almanac. athletics.hitsites.de. 24 October 2012.
2. "Progression of IAAF World Records 2015 edition" (PDF), pp. 281–286, International Association of Athletics Federations, 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2024.