Women's javelin throw world record progression explained

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

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

^[1]

Records since 1999

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

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

^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Daegu 2011. (Part 5 of 5) . IAAF Media & Public Relations Department . Monte Carlo . 702, 703 . pdf . 2011 . 2013-03-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131011062834/http://www.iaaf.org/download/downloadresultinfo?filename=c36ff61e-f89f-4205-a873-8f3dff0fff67.pdf&urlSlug=daegu-2011-statistics-book-part-5-of-5 . 2013-10-11.