The first world record in the women's shot put was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1924. The FSFI was absorbed by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1936. These women's distances were achieved with a 4kg (09lb) shot put.
As of June 21, 2009, the IAAF (and the FSFI before it) have ratified 50 world records in the event.[1]
| Ratified | ||
| Not ratified | ||
| Ratified but later rescinded |
| Mark | Athlete | Date | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15 m | 14 July 1924 | Paris, France | ||
| 11.57 m | 16 August 1925 | Leipzig, Germany | ||
| 10.84 m | 28 May 1927 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| 11.32 m | 6 August 1927 | Breslau, Germany | ||
| 11.52 m | 3 June 1928 | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 11.96 m | 15 July 1928 | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 12.85 m | 21 July 1929 | Frankfurt am Main, Germany | ||
| 12.88 m | 28 June 1931 | Paris, France | ||
| 13.70 m | 16 August 1931 | Bielefeld, Germany | ||
| 14.38 m | 15 July 1934 | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| 14.59 m | 4 August 1948 | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| 14.86 m | 30 October 1949 | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | ||
| 15.02 m | 9 November 1950 | Ploiești, Romania | ||
| 15.28 m | 26 July 1952 | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| 15.37 m | 20 September 1952 | Frunze, Soviet Union | ||
| 15.42 m | 1 October 1952 | Frunze, Soviet Union | ||
| 16.20 m | 9 October 1953 | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| 16.28 m | 14 September 1954 | Kiev, Soviet Union | ||
| 16.28 m | 5 September 1955 | Leningrad, Soviet Union | ||
| 16.67 m | 15 November 1955 | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | ||
| 16.76 m | 13 October 1956 | Tashkent, Soviet Union | ||
| 17.25 m | 26 April 1959 | Nalchik, Soviet Union | ||
| 17.42 m | 16 July 1960 | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| 17.78 m | 13 August 1960 | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| 18.55 m | 10 June 1962 | Leipzig, East Germany | ||
| 18.55 m | 12 September 1962 | Beograd, Yugoslavia | ||
| 18.59 m | 19 September 1965 | Kassel, West Germany | ||
| 18.67 m | 28 April 1968 | Sochi, Soviet Union | ||
| 18.87 m | 22 September 1968 | Frankfurt (Oder), East Germany | ||
| 19.07 m | 20 October 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| 19.61 m | 20 October 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| 19.72 m | 30 May 1969 | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| 20.09 m | 13 July 1969 | Chorzów, Poland | ||
| 20.10 m | 11 September 1969 | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
| 20.10 m | 16 September 1969 | Athens, Greece | ||
| 20.43 m | 16 September 1969 | Athens, Greece | ||
| 20.43 m | 29 August 1971 | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| 20.63 m | 19 May 1972 | Sochi, Soviet Union | ||
| 21.03 m | 7 September 1972 | Munich, West Germany | ||
| 21.20 m | 28 August 1973 | Lvov, Soviet Union | ||
| 21.60 m | 6 August 1975 | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
| 21.67 m | 30 May 1976 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | ||
| 21.87 m | 3 July 1976 | Belmeken, Bulgaria | ||
| 21.89 m | 4 July 1976 | Belmeken, Bulgaria | ||
| 21.99 m | 26 September 1976 | Opava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| 22.32 m | 20 August 1977 | Nitra, Czechoslovakia | ||
| 22.36 m | 2 May 1980 | Celje, Yugoslavia | ||
| 22.45 m | 11 May 1980 | Potsdam, East Germany | ||
| 22.53 m | 27 May 1984 | Sochi, Soviet Union | ||
| 22.60 m | 7 June 1987 | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| 22.63 m | 7 June 1987 | Moscow, Soviet Union |