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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 72.28m. Barbora Spotokova (CZE) 13 Sep 08 Stuttgart 71.70m. Osleidys Menendez (CUB) 14 Aug 05 Helsinki 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 Back To Top Of Page