All IAAF official world records that have lasted for more than 5 years are listed. Current world records are highlighted.
|
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Days
|
Age
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Name
|
Country
|
Event
|
Result
|
Date
|
Beaten
|
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1. |
|
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Jarmila Kratochvílová
|
CZE
|
800m
|
1:53.28
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1983-07-26
|
-
|
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2. |
|
|
Marita Koch
|
GDR
|
400m
|
47.60
|
1985-10-06
|
-
|
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3. |
|
|
Natalya Lisovskaya
|
RUS
|
Shot put
|
22.63
|
1987-06-07
|
-
|
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4. |
|
|
Stefka Kostadinova
|
BUL
|
High jump
|
2.09
|
1987-08-30
|
2024-07-07
|
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5. |
|
|
Galina Chistyakova
|
RUS
|
Long jump
|
7.52
|
1988-06-11
|
-
|
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6. |
|
|
Gabriele Reinsch
|
GER
|
Discus throw
|
76.80
|
1988-07-09
|
-
|
---|
7. |
|
|
Florence Griffith-Joyner
|
USA
|
100m
|
10.49
|
1988-07-16
|
-
|
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8. |
|
|
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
|
USA
|
Heptathlon
|
7291
|
1988-09-24
|
-
|
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9. |
|
|
Florence Griffith-Joyner
|
USA
|
200m
|
21.34
|
1988-09-29
|
-
|
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10. |
|
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Tatyana Ledovskaya (BLR), Olga Nazarova II (RUS), Mariya Pinigina (UKR), Olga Bryzgina (UKR)
|
Soviet Union
|
4x400m
|
3:15.17
|
1988-10-01
|
-
|
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11. |
|
|
Wang Junxia
|
CHN
|
3000m
|
8:06.11
|
1993-09-13
|
-
|
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12. |
|
|
Yordanka Donkova
|
BUL
|
100m h
|
12.21
|
1988-08-20
|
2016-07-22
|
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13. |
|
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Silke Möller, Sabine Günther, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr
|
GER
|
4x100m
|
41.37
|
1985-10-06
|
2012-08-10
|
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14. |
|
|
Inessa Kravets
|
UKR
|
Triple jump
|
15.50
|
1995-08-10
|
2021-08-01
|
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15. |
|
|
Wang Junxia
|
CHN
|
10000m
|
29:31.78
|
1993-09-08
|
2016-08-12
|
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16. |
|
|
Svetlana Masterkova
|
RUS
|
Mile
|
4:12.56
|
1996-08-14
|
2019-07-12
|
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17. |
|
|
Qu Yunxia
|
CHN
|
1500m
|
3:50.46
|
1993-09-11
|
2015-07-17
|
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18. |
6189
|
16y 11m
|
Stanislawa Walasiewicz
|
POL
|
200m
|
23,6
|
1935-08-15
|
1952-07-25
|
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19. |
5870
|
16y 1m
|
Lina Batschauer-Radke
|
GER
|
800m
|
2.16,8
|
1928-08-02
|
1944-08-28
|
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20. |
|
|
Barbora Spotáková
|
CZE
|
Javelin throw
|
72.28
|
2008-09-13
|
-
|
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21. |
|
|
Yuliya Pechonkina
|
RUS
|
400m h
|
52.34
|
2003-08-08
|
2019-07-28
|
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22. |
5832
|
15y 11m
|
Emmy Albus, Käthe Krauss, Marie Dollinger, Ilse Dörfeldt
|
GER
|
4x100m
|
46,4
|
1936-08-08
|
1952-07-27
|
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23. |
|
|
Yelena Isinbayeva
|
RUS
|
Pole vault
|
5.06
|
2009-08-28
|
-
|
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24. |
5134
|
14y 0m
|
Gisela Mauermayer
|
GER
|
Shot put
|
14,38
|
1934-07-15
|
1948-08-04
|
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25. |
|
|
Tatyana Kazankina
|
RUS
|
1500m
|
3:52.47
|
1980-08-13
|
1993-09-11
|
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26. |
|
|
Tirunesh Dibaba
|
ETH
|
5000m
|
14:11.15
|
2008-06-06
|
2020-10-07
|
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27. |
|
|
Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter
|
USA
|
4x100m
|
40.82
|
2012-08-10
|
-
|
---|
28. |
4411
|
12y 1m
|
Gisela Mauermayer
|
GER
|
Discus throw
|
48,31
|
1936-07-11
|
1948-08-08
|
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29. |
4088
|
11y 2m
|
Kinue Hitomi
|
JPN
|
Long jump
|
5.98
|
1928-05-20
|
1939-07-30
|
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30. |
3969
|
10y 10m
|
Stanislawa Walasiewicz
|
POL
|
100m
|
11,6
|
1937-08-01
|
1948-06-13
|
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31. |
3807
|
10y 5m
|
Francina Blankers-Koen
|
NED
|
Long jump
|
6.25
|
1943-09-19
|
1954-02-20
|
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32. |
3702
|
10y 1m
|
Iolanda Balas
|
ROM
|
High jump
|
1.91
|
1961-07-16
|
1971-09-04
|
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33. |
3654
|
10y 0m
|
Nan Gildele
|
USA
|
Javelin throw
|
46,74
|
1932-06-18
|
1942-06-21
|
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34. |
|
|
Marita Koch
|
GDR
|
200m
|
21.71
|
1979-06-10
|
1988-09-29
|
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35. |
|
|
Tatyana Kazankina
|
RUS
|
3000m
|
8:22.62
|
1984-08-26
|
1993-09-12
|
---|
36. |
|
|
Sin Geum Dan
|
PRK
|
800m
|
1:58.0
|
1964-09-05
|
1973-08-24
|
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37. |
|
|
Ingrid Kristiansen
|
NOR
|
5000m
|
14:37.33
|
1986-08-05
|
1995-07-22
|
---|
38. |
2960
|
8y 1m
|
Fanny Blankers-Koen
|
NED
|
High jump
|
1.71
|
1943-05-30
|
1951-07-07
|
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39. |
|
|
Anita Wlodarczyk
|
POL
|
Hammer throw
|
82.98
|
2016-08-28
|
-
|
---|
40. |
|
|
Gulnara Galkina
|
RUS
|
3000h
|
8:58.81
|
2008-08-17
|
2016-08-27
|
---|
41. |
|
|
Kim Batten
|
USA
|
400m h
|
52.61
|
1995-08-11
|
2003-08-08
|
---|
42. |
2886
|
7y 11m
|
Nina Dumbadze
|
SOV
|
Discus throw
|
57,04
|
1952-10-18
|
1960-09-12
|
---|
43. |
|
|
Genzebe Dibaba
|
ETH
|
1500m
|
3:50.07
|
2015-07-17
|
2023-06-02
|
---|
44. |
2795
|
7y 8m
|
Jelena Gortshakova
|
SOV
|
Javelin throw
|
62,40
|
1964-10-16
|
1972-06-11
|
---|
45. |
|
|
Ingrid Kristiansen
|
NOR
|
10000m
|
30:13.74
|
1986-07-05
|
1993-09-08
|
---|
46. |
|
|
Paula Ivan
|
ROU
|
Mile
|
4:15.61
|
1989-07-10
|
1996-08-14
|
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47. |
|
|
Marina Stepanova
|
RUS
|
400m h
|
52.94
|
1986-09-17
|
1993-08-19
|
---|
48. |
2522
|
6y 11m
|
Sin Kim Dan
|
PRK
|
400m
|
51,9
|
1962-10-23
|
1969-09-18
|
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49. |
2486
|
6y 9m
|
Jean Shiley
|
USA
|
High jump
|
1.65
|
1932-08-07
|
1939-05-29
|
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6y 9m
|
Mildred Didrikson
|
USA
|
High jump
|
1.65
|
1932-08-07
|
1939-05-29
|
51. |
|
|
Jiang Bo
|
CHN
|
5000m
|
14:28.09
|
1997-10-23
|
2004-06-11
|
---|
52. |
|
|
Beatrice Chepkoech
|
KEN
|
3000h
|
8:44.32
|
2018-07-20
|
-
|
---|
53. |
|
|
Grazyna Rabsztyn
|
POL
|
100m h
|
12.36
|
1980-06-13
|
1986-08-17
|
---|
54. |
|
|
Doris Maletzki, Brigitte Rohde, Ellen Streidt, Christina Lathan
|
GDR
|
4x400m
|
3:19.23
|
1976-07-31
|
1982-09-11
|
---|
55. |
|
|
Kendra Harrison
|
USA
|
100m h
|
12.20
|
2016-07-22
|
2022-07-24
|
---|
56. |
|
|
Lyudmila Bragina
|
RUS
|
3000m
|
8:27.12
|
1976-08-07
|
1982-07-25
|
---|
57. |
2176
|
5y 11m
|
Shirley de la Hunty
|
AUS
|
100m
|
11,3
|
1955-08-04
|
1961-07-19
|
---|
58. |
|
|
Marlies Göhr
|
GDR
|
100m
|
10.88
|
1977-07-01
|
1983-06-08
|
---|
59. |
|
|
Mihaela Melinte
|
ROU
|
Hammer throw
|
76.07
|
1999-08-29
|
2005-07-15
|
---|
60. |
|
|
Anneliese Ehrhardt
|
GDR
|
100m h
|
12.59
|
1972-09-08
|
1978-06-10
|
---|
61. |
2075
|
5y 8m
|
Heidi Rosendahl
|
FRG
|
Long jump
|
6.84
|
1970-09-03
|
1976-05-09
|
---|
62. |
1856
|
5y 1m
|
Wilma Rudolph
|
USA
|
200m
|
22,9
|
1960-07-09
|
1965-08-08
|
---|
63. |
1834
|
5y 0m
|
Anneliese Steinheuer
|
GER
|
Javelin throw
|
47,24
|
1942-06-21
|
1947-06-29
|
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|