Women's hammer throw world record progression

The first World Record in the hammer throw for women (athletics) was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1994.

Up to today, the IAAF has ratified 25 world records in the event.^[1]

Record Progression

Mark	Athlete	Date	Location	Ref
66.84 m (219 ft 3 in)	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	23 February 1994	Adler, Russia	[1]
66.86 m (219 ft 4 in)	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	4 March 1995	Bucharest, Romania	[1]
67.00 m (219 ft 9 in)	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	24 May 1995	Moscow, Russia	[1]
68.14 m (223 ft 6 in)	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	5 June 1995	Moscow, Russia	[1]
68.16 m (223 ft 7 in)	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	18 June 1995	Moscow, Russia	[1]
69.42 m (227 ft 9 in)	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	12 May 1996	Bucharest, Romania	[1]
69.58 m (228 ft 3 in)	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	8 March 1997	Bucharest, Romania	[1]
71.22 m (233 ft 7 in)	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	22 June 1997	Munich, Germany	[1]
73.10 m (239 ft 9 in)	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	22 June 1997	Munich, Germany	[1]
73.14 m (239 ft 11 in)	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	16 July 1998	Poiana Brasov, Romania	[1]
75.29 m (247 ft 0 in)	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	13 May 1999	Clermont-Ferrand, France	[1]
75.97 m (249 ft 2 in)	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	13 May 1999	Clermont-Ferrand, France	[1]
76.05 m (249 ft 6 in)	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	29 August 1999	Rüdlingen, Switzerland	[1]
76.07 m (249 ft 6 in)	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	29 August 1999	Rüdlingen, Switzerland	[1]
77.06 m (252 ft 9 in)	Tatyana Lysenko (RUS)	15 July 2005	Moscow, Russia	[1]
77.26 m (253 ft 5 in)	Gulfiya Khanafeyeva (RUS)	12 June 2006	Tula, Russia	[1]
77.41 m (253 ft 11 in)	Tatyana Lysenko (RUS)	24 June 2006	Zhukovsky, Russia	[1]
77.80 m (255 ft 2 in)	Tatyana Lysenko (RUS)	15 August 2006	Tallinn, Estonia	[1]
77.96 m (255 ft 9 in)	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	22 August 2009	Berlin, Germany	[2]
78.30 m (256 ft 10 in)	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	6 June 2010	Bydgoszcz, Poland	[3]
79.42 m (260 ft 6 in)	Betty Heidler (GER)	21 May 2011	Halle/Saale, Germany	[4][5][6]
79.58 m (261 ft 1 in)	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	31 August 2014	Berlin, Germany	[7]
81.08 m (266 ft 0 in)	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	1 August 2015	Władysławowo, Poland	[8]
82.29 m (269 ft 11 in)	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	15 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[9]
82.98 m (272 ft 2 in)	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	28 August 2016	Warsaw, Poland	[10]