Women's javelin throw world record progression

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	Czechoslovakia	Prague	1922-08-06
25.325	Božena Šrámková	Czechoslovakia	Prague	1922-08-13
27.24	Marie Janderová	Czechoslovakia	Ostrava	1924-05-25
37.575	Guschi Hargus	Germany	Berlin	1927-06-12
38.39	Guschi Hargus	Germany	Berlin	1928-08-18
40.27	Ellen Braumüller	Germany	Berlin	1930-07-12
42.28	Ellen Braumüller	Germany	Magdeburg	1931-08-02
44.64	Ellen Braumüller	Germany	Berlin	1932-06-12
46.745	Nan Gindele	United States	Chicago	1932-06-18
47.24	Anneliese Steinheuer	Germany	Frankfurt	1942-06-21
48.21	Herma Bauma	Austria	Vienna	1947-06-29
48.63	Herma Bauma	Austria	Vienna	1948-09-12
49.59	Natalya Smirnitskaya	Soviet Union	Moscow	1949-07-25
53.41	Natalya Smirnitskaya	Soviet Union	Moscow	1949-08-05
53.56	Nadezhda Konyayeva	Soviet Union	Leningrad	1954-02-05
55.11	Nadezhda Konyayeva	Soviet Union	Kiev	1954-05-22
55.48	Nadezhda Konyayeva	Soviet Union	Kiev	1954-08-06
55.73	Dana Zátopková	Czechoslovakia	Prague	1958-06-01
57.40	Anna Pazera	Australia	Cardiff	1958-07-24
57.49	Birutė Zalogaitytė	Soviet Union	Tbilisi	1958-10-30
57.92	Elvīra Ozoliņa	Soviet Union	Leselidze	1960-05-03
59.55	Elvīra Ozoliņa	Soviet Union	Bucharest	1960-06-04
59.78	Elvīra Ozoliņa	Soviet Union	Moscow	1963-07-03
62.40	Yelena Gorchakova	Soviet Union	Tokyo	1964-10-16
62.70	Ewa Gryziecka	Poland	Bucharest	1972-06-11
65.06	Ruth Fuchs	East Germany	Potsdam	1972-06-11
66.10	Ruth Fuchs	East Germany	Edinburgh	1973-09-07
67.22	Ruth Fuchs	East Germany	Rome	1974-09-03
69.12	Ruth Fuchs	East Germany	East Berlin	1976-07-10
69.32	Kate Schmidt	United States	Fürth	1977-09-11
69.52	Ruth Fuchs	East Germany	Dresden	1979-06-13
69.96	Ruth Fuchs	East Germany	Split	1980-04-29
70.08	Tatyana Biryulina	Soviet Union	Podolsk	1980-07-12
71.88	Antoaneta Todorova	Bulgaria	Zagreb	1981-08-15
72.40	Tiina Lillak	Finland	Helsinki	1982-07-29
74.20	Sofia Sakorafa	Greece	Chania	1982-09-26
74.76	Tiina Lillak	Finland	Tampere	1983-06-13
75.26	Petra Felke	East Germany	Schwerin	1985-06-04
75.40	Petra Felke	East Germany	Schwerin	1985-06-04
77.44	Fatima Whitbread	Great Britain	Stuttgart	1986-08-28
78.90	Petra Felke	East Germany	Leipzig	1987-07-29
80.00	Petra Felke	East Germany	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	Greece	Seville	1999-08-28
68.22	Trine Hattestad	Norway	Rome	2000-06-30
69.48	Trine Hattestad	Norway	Oslo	2000-07-28
71.54	Osleidys Menéndez	Cuba	Rethymno	2001-07-01
71.70	Osleidys Menéndez	Cuba	Helsinki	2005-08-14
72.28	Barbora Špotáková	Czech Republic	Stuttgart	2008-09-13

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