The first world record in the women's discus throw was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1923. As of 2013, 55 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[1]

World record progression

Ratified
Not ratified
Ratified but later rescinded
MarkAthleteLocationDate
Lilli Henoch (Germany)Berlin1 October 1922
Lilli Henoch (Germany)Berlin8 July 1923
Yvonne Tembouret (France)Paris23 September 1923[1]
Lucie Petit (France)Paris14 July 1924[1]
Lisette Petré (Belgium)Brussels21 July 1924[2][3]
Lucienne Velu (France)Paris14 September 1924[1]
Maria Vidlaková (Czechoslovakia)Prague11 October 1925[1]
Halina Konopacka (Poland)Warsaw23 May 1926[1]
Milly Reuter (Germany)Braunschweig, Germany22 August 1926[1]
Halina Konopacka (Poland)Warsaw4 September 1927[1]
Halina Konopacka (Poland)Amsterdam31 July 1928[1]
Jadwiga Wajs (Poland)Pabianice, Poland15 May 1932[1]
Jadwiga Wajs (Poland)Łódź, Poland16 May 1932[1]
Grete Heublein (Germany)Hagen, Germany19 Jun 1932[1]
Jadwiga Wajs (Poland)Łódź, Poland19 June 1932[1]
Jadwiga Wajs (Poland)Królewska Huta, Poland15 July 1933[1]
Jadwiga Wajs (Poland)London11 August 1934[1]
Gisela Mauermayer (Germany)Ulm, Germany2 June 1935[1]
Gisela Mauermayer (Germany)Nuremberg, Germany4 June 1935[1]
Gisela Mauermayer (Germany)Munich23 June 1935[1]
Gisela Mauermayer (Germany)Jena, Germany29 June 1935[1]
Gisela Mauermayer (Germany)Dresden, Germany25 August 1935[1]
Gisela Mauermayer (Germany)Berlin11 July 1936[1]
Nina Dumbadze (Soviet Union)Moscow8 August 1948[1]
Nina Dumbadze (Soviet Union)Gori, Soviet Union27 May 1951[1]
Nina Romashkova (Soviet Union)Odessa, Soviet Union9 August 1952[1]
Nina Dumbadze (Soviet Union)Tbilisi, Soviet Union18 October 1952[1]
Tamara Press (Soviet Union)Rome12 September 1960[1]
Tamara Press (Soviet Union)Moscow15 July 1961[1]
Tamara Press (Soviet Union)Sofia, Bulgaria1 September 1961[1]
Tamara Press (Soviet Union)London20 September 1961[1]
Tamara Press (Soviet Union)Moscow18 May 1963[1]
Tamara Press (Soviet Union)Moscow11 August 1965[1]
Liesel Westermann (West Germany)São Paulo, Brazil5 November 1967[1]
Christine Spielberg (East Germany)Regis-Breitingen, East Germany26 May 1968[1]
Liesel Westermann (West Germany)Werdohl, West Germany24 July 1968[1]
Liesel Westermann (West Germany)East Berlin, East Germany18 June 1969[1]
Liesel Westermann (West Germany)Hamburg, West Germany27 September 1969[1]
Faina Melnik (Soviet Union)Helsinki12 August 1971[1]
Faina Melnik (Soviet Union)Munich4 September 1971[1]
Faina Melnik (Soviet Union)Moscow31 May 1972[1][4]
Faina Melnik (Soviet Union)Augsburg, West Germany24 June 1972[1][4]
Faina Melnik (Soviet Union)Moscow4 August 1972[1][4]
Argentina Menis (Romania)Constanța, Romania23 September 1972[1][4]
Faina Melnik (Soviet Union)Riga, Soviet Union25 May 1973[1][4]
Faina Melnik (Soviet Union)Moscow10 July 1973[1][4]
Faina Melnik (Soviet Union)Edinburgh7 September 1973[1][4]
Faina Melnik (Soviet Union)Prague27 May 1974[1][4]
Faina Melnik (Soviet Union)Zurich20 August 1975[1][4]
Faina Melnik (Soviet Union)Sochi, Soviet Union24 April 1976[1][4]
Evelin Jahl (East Germany)Dresden, East Germany12 August 1978[1][4]
Evelin Jahl (East Germany)Potsdam, East Germany10 May 1980[1][4]
Mariya Petkova (Bulgaria)Sofia, Bulgaria13 July 1980[1][4]
Galina Savinkova (Soviet Union)Leselidze, Soviet Union22 May 1983[1][4]
Irina Meszynski (East Germany)Prague17 August 1984[1][4]
Zdeňka Šilhavá (Czechoslovakia)Nitra, Czechoslovakia26 August 1984[1][4]
Gabriele Reinsch (East Germany)Neubrandenburg, East Germany9 July 1988[1][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook, Berlin 2011" (pdf). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2011. pp. 647–48. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. ^ (in Dutch) Nieuw wereldrecord voor dames, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, 23 July 1924
  3. ^ (in French) Les Sports - en vitesse, Le radical, 23 July 1924
  4. ^ Larsson, Peter (February 28, 2013). "All-time women's best discus throw". Track and Field all-time Performances Homepage. Peter Larsson. Archived December 13, 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 8, 2013.