Women's 100 metres hurdles world record progression

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The following table shows the world record progression in the women's 100 metres hurdles . The first world record in the event was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1969. [1] 22 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.

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Records 1969–76

TimeWindAutoAthleteCountryVenueDate
13.31.0 Karin Balzer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Warsaw 1969-06-20
13.31.0 Teresa Sukniewicz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Warsaw 1969-06-20
13.01.6 Karin Balzer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Leipzig 1969-07-27
12.90.7 Karin Balzer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany East Berlin 1969-09-05
12.81.3 Teresa Sukniewicz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Warsaw 1970-06-20
12.81.112.93 Chi Cheng Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Munich 1970-07-12
12.70.4 Karin Balzer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany East Berlin 1970-07-26
12.71.6 Teresa Sukniewicz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Warsaw 1970-09-20
12.71.5 Karin Balzer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany East Berlin 1971-07-25
12.61.9 Karin Balzer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany East Berlin 1971-07-31
12.50.7 Annelie Ehrhardt Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Potsdam 1972-06-15
12.50.912.93 Pamela Ryan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Warsaw 1972-06-28
12.31.512.68 Annelie Ehrhardt Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Dresden 1973-07-22

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Records since 1977

From 1975, the IAAF accepted separate automatically electronically timed records for events up to 400 metres. From 1977, the IAAF required fully automatic timing to the hundredth of a second for these events. [1]

Ratified
Not ratified
Ratified but later rescinded
Pending ratification
TimeWindAthleteCountryVenueDate
12.590.6 Annelie Ehrhardt Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Munich 1972-09-08
12.481.9 Grażyna Rabsztyn Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Fürth 1978-06-10
12.361.9 Grażyna Rabsztyn Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Warsaw 1980-06-13
12.350.1 Yordanka Donkova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria Cologne 1986-08-17
12.29−0.4 Yordanka Donkova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria Cologne 1986-08-17
12.261.5 Yordanka Donkova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria Ljubljana 1986-09-07
12.251.4 Ginka Zagorcheva Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria Drama 1987-08-08
12.210.7 Yordanka Donkova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria Stara Zagora 1988-08-20
12.200.3 Kendra Harrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States London 2016-07-22
12.120.9 Tobi Amusan Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Eugene 2022-07-24

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Daegu 2011. (Part 5 of 5)" (pdf). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2011. pp. 595, 697, 698. Retrieved 2013-03-11.