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.
Time | Wind | Auto | Athlete | Country | Venue | Date |
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13.3 | 1.0 | Karin Balzer | East Germany | Warsaw | 1969-06-20 | |
13.3 | 1.0 | Teresa Sukniewicz | Poland | Warsaw | 1969-06-20 | |
13.0 | 1.6 | Karin Balzer | East Germany | Leipzig | 1969-07-27 | |
12.9 | 0.7 | Karin Balzer | East Germany | East Berlin | 1969-09-05 | |
12.8 | 1.3 | Teresa Sukniewicz | Poland | Warsaw | 1970-06-20 | |
12.8 | 1.1 | 12.93 | Chi Cheng | Chinese Taipei | Munich | 1970-07-12 |
12.7 | 0.4 | Karin Balzer | East Germany | East Berlin | 1970-07-26 | |
12.7 | 1.6 | Teresa Sukniewicz | Poland | Warsaw | 1970-09-20 | |
12.7 | 1.5 | Karin Balzer | East Germany | East Berlin | 1971-07-25 | |
12.6 | 1.9 | Karin Balzer | East Germany | East Berlin | 1971-07-31 | |
12.5 | 0.7 | Annelie Ehrhardt | East Germany | Potsdam | 1972-06-15 | |
12.5 | 0.9 | 12.93 | Pamela Ryan | Australia | Warsaw | 1972-06-28 |
12.3 | 1.5 | 12.68 | Annelie Ehrhardt | East Germany | Dresden | 1973-07-22 |
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]
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Time | Wind | Athlete | Country | Venue | Date |
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12.59 | 0.6 | Annelie Ehrhardt | East Germany | Munich | 1972-09-08 |
12.48 | 1.9 | Grażyna Rabsztyn | Poland | Fürth | 1978-06-10 |
12.36 | 1.9 | Grażyna Rabsztyn | Poland | Warsaw | 1980-06-13 |
12.35 | 0.1 | Yordanka Donkova | Bulgaria | Cologne | 1986-08-17 |
12.29 | −0.4 | Yordanka Donkova | Bulgaria | Cologne | 1986-08-17 |
12.26 | 1.5 | Yordanka Donkova | Bulgaria | Ljubljana | 1986-09-07 |
12.25 | 1.4 | Ginka Zagorcheva | Bulgaria | Drama | 1987-08-08 |
12.21 | 0.7 | Yordanka Donkova | Bulgaria | Stara Zagora | 1988-08-20 |
12.20 | 0.3 | Kendra Harrison | United States | London | 2016-07-22 |
12.12 | 0.9 | Tobi Amusan | Nigeria | Eugene | 2022-07-24 |
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