Women's discus throw world record progression

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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]

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World record progression

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Ratified but later rescinded
MarkAthleteLocationDate
24.90 m (81 ft 8+1⁄4 in)Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Lilli Henoch  (GER) Berlin 1 October 1922
26.62 m (87 ft 4 in)Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Lilli Henoch  (GER) Berlin 8 July 1923
27.39 m (89 ft 10+1⁄4 in)Flag of France.svg  Yvonne Tembouret  (FRA) Paris 23 September 1923 [1]
27.70 m (90 ft 10+1⁄2 in)Flag of France.svg  Lucie Petit  (FRA) Paris 14 July 1924 [1]
28.325 m (92 ft 11 in)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lisette Petré  (BEL) Brussels 21 July 1924 [2] [3]
30.225 m (99 ft 1+3⁄4 in)Flag of France.svg  Lucienne Velu  (FRA) Paris 14 September 1924 [1]
31.15 m (102 ft 2+1⁄4 in)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Maria Vidlaková  (TCH) Prague 11 October 1925 [1]
34.15 m (112 ft 1⁄4 in)Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Halina Konopacka  (POL) Warsaw 23 May 1926 [1]
38.34 m (125 ft 9+1⁄4 in)Flag of Germany.svg  Milly Reuter  (GER) Braunschweig, Germany 22 August 1926 [1]
39.18 m (128 ft 6+1⁄2 in)Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Halina Konopacka  (POL) Warsaw 4 September 1927 [1]
39.62 m (129 ft 11+3⁄4 in)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Halina Konopacka  (POL) Amsterdam 31 July 1928 [1]
40.345 m (132 ft 4+1⁄4 in)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jadwiga Wajs  (POL) Pabianice, Poland 15 May 1932 [1]
40.39 m (132 ft 6 in)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Jadwiga Wajs (POL) Łódź, Poland16 May 1932 [1]
40.84 m (133 ft 11+3⁄4 in)Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Grete Heublein  (GER) Hagen, Germany19 Jun 1932 [1]
42.43 m (139 ft 2+1⁄4 in)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Jadwiga Wajs (POL) Łódź, Poland19 June 1932 [1]
43.08 m (141 ft 4 in)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Jadwiga Wajs (POL) Królewska Huta, Poland15 July 1933 [1]
43.795 m (143 ft 8 in)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Jadwiga Wajs (POL) London 11 August 1934 [1]
44.34 m (145 ft 5+1⁄2 in)Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Gisela Mauermayer  (GER) Ulm, Germany2 June 1935 [1]
44.76 m (146 ft 10 in)Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Gisela Mauermayer (GER) Nuremberg, Germany4 June 1935 [1]
45.53 m (149 ft 4+1⁄2 in)Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Gisela Mauermayer (GER) Munich 23 June 1935 [1]
46.10 m (151 ft 2+3⁄4 in)Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Gisela Mauermayer (GER) Jena, Germany29 June 1935 [1]
47.12 m (154 ft 7 in)Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Gisela Mauermayer (GER) Dresden, Germany25 August 1935 [1]
48.31 m (158 ft 5+3⁄4 in)Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Gisela Mauermayer (GER) Berlin 11 July 1936 [1]
53.25 m (174 ft 8+1⁄4 in)Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Nina Dumbadze  (URS) Moscow 8 August 1948 [1]
53.37 m (175 ft 1 in)Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg Nina Dumbadze (URS) Gori, Soviet Union 27 May 1951 [1]
53.61 m (175 ft 10+1⁄2 in)Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Nina Romashkova  (URS) Odessa, Soviet Union9 August 1952 [1]
57.04 m (187 ft 1+1⁄2 in)Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg Nina Dumbadze (URS) Tbilisi, Soviet Union18 October 1952 [1]
57.15 m (187 ft 6 in)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Press  (URS) Rome 12 September 1960 [1]
57.43 m (188 ft 5 in)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tamara Press (URS) Moscow 15 July 1961 [1]
58.06 m (190 ft 5+3⁄4 in)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tamara Press (URS) Sofia, Bulgaria 1 September 1961 [1]
58.98 m (193 ft 6 in)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tamara Press (URS) London 20 September 1961 [1]
59.29 m (194 ft 6+1⁄4 in)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tamara Press (URS) Moscow 18 May 1963 [1]
59.70 m (195 ft 10+1⁄4 in)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tamara Press (URS) Moscow 11 August 1965 [1]
61.26 m (200 ft 11+3⁄4 in)Flag of Germany.svg  Liesel Westermann  (FRG) São Paulo, Brazil 5 November 1967 [1]
61.64 m (202 ft 2+3⁄4 in)Flag of East Germany.svg  Christine Spielberg  (GDR) Regis-Breitingen, East Germany 26 May 1968 [1]
62.54 m (205 ft 2 in)Flag of Germany.svg Liesel Westermann (FRG) Werdohl, West Germany 24 July 1968 [1]
62.70 m (205 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Flag of Germany.svg Liesel Westermann (FRG) East Berlin, East Germany18 June 1969 [1]
63.96 m (209 ft 10 in)Flag of Germany.svg Liesel Westermann (FRG) Hamburg, West Germany27 September 1969 [1]
64.22 m (210 ft 8+1⁄4 in)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Faina Melnik  (URS) Helsinki 12 August 1971 [1]
64.88 m (212 ft 10+1⁄4 in)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Faina Melnik (URS) Munich 4 September 1971 [1]
65.42 m (214 ft 7+1⁄2 in)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Faina Melnik (URS) Moscow 31 May 1972 [1] [4]
65.48 m (214 ft 9+3⁄4 in)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Faina Melnik (URS) Augsburg, West Germany24 June 1972 [1] [4]
66.76 m (219 ft 1⁄4 in)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Faina Melnik (URS) Moscow 4 August 1972 [1] [4]
67.32 m (220 ft 10+1⁄4 in)Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Argentina Menis  (ROU) Constanța, Romania 23 September 1972 [1] [4]
67.44 m (221 ft 3 in)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Faina Melnik (URS) Riga, Soviet Union25 May 1973 [1] [4]
67.58 m (221 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Faina Melnik (URS) Moscow 10 July 1973 [1] [4]
69.48 m (227 ft 11+1⁄4 in)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Faina Melnik (URS) Edinburgh 7 September 1973 [1] [4]
69.90 m (229 ft 3+3⁄4 in)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Faina Melnik (URS) Prague 27 May 1974 [1] [4]
70.20 m (230 ft 3+3⁄4 in)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Faina Melnik (URS) Zurich 20 August 1975 [1] [4]
70.50 m (231 ft 3+1⁄2 in)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Faina Melnik (URS) Sochi, Soviet Union24 April 1976 [1] [4]
70.72 m (232 ft 1⁄4 in)Flag of East Germany.svg  Evelin Jahl  (GDR) Dresden, East Germany12 August 1978 [1] [4]
71.50 m (234 ft 6+3⁄4 in)Flag of East Germany.svg Evelin Jahl (GDR) Potsdam, East Germany10 May 1980 [1] [4]
71.80 m (235 ft 6+3⁄4 in)Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Mariya Petkova  (BUL) Sofia, Bulgaria13 July 1980 [1] [4]
73.26 m (240 ft 4+1⁄4 in)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Savinkova  (URS) Leselidze, Soviet Union22 May 1983 [1] [4]
73.36 m (240 ft 8 in)Flag of East Germany.svg  Irina Meszynski  (GDR) Prague 17 August 1984 [1] [4]
74.56 m (244 ft 7+1⁄4 in)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Zdeňka Šilhavá  (TCH) Nitra, Czechoslovakia 26 August 1984 [1] [4]
76.80 m (251 ft 11+1⁄2 in)Flag of East Germany.svg  Gabriele Reinsch  (GDR) Neubrandenburg, East Germany9 July 1988 [1] [4]

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  2. ↑ (in Dutch) Nieuw wereldrecord voor dames, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, 23 July 1924
  3. ↑ (in French) Les Sports - en vitesse, Le radical, 23 July 1924
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