Field Events
Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
Field Events
Event | Mark | Date Set | Location | ||
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High Jump: | World | 6-101/4 | Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria | Aug. 30, 1987 | Rome |
Olympic | 6- 8 | Louise Ritter, USA | Sept. 30, 1988 | Seoul | |
American | 6- 8 | Louise Ritter | July 8, 1988 | Austin | |
6- 8 | Ritter (see Olympic) | — | — | ||
Pole Vault: | World | 15-03/4p | Emma George, Australia | March 21, 1998 | Brisbane, AUS |
Olympic | Not an event | — | — | ||
American | 14-71/4 | Stacy Dragila | May 10, 1997 | Modesto, CA | |
Long Jump: | World | 24- 81/4 | Galina Chistyakova, USSR | June 11, 1988 | Leningrad |
Olympic | 24- 31/4 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA | Sept. 29, 1988 | Seoul | |
American | 24- 7 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | May 22, 1994 | New York | |
Triple Jump: | World | 50-101/4p | Inessa Kravets, Ukraine | Aug. 8, 1995 | Göteborg |
Olympic | 50-31/2 | Inessa Kravets, Ukraine | July 31, 1998 | Atlanta | |
American | 47-31/2 | Sheila Hudson | July 8, 1996 | Stockholm | |
Shot Put: | World | 74- 3 | Natalya Lisovskaya, USSR | June 7, 1987 | Moscow |
Olympic | 73- 61/4 | Ilona Slupianek, E. Germany | July 24, 1980 | Moscow | |
American | 66- 21/2 | Ramona Pagel | June 25, 1988 | San Diego | |
Discus: | World | 252- 0 | Gabriele Reinsch, E. Germany | July 9, 1988 | Neubrandenburg |
Olympic | 237- 21/2 | Martina Hellmann, E. Germany | Sept. 29, 1988 | Seoul | |
American | 216- 10 | Carol Cady | May 31, 1986 | San Jose | |
Javelin: | World | 262- 5 | Petra Felke, E. Germany | Sept. 9, 1988 | Potsdam, E. Ger. |
Olympic | 245- 0 | Petra Felke, E. Germany | Sept. 26, 1988 | Seoul | |
American | 227- 5 | Kate Schmidt | Sept. 10, 1977 | Furth, W. Ger. | |
Hammer: | World | 239-11 | Mihaela Melinte, Romania | July 16, 1998 | Poiana Brasov |
Olympic | Not an event | — | — | ||
American | 220-1 | Amy Palmer | Apr. 3, 1998 | Austin, TX |
Note: The international weights for women— Shot (8 lbs/13 oz); Discus (2 lbs/3.27 oz); Javelin (minimum 1 lb/5.16 oz); Hammer (16 lbs).
Walking | Women | Heptathlon |