Field Events

Updated September 27, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

Field Events

Event Mark Date Set Location
High Jump: World 6-101/4Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria Aug. 30, 1987 Rome
Olympic 6- 8Louise Ritter, USA Sept. 30, 1988 Seoul
American 6- 8Louise Ritter July 8, 1988 Austin
6- 8Ritter (see Olympic) — —
Pole Vault: World 15-03/4pEmma George, AustraliaMarch 21, 1998Brisbane, AUS
Olympic Not an event — —
American 14-71/4Stacy DragilaMay 10, 1997Modesto, CA
Long Jump: World 24- 81/4Galina Chistyakova, USSR June 11, 1988 Leningrad
Olympic 24- 31/4Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA Sept. 29, 1988 Seoul
American 24- 7Jackie Joyner-Kersee May 22, 1994 New York
Triple Jump: World 50-101/4pInessa Kravets, Ukraine Aug. 8, 1995 Göteborg
Olympic 50-31/2Inessa Kravets, Ukraine July 31, 1998Atlanta
American 47-31/2Sheila HudsonJuly 8, 1996 Stockholm
Shot Put: World 74- 3Natalya Lisovskaya, USSR June 7, 1987 Moscow
Olympic 73- 61/4Ilona Slupianek, E. Germany July 24, 1980 Moscow
American 66- 21/2Ramona Pagel June 25, 1988 San Diego
Discus: World 252- 0Gabriele Reinsch, E. Germany July 9, 1988 Neubrandenburg
Olympic 237- 21/2 Martina Hellmann, E. Germany Sept. 29, 1988 Seoul
American 216- 10Carol Cady May 31, 1986 San Jose
Javelin: World 262- 5Petra Felke, E. Germany Sept. 9, 1988 Potsdam, E. Ger.
Olympic 245- 0Petra Felke, E. Germany Sept. 26, 1988 Seoul
American 227- 5Kate Schmidt Sept. 10, 1977 Furth, W. Ger.
Hammer: World 239-11Mihaela Melinte, RomaniaJuly 16, 1998Poiana Brasov
Olympic Not an event — —
American 220-1Amy PalmerApr. 3, 1998Austin, 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).

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Women: Track And Field, 1997-98 Season
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