Field Events
Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
Field Events
| Event | Mark | Date Set | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Jump: | World | 6-101/4 | Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria | Aug. 30, 1987 | Rome |
| Olympic | 6-83/4 | Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria | Aug. 3, 1996 | Atlanta | |
| American | 6-8 | Louise Ritter | July 8, 1988 | Austin, Texas | |
| Pole Vault: | World | 15-91/4p | Stacy Dragila, USA | June 9, 2001 | Palo Alto, Calif |
| Olympic | 15-1 | Stacy Dragila, USA | Sept. 25, 2000 | Sydney | |
| American | 15-91/4p | Dragila (same as World) | — | — | |
| 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 | 50-101/4 | Inessa Kravets, Ukraine | Aug. 8, 1995 | Göteborg, SWE |
| Olympic | 50-31/2 | Inessa Kravets, Ukraine | July 31, 1996 | 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 | 227-10p | Suzy Powell | Apr. 27, 2002 | La Jolla, Calif. | |
| Javelin: | World | 234-8*p | Osleidys Menendez, Cuba | July 1, 2001 | Rethymno, GRE |
| Olympic | 226-1* | Trine Hattestad, Norway | Sept. 30, 2000 | Sydney | |
| American | 199-1*p | Kim Kreiner | July 26, 2002 | Rheinfelden, GER | |
| Hammer: | World | 249-7 | Mihaela Melinte, Romania | Aug. 29, 1999 | Rudlingen, SWI |
| Olympic | 233-53/4 | Kamila Skolimowska, Poland | Sept. 29, 2000 | Sydney | |
| American | 236-3p | Anna Norgren-Mahon | July 28, 2002 | Walnut, Calif. |
*The IAAF changed the official design and weight for the women's javelin beginning April 1, 1999.
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 (8 lbs/13 oz).
| Steeplechase | Women | Heptathlon |
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