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Sprint and hurdle events have been part of athletics since the sport’s earliest years, but many disciplines that once featured in national and international competitions are no longer recognised for World Record purposes. Distances measured in yards, non-standard metric events and discontinued hurdle races played an important role in the evolution of sprinting and helped shape the modern athletics programme.

This section presents the historical progression of World Records in these discontinued and non-Olympic events for both men and women. Although most of these disciplines have disappeared from major championships, their record histories provide a valuable insight into the development of performance, competition formats and the transition from the early era of athletics to the modern Olympic programme.

Discontinued & Non-Olympic Sprint & Hurdle Events
Men’s events

100 yards

Before the metric system became the international standard for athletics, the 100 yards (91.44 m) was the premier sprint event throughout the English-speaking world. During the second half of the nineteenth century it was the benchmark for sprinting in Great Britain, the United States, Australia and several Commonwealth countries, attracting the sport’s leading athletes long before the establishment of the IAAF in 1912.

The event played a fundamental role in the evolution of modern sprinting. Many of the techniques, timing methods and competition formats that later became standard in the 100 metres were first developed through 100-yard races. Early performances were recorded with hand timing and often under differing local rules, making the comparison of marks particularly challenging. As a result, historians continue to debate several pre-IAAF performances and their legitimacy.

The first widely accepted 10.0-second performance was achieved by Arthur Wharton in 1886, although numerous earlier marks have been the subject of historical re-evaluation. With the formation of the IAAF, official world records were standardised, while improvements in starting procedures, track construction and timing technology gradually increased the reliability of record performances.

Although the 100 yards disappeared from major international championships after the widespread adoption of metric distances, it remained an important event in several national competitions for decades. It was contested at the Commonwealth Games until 1970 and survived in American collegiate athletics into the mid-1970s, leaving behind one of the richest and most extensively documented record histories in athletics.

Historical Highlights

• First internationally recognised sprint event before the metric era.
• Dominant event in Britain, the United States and the Commonwealth for over a century.
• Arthur Wharton became the first athlete widely credited with breaking the 10-second barrier (1886).
• Official IAAF world records were recognised from 1906 until the event gradually disappeared from international competition.

Official World Record Progression

Mark	Athlete	Country	Date	City	Competition	Notes
9.0	Houston McTear	USA	9/5/1975	Winter Park	FL High Scholl Championships	(+0.9)
9.0	Ivory Crockett	USA	11/5/1974	Knoxville	Tom Black Classic	(0.0)
9.1	John Carlos	USA	10/5/1969	Fresno	West Coast Relays	(+0.05)
9.1	Charlie Greene	USA	15/6/1967	Provo	NCAA Championships	(+1.5)
9.1	Jim Hines	USA	13/5/1967	Houston	Southwestern Athletic Conference	(+0.84)
9.1	Harry Jerome	CAN	15/7/1966	Edmondon	Canadian Championships	(+0.5)
9.1	Bob Hayes	USA	21/6/1963	St Louis	AAU Championships	(+0.85)
9.2	Harry Jerome	CAN	3/9/1962	Toronto	National Exhibition Meet	(+1.0)
9.2	Harry Jerome	CAN	25/8/1962	Vancouver	National Exhibition Meet	(+1.39)
9.2	Frank Budd	USA	24/6/1961	New York	AAU Championships	(+0.5)
9.3	Harry Jerome	CAN	20/5/1961	Corvallis	Far-West Championships	(0.0)
9.3	Frank Budd	USA	6/5/1961	Villanova	Univ. Match, Villanova- St. Joseph’s- Georgetown	(+1.2)
9.3	Dennis Johnson	JAM	5/5/1961	Sunnyvale	San Jose State All-comers	(+1.3)
9.3	Dennis Johnson	JAM	15/4/1961	San Jose	Armed Forces Meeting	(+1.66)
9.3	Dennis Johnson	JAM	11/3/1961	San Jose	San Jose State Relays	(+0.9)
9.3	Ray Norton	USA	2/4/1960	San Jose	University/Club Meeting	(+1.1)
9.3	Roscoe Cook	USA	30/5/1959	Modesto	California Relays	(+0.7)
9.3	Bill Woodhouse	USA	5/5/1959	Abilene	Quandragular match	(+0.9)
9.3	Ray Norton	USA	12/4/1958	San Jose	Armed Forces Day	(+0.22)
9.3	Bobby Morrow	USA	14/6/1957	Austin	NCAA Championships	(+1.35)
9.3	David Sime	USA	18/5/1957	Raleigh	Carolinas AAU
9.3	David Sime	USA	9/6/1956	Sanger	Central Caliornia AAU
9.3	David Sime	USA	19/5/1956	Raleigh	Carolinas AAU	(-1.3)
9.3	Leamon King	USA	12/5/1956	Fresno	West Coast Relays	(+0.6)
9.3	Jim Colliday	USA	14/5/1955	Evanston	Big 10 Relays	(+1.5)
9.3	Hec Hogan	AUS	13/3/1954	Sydney	National Meet	(0.0)
9.3	Mel Patton	USA	15/5/1948	Fresno	West Coast Relays	(-0.2)
9.4	Mel Patton	USA	24/5/1947	Modesto	Modesto Relays	(+0.7)
9.4	Clyde Jeffrey	USA	16/3/1940	Long Beach	Long Beach Relays
9.4	Jesse Owens	USA	20/6/1936	Chicago	NCAA Championships
9.4	Jesse Owens	USA	25/5/1935	Ann Arbor	Big 10 Championships	(+1.55 cross wind)
9.4	Danie Joubert	SAF	16/5/1931	Grahamstown	Intervarsity Championships
9.4	Frank Wykoff	USA	10/5/1930	Los Angeles	SPAAU Championships
9.5	“Eddie” Tolan	USA	26/5/1929	Evanston	Big 10 Championships	(+1.9)
9.6	Chester Bowman	USA	2/7/1927	Lincoln	AAU Championships
9.6	DeHart Hubbard	USA	5/6/1926	Cincinnati	Meeting	1st man to hold 100y & Long Jump WRs
9.6	Charley Paddock	USA	15/5/1926	Los Angeles	South Pacific AAU
9.6	Charley Paddock	USA	6/9/1924	West Orange	AAU Championships
9.6A	Cyril Coaffee	CAN	12/8/1922	Calgary	Dominion Athletic Meet
9.6	Charley Paddock	USA	4/7/1921	Pasadena	AAU Championships
9.6	Charley Paddock	USA	23/4/1921	Redlands	University of California	two WRs in one race (100m: 10.4)
9.6	Howard Drew	USA	28/3/1914	Berkeley	California Frosh Univ.
9.6	Daniel Kelly	USA	23/6/1906	Spokane	Pasific Northwest AAU	1st WR of the IAAF Era

300 yards

The 300 yards (274.32 m) occupied a unique place in athletics history, bridging the gap between the 220-yard sprint and the 440 yards (later 400 metres). Although never included in the Olympic programme, the event appeared regularly in national championships, university meetings and indoor competitions, particularly in Great Britain and the United States.

Unlike the 100 yards, the 300 yards never achieved worldwide prominence. The event was especially popular during the first half of the twentieth century, when imperial distances remained common in English-speaking countries.

Official IAAF world records were recognised only during the final decades of the event’s history. Earlier performances were recorded under different national regulations and timing practices, making direct comparisons difficult.

Historical Highlights

• Rare intermediate sprint between the 220 and 440 yards.
• Eventually replaced by the universally adopted 300 metres and 400 metres.
• Popular in Great Britain and the United States during the imperial-distance era.

Official World Record Progression

Mark	Athlete	Country	Date	City	Competition	Notes
30.0	József Kovács	HUN	6/10/1935	Budapest	Invitational Meeting, handicap event
30.6	Guy Butler	GBR	26/6/1926	London	LAC Summer Meeting
30.6	Bernie Wafers	USA	26/9/1896	New York

500 metres / (550 yards)

The 500 metres (officially recognised alongside the equivalent 550 yards) occupied a unique position between the sprint and middle-distance events. Although never included in the Olympic programme or major international championships, it was regularly contested at invitation meetings and indoor competitions throughout the first half of the twentieth century.

The event attracted both elite 400-metre sprinters and 800-metre specialists, rewarding a combination of speed, endurance and tactical pacing. As athletics gradually adopted the metric system worldwide, the 500 metres became the preferred distance over the traditional 550 yards, while both remained recognised for world record purposes.

Official world records were ratified by the IAAF from 1913 onwards, with several notable performances set by leading international athletes. Although the event eventually disappeared from the official record programme, it remains one of the most significant discontinued distances in athletics history and is still occasionally contested in exhibition and indoor meetings.

Official World Record Progression

Mark	Athlete	Country	Date	City	Competition	Notes
1:02.0	Benjamin Eastman	USA	6/8/1934	Oslo	International Meeting
1:02.8	Benjamin Eastman	USA	25/7/1934	Stockholm	International Meeting
1:03.0	Ettore Tavernari	ITA	15/6/1929	Budapest	International Meeting
1:03.8	Adriaan Paulen	HOL	25/7/1924	Kristiania	International Meeting
1:05.6	Sven Lundgren	SWE	12/9/1922	Stockholm	International Meeting
1:05.8	Maurice Delvart	FRA	16/10/1920	Paris	International Meeting
1:07.6	Ferenc Rajz	HUN	6/7/1913	Budapest	Meeting of MTK

600 yards

The 600 yards (548.64 m) occupied the transitional zone between the one-lap sprint and middle-distance racing. Unlike the 500 metres, which favoured quarter-milers, the 600 yards demanded a greater balance of sustained speed, endurance and tactical judgement, making it an ideal event for athletes capable of bridging the gap between the 400 and 800 metres.

Throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the distance appeared regularly in Britain and the United States, where imperial measurements dominated athletics. Although never included in the Olympic Games, it became a respected specialty at club meetings, university competitions and indoor championships, attracting many of the world’s leading half-milers.

As international athletics adopted metric distances, however, the 600 yards gradually disappeared from the official programme, leaving behind a record progression that reflects the evolution of middle-distance performance over nearly a century.

Historical Highlights

• Transitional distance between the 400 metres and 800 metres.
• Favoured by both quarter-milers and half-milers.
• Disappeared as metric events became the international standard.

Official World Record Progression

Mark	Athlete	Country	Date	City	Competition	Notes
1:09.2	Ben Eastman	USA	1/4/1933	San Francisco	S.F. PTA Sports Carnival
1:10.4	Douglas Lowe	GBR	26/6/1926	London	LAC Summer Meeting
1:10.8	Mel Sheppard	USA	14/8/1910	New York	Irish Volunteer Games

600 metres

Unlike the 600 yards, the 600 metres never became an official World Record event under the IAAF. Although the distance has occasionally been contested in invitational meetings and has produced outstanding performances by world-class athletes, no official World Record progression was ever recognised. Today, the event survives mainly as a specialty race in selected competitions, with performances recorded as world bests rather than ratified world records. Johny Gray (USA) has the all time best performance of the event, running 1:12.81 in Santa Monica on 24/5/1986.

200 meters hurdles / 220 yeards (201.17 metres) hurdles

Before the 400 metres hurdles became firmly established as the standard long hurdles event, the 200 metres hurdles occupied an important place in international athletics. Run entirely on the curve, the race demanded a unique combination of sprinting speed, rhythm and precise hurdling technique, making it one of the most technically demanding discontinued events.

During the first half of the twentieth century the event featured regularly in university, national and international competitions, particularly in the United States and Europe. Although numerous outstanding performances were recorded before the establishment of the IAAF, official World Record recognition began only in the late 1950s, when performances were standardised under modern ratification rules.

The event gradually disappeared from the international programme as the 400 metres hurdles became the universally accepted long hurdles discipline. Nevertheless, the 200 metres hurdles remain an important chapter in athletics history, illustrating the evolution of hurdling technique on curved tracks.

Historical Highlights

• First internationally significant long hurdles event contested entirely on a bend.
• Combined maximum sprint speed with advanced hurdle rhythm.

Official World Record Progression

Mark	Athlete	Country	Date	City	Competition	Notes
22.5	Glenn Davis	USA	20/8/1960	Bern	International Meeting
22.5	Martin Lauer	FRG	7/7/1959	Zürich	International Meeting	1st WR of the IAAF Era, curve track
22.7y	Charles Tidwell	USA	16/5/1959	Norman	Big 8 Conference
22.7y	Charles Tidwell	USA	14/6/1958	Berkeley	NCAA Championships

Discontinued & Non-Olympic Sprint & Hurdle Events
Women’s events

50 metres

The 50 metres was one of the earliest sprint events contested in women’s athletics, particularly during the sport’s formative years in Europe. Although never adopted as a major international championship event, it occasionally served as a benchmark for pure acceleration before the standardisation of longer sprint distances.

Only a small number of official world records were recognised. The event passed from the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) to the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) during the 1930s, but it never developed an extensive record progression and gradually disappeared from international competition.

Historical Highlights

• One of the earliest recognised women’s sprint events. The event remained of limited international importance and was soon overshadowed by the 60 metres and 100 metres.

Official World Record Progression

Mark	Athlete	Country	Date	City	Competition	Notes
6.4	Stanislawa Walasiewicz	POL	8/10/1933	Katowice
6.4	Marie Mejzlíková I	TCH	20/8/1922	Paris		official intermediate time during the 60m final
6.6	Marie Mejzlíková I	TCH	20/6/1920	Praha		This was a race over 50 yards, and was erroneously approved as a 50m record

60 metres

Before women’s athletics became fully integrated into the international sporting calendar, the 60 metres was one of the most important sprint events for female athletes. During the early decades of the twentieth century it was regularly contested at national and international meetings, providing one of the earliest recognised benchmarks of women’s sprinting before the 100 metres emerged as the universal outdoor sprint.

The history of the event reflects the development of women’s athletics itself. Early performances were achieved before the establishment of international governing bodies, while from 1921 the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) began recognising official world records. Following the integration of women’s athletics into the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF), responsibility for ratifying world records was gradually transferred to the IAAF, creating a continuous and well-documented record progression.

Several of the greatest female sprinters of the twentieth century held the world record in the event, including Stanisława Walasiewicz, Betty Cuthbert and Irina Press. Improvements in track surfaces, timing methods and international competition steadily reduced the record from 8.0 seconds during the early FSFI era to 7.2 seconds by the mid-1970s.

Although the outdoor 60 metres gradually disappeared from major international championships as the 100 metres became the standard sprint event, it continued to influence sprint development for decades. The distance later established itself as the premier short sprint of indoor athletics, where the event remains a cornerstone of World Athletics Indoor Championships and one of the sport’s most prestigious disciplines.

Historical Highlights

• One of the earliest internationally recognised sprint events in women’s athletics.
• Official world records progressed through both the FSFI and later the IAAF, reflecting the evolution of international women’s athletics.
• The outdoor event was eventually superseded by the 100 metres, while the 60 metres became the leading sprint event indoors.

Official World Record Progression

Mark	Athlete	Country	Date	City	Competition	Notes
7.2	Denise Robertson	AUS	16/12/1975	Melbourne	National Meeting
7.2	Lea Alaerts	BEL	2/8/1975	Namur	National Meeting
7.2	Irina Bochkaryova	URS	28/8/1960	Moskva	National Meeting
7.3	Stanislawa Walasiewicz	POL	24/9/1933	Lwów	Polish Pentathlon Championships	1st WR of the IAAF Era. Stronf following wind,, though ratified (controversial gender status)
7.4	Stanislawa Walasiewicz	POL	17/9/1933	Poznan	International Meeting	(controversial gender status)
7.6	Aileen Meagher	CAN	1/7/1932	Halifax	Canadian Maritime Olympic Trials
7.6	Mary Frizzell	CAN	26/6/1932	Vancouver	British Columbia Olympic Trial
7.6	Hild Strike	CAN	28/5/1932	Montreal	Quebec Women’s Amateur Athletic Federation Championships
7.6	Stanislawa Walasiewicz	POL	25/8/1929	Huta Królewska	Dual Meeting POL-TCH	(controversial gender status)
7.6	Marguerite Radideau	FRA	31/8/1926	Stockholm	International Meeting
8.0	Marie Mejzlíková II	TCH	30/7/1922	Prostejov	Women’s Meeting
8.0	Cécile Maugars	FRA	3/7/1921	Paris	Monte-Carlo Games

80 metres

The 80 metres was one of the principal sprint events during the early development of women’s athletics. Before the 100 metres became firmly established as the universal outdoor sprint, the distance featured regularly at national and international competitions and played an important role in the evolution of women’s sprinting.

The event was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) from 1921 and remained an official world-record discipline until the mid-1930s, when responsibility for women’s records passed to the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF).

Historical Highlights

• One of the earliest internationally recognised women’s sprint events. Official world records were ratified by the FSFI before later recognition by the IAAF.
• The progression featured outstanding pioneers including Cécile Maugars, Marie Mejzlíková II, Marguerite Radideau and Stanisława Walasiewicz.

Official World Record Progression

Mark	Athlete	Country	Date	City	Competition	Notes
9.8	Zdenka Koubková	TCH	4/10/1934	Praha	Invitational event during CSR – HUN students match	In 1936 Koubková became Zdenek Koubek. The WRs were annulled by the IAAF, but the IAAF did not take these marks over from FSFI. All CSR record by Koubková were delete on 26/8/1945
9.8	Stanislawa Walasiewicz	TCH	9/10/1933	Katowice		(controversial gender status)
9.9	Stanislawa Walasiewicz	TCH	5/7/1931	Cleveland		(controversial gender status)
10.0	Georgette Gagneaux	FRA	16/6/1929	Paris	Paris Championships
10.0	Marguerite Radideau	FRA	2/7/1926	Praha	Women’s Match TCH-YUG-FRA
9.8	Marie Mejzlíková II	TCH	20/8/1922	Paris	Women’s World Games
9.8	Cécile Maugars	FRA	3/7/1921	Paris	French Championships

100 yards

The 100 yards was the premier women’s sprint before the universal adoption of the 100 metres, occupying a central place in international athletics during the first half of the twentieth century. Contested extensively throughout Europe, North America and the Commonwealth, it served as the principal benchmark for female sprinting and produced one of the richest world record progressions in women’s athletics.

Many of the greatest female sprinters in history held the world record at 100 yards. Mary Lines dominated the early FSFI era before the event entered a period of rapid improvement led by Stanisława Walasiewicz (Stella Walsh), Helen Stephens, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Marjorie Jackson, Betty Cuthbert, Wyomia Tyus and Chi Cheng. Advances in training, track surfaces and timing methods reduced the record from 12.0 seconds in 1921 to 10.0 seconds by 1970.

Historical Highlights

• One of the longest and most prestigious women’s sprint world record progressions, spanning both the FSFI and IAAF eras.
• The event featured numerous Olympic champions and legendary sprinters, including Mary Lines, Stanisława Walasiewicz, Helen Stephens, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Marjorie Jackson, Betty Cuthbert, Wyomia Tyus and Chi Cheng.
• The world record improved by two full seconds, from 12.0 to 10.0, before the event was withdrawn from the official record programme.

Official World Record Progression

Mark	Athlete	Country	Date	City	Competition	Notes
10.0	Chi Cheng	TPE	13/6/1970	Portland	Portland Invitational	(w:+1.55)
10.3	Wyomia Tyus	USA	8/6/1968	Dayton	Ohio Olympic Development Meet	(w:+0.3)
10.4	“Betty” Cuthbert	AUS	1/3/1958	Sydney	New South Wales Championships	(w:0.0)
10.4	Marjorie Jackson	AUS	8/3/1952	Sydney	New South Wales Championships
10.7	Marjorie Jackson	AUS	30/3/1950	Newcastle (AUS)	National Meeting	(w:+0.9)
10.8	Marjorie Jackson	AUS	4/2/1950	Auckland	Commonwealth Games
10.8	Marjorie Jackson	AUS	4/1/1950	Adelaide	National Championships
10.8	“Fanny” Blankers-Koen	HOL	18/5/1944	Amsterdam	National Meeting	(light head wind)
11.0	Decima Norman	AUS	18/3/1939	Morrisville	International Meeting
11.0	Doreen Lumley	NZL	11/3/1939	Auckland	International Meeting
11.0	“Fanny” (Blankers) Koen	HOL	19/6/1938	Amsterdam
11.0	Barbara Burke	SAF	20/4/1935	Pretoria	South African Championships	1sr WR of the IAAF Era (1333m above sea level)
11.2	Marguerita Radideau	FRA	20/6/1926	Paris
11.4	Rose Thompson	GBR	23/9/1924	Paris	International Match FRA-ENG
11.4	Marie Mejzlíková II	TCH	20/8/1922	Paris	1st Women’s World Games
11.6	Mary Lines	GBR	20/8/1922	Paris	1st Women’s World Games	(heat 1)
11.8	Marie Mejzlíková II	TCH	30/7/1922	Postejov	National Meeting	(heat 2)
11.6	Mary Lines	GBR	17/7/1922	London	London Olympiades AC evening meeting
11.8	Mary Lines	GBR	30/10/1921	Paris	International Match FRA-ENG	1st WR ratified by the FSFI

80 metres hurdles

The 80 metres hurdles was the first internationally standardised sprint hurdles event for women and remained the official championship discipline for more than four decades. Introduced during the early development of women’s athletics, it became one of the sport’s flagship technical events, combining explosive speed with precise hurdling technique before eventually giving way to the 100 metres hurdles.

The event mirrors the institutional growth of women’s athletics. Early records were recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) from 1921, before responsibility passed to the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) in 1934. Throughout this period the event evolved considerably, including changes to hurdle spacing and specifications, while improvements in coaching and technique produced a steady progression of world records.

Several of the greatest all-round athletes and hurdlers in history held the world record. Babe Didrikson, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Shirley Strickland, Irina Press, Karin Balzer and Vera Korsakova all contributed to the event’s evolution. Over four decades the world record fell dramatically from 13.8 seconds in the early FSFI era to 10.2 seconds, reflecting the rapid technical development of women’s hurdling.

Following the introduction of the 100 metres hurdles as the international standard, the 80 metres hurdles was contested for the final time at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. The shorter discipline was subsequently removed from the international programme, bringing one of the most influential chapters in women’s hurdles history to a close.

Historical Highlights

• he first internationally recognised women’s hurdles discipline and the predecessor of today’s 100 metres hurdles.
• World records progressed through both the FSFI and IAAF eras, documenting the rapid evolution of women’s hurdling.
• Legendary champions including Babe Didrikson, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Shirley Strickland, Irina Press and Karin Balzer all held the world record.
• The final official world record of 10.2 seconds was set by Vera Korsakova in 1968, shortly before the event was replaced internationally by the 100 metres hurdles.

Official World Record Progression

Mark	Athlete	Country	Date	City	Competition	Notes
10.2	Vera Korsakova	URS	16/6/1968	Riga	International Meeting	(final)
10.3	Vera Korsakova	URS	16/6/1968	Riga	International Meeting	(heat)
10.3	Irina Press	URS	24/10/1965	Tbilisi	Invitational event during the Soviet Junior Championships
10.4	Irina Press	URS	19/9/1965	Kasel	European Cup Final
10.4	Pam Kilborn	AUS	6/2/1965	Melbourne	National Meeting
10.5	Pam Kilborn	AUS	25/10/1964	Osaka	USA – Commowealth – JPN
10.5	Draga Stamejcic	YUG	5/9/1964	Celje	National Meeting
10.5	Irina Press	URS	28/8/1964	Kiev	Soviet Championships
10.5	Irina Press	AUS	9/8/1964	Kiev	International Meeting
10.5	Karin Balzer	GDR	23/5/1964	Leipzig		during a Pentathlon
10.5	Betty Moore	GBR	25/8/1962	Kassel	International DLV Meeting
10.5	Gisela Birkemeyer	GDR	24/7/1960	Leipzig	GDR Championships
10.6	Irina Press	URS	16/7/1960	Moskva	Soviet Championships
10.6	Gisela Birkemeyer	GDR	16/7/1960	Berlin	Olympic Test
10.6	Rimma Kosheleva	URS	26/6/1960	Tula	International MAtch RSFSR – West Poland
10.6	Norma Thrower	AUS	26/3/1960	Brisbane	National Meeting
10.6	Galina Bystrova	URS	8/9/1958	Krasnodar	RSFSR Championships
10.6	“Zenta” Gastl	FRG	29/7/1956	Frechen	International Meeting
10.8	Galina Yermolenko	URS	5/7/1955	Leningrad	National Meeting
10.9	Maria Golunbichaya	URS	3/8/1954	Kiev	EC Test
10.9	Shirley Strickland	AUS	24/7/1952	Helsinki	Olympic Games	(final)
11.0	Shirley Strickland	AUS	23/7/1952	Helsinki	Olympic Games	(heat 1)
11.0	“Fanny” Blankes – Koen	HOL	20/6/1948	Amsterdam	National Meeting
11.3	“Fanny” Blankes – Koen	HOL	20/9/1942	Amsterdam	National Meeting
11.3	Claudia Testoni	ITA	13/8/1939	Dresden	International Match GER-ITA
11.3	Claudia Testoni	ITA	23/7/1939	Garmisch – Partenkirchen	International Meeting
11.6	Lisa Gelius	GER	30/7/1938	Breslau	German Championships
11.6	Barbara Burke	GBR	1/8/1937	Berlin	ISTAF
11.6	Trebisonda Valla	ITA	5/8/1936	Berlin	Olympic Games
11.6	Ruth Engelhard	GER	11/8/1934	London	Women’s World Games	1st WR of the IAAF Era
11.7	“Babe” Didriksen	USA	4/8/1932	Los Angeles	Olympic Games
11.8	Marjorie Clark	SAF	2/4/1931	Pietermaritzburg	Royal Fair meeting
12.1	Maj Jacobsson	SWE	2/9/1930	Stockholm
12.2	Marjorie Clark	SAF	24/5/1930	Pietermaritzburg
12.2	Ludmilla Sychrova	TCH	1/7/1927	Praha	TCH Championships
12.8	Eva von Bredow	GER	12/6/1927	Berlin	SCC Championships	over 80m
13.2	Geneviève Laloz	FRA	20/6/1926	Paris		(over 83m)
13.2	Edith Alauze	FRA	12/7/1925	Colombes	French Championships	(over 83m)
13.6	Geneviève Laloz	FRA	14/7/1924	Paris	French Championships (FSFSF)	(over 83m)
13.8	Germain Delapierre	FRA	3/7/1921	Paris	French Championships (FSFSF)	1st WR ratified by the FSFI (over 83m)