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Event↕ | Perf.↕ | W↕ | N↕ | Average speed↕ | Pts↕ | Athlete(s)↕ | Nat.↕ | Date↕ | Meeting↕ | Location↕ | Ctry.↕ | R↕ | V↕ | P↕ |
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| 50 m | 5.96 | i + | 18.76 (30.20) | 1,245 | Irina Privalova | RUS | 9 Feb 1995 | Madrid | ESP | |||||
| 60 m | 6.92 | i | 19.40 (31.21) | 1,248 | 11 Feb 1993 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 6.92 | i | 19.40 (31.21) | 1248 | 9 Feb 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 100 m | 10.49 | 0.0 | 21.32 (34.32) | 1,314 | Florence Griffith Joyner | USA | 16 Jul 1988 | US Olympic Trials | Indianapolis | USA | P | |||
| 200 m | 21.34 | +1.3 | 20.97 (33.74) | 1,308 | 29 Sep 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul | KOR | P | — | — | |||
| 200 m sh | 21.87 | i | 20.46 (32.92) | 1,288 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 13 Feb 1993 | Meeting Pas de Calais | Liévin | FRA | ||||
| 400 m | 47.60 | 18.80 (30.25) | 1,304 | Marita Koch | GDR | 6 Oct 1985 | World Cup | Canberra | AUS | P | ||||
| 400 m sh | 49.17 | i | 18.198 (29.286) | 1,272 | Femke Bol | NED | 2 Mar 2024 | World Championships | Glasgow | GBR | ||||
| 800 m | 1:53.28 | 15.80 (25.42) | 1,286 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | TCH | 26 Jul 1983 | Munich | FRG | P | |||||
| 800 m sh | 1:55.82 | i | 15.451 (24.866) | 1,255 | Jolanda Čeplak | SLO | 3 Mar 2002 | European Championships | Vienna | AUT | ||||
| 1:54.87 | i | 15.58 (25.07) | 1272 | Keely Hodgkinson | GBR | 19 Feb 2026 | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | Liévin | FRA | — | ||||
| 1000 m | 2:28.98 | 15.015 (24.164) | 1,251 | Svetlana Masterkova | RUS | 23 Aug 1996 | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels | BEL | P | ||||
| 1000 m sh | 2:30.94 | i | 14.82 (23.851) | 1,246 | Maria Mutola | MOZ | 25 Feb 1999 | GE Galan | Stockholm | SWE | ||||
| 1500 m | 3:49.04 | 14.650 (23.577) | 1,295 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 7 Jul 2024 | Meeting de Paris | Paris | FRA | P | ||||
| 3:48.68 | 14.673 (23.614) | 1298 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 5 Jul 2025 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene | USA | — | |||||
| 1500 m sh | 3:53.09 | i | 14.395 (23.167) | 1,285 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 9 Feb 2021 | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | Liévin | FRA | ||||
| Mile | 4:06.91 | 14.610 (23.512) | 1,296 | Faith Kipyegon | KEN | 26 Jun 2025 | Breaking4 | Paris, France | — | |||||
| 4:07.64 | 14.537 (23.395) | 1286 | 21 Jul 2023 | Herculis | Monaco | MON | P | — | — | — | ||||
| Mile sh | 4:13.31 | i | 14.212 (22.872) | 1,273 | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH | 17 Feb 2016 | Globen Galan | Stockholm | SWE | ||||
| Mile (road) | 4:20.98 | Wo | 13.714 (22.071) | 1,185 | Diribe Welteji | 1 Oct 2023 | World Road Running Championships | Riga | LVA | P | — | |||
| 2000 m | 5:19.70 | 13.994 (22.521) | 1,252 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 12 Jul 2024 | Herculis | Monaco | MON | P | ||||
| 3000 m | 8:06.11 | 13.805 (22.217) | 1,293 | Wang Junxia | CHN | 13 Sep 1993 | Chinese National Games | Beijing | CHN | P | ||||
| 3000 m sh | 8:16.60 | i | 13.514 (21.748) | 1,281 | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH | 6 Feb 2014 | XL Galan | Stockholm | SWE | ||||
| 5000 m | 13:58.06 | 13.346 (21.478) | 1,286 | Beatrice Chebet | KEN | 5 Jul 2025 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene | USA | P | ||||
| 5000 m sh | 14:18.86 | i | 13.023 (20.958) | 1,270 | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH | 19 Feb 2015 | XL Galan | Stockholm | SWE | ||||
| 5 km (road) | 13:54.00 | Mx | 13.41 (21.58) | 1,295 | Beatrice Chebet | KEN | 31 Dec 2024 | Cursa dels Nassos | Barcelona | ESP | P | |||
| 14:13.00 | Wo | 13.11 (21.10) | P | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 10,000 m | 28:54.14 | 12.899 (20.760) | 1,309 | 25 May 2024 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene | USA | P | — | — | ||||
| 10 km (road) | 28:46.00 | Mx | 12.96 (20.86) | 1,317 | Agnes Jebet Ngetich | 14 Jan 2024 | 10K Valencia Ibercaja | Valencia | ESP | P | — | |||
| 29:27.00 | Wo | 12.659 (20.373) | 1278 | 26 Apr 2025 | Adizero: Road to Records | Herzogenaurach | GER | — | — | — | — | |||
| 29:26.00 | Wo | 12.67 (20.39) | 1279 | Agnes Jebet Ngetich | KEN | 18 Nov 2023 | Urban Trail de Lille | Lille | FRA | — | — | |||
| 29:24.00 | Wo | 12.68 (20.41) | N/A | 10 Sep 2023 | Brașov Running Festival | Brașov | ROU | — | — | — | — | |||
| One hour (track) | 18,930 m | 11.763 (18.930) | N/A | Sifan Hassan | NED | 4 Sep 2020 | Diamond League | Brussels | BEL | P | ||||
| Half marathon | 1:02:52 | Mx | 12.512 (20.135) | 1,281 | Letesenbet Gidey | ETH | 24 Oct 2021 | Valencia Half Marathon | Valencia | ESP | P | |||
| 1:05:16 | Wo | 12.055 (19.400) | 1229 | Peres Jepchirchir | KEN | 17 Oct 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia | POL | — | — | |||
| Marathon | 2:09:56.00 | Mx | 12.107 (19.485) | 1,339 | Ruth Chepng'etich | 13 Oct 2024 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago | USA | P | — | |||
| 2:15:50.00 | Wo | 11.581 (18.638) | 1253 | Tigst Assefa | ETH | 27 Apr 2025 | London Marathon | London | GBR | — | — | |||
| 50 km (road) | 2:59:54.00 | Mx | 10.36 (16.68) | N/A | Desiree Linden | USA | 13 Apr 2021 | Brooks Running 50 km & Marathon | Dorena Lake | USA | ||||
| 3:00:30.00 | Wo | 10.33 (16.62) | N/A | Emane Seifu Hayile | ETH | 26 Feb 2023 | Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers Ultramarathon | Gqeberha | RSA | — | — | |||
| 100 km (road) | 6:33:11.00 | Mx | 9.4822 (15.260) | N/A | Tomoe Abe | JPN | 25 Jun 2000 | Lake Saroma Ultramarathon | Yūbetsu | JPN | ||||
| 50 m hurdles | 6.58 | i | 17.00 (27.36) | 1,231 | Cornelia Oschkenat | GDR | 20 Feb 1988 | East Berlin | GDR | |||||
| 60 m hurdles | 7.65 | i | 17.55 (28.24) | 1,242 | Devynne Charlton | BAH | 3 Mar 2024 | World Championships | Glasgow | GBR | P | |||
| 7.63 | i X | 17.59 (28.31) | N/A | Lyudmila Narozhilenko | RUS | 4 Mar 1993 | Seville | ESP | — | |||||
| 100 m hurdles | 12.12 | +0.9 | 18.457 (29.703) | 1,272 | Tobi Amusan | NGR | 24 Jul 2022 | World Championships | Eugene | USA | P | |||
| 400 m hurdles | 50.37 | 17.764 (28.588) | 1,322 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | USA | 8 Aug 2024 | Olympic Games | Saint-Denis | FRA | P | ||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:44.32 | 12.799 (20.598) | 1,285 | Beatrice Chepkoech | KEN | 20 Jul 2018 | Herculis | Monaco | MON | P | ||||
| High jump | 2.10 m | 1,319 | Yaroslava Mahuchikh | UKR | 7 Jul 2024 | Meeting de Paris | Paris | FRA | P | |||||
| Pole vault | 5.06 m | 1,290 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 28 Aug 2009 | Weltklasse Zürich | Zürich | SUI | P | |||||
| Long jump | 7.52 m | +1.4 | 1,333 | Galina Chistyakova | URS | 11 Jun 1988 | Brothers Znamensky Memorial | Leningrad | URS | P | ||||
| Triple jump | 15.74 m | N/A | i | 1,297 | Yulimar Rojas | VEN | 20 Mar 2022 | World Championships | Belgrade | SRB | P | |||
| Shot put | 22.63 m | 1,372 | Natalya Lisovskaya | URS | 7 Jun 1987 | Brothers Znamensky Memorial | Moscow | URS | P | |||||
| Discus throw | 76.80 m | 1,382 | Gabriele Reinsch | GDR | 9 Jul 1988 | East Germany–Italy tournament | Neubrandenburg | GDR | P | |||||
| Hammer throw | 82.98 m | 1,303 | Anita Włodarczyk | POL | 28 Aug 2016 | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | Warsaw | POL | P | |||||
| Javelin throw | 72.28 m | 1,306 | Barbora Špotáková | CZE | 13 Sep 2008 | World Athletics Final | Stuttgart | GER | P | |||||
| Pentathlon sh | 5055 pts | i | 1,254 | Nafi Thiam | BEL | 3 Mar 2023 | European Championships | Istanbul | TUR | |||||
| Heptathlon | 7291 pts | 1,331 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | USA | 24 Sep 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul | KOR | P | |||||
| Decathlon | 8358 pts | N/A | Austra Skujytė | LTU | 15 Apr 2005 | Audrey Walton Combined Events | Columbia | USA | P | |||||
| 3000 m walk sh | 11:40.33 | i | 9.582 (15.421) | 1,207 | Claudia Iovan | ROU | 30 Jan 1999 | Bucharest | ROU | |||||
| 11:35.34 | i # | 9.651 (15.532) | 1217 | Gillian O'Sullivan | IRL | 15 Feb 2003 | Belfast | GBR | — | |||||
| 10,000 m walk (track) | 41:56.23 | 8.890 (14.307) | 1,196 | Nadezhda Ryashkina | URS | 24 Jul 1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle | USA | |||||
| 41:37.90 | 8.955 (14.412) | 1207 | Gao Hongmiao | CHN | 7 Apr 1994 | Beijing | CHN | — | — | |||||
| 20,000 m walk (track) | 1:26:52.30 | i | 8.583 (13.814) | 1,193 | Olimpiada Ivanova | RUS | 6 Sep 2001 | Goodwill Games | Brisbane | AUS | ||||
| 20 km walk (road) | 1:23:49 | 8.896 (14.317) | 1,248 | Yang Jiayu | CHN | 20 Mar 2021 | Chinese Race Walking Championships | Huangshan | CHN | P | ||||
| 1:23:39 | 8.914 (14.346) | 1251 | Elena Lashmanova | RUS | 9 Jun 2018 | Russian Race Walking Championships | Cheboksary | RUS | — | — | ||||
| Half marathon walk (road) | 1:30:30.00 | Standard time | ||||||||||||
| 35 km walk (road) | 2:37:15 | 8.298 (13.355) | 1,262 | María Pérez | ESP | 21 May 2023 | European Race Walking Team Championships | Poděbrady | CZE | |||||
| Marathon walk (road) | 3:17:00.00 | Standard time | ||||||||||||
| 50,000 m walk (track) | 4:29:45.560 | 6.910 (11.121) | N/A | Katie Burnett | USA | 13 Jul 2019 | National Invitational Racewalks | San Diego | USA | |||||
| 50 km walk (road) | 3:59:15 | 7.791 (12.539) | 1,244 | Liu Hong | CHN | 9 Mar 2019 | Chinese Race Walk Grand Prix | Huangshan | CHN | P | ||||
| 3:57:08 | 7.861 (12.651) | 1256 | Klavdiya Afanasyeva | RUS | 15 Jun 2019 | Russian Race Walking Championships | Cheboksary | RUS | — | — | ||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | 40.82 | 21.92 (35.277) | 1,273 | Tianna MadisonAllyson FelixBianca KnightCarmelita Jeter | USA | 10 Aug 2012 | Olympic Games | London | GBR | P | ||||
| 4 × 200 m relay | 1:27.46 | 20.461 (32.929) | 1,233 | LaTasha JenkinsLaTasha Colander-RichardsonNanceen PerryMarion Jones | 29 Apr 2000 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia | USA | — | |||||
| 1:27.05 | 20.558 (33.084) | 1241 | Dina Asher-SmithRhasidat AdelekeLanae-Tava ThomasJulien Alfred | GBR IRL JAM LCA | 30 Mar 2024 | Texas Relays | Austin | USA | — | — | ||||
| 4 × 200 m relay sh | 1:32.41 | i | 19.365 (31.166) | 1,181 | Yekaterina KondratyevaIrina KhabarovaYuliya PechonkinaYuliya Gushchina | RUS | 29 Jan 2005 | Aviva International Match | Glasgow | GBR | ||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:15.17 | 18.338 (29.513) | 1,267 | Tatyana LedovskayaOlga NazarovaMariya PiniginaOlga Bryzgina | URS | 1 Oct 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul | KOR | P | ||||
| 4 × 400 m relay sh | 3:23.37 | i | 17.599 (28.323) | 1,220 | Olesya KrasnomovetsOlga ZaytsevaOlga KotlyarovaYuliya Gushchina | RUS | 28 Jan 2006 | Aviva International Match | Glasgow | GBR | ||||
| 3:21.75 | i A | 17.740 (28.550) | 1234 | Amber AnningJoanne ReidRosey EffiongBritton Wilson | GBR JAM USA USA | 11 Mar 2023 | NCAA Division I Championships | Albuquerque | USA | — | ||||
| 4 × 800 m relay | 7:50.17 | 15.225 (24.502) | 1,260 | Irina PodyalovskayaNadezhda OlizarenkoLyubov GurinaLyudmila Borisova | URS | 5 Aug 1984 | Moscow | URS | ||||||
| 4 × 800 m relay sh | 8:05.89 | i | 14.732 (23.709) | 1,295 | Chrishuna WilliamsRaevyn RogersCharlene LipseyAjeé Wilson | USA | 3 Feb 2018 | Millrose Games | New York City | USA | ||||
| Distance medley relay | 10:36.50 | 14.058 (22.624) | N/A | Treniere MoserSanya Richards-RossAjeé WilsonShannon Rowbury | 2 May 2015 | World Relays | Nassau | BAH | — | — | ||||
| 4 × 1500 m relay | 16:27.02 | 13.598 (21.884) | 1,260 | Colleen QuigleyElise CrannyKarissa SchweizerShelby Houlihan | 31 Jul 2020 | Bowerman TC Intrasquad Meet IV | Portland | USA | — | |||||
| Road relay42.195 km | 2:11:41.00 | Mx | 11.946 (19.226) | N/A | Jiang BoDong YanmeiZhao FengtingMa ZaijieLan LixinLi Na | CHN | 28 Feb 1998 | Beijing | CHN | |||||
| 2:16:04.00 | Wo | 11.561 (18.606) | N/A | Genet GebregiogiosBirhane AdereAyelech WorkuGete WamiGetenesh UrgeLuchia Yischak | ETH | 13 Apr 1996 | Copenhagen | DEN | — | — | — |
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