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The first world record in the men's 800 metres was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. [1] As of June 21, 2011, 23 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [2] "y" denotes time for 880 yards (804.68 m) ratified as a record for the 800 m.
The first world record in the 100 metres sprint for women was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922. The FSFI was absorbed by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1936. The current record is 10.49 seconds set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.
The women's vault record has been advanced 9 times indoors by three different women, each ratified as a world record. The last record to be set indoors was in 2004. Sergey Bubka 's 1993 pole vault world indoor record of 6.15 m was not considered to be a world record, because it was set before the new rule came into effect.
The following table shows the women's heptathlon world record progression starting in 1978 and ratified by the IAAF from June 1981. [1] [2] The first score in the table indicates the score using the tables in use at the time, the second score is based on tables currently in use.
For the third time in nine days, the world record for fastest running of one mile was broken. Sebastian Coe had broken the record of Steve Ovett with 3:48.53 in Zürich on August 19. Ovett took the record back on August 26 in Koblenz at 3:47.33, and Coe set the mark again at Brussels , at 3 minutes, 46.32 seconds, a time that would stand until ...
August 15 – USA's Robin Leamy of UCLA sets a world record time of 22.54 in the 50m freestyle (long course) at Brown Deer, Wisconsin, shaving 0.17 off the previous record (22.71) set by Joseph Bottom exactly one year ago in Honolulu, Hawaii
27 August 2022 0.95 Rosa Pedersen Denmark: 25 February 1930 85 years, 164 days Lyon: 8 August 2015 0.94 Olga Kotelko Canada: 2 March 1919 85 years, 179 days Dorado: 28 August 2004 0.89 Olga Kotelko Canada: 2 March 1919 85 years, 116 days Eugene: 26 June 2004 0.89 i: Olga Kotelko Canada: 2 March 1919 85 years, 12 days Sindelfingen: 14 March 2004 ...
The event superseded the women's 80 metres hurdles. [2] The world records of the women's 100 metres hurdles have been recognised by World Athletics (called the International Association of Athletics Federations until 2019) since 1969. [3] Every world record undergoes a ratification process that includes a wind assistance check and doping ...