Women's discus throw world record progression


The first world record in the women's discus throw was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1923. As of 2013, 55 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.

World record progression

Ratified
Not ratified
Ratified but later rescinded

MarkAthleteLocationDate
Berlin1 October 1922
Berlin8 July 1923
Paris23 September 1923
Paris14 July 1924
Brussels21 July 1924
Paris14 September 1924
Prague11 October 1925
Warsaw23 May 1926
Braunschweig, Germany22 August 1926
Warsaw4 September 1927
Amsterdam31 July 1928
Pabianice, Poland15 May 1932
Łódź, Poland16 May 1932
Hagen, Germany19 Jun 1932
Łódź, Poland19 June 1932
Królewska Huta, Poland15 July 1933
London11 August 1934
Ulm, Germany2 June 1935
Nuremberg, Germany4 June 1935
Munich23 June 1935
Jena, Germany29 June 1935
Dresden, Germany25 August 1935
Berlin11 July 1936
Moscow8 August 1948
Gori, Soviet Union27 May 1951
Odessa, Soviet Union9 August 1952
Tbilisi, Soviet Union18 October 1952
Rome12 September 1960
Moscow15 July 1961
Sofia, Bulgaria1 September 1961
London20 September 1961
Moscow18 May 1963
Moscow11 August 1965
São Paulo, Brazil5 November 1967
Regis-Breitingen, East Germany26 May 1968
Werdohl, West Germany24 July 1968
East Berlin, East Germany18 June 1969
Hamburg, West Germany27 September 1969
Helsinki12 August 1971
Munich4 September 1971
Moscow31 May 1972
Augsburg, West Germany24 June 1972
Moscow4 August 1972
Constanța, Romania23 September 1972
Riga, Soviet Union25 May 1973
Moscow10 July 1973
Edinburgh7 September 1973
Prague27 May 1974
Zurich20 August 1975
Sochi, Soviet Union24 April 1976
Dresden, East Germany12 August 1978
Potsdam, East Germany10 May 1980
Sofia, Bulgaria13 July 1980
Leselidze, Soviet Union22 May 1983
Prague17 August 1984
Nitra, Czechoslovakia26 August 1984
Neubrandenburg, East Germany9 July 1988