Women's 80 metres hurdles world record progression

The women's 80 metres hurdles is an outdoor track event over a distance of 80 metres with hurdles. It was run by women until 1972 in international competitions. From the 1972 Summer Olympics, the event has been permanently replaced by the 100 metres hurdles.[1]

Progression

World records of the women's 80 metres hurdles[2]
Athlete (Nation) Time in s Location Date
 Eva von Bredow (GER) 12.8 Berlin, Weimar Republic 12 June 1927
 Babe Didrikson (USA) 11.8 Los Angeles, United States 3 August 1932
 Simone Schaller (USA) 11.8 Los Angeles, United States 3 August 1932
 Babe Didrikson (USA) 11.7 Los Angeles, United States 4 August 1932
 Evelyne Hall (USA) 11.7 Los Angeles, United States 4 August 1932
 Ondina Valla (ITA) 11.6 Berlin, Nazi Germany 5 August 1936
 Claudia Testoni (ITA) 11.3 Garmish-Partenkirchen, Nazi Germany 23 July 1939
 Claudia Testoni (ITA) 11.3 Dresden, Nazi Germany 13 August 1939
 Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) 11.3 Amsterdam, Netherlands 20 September 1942
 Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) 11.0 Amsterdam, Netherlands 20 June 1948
 Shirley Strickland (AUS) 11.0 Helsinki, Finland 23 July 1952
 Shirley Strickland (AUS) 10.9 Helsinki, Finland 24 July 1952
 Mariya Golubnichaya (URS) 10.9 Kyiv, Soviet Union 3 August 1954
 Galina Yermolenko (URS) 10.8 Leningrad, Soviet Union 5 June 1955
 Zenta Gastl (FRG) 10.6 Frechen, West Germany 29 July 1956
 Galina Bystrova (URS) 10.6 Krasnodar, Soviet Union 8 September 1958
 Norma Thrower (AUS) 10.6 Brisbane, Australia 26 March 1960
 Rimma Koshelyova (URS) 10.6 Tula, Soviet Union 26 June 1960
 Gisela Birkemeyer (GDR) 10.6 Berlin 16 July 1960
 Irina Press (URS) 10.6 Moscow, Soviet Unioin 16 July 1960
 Gisela Birkemeyer (GDR) 10.5 Leipzig, East Germany 24 July 1960
 Betty Moore (GBR) 10.5 Kassel, West Germany 25 August 1962
 Karin Balzer (GDR) 10.5 Leipzig, East Germany 23 May 1964
 Irina Press (URS) 10.5 Kyiv, Soviet Union 9 August 1964
 Irina Press (URS) 10.5 Kyiv, Soviet Union 28 August 1964
 Draga Stamejcic (YUG) 10.5 Celje, Yugoslavia 5 September 1964
 Pam Kilborn (AUS) 10.5 Osaka, Japan 25 October 1964
 Pam Kilborn (AUS) 10.4 Melbourne, Australia 6 February 1965
 Irina Press (URS) 10.4 Kassel, West Germany 19 September 1965
 Irina Press (URS) 10.3 Tbilisi, Soviet Union 24 October 1965
 Vera Korsakova (URS) 10.3 Riga, Soviet Union 16 June 1968
 Vera Korsakova (URS) 10.2 Riga, Soviet Union 16 June 1968

References

  1. ^ "Women's 80/100 Meters Hurdles - Del's Athletics Almanac". athletics.hitsites.de. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Progression of IAAF World Records 2015 edition" (PDF), pp. 281–286, International Association of Athletics Federations, 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2024.