Women's hammer throw world record progression

The first World Record in the hammer throw for women (athletics) was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1994.

Up to today, the IAAF has ratified 25 world records in the event.^[1]

Record Progression

Mark	Athlete	Date	Location	Ref
66.84 m (219 ft 3 in)	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	23 February 1994	Adler, Russia	[1]
66.86 m (219 ft 4 in)	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	4 March 1995	Bucharest, Romania	[1]
67.00 m (219 ft 9 in)	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	24 May 1995	Moscow, Russia	[1]
68.14 m (223 ft 6 in)	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	5 June 1995	Moscow, Russia	[1]
68.16 m (223 ft 7 in)	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	5 June 1995	Moscow, Russia	[1]
69.42 m (227 ft 9 in)	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	12 May 1996	Bucharest, Romania	[1]
69.58 m (228 ft 3 in)	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	8 March 1997	Bucharest, Romania	[1]
71.22 m (233 ft 7 in)	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	22 June 1997	Munich, Germany	[1]
73.10 m (239 ft 9 in)	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	22 June 1997	Munich, Germany	[1]
73.14 m (239 ft 11 in)	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	16 July 1998	Poiana Brasov, Romania	[1]
75.29 m (247 ft 0 in)	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	13 May 1999	Clermont-Ferrand, France	[1]
75.97 m (249 ft 2 in)	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	13 May 1999	Clermont-Ferrand, France	[1]
76.05 m (249 ft 6 in)	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	29 August 1999	Rüdlingen, Switzerland	[1]
76.07 m (249 ft 6 in)	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	29 August 1999	Rüdlingen, Switzerland	[1]
77.06 m (252 ft 9 in)	Tatyana Lysenko (RUS)	15 July 2005	Moscow, Russia	[1]
77.26 m (253 ft 5 in)	Gulfiya Khanafeyeva (RUS)	12 June 2006	Tula, Russia	[1]
77.41 m (253 ft 11 in)	Tatyana Lysenko (RUS)	24 June 2006	Zhukovsky, Russia	[1]
77.80 m (255 ft 2 in)	Tatyana Lysenko (RUS)	15 August 2006	Tallinn, Estonia	[1]
77.96 m (255 ft 9 in)	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	22 August 2009	Berlin, Germany	[2]
78.30 m (256 ft 10 in)	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	6 June 2010	Bydgoszcz, Poland	[3]
79.42 m (260 ft 6 in)	Betty Heidler (GER)	21 May 2011	Halle/Saale, Germany	[4][5][6]
79.58 m (261 ft 1 in)	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	31 August 2014	Berlin, Germany	[7]
79.83 m (261 ft 10 in)	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	27 June 2015	Wrocław, Poland	[8]
81.08 m (266 ft 0 in)	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	1 August 2015	Władysławowo, Poland	[9]
82.29 m (269 ft 11 in)	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	15 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[10]
82.98 m (272 ft 2 in)	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	28 August 2016	Warszawa, Poland	[11]

References

1. "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009." (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 648. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
2. Bob Ramsak (2009-08-22). "77.96m World Hammer Throw record by Wlodarczyk in Berlin!". IAAF. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
3. Pawel Jackowski (2010-06-06). "78.30m World record in the Hammer Throw by Wlodarczyk in Bydgoszcz". IAAF. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
4. "Betty Heidler wirft Weltrekord" (in German). DLV. 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
5. "Hallesche Werfertage 2011 Complete Results". DLV. 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
6. Jörg Wenig (2011-05-21). "79.42m - Heidler breaks World hammer Throw record in Halle - UPDATED". IAAF. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
7. CBC Sports (2014-08-31). "Anita Wlodarczyk sets world record in hammer throw". CBC. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
8. "NEW HAMMER WORLD RECORD BY ANITA WLODARCZYK 79.83m (261′ 11″)". throwholics.com. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
9. Jon Mulkeen (1 August 2015). "Wlodarczyk smashes hammer world record with 81.08m in Cetniewo". IAAF. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
10. "Hammer Throw Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
11. "Wlodarczyk extends hammer world record in Warsaw". IAAF. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.