Women's 100 metres hurdles world record progression
The following table shows the world record progression in the women's 100 metres hurdles. The first world record in the event was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1969.[1] 22 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.
Records 1969–76[edit]
| Time | Wind | Auto | Athlete | Country | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.3 | 1.0 | Karin Balzer |  East Germany
|
Warsaw | 1969-06-20 | |
| 13.3 | 1.0 | Teresa Sukniewicz |  Poland
|
Warsaw | 1969-06-20 | |
| 13.0 | 1.6 | Karin Balzer | East Germany
|
Leipzig | 1969-07-27 | |
| 12.9 | 0.7 | Karin Balzer | East Germany
|
East Berlin | 1969-09-05 | |
| 12.8 | 1.3 | Teresa Sukniewicz | Poland
|
Warsaw | 1970-06-20 | |
| 12.8 | 1.1 | 12.93 | Chi Cheng |  Chinese Taipei
|
Munich | 1970-07-12 |
| 12.7 | 0.4 | Karin Balzer | East Germany
|
East Berlin | 1970-07-26 | |
| 12.7 | 1.6 | Teresa Sukniewicz | Poland
|
Warsaw | 1970-09-20 | |
| 12.7 | 1.5 | Karin Balzer | East Germany
|
East Berlin | 1971-07-25 | |
| 12.6 | 1.9 | Karin Balzer | East Germany
|
East Berlin | 1971-07-31 | |
| 12.5 | 0.7 | Annelie Ehrhardt | East Germany
|
Potsdam | 1972-06-15 | |
| 12.5 | 0.9 | 12.93 | Pamela Ryan |  Australia
|
Warsaw | 1972-06-28 |
| 12.3 | 1.5 | 12.68 | Annelie Ehrhardt | East Germany
|
Dresden | 1973-07-22 |
Records since 1977[edit]
From 1975, the IAAF accepted separate automatically electronically timed records for events up to 400 metres. From 1977, the IAAF required fully automatic timing to the hundredth of a second for these events.[1]
| Ratified | |
| Not ratified | |
| Ratified but later rescinded | |
| Pending ratification |
| Time | Wind | Athlete | Country | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.59 | 0.6 | Annelie Ehrhardt | East Germany
|
Munich | 1972-09-08 |
| 12.48 | 1.9 | Grażyna Rabsztyn | Poland
|
Fürth | 1978-06-10 |
| 12.36 | 1.9 | Grażyna Rabsztyn |  Poland
|
Warsaw | 1980-06-13 |
| 12.35 | 0.1 | Yordanka Donkova |  Bulgaria
|
Cologne | 1986-08-17 |
| 12.29 | −0.4 | Yordanka Donkova | Bulgaria
|
Cologne | 1986-08-17 |
| 12.26 | 1.5 | Yordanka Donkova | Bulgaria
|
Ljubljana | 1986-09-07 |
| 12.25 | 1.4 | Ginka Zagorcheva | Bulgaria
|
Drama | 1987-08-08 |
| 12.21 | 0.7 | Yordanka Donkova | Bulgaria
|
Stara Zagora | 1988-08-20 |
| 12.20 | 0.3 | Kendra Harrison |  United States
|
London | 2016-07-22 |
| 12.12 | 0.9 | Tobi Amusan |  Nigeria
|
Eugene | 2022-07-24 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Daegu 2011. (Part 5 of 5)" (pdf). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2011. pp. 595, 697, 698. Retrieved 2013-03-11.