Women's 80 metres hurdles world record progression

Women's 80 metres hurdles world record progression refers to the 80 metres hurdles, which 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

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World records of the women's 80 metres hurdles
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 09-08-1964
  Irina Press (URS) 10.5 Kyiv, Soviet Union 28 August 1964
  Draga Stamejcic (YUG) 10.5 Celje, Yugoslavia 5 Septembr 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

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  1. ^ "Women's 80/100 Meters Hurdles - Del's Athletics Almanac". athletics.hitsites.deaccessdate=24 October 2012.