American Records—Women
American Records are those ratified by USATF
Symbols:
+ = event not recognized as official
(A) = mark made at over 1000m of altitude (in affected events only)
M = miles
m = meters
p = mark still pending ratification
| Track Events |
| 100 |
10.49 |
Florence Griffith Joyner
(World Class AC) |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
7/16/88 |
|
[T&FN believes the 10.49 is illegally wind-aided and should never have been accepted as the WR] |
|
[The “real” fastest is 10.61 Florence Griffith Joyner
(WCAC) Indianapolis, Indiana 7/17/88] |
| 200 |
21.34 |
Florence Griffith Joyner (World Class AC) |
Seoul, South Korea |
9/29/88 |
| 400 |
48.70 |
Sanya Richards-Ross (Nike) |
Athens, Greece |
9/17/06 |
| 800 |
1:56.40 |
Jearl Miles Clark (Reebok) |
Zürich, Switzerland |
8/11/99 |
| 1000 |
2:31.80 |
Regina Jacobs (Mizuno) |
Brunswick, Maine |
7/03/99 |
| 1500 |
3:57.12 |
Mary Slaney (Athletics West) |
Stockholm, Sweden |
7/26/83 |
| Mile |
4:16.71 |
Mary Slaney (Athletics West) |
Zürich, Switzerland |
8/21/85 |
| 2000 |
5:32.7 |
Mary Slaney (Athletics West) |
Eugene, Oregon |
8/03/84 |
| Steeple |
9:12.50 |
Jenny Simpson (Colorado) |
Berlin, Germany |
8/17/09 |
| 3000 |
8:25.83 |
Mary Slaney (Athletics West) |
Rome, Italy |
9/07/85 |
| 5000 |
14:44.76 |
Molly Huddle (Saucony) |
Brussels, Belgium |
8/27/10 |
| 10,000 |
30:22.22 |
Shalane Flanagan (Nike) |
Beijing, China |
8/15/08 |
| 100 Hurdles |
12.33 |
Gail Devers (Nike) |
Sacramento, California |
7/23/00 |
| 400 Hurdles |
52.47 |
Lashinda Demus (Nike) |
Daegu, South Korea |
9/01/11 |
| Relay Events |
| 4 x 100 |
40.82 |
National Team |
London, England |
8/10/12 |
|
(Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter) |
| 4 x 200 |
1:27.46 |
USA Blue |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
4/29/00 |
|
(LaTasha Jenkins, LaTasha Colander-Richardson, Nanceen Perry, Marion Jones 20.8) |
| 4 x 400 |
3:15.51 |
National Team |
Seoul, South Korea |
10/01/88 |
|
(Denean Howard 49.82, Diane Dixon 49.17,
Valerie Brisco 48.44, Florence Griffith Joyner 48.08) |
| 4 x 800 |
8:17.91 |
Tennessee |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
4/25/09 |
|
(Kimarra McDonald 2:09.14, Chanelle Price 2:02.45,
Sarah Bowman 2:03.70, Phoebe Wright 2:02.62) |
| 4 x 1500 |
17:08.34 |
Tennessee |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
4/24/09 |
|
(Chanelle Price 4:19.5, Phoebe Wright 4:19.0, Rolanda Bell 4:19.6, Sarah Bowman 4:10.2) |
| 800 Medley |
1:36.79 |
Wilt’s AC |
Knoxville, Tennessee |
6/20/82 |
|
(Brenda Morehead, Jeanette Bolden, Alice Brown, Arlise Emerson 51.5) |
| Sprint Medley |
3:37.16 |
USA Blue |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
4/29/06 |
|
(Rachelle Smith, Lauryn Williams, Monica Hargrove 52.1, Hazel Clark 2:00.2) |
| Distance Medley |
10:48.38 |
Villanova |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
4/28/88 |
|
(Kathy Franey 3:21.0, Michelle Bennett 52.8, Celeste Halliday 2:04.7, Vicki Huber 4:29.9) |
| 4 x 100H+ |
52.96 |
Texas A&M |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
4/25/08 |
|
(Gabby Mayo, Whitney Holmes, Lindsey Adams, Jennifer Williams) |
|
52.38p |
Star Athletics
|
Gainesville, Florida
|
4/07/12 |
|
(Damu Cherry-Mitchell, Loreal Smith, Tiki James, Kellie Wells) |
| Field Events |
| High Jump |
2.05 | 6-8¾ |
Chaunté Lowe (Nike) |
Des Moines, Iowa |
6/26/10 |
| Pole Vault |
4.92 | 16-1¾ |
Jenn Suhr (adidas) |
Eugene Oregon |
7/06/08 |
| Long Jump |
7.49 | 24-7 |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Honda) |
New York, New York |
5/22/94 |
|
7.49 | 24-7(A) |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Honda) |
Sestriere, Italy |
7/31/94 |
| Triple Jump |
14.45 | 47-5 |
Tiombé Hurd (Nike) |
Sacramento, California |
7/11/04 |
| Shot |
20.18 | 66-2½
20.18 | 66-2½ |
Ramona Pagel (Mazda TC)
Jill Camarena-Williams (NYAC) |
San Diego, California
St.-Denis, France |
6/25/88
7/08/11 |
| Discus |
67.74 | 222-3 |
Stephanie Brown Trafton (Nike)
|
Wailuku, Hawai‘i |
5/04/12 |
| Hammer |
74.19 | 243-5 |
Jessica Cosby (Nike) |
Eugene, Oregon |
6/01/12 |
| Javelin |
66.67 | 218-8 |
Kara Patterson (Asics) |
Des Moines Iowa |
6/25/10 |
| Multi Event |
| Heptathlon |
7291 |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (World Class AC) |
Seoul, South Korea |
9/23–24/88 |
|
(12.69, 1.86/6-1¼, 15.80/51-10, 22.56 [4264], |
|
7.27/23-10¼, 45.66/149-10, 2:08.51 [3027]) |
| Road Events |
| 5K |
14:54 |
Deena Kastor (Asics) |
Carlsbad, California |
4/07/02 |
| 8K |
24:36 |
Deena Kastor (Asics) |
Chicago, Illinois |
4/03/05 |
| 10K |
31:06 |
Lynn Jennings (Nike International) |
Orlando, Florida |
3/03/90 |
| 15K |
47:15 |
Deena Kastor (Asics) |
Jacksonville, Florida |
3/08/03 |
| 20K |
1:04:07 |
Deena Kastor (Asics) |
Berlin, Germany |
4/02/06 |
| Half-Marathon |
1:07:34 |
Deena Kastor (Asics) |
Berlin, Germany |
4/02/06 |
| 25K |
1:24:43 |
Joan Samuelson (Nike) |
Grand Rapids, Michigan
|
5/10/86 |
|
1:24:36p |
Janet Bawcom (Atlanta TC) |
Grand Rapids, Michigan
|
5/12/12 |
| 30K |
1:39:08 |
Deena Kastor (Asics) |
London, England |
4/23/06 |
| Marathon |
2:19:36 |
Deena Kastor (Asics) |
London, England |
4/23/06 |
| 100K |
7:00:48 |
Ann Trason (unattached) |
Winschoten, Holland |
9/16/95 |
| Walk Events |
| 10,000 |
44:41.87 |
Michelle Rohl (Parkside AC) |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
7/26/94 |
| 10K Road |
44:17 |
Michelle Rohl (Brooks) |
Göteborg, Sweden |
8/07/95 |
| 20,000 |
1:33:28.15 |
Teresa Vaill (Walk USA) |
Carson, California |
5/25/06 |
| 20K Road |
1:31:51 |
Michelle Rohl (Moving Comfort) |
Kenosha, Wisconsin |
5/13/00 |
January 16, 2013
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