compiled by T&FN Staff
(marks updated December 19, 2019)
(¶ = World Record performance)
(i = mark made indoors)
| Track Events | ||
| 100 | 10.71 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) |
| 200 | 21.74 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo (Bahamas) |
| 300 | 34.41 ¶ | Shaunae Miller-Uibo (Bahamas) |
| 400 | 48.14 | Salwa Eid Naser (Bahrain) |
| 800 | 1:54.98 | Caster Semenya (South Africa) |
| 1500 | 3:51.95 | Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) |
| Mile | 4:12.33 ¶ | Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) |
| Steeple | 8:55.58 | Beatrice Chepkoech (Kenya) |
| 3000 | 8:18.49 | Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) |
| 5000 | 14:20.36 | Hellen Obiri (Kenya) |
| 10,000 | 30:17.62 | Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) |
| 100 Hurdles | 12.32 | Danielle Williams (Jamaica) |
| 400 Hurdles | 52.16 ¶ | Dalilah Muhammad (US) |
| Road Events | ||
| Half-Marathon | 65:28 | Brigid Kosgei (Kenya) |
| (aided) | 64:28 | Kosgei |
| Marathon | 2:14:04 ¶ | Brigid Kosgei (Kenya) |
| 20K Walk | 1:25:29 | Glenda Morejón (Ecuador) |
| 50K Walk | 3:57:08 ¶ | Klavdiya Afanasyeva (Russia) |
| Relay Events | ||
| 4 x 100 | 41.44 | Jamaica |
| 4 x 200 | 1:29.25 | PURE Athletics |
| 4 x 400 | 3:18.92 | United States |
| 4 x 800 | 8:25.41 | Oklahoma State |
| 4 x 1500 | 17:39.26 | Villanova |
| Sprint Medley | 3:42.20 | Texas A&M |
| Distance Medley | 10:53.43i | Oregon |
| (outdoor) | 10:59.44 | Penn (US) |
| 4 x 100 Hurdles | 54.59 | Georgia Tech |
| Mixed 4 x 400 | 3:09.34 ¶ | United States |
| Field Events | ||
| High Jump | 6-9 | 2.06 | Mariya Lasitskene (Russia) |
| Pole Vault | 16-2¾ | 4.95 | Anzhelika Sidorova (Russia) |
| Long Jump | 23-11½ | 7.30 | Malaika Mihambo (Germany) |
| Triple Jump | 50-6¾ | 15.41 | Yulimar Rojas (Venezuela) |
| Shot | 66-7¾ | 20.31 | Lijiao Gong (China) |
| Discus | 227-8 | 69.39 | Yaimé Pérez (Cuba) |
| Hammer | 256-8 | 78.24 | DeAnna Price (US) |
| Javelin | 223-0 | 67.98 | Huihui Lu (China) |
| Heptathlon | 6981 | Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Great Britain) |