compiled by Jim Rorick as of September 27, 2019
| Best Non-final Marks (all rounds) | |||
| 100 | 10.62 | Florence Griffith-Joyner (US) | Olympic Games 88 |
| 10.49w | Griffith-Joyner | Olympic Trials 88 | |
| 200 | 21.56 | Florence Griffith-Joyner (US) | Olympic Games 88 |
| 400 | 49.11 | Olga Nazarova (Soviet Union) | Olympic Games 88 |
| 800 | 1:56.17 | Janeth Jepkosgei (Kenya) | WC 07 |
| 1500 | 3:59.12 | Tatyana Kazankina (Soviet Union) | Olympic Games 80 |
| 3000 | 8:42.32 | Marie-Pierre Duros (France) | Olympic Games 92 |
| St | 9:12.62 | Ruth Jebet (Bahrain) | Olympic Games 16 |
| 5000 | 14:45.35 | Edith Masai (Kenya) | WC 03 |
| 10,000 | 31:35.90 | Derartu Tulu (Ethiopia) | Olympic Games 96 |
| 100 Hurdles | 12.24 | Yordanka Donkova (Bulgaria) | Stara Zagora 88 |
| 400 Hurdles | 52.77 | Faní Halkiá (Greece) | Olympic Games 04 |
| 4 x 100 | 41.52 | United States | WC 97 |
| 4 x 400 | 3:20.32 | Russia | WC 05 |
| Field Events | |||
| High Jump | 1.96 | 6-5i | 8 athletes | WIC 04 |
| 1.96 | 6-5i | 6 athletes | WIC 06 | |
| 1.96 | 6-5i | 6 athletes | WIC 08 | |
| 1.96 | 6-5 | Svetlana Radzivil (Uzbekistan) | Olympic Games 12 | |
| Pole Vault | 4.60 | 15-1 | Yelena Isinbaeva (Russia) | Olympic Games 08 |
| 4.60 | 15-1i | 7 athletes | EIC 15 | |
| 4.60 | 15-1 | 7 athletes | Olympic Games 16 | |
| 4.60 | 15-1 | Katerína Stefanídi (Greece) | WC 17 | |
| 4.60 | 15-1i | 7 athletes | Euro Indoor 19 | |
| 4.60 | 15-1 | 17 athletes | WC 19 | |
| Long Jump | 7.22 | 23-8¼ | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (US) | Olympic Trials 88 |
| Triple Jump | 15.32 | 50-3¼ | Piyí Devetzí (Greece) | Olympic Games 04 |
| Shot | 20.69 | 67-11¾ | Astrid Kumbernuss (Germany) | WC 97 |
| Discus | 69.67 | 228-7 | Sandra Perković (Croatia) | WC 17 |
| Hammer | 76.93 | 252-4 | Anita Włodarczyk (Poland) | Olympic Games 16 |
| Javelin | 69.09 | 226-8 | Mariya Abakumova (Russia) | WC 13 |
| Best in 1st of 4 rounds | |||
| 100 | 10.88 | Florence Griffith-Joyner (US) | Olympic Games 88 |
| 10.60w | Griffith-Joyner | Olympic Trials 88 | |
| 200 | 21.96 | Griffith-Joyner | Olympic Trials 88 |
| 400 | 50.66 | Kendra Mackey (US) | Olympic Trials 92 |
| 100 Hurdles | 12.62 | Gail Devers (US) | Olympic Games 00 |
| Best in 1st of 3 remaining rounds (a heat or a quarter) | |||
| 100 | 10.62 | Florence Griffith-Joyner (US) | Olympic Games 88 |
| 10.49w | Griffith-Joyner | Olympic Trials 88 | |
| 200 | 21.76 | Griffith-Joyner | Olympic Games 88 |
| 400 | 50.08 | Sandie Richards (Jamaica) | WC 97 |
| 800 | 1:57.72i | Maria Mutola (Mozambique) | WIC 04 |
| 1500 | 4:02.59 | Genzebe Dibaba (Ethiopia) | WC 15 |
| 100 Hurdles | 12.47 | Yordanka Donkova (Bulgaria) | Olympic Games 88 |
| 12.47 | Ludmila Engquist (Sweden) | Olympic Games 96 | |
| 12.33w | Brianna McNeal (US) | USATF 13 | |
| 400 Hurdles | 53.57 | Yuliya Pechonkina (Russia) | Olympic Games 04 |
| 4 x 100 | 42.39 | United States | Olympic Games 88 |
| Best in 1st of 2 remaining rounds (a heat or a semi) | |||
| 100 | 10.70 | Florence Griffith-Joyner (US) | Olympic Trials 88 |
| 10.70w | Griffith-Joyner | Olympic Games 88 | |
| 200 | 21.56 | Griffith-Joyner | Olympic Games 88 |
| 400 | 49.11 | Olga Nazarova (Soviet Union) | Olympic Games 88 |
| 800 | 1:56.17 | Janeth Jepkosgei (Kenya) | WC 07 |
| 1500 | 3:59.12 | Tatyana Kazankina (Soviet Union) | Olympic Games 80 |
| 3000 | 8:42.32 | Marie-Pierre Duros (France) | Olympic Games 92 |
| St | 9:12.62 | Ruth Jebet (Bahrain) | Olympic Games 16 |
| 5000 | 14:45.35 | Edith Masai (Kenya) | WC 03 |
| 10,000 | 31:35.90 | Derartu Tulu (Ethiopia) | Olympic Games 96 |
| 100 Hurdles | 12.24 | Yordanka Donkova (Bulgaria) | Stara Zagora 88 |
| 400 Hurdles | 52.77 | Faní Halkiá (Greece) | Olympic Games 04 |
| 4 x 100 | 41.52 | United States | WC 97 |
| 4 x 400 | 3:20.32 | Russia | WC 05 |