compiled by Jim Rorick
(marks received and verified by 04/03/2018)
Key to abbreviations: (A)=mark made at altitude over 1000m (in affected events only); i=mark made indoors; +=converted time; ‘=road mark made on aided course; t=walk mark made on track —- = secondary performance by an athlete
| 100 METERS | ||
| 10.88 | Marlies Göhr (East Germany) | 7/01/77 |
| 10.89 | Katrin Krabbe (East Germany) | 7/20/88 |
| 10.98 | Candace Hill (US) | 6/20/15 |
| 10.99 | Angela Tenorio (Ecuador) | 7/22/15 |
| 11.03 | Silke Möller (East Germany) | 6/08/83 |
| 11.03 | English Gardner (US) | 5/14/11 |
| 11.04 | Angela Williams (US) | 6/05/99 |
| 11.06 | Khalifa St. Fort (Trinidad) | 6/24/17 |
| 11.07 | ————Göhr | 8/13/88 |
| 11.07 | Bianca Knight (US) | 6/27/08 |
| 11.07 | ————Hill | 7/21/16 |
| **11 performances by 9 performers** | ||
| 11.08 | Brenda Morehead (US) | 6/21/76 |
| ALL-CONDITIONS 100 | ||
| 10.88 | Marlies Göhr (East Germany) | 7/01/77 |
| 10.89 | Katrin Krabbe (East Germany) | 7/20/88 |
| 10.96w | Angela Williams (US) | 4/03/99 |
| 10.97w | Gesine Walther (East Germany) | 7/16/80 |
| 10.97w | Twanisha Terry (US) | 3/24/18 |
| 10.98w | ————Williams | 5/24/97 |
| 10.98 | Candace Hill (US) | 6/20/15 |
| 10.99 | Angela Tenorio (Ecuador) | 7/22/15 |
| 11.01w | ————Williams | 5/01/99 |
| 11.01w | Kaylin Whitney (US) | 7/09/15 |
| **10 performances by 8 performers** | ||
| 11.02w | Nikole Mitchell (Jamaica) | 5/01/93 |
| 11.03 | Silke Möller (East Germany) | 6/08/83 |
| 11.03 | English Gardner (US) | 5/14/11 |
| 11.03w | Dina Asher-Smith (Great Britain) | 7/05/14 |
| 200 METERS | ||
| 22.11(A) | Allyson Felix (US) | 5/03/03 |
| 22.18 | ————Felix | 8/25/04 |
| 22.19 | Natalya Bochina (Soviet Union) | 7/30/80 |
| 22.26 | ————Bochina | 7/28/80 |
| 22.26 | ————Bochina | 8/17/80 |
| 22.28 | ————Felix | 7/18/04 |
| 22.36 | ————Felix | 8/24/04 |
| 22.37 | Sabine Rieger (East Germany) | 6/26/82 |
| 22.39 | ————Felix | 8/23/04 |
| 22.39 | Sydney McLaughlin (US) | 3/29/18 |
| **10 performances by 4 performers** | ||
| 22.40i | Bianca Knight (US) | 3/14/08 |
| 22.42 | Gesine Walther (East Germany) | 8/29/81 |
| 22.43 | Candace Hill (US) | 7/19/15 |
| 22.45 | Grit Breuer (East Germany) | 9/08/91 |
| 22.45 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo (Bahamas) | 6/22/13 |
| 22.47 | Kaylin Whitney (US) | 6/28/15 |
| ALL-CONDITIONS 200 | ||
| 22.11(A) | Allyson Felix (US) | 5/03/03 |
| 22.18 | ————Felix | 8/25/04 |
| 22.19 | Natalya Bochina (Soviet Union) | 7/30/80 |
| 22.25w | Bianca Knight (US) | 7/06/08 |
| 22.26 | ————Bochina | 7/28/80 |
| 22.26 | ————Bochina | 8/17/80 |
| 22.28 | ————Felix | 7/18/04 |
| 22.34w | Katrin Krabbe (East Germany) | 7/30/88 |
| 22.36 | ————Felix | 8/24/04 |
| 22.37 | Sabine Rieger (East Germany) | 6/26/82 |
| **10 performances by 5 performers** | ||
| 22.38w | Candace Hill (US) | 6/11/16 |
| 22.39 | Sydney McLaughlin (US) | 3/29/18 |
| 22.41w | Shaunae Miller-Uibo (Bahamas) | 4/13/13 |
| 22.41w | Gina Lückenkemper (Germany) | 7/18/15 |
| 22.42 | Gesine Walther (East Germany) | 8/29/81 |
| 400 METERS | ||
| 49.42 | Grit Breuer (Germany) | 8/27/91 |
| 49.50 | ————Breuer | 8/29/90 |
| 49.77 | Christine Lathan (East Germany) | 5/09/76 |
| 49.87 | ————Breuer | 6/29/91 |
| 49.88 | Salwa Eid Naser (Bahrain) | 9/01/17 |
| 49.89 | ————Lathan | 8/07/77 |
| 49.89 | Sanya Richards-Ross (US) | 7/17/04 |
| 50.02 | ————Lathan | 7/10/76 |
| 50.03 | ————Breuer | 7/06/91 |
| 50.06 | ————Naser | 8/09/17 |
| **10 performances by 4 performers** | ||
| 50.07 | Sydney McLaughlin (US) | 3/30/18 |
| 50.19 | Marita Koch (East Germany) | 7/10/76 |
| 50.46 | Kendall Baisden (US) | 5/18/14 |
| 50.50 | Ashley Spencer (US) | 7/13/12 |
| 50.59 | Fatima Yusuf (Nigeria) | 8/05/90 |
| 50.70 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo (Bahamas) | 6/07/13 |
| Questionable circumstances: | ||
| 50.01 | Jing Li (China) | 10/18/97 |
| 800 METERS | ||
| 1:54.01 | Pamela Jelimo (Kenya) | 8/29/08 |
| 1:54.87 | ————Jelimo | 8/18/08 |
| 1:54.97 | ————Jelimo | 7/18/08 |
| 1:54.99 | ————Jelimo | 6/01/08 |
| 1:55.16 | ————Jelimo | 9/05/08 |
| 1:55.41 | ————Jelimo | 6/06/08 |
| 1:55.45 | Caster Semenya (South Africa) | 8/19/09 |
| 1:55.69 | ————Jelimo | 7/11/08 |
| 1:55.76 | ————Jelimo | 5/24/08 |
| 1:56.23 | ————Jelimo | 9/14/08 |
| **10 performances by 2 performers** | ||
| 1:56.59 | Francine Niyonsaba (Burundi) | 9/07/12 |
| 1:57.45 | Hildegard Körner (East Germany) | 8/31/78 |
| 1:57.63 | Maria Mutola (Mozambique) | 8/26/91 |
| 1:57.74 | Sahily Diago (Cuba) | 5/25/14 |
| 1:57.86 | Katrin Wühn (East Germany) | 5/05/84 |
| 1:58.18 | Marion Hübner (East Germany) | 8/02/81 |
| 1:58.21 | Ajee’ Wilson (US) | 8/18/13 |
| 1:58.24 | Christine Wachtel (East Germany) | 5/25/84 |
| Questionable circumstances: | ||
| 1:57.18 | Yuan Wang (China) | 9/08/93 |
| 1:57.62 | Yinglai Lang (China) | 10/22/97 |
| 1:57.77 | Yi Lu (China) | 9/09/93 |
| 1:58.16 | Nuo Lin (China) | 10/22/97 |
| 1500 METERS | ||
| 3:56.98 | Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) | 5/10/13 |
| 3:59.53 | Dawit Seyaum (Ethiopia) | 6/08/14 |
| 3:59.60 | Gelete Burka (Ethiopia) | 8/28/05 |
| 3:59.76 | ————Seyaum | 6/04/15 |
| 3:59.96 | Zola Pieterse (Great Britain) | 8/30/85 |
| 4:00.18 | Gudaf Tsegay (Ethiopia) | 5/28/16 |
| 4:00.65 | Besu Sado (Ethiopia) | 7/17/15 |
| 4:00.66 | ————Seyaum | 6/14/14 |
| 4:00.79 | ————Pieterse | 8/21/85 |
| 4:00.96 | ————Seyaum | 5/15/15 |
| **10 performances by 6 performers** | ||
| 4:02.98 | Kalkedan Gezahegn (Ethiopia) | 7/13/09 |
| 4:03.39 | Alexa Efraimson (US) | 5/30/15 |
| 4:03.45 | Anita Weyermann (Switzerland) | 7/03/96 |
| 4:03.5 | Svetlana Guskova (Soviet Union) | 8/13/78 |
| Questionable circumstances: | ||
| 3:51.34 | Yinglai Lang (China) | 10/18/97 |
| 3:53.91 | Lili Yin (China) | 10/18/97 |
| 3:53.97 | Lixin Lan (China) | 10/18/97 |
| 3:54.52 | Ling Zhang (China) | 10/18/97 |
| 3:55.01 | ————Lan | 10/17/97 |
| 3:55.47 | ————Zhang | 10/17/97 |
| 3:57.15 | ————Lang | 10/17/97 |
| 3:58.22 | ————Yin | 10/17/97 |
| 3:59.81 | Yuan Wang (China) | 09/11/93 |
| 4:00.05 | Yi Lu (China) | 09/11/93 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | ||
| 4:01.71 | Ying Li (China) | 09/10/93 |
| MILE | ||
| 4:17.57 | Zola Pieterse (Great Britain) | 8/21/85 |
| 4:22.96 | ————Pieterse | 8/09/85 |
| 4:23.14 | ————Pieterse | 7/23/85 |
| 4:24.10i | Kalkedan Gezahegn (Ethiopia) | 2/20/10 |
| 4:24.11i | Mary Cain (US) | 1/24/14 |
| 4:24.98i | Gudaf Tsegay (Ethiopia) | 2/17/16 |
| 4:26.84i | ————Tsegay | 2/21/15 |
| 4:27.39 | Alexa Efraimson (US) | 9/06/16 |
| 4:27.73i | ————Cain | 2/15/14 |
| 4:28.25i | ————Cain | 2/16/13 |
| **10 performances by 5 performers** | ||
| 4:29.85 | Sifan Hassan (Ethiopia) | 8/18/12 |
| 4:30.08 | Lynne McDougall (Great Britain) | 9/07/84 |
| 4:30.81 | Gelete Burka (Ethiopia) | 8/02/03 |
| 4:32.13i | Dawit Seyaum (Ethiopia) | 2/07/15 |
| 4:32.30i | Darlene Beckford (Harvard) | 3/02/80 |
| STEEPLE | ||
| 8:58.78 | Celliphine Chespol (Kenya) | 5/26/17 |
| 9:05.70 | ————Chespol | 5/05/17 |
| 9:07.08 | ————Chespol | 5/13/17 |
| 9:07.54 | ————Chespol | 7/01/17 |
| 9:15.04 | ————Chespol | 8/11/17 |
| 9:17.56 | ————Chespol | 8/24/17 |
| 9:20.37 | Birtukan Adamu (Ethiopia) | 5/26/11 |
| 9:20.55 | Ruth Jebet (Bahrain) | 8/28/14 |
| 9:20.65 | Tigist Mekonen (Bahrain) | 7/17/15 |
| 9:21.40 | ————Jebet | 7/17/15 |
| **10 performances by 4 performers** | ||
| 9:22.51 | Almaz Ayana (Ethiopia) | 8/27/10 |
| 9:22.67 | Winfred Yavi (Bahrain) | 8/11/17 |
| 9:24.51 | Ruth Bisibori (Kenya) | 10/03/07 |
| 9:25.91 | Rosefline Chepngetich (Kenya) | 8/24/15 |
| 9:26.25 | Nian Liu (China) | 11/02/07 |
| 9:27.72 | Peruth Chemutai (Kenya) | 5/13/17 |
| 3000 METERS | ||
| 8:28.83 | Zola Pieterse (Great Britain) | 9/07/85 |
| 8:33.56i | Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) | 2/20/04 |
| 8:35.32 | ————Pieterse | 8/17/85 |
| 8:35.89 | Sally Barsosio (Kenya) | 8/16/97 |
| 8:36.45 | Ningning Ma (China) | 6/06/93 |
| 8:36.87 | Alemitu Haroye (Ethiopia) | 9/05/14 |
| 8:37.46 | ————Barsosio | 8/13/97 |
| 8:37.5 | ————Pieterse | 2/29/84 |
| 8:38.61 | Kalkedan Gezahegn (Ethiopia) | 9/13/09 |
| 8:38.69 | ————Barsosio | 7/16/97 |
| **10 performances by 6 performers** | ||
| 8:38.97 | Linet Masai (Kenya) | 9/09/07 |
| 8:39.13 | Agnes Tirop (Kenya) | 9/08/13 |
| 8:39.55i | Taye Fantu (Ethiopia) | 1/25/18 |
| 8:39.65 | Buze Diriba (Ethiopia) | 7/20/12 |
| 5000 METERS | ||
| 14:30.88 | Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) | 6/11/04 |
| 14:33.32 | Letesenbet Gidey (Ethiopia) | 6/08/17 |
| 14:35.18 | Sentayehu Ejigu (Ethiopia) | 6/11/04 |
| 14:36.84 | ————Gidey | 5/13/17 |
| 14:39.94 | ————Dibaba | 6/27/03 |
| 14:41.97 | ————Dibaba | 7/11/03 |
| 14:42.74 | ————Gidey | 9/01/17 |
| 14:43.29 | Emebet Anteneh (Ethiopia) | 6/09/11 |
| 14:44.90 | ————Anteneh | 5/23/10 |
| 14:45.63 | ————Gidey | 6/30/16 |
| **10 performances by 4 performers** | ||
| 14:45.90 | Bo Jiang (China) | 10/24/95 |
| 14:45.98 | Pauline Korikwiang (Kenya) | 6/02/06 |
| 14:46.71 | Sally Barsosio (Kenya) | 8/22/97 |
| 14:47.13 | Mercy Cherono (Kenya) | 5/23/10 |
| 14:47.14 | Linet Masai (Kenya) | 5/24/08 |
| 14:47.40 | Worknesh Kidane (Ethiopia) | 9/25/00 |
| Questionable circumstances: | ||
| 14:39.96 | Lili Yin (China) | 10/23/97 |
| 14:41.47 | ————Yin | 10/21/97 |
| 14:45.33 | Lixin Lan (China) | 10/21/97 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | ||
| 14:45.71 | Liqing Song (China) | 10/21/97 |
| 10,000 METERS | ||
| 30:26.50 | Linet Masai (Kenya) | 8/15/08 |
| 30:31.55 | Huina Xing (China) | 8/23/03 |
| 30:59.92 | Merima Hashim (Ethiopia) | 8/05/00 |
| 31:06.20 | Lucy Kubuu (Kenya) | 9/27/03 |
| 31:14.98 | ————Masai | 6/12/08 |
| 31:15.38 | Sally Barsosio (Kenya) | 8/21/93 |
| 31:16.50 | Evelyne Kimwei (Kenya) | 10/21/06 |
| 31:17.30 | Yingying Zhang (China) | 11/02/07 |
| 31:20.38 | Tigist Kiros (Ethiopia) | 5/31/11 |
| 31:21.25 | Fang Xie (China) | 11/02/07 |
| **10 performances by 9 performers** | ||
| 31:23.07 | Huirong Chen (China) | 11/02/07 |
| Questionable circumstances: | ||
| 30:39.41 | Lixin Lan (China) | 10/19/97 |
| 30:39.98 | Lili Yin (China) | 10/19/97 |
| 31:11.26 | Liqing Song (China) | 10/19/97 |
| 100 HURDLES | ||
| 12.74 | Dior Hall (US) | 6/13/15 |
| 12.83(A) | Tobi Amusan (Nigeria) | 4/30/16 |
| 12.84 | Aliuska López (Cuba) | 7/16/87 |
| 12.84 | Tia Jones (US) | 6/25/16 |
| 12.85 | Elvira Herman (Belarus) | 7/24/16 |
| 12.87 | Kendell Williams (US) | 7/06/14 |
| 12.87 | Rushelle Burton (Jamaica) | 7/24/16 |
| 12.88 | ————López | 7/15/87 |
| 12.88 | Yelena Krasovska (Ukraine) | 6/25/95 |
| 12.89 | Anay Tejeda (Cuba) | 9/01/02 |
| 12.89 | ————Williams | 7/27/14 |
| 12.89 | ————Hall | 4/18/15 |
| 12.89 | ————Jones | 7/24/16 |
| **13 performances by 9 performers** | ||
| 12.91 | Kristi Castlin (US) | 5/26/07 |
| ALL-CONDITIONS 100 HURDLES | ||
| 12.74 | Dior Hall (US) | 6/13/15 |
| 12.79w | Tobi Amusan (Nigeria) | 6/11/16 |
| 12.81w | Anay Tejeda (Cuba) | 7/21/02 |
| 12.82w | Kristi Castlin (US) | 4/21/07 |
| 12.83(A) | ————Amusan | 4/30/16 |
| 12.83w | Tara Davis (US) | 6/03/17 |
| 12.84 | Aliuska López (Cuba) | 7/16/87 |
| 12.84 | Tia Jones (US) | 6/25/16 |
| 12.85 | Elvira Herman (Belarus) | 7/24/16 |
| 12.87 | Kendell Williams (US) | 7/06/14 |
| 12.87 | Rushelle Burton (Jamaica) | 7/24/16 |
| **11 performances by 10 performers** | ||
| 400 HURDLES | ||
| 53.82 | Sydney McLaughlin (US) | 6/25/17 |
| 54.03 | ————McLaughlin | 6/02/17 |
| 54.15 | ————McLaughlin | 7/10/16 |
| 54.22 | ————McLaughlin | 6/18/17 |
| 54.40 | Xing Wang (China) | 10/21/05 |
| 54.46 | ————McLaughlin | 6/19/16 |
| 54.54 | ————McLaughlin | 6/25/16 |
| 54.58 | Ristananna Tracey (Jamaica) | 6/24/11 |
| 54.70 | Lashinda Demus (US) | 7/19/02 |
| 54.76 | ————McLaughlin | 6/24/17 |
| **10 performances by 4 performers** | ||
| 55.05(A) | Zeney Van Der Walt (South Africa) | 3/17/18 |
| 55.07 | Shamier Little (US) | 6/13/14 |
| 55.11 | Kaliese Spencer (Jamaica) | 8/17/06 |
| 55.15 | Xiaoxiao Huang (China) | 11/22/01 |
| 55.20 | Leslie Maxie (US) | 6/09/84 |
| 55.20(A) | Jana Rawlinson (Australia) | 3/18/00 |
| 55.20 | Anna Cockrell (US) | 7/22/16 |
| Questionable circumstances: | ||
| 54.93 | Rui Li (China) | 10/22/97 |
| 10K WALK | ||
| 41:52 | Tatyana Mineyeva (Russia) | 9/05/09 |
| 41:55 | Irina Stankina (Russia) | 2/11/95 |
| 42:01 | ————Stankina | 6/11/96 |
| 42:04 | ————Mineyeva | 9/19/09 |
| 42:13 | ————Stankina | 8/07/95 |
| ————Stankina | 6/02/96 | |
| 42:24 | Anisya Kirdyapkina (Russia) | 5/11/08 |
| 42:32 | Hongmiao Gao (China) | 2/18/93 |
| 42:40 | Hongyu Liu (China) | 4/30/94 |
| 42:43.0 | Svetlana Vasilyeva (Russia) | 2/27/11 |
| **10 performances by 6 performers** | ||
| 42:44 | Yuwen Long (China) | 2/18/93 |
| Tatyana Kalmykova (Russia) | 5/11/08 | |
| 42:45 | Yuxin Li (China) | 2/18/93 |
| 42:47.25t | Anežka Drahotová (Czech Republic) | 7/23/14 |
| Questionable circumstances: | ||
| 41:57 | ————Gao | 9/08/93 |
| 20K WALK | ||
| 1:26:34 | Tatyana Kalmykova (Russia) | 6/08/08 |
| 1:27:01 | Xiuzhi Lu (China) | 3/30/12 |
| 1:27:10 | ————Lu | 8/11/12 |
| 1:27:16 | Hongjuan Hong (China) | 4/14/03 |
| 1:27:34 | Jing Jiang (China) | 5/02/04 |
| 1:27:35 | Natalya Fedoskina (Russia) | 5/02/99 |
| 1:27:37 | Yanmin Bai (China) | 10/20/05 |
| 1:28:00 | Anisya Kirdyapkina (Russia) | 9/29/07 |
| 1:28:08 | Anežka Drahotová (Czech Republic) | 8/14/14 |
| 1:28:13 | ————Drahotová | 3/16/14 |
| **10 performances by 8 performers** | ||
| 1:28:23 | Xiaoling Song (China) | 4/22/06 |
| 1:28:26 | Hong Liu (China) | 4/22/06 |
| Judges not to international standard: | ||
| 1:25:30 | ————Kirdyapkina | 2/23/08 |
| 4 x 100 RELAY | ||
| 43.27 | Germany | 7/23/17 |
| 43.29 | USA Blue | 8/08/06 |
| 43.33 | East Germany | 7/20/88 |
| 43.38 | United States | 7/11/99 |
| 43.40 | Jamaica | 7/21/02 |
| 43.42 | ————Germany | 7/24/11 |
| 43.44(A) | Nigeria | 8/09/87 |
| 43.44 | ————United States | 7/24/10 |
| 43.44 | ————Germany | 7/23/17 |
| 43.46 | ————United States | 7/26/14 |
| Nations: | ||
| 43.27 | Germany | 7/23/17 |
| 43.29 | United States | 8/08/06 |
| 43.33 | East Germany | 7/20/88 |
| 43.40 | Jamaica | 7/21/02 |
| 43.44(A) | Nigeria | 8/09/87 |
| 43.68 | France | 7/18/04 |
| 43.81 | Great Britain | 7/21/13 |
| 43.87 | Soviet Union | 6/20/87 |
| 43.98 | Brazil | 7/07/07 |
| 44.04 | Cuba | 7/31/88 |
| 4 x 400 RELAY | ||
| 3:27.60 | United States | 7/18/04 |
| 3:28.39 | East Germany | 7/31/88 |
| 3:28.57 | ————United States | 7/23/17 |
| 3:29.01 | ————United States | 8/20/06 |
| 3:29.11 | ————United States | 7/24/16 |
| 3:29.54 | ————United States | 7/12/08 |
| 3:29.66 | Jamaica | 4/28/01 |
| 3:29.67 | ————United States | 7/08/07 |
| 3:29.95 | ————United States | 7/21/02 |
| 3:30.01 | ————United States | 7/15/12 |
| Nations: | ||
| 3:27.60 | United States | 7/18/04 |
| 3:28.39 | East Germany | 7/31/88 |
| 3:29.66 | Jamaica | 4/28/01 |
| 3:30.03 | Russia | 7/18/04 |
| 3:30.38 | Australia | 8/12/90 |
| 3:30.46 | Great Britain | 7/21/02 |
| 3:30.72 | Bulgaria | 7/24/83 |
| 3:30.84 | Nigeria | 8/20/06 |
| 3:31.12 | Germany | 8/25/96 |
| 3:31.41 | Soviet Union | 8/23/81 |
| HIGH JUMP | ||
| 2.01 | 6-7 | Olga Turchak (Soviet Union) | 7/07/86 |
| 2.01 | 6-7 | Heike Balck (East Germany) | 6/18/89 |
| 2.00 | 6-6¾ | Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria) | 8/25/84 |
| 2.00 | 6-6¾ | ————Turchak | 9/19/88 |
| 2.00 | 6-6¾ | Alina Astafei (Romania) | 7/29/88 |
| 1.99 | 6-6¼i | Vashti Cunningham (US) | 3/12/16 |
| 1.99 | 6-6¼ | ————Cunningham | 6/23/17 |
| 1.98 | 6-6 | Silvia Costa (Cuba) | 7/11/83 |
| 1.98 | 6-6 | ————Kostadinova | 8/08/84 |
| 1.98 | 6-6 | ————Astafei | 7/10/88 |
| 1.98 | 6-6 | ————Astafei ! | 7/29/88 |
| 1.98 | 6-6 | Yelena Yelesina (Soviet Union) | 8/13/88 |
| **12 performances by 7 performers** | ||
| 1.97 | 6-5½ | Svetlana Leseva (Bulgaria) | 5/25/86 |
| 1.97 | 6-5½i | Mariya Kuchina (Russia) | 1/26/11 |
| 1.96 | 6-5 | Charmaine Weavers (South Africa) | 4/04/81 |
| 1.96 | 6-5i | Desislava Aleksandrova (Bulgaria) | 3/12/94 |
| 1.96 | 6-5 | Marina Kuptsova (Russia) | 7/26/00 |
| 1.96 | 6-5 | Blanka Vlašić (Croatia) | 7/20/02 |
| 1.96 | 6-5 | Airinė Palšytė (Lithuania) | 8/21/11 |
| 1.96 | 6-5 | Eleanor Patterson (Australia) | 12/07/13 |
| POLE VAULT | ||
| 4.71 | 15-5½i | Wilma Murto (Finland) | 1/31/16 |
| 4.66 | 15-3½i(A) | ————Murto | 1/06/17 |
| 4.65 | 15-3i | ————Murto ! | 1/31/16 |
| 4.64 | 15-2¾ | Eliza McCartney (New Zealand) | 12/19/15 |
| 4.63 | 15-2¼i | Angelica Bengtsson (Sweden) | 2/22/11 |
| 4.61 | 15-1½ | Alyona Lutkovskaya (Russia) | 5/21/15 |
| 4.60 | 15-1i | Ganna Shelekh (Ukraine) | 2/11/12 |
| 4.60 | 15-1i | Roberta Bruni (Italy) | 2/17/13 |
| 4.60 | 15-1 | Rosbeilys Peinado (Venezuela) | 5/20/15 |
| 4.60 | 15-1 | Lisa Gunnarsson (Sweden) | 3/31/18 |
| **10 performances by 8 performers** | ||
| 4.59 | 15-¾ | Nina Kennedy (Australia) | 2/14/15 |
| 4.57 | 15-0 | Angelica Moser (Switzerland) | 8/01/16 |
| LONG JUMP | ||
| 7.14 | 23-5¼ | Heike Drechsler (East Germany) | 6/04/83 |
| 7.08 | 23-2¾ | ————Drechsler | 7/27/83 |
| 7.03 | 23-¾ | Darya Klishina (Russia) | 6/26/10 |
| 7.02 | 23-½ | ————Drechsler! | 8/14/83 |
| 7.01 | 23-0 | ————Drechsler | 7/17/83 |
| 7.00 | 22-11¾ | Birgit Grosshennig (East Germany) | 6/09/84 |
| 6.99 | 22-11¼ | ————Drechsler | 8/21/83 |
| 6.98 | 22-10¾ | ————Drechsler | 8/18/82 |
| 6.98 | 22-10¾ | ————Drechsler ! | 7/27/83 |
| 6.97 | 22-10½ | ————Drechsler | 5/28/83 |
| 6.97 | 22-10½ | ————Drechsler ! | 7/27/83 |
| **11 performances by 3 performers** | ||
| 6.94 | 22-9¼ | Magdalena Khristova (Bulgaria) | 6/22/96 |
| 6.91 | 22-8 | Anisoara Cusmir (Romania) | 5/23/81 |
| 6.90 | 22-7¾ | Bev Kinch (Great Britain) | 8/14/83 |
| 6.88 | 22-7 | Natalya Shevchenko (Soviet Union) | 5/26/84 |
| 6.84 | 22-5¼ | Larisa Baluta (Soviet Union) | 8/06/83 |
| 6.83 | 22-5 | Kate Hall (US) | 6/21/15 |
| 6.82 | 22-4½ | Fiona May (Great Britain) | 7/30/88 |
| ALL-CONDITIONS LONG JUMP | ||
| 7.27 | 23-10¼w | Heike Drechsler (East Germany) | 8/14/83 |
| 7.26 | 23-10w | ————Drechsler! | 8/14/83 |
| 7.16 | 23-6w | ————Drechsler! | 8/14/83 |
| 7.14 | 23-5¼ | ————Drechsler | 6/04/83 |
| 7.08 | 23-2¾ | ————Drechsler | 7/27/83 |
| 7.03 | 23-¾ | Darya Klishina (Russia) | 6/26/10 |
| 7.02 | 23-½w | ————Drechsler | 8/20/81 |
| 7.02 | 23-½ | ————Drechsler! | 8/14/83 |
| 7.01 | 23-0 | ————Drechsler | 7/17/83 |
| 7.00 | 22-11¾ | Birgit Grosshennig (East Germany) | 6/09/84 |
| **10 performances by 3 performers** | ||
| 6.94 | 22-9¼ | Magdalena Khristova (Bulgaria) | 6/22/96 |
| 6.93 | 22-9w | Bev Kinch (Great Britain) | 8/14/83 |
| 6.91 | 22-8 | Anisoara Cusmir (Romania) | 5/23/81 |
| 6.88 | 22-7 | Natalya Shevchenko (Soviet Union) | 5/26/84 |
| 6.88 | 22-7w | Fiona May (Great Britain) | 7/30/88 |
| 6.84 | 22-5¼ | Larisa Baluta (Soviet Union) | 8/06/83 |
| 6.84 | 22-5¼w | Anju Kaljurand (Estonia) | 6/04/88 |
| TRIPLE JUMP | ||
| 14.62 | 47-11¾ | Tereza Marinova (Bulgaria) | 8/25/96 |
| 14.52 | 47-7¾ | Anastasiya Ilyina (Russia) | 10/20/00 |
| 14.46 | 47-5¼ | Fengmei Peng (China) | 4/18/98 |
| 14.43 | 47-4¼ | Kaire Leibak (Estonia) | 8/17/06 |
| 14.41 | 47-3½ | ————Marinova | 7/06/96 |
| 14.38 | 47-2¼ | Limei Xie (China) | 9/01/05 |
| 14.37 | 47-1¾i | Ruiping Ren (China) | 3/11/95 |
| 14.36 | 47-1½ | ————Ren | 6/01/94 |
| 14.36 | 47-1½ | Qiuyan Huang (China) | 7/11/98 |
| 14.36 | 47-1½ | Dailenis Alcántara (Cuba) | 5/29/09 |
| **10 performances by 8 performers** | ||
| 14.35 | 47-1 | Yana Borodina (Russia) | 6/15/11 |
| 14.32 | 46-11¾ | Yelena Lysak (Russia) | 6/18/94 |
| Questionable circumstances: | ||
| 14.57 | 47-9¾ | ————Huang | 10/19/97 |
| ALL-CONDITIONS TRIPLE JUMP | ||
| 14.83 | 48-8w | Ren Ruiping (China) | 5/21/95 |
| 14.62 | 47-11¾ | Tereza Marinova (Bulgaria) | 8/25/96 |
| 14.55 | 47-9w | Dailenis Alcántara (Cuba) | 3/21/10 |
| 14.52 | 47-7¾ | Anastasiya Ilyina (Russia) | 10/20/00 |
| 14.46 | 47-5¼ | Fengmei Peng (China) | 4/18/98 |
| 14.44 | 47-4½w | Rouguy Diallo (France) | 7/26/14 |
| 14.43 | 47-4¼w | Yelena Lysak (Russia) | 7/21/94 |
| 14.43 | 47-4¼ | Kaire Leibak (Estonia) | 8/17/06 |
| 14.41 | 47-3½ | ————Marinova | 7/06/96 |
| 14.38 | 47-2¼ | Limei Xie (China) | 9/01/05 |
| **10 performances by 9 performers** | ||
| 14.36 | 47-1½ | Qiuyan Huang (China) | 7/11/98 |
| Questionable circumstances: | ||
| 14.57 | 47-9¾ | ————Huang | 10/19/97 |
| SHOT | ||
| 20.54 | 67-4¾ | Astrid Kumbernuss (East Germany) | 7/01/89 |
| 20.51 | 67-3½i | Heide Krieger (East Germany) | 2/08/84 |
| 20.36 | 66-9¾ | ————Kumbernuss | 5/20/89 |
| 20.32 | 66-8i | ————Krieger | 2/18/84 |
| 20.24 | 66-5 | ————Krieger | 4/30/84 |
| 20.23 | 66-4½ | Ilke Wyludda (East Germany) | 7/17/88 |
| 20.18 | 66-2½i | ————Krieger | 3/03/84 |
| 20.12 | 66-¼ | Ilona Briesenick (East Germany) | 8/23/75 |
| 20.11 | 65-11¾ | ————Wyludda | 7/29/87 |
| 20.05 | 65-9½i | ————Krieger | 1/22/84 |
| **10 performances by 4 performers** | ||
| 20.02 | 65-8¼ | Xiaoyan Cheng (China) | 6/05/94 |
| 19.90 | 65-3½ | Stephanie Storp (West Germany) | 8/16/87 |
| 19.63 | 64-5 | Yawen Wang (China) | 4/25/92 |
| 19.57 | 64-2½ | Grit Hammer (East Germany) | 7/07/84 |
| 19.48 | 63-11 | Ines Wittich (East Germany) | 7/29/87 |
| 19.46 | 63-10¼ | Lijiao Gong (China) | 8/16/08 |
| DISCUS | ||
| 74.40 | 244-1 | Ilke Wyludda (East Germany) | 9/13/88 |
| 73.16 | 240-0 | ————Wyludda ! | 9/13/88 |
| 72.74 | 238-8 | ————Wyludda ! | 9/13/88 |
| 72.70 | 238-6 | ————Wyludda | 7/15/88 |
| 72.24 | 237-0 | ————Wyludda | 7/09/88 |
| 72.00 | 236-3 | ————Wyludda ! | 9/13/88 |
| 71.98 | 236-2 | ————Wyludda | 6/12/88 |
| 71.88 | 235-10 | ————Wyludda | 5/16/88 |
| 71.64 | 235-0 | ————Wyludda | 8/20/87 |
| 71.54 | 234-8 | ————Wyludda | 5/29/88 |
| **10 performances by 1 performer** | ||
| 67.38 | 221-1 | Irina Meszynski (East Germany) | 8/14/81 |
| 67.00 | 219-10 | Jana Günther (East Germany) | 8/20/87 |
| 66.80 | 219-2 | Svetlana Mitkova (Bulgaria) | 8/02/83 |
| 66.60 | 218-6 | Astrid Kumbernuss (East Germany) | 7/20/88 |
| 66.34 | 217-8 | Franka Dietzsch (East Germany) | 6/11/87 |
| 66.30 | 217-6 | Jana Lauren (East Germany) | 6/19/89 |
| 65.96 | 216-5 | Grit Hammer (East Germany) | 7/13/84 |
| 65.22 | 214-0 | Daniela Costian (Romania) | 8/26/84 |
| 65.20 | 213-11 | Fengying Liu (China) | 6/01/97 |
| Questionable circumstances: | ||
| 66.08 | 216-9 | Qi Cao (China) | 9/12/93 |
| HAMMER | ||
| 73.24 | 240-3 | Wenxiu Zhang (China) | 6/24/05 |
| 72.42 | 237-7 | ————Zhang | 4/03/04 |
| 72.37 | 237-5 | ————Zhang | 4/18/04 |
| 72.35 | 237-4 | ————Zhang | 7/03/04 |
| 72.34 | 237-4 | ————Zhang | 5/07/05 |
| 72.27 | 237-1 | ————Zhang | 9/23/04 |
| 72.23 | 236-11 | ————Zhang | 11/01/05 |
| 72.03 | 236-4 | ————Zhang | 8/25/04 |
| 72.01 | 236-3 | ————Zhang | 5/22/04 |
| 71.99 | 236-2 | ————Zhang | 7/30/04 |
| **10 performances by 1 performer** | ||
| 71.71 | 235-3 | Kamila Skolimowska (Poland) | 9/09/01 |
| 70.62 | 231-8 | Alexandra Tavernier (France) | 7/14/12 |
| 70.39 | 230-11 | Maryia Smaliachkova (Belarus) | 6/26/04 |
| 70.39 | 230-11 | Réka Gyurátz (Hungary) | 5/23/15 |
| 69.73 | 228-9 | Nataliya Zolotuhina (Ukraine) | 7/24/04 |
| 69.63 | 228-5 | Bianca Perie (Romania) | 8/14/09 |
| 69.32 | 227-5 | Sofiya Palkina (Russia) | 6/16/17 |
| 69.25 | 227-2 | Audrey Ciofani (France) | 5/10/15 |
| 68.98 | 226-4 | Ayamey Damiana Medina (Cuba) | 5/27/16 |
| JAVELIN | ||
| 63.86 | 209-6 | Yulenmis Aguilar (Cub) | 8/02/15 |
| 63.33 | 207-9 | ————Aguilar ! | 8/02/15 |
| 63.01 | 206-8 | Vera Rebrik (Ukraine) | 7/10/08 |
| 62.93 | 206-5 | Juan Xue (China) | 10/27/03 |
| 62.11 | 203-9 | Maria Andrejczyk (Poland) | 8/01/15 |
| 62.09 | 203-8 | Li Zhang (China) | 5/25/08 |
| 61.99 | 203-4 | Yaning Wang (China) | 10/14/99 |
| 61.96 | 203-3 | Sofi Flink (Sweden) | 8/16/13 |
| 61.79 | 202-8 | Nikolett Szabó (Hungary) | 5/23/99 |
| 61.77 | 202-8 | ————Zhang | 8/19/08 |
| **10 performances by 8 performers** | ||
| 61.61 | 202-1 | Chunfeng Chang (China) | 6/04/07 |
| 61.49 | 201-9 | Lili Liang (China) | 6/01/02 |
| HEPTATHLON | ||
| 6768w | Tatyana Chernova (Russia) | 6/03/07 |
| 6542 | Carolina Klüft (Sweden) | 8/10/02 |
| 6470 | ————Klüft | 7/20/02 |
| 6465 | Sybille Thiele (East Germany) | 8/28/83 |
| 6436 | Sabine Braun (Wast Germany) | 6/09/84 |
| 6428 | Svetla Dimitrova (Bulgaria) | 6/18/89 |
| 6403 | Emilia Dimitrova (Bulgaria) | 7/07/86 |
| 6387 | ————Thiele | 5/06/84 |
| 6381 | Alina Shukh (Ukraine) | 7/21/17 |
| 6357 | Géraldine Ruckstuhl (Switzerland) | 7/21/17 |
| **10 performances by 8 performers** | ||
| 6298 | Nafi Thiam (Belgium) | 7/19/13 |
| 6276 | Larisa Turchinskaya (Soviet Union) | 6/21/84 |
| NON-CHAMPIONSHIP TRACK EVENTS |
| 1000 METERS | ||
| 2:35.4 | Irina Nikitina (Soviet Union) | 8/05/79 |
| 2:35.4 | Katrin Wühn (East Germany) | 7/12/84 |
| 2:35.56 | Nelya Neporadna (Ukraine) | 8/05/03 |
| 2:35.80i | Mary Cain (US) | 2/08/14 |
| 2:36.36 | Margrit Klinger (West Germany) | 8/17/79 |
| 2:36.63 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir (Iceland) | 5/24/15 |
| 2:36.84 | Hildegard Ullrich (East Germany) | 8/07/77 |
| 2:37.2 | Véronique Renties (France) | 8/19/79 |
| 2:37.47 | Shuru Hutesa (Ethiopia) | 7/04/96 |
| 2:37.5 | Sihaly Diago (Cuba) | 4/25/14 |
| **10 performances by 10 performers** | ||
| 2000 METERS | ||
| 5:33.15 | Zola Pieterse (Great Britain) | 7/13/84 |
| 5:34.27 | Senbera Teferi (Ethiopia) | 6/17/14 |
| 5:35.46i | Dawit Seyaum (Ethiopia) | 2/07/15 |
| 5:35.65 | Mercy Cherono (Kenya) | 9/04/09 |
| 5:39.2 | ————Pieterse | 9/07/85 |
| 5:39.4 | Sally Barsosio (Kenya) | 8/13/97 |
| 5:46.5 | ————Barsosio | 8/16/95 |
| 5:46.70 | Etagegne Woldu (Ethiopia) | 6/17/14 |
| 5:47.7 | Rose Cheruiyot (Kenya) | 8/16/95 |
| **9 performances by 7 performers** | ||
| 5:48.65 | Agnes Tirop (Kenya) | 8/31/13 |
| 5:49.6 | Linli Zhang (China) | 8/16/93 |
| 5:50.47 | Susie Power (Australia) | 9/04/94 |
| MARATHON | ||
| 2:20:59 | Shure Demise (Ethiopia) | 1/23/15 |
| 2:22:38 | Yingying Zhang (China) | 1/05/08 |
| 2:23:06 | Merima Hasen (Ethiopia) | 9/26/10 |
| 2:23:37 | Min Liu (China) | 10/14/01 |
| 2:23:37 | ————Demise | 10/18/15 |
| 2:23:57 | Xiaolin Zhu (China) | 10/20/02 |
| 2:24:32 | ————Hasen | 10/30/11 |
| 2:25:15 | Weiwei Sun (China) | 10/20/02 |
| 2:25:48 | Li Jin (China) | 10/14/01 |
| 2:25:54 | Bedatu Hirpa (Ethiopia) | 2/25/18 |
| **10 performances by 8 performers** | ||
| 2:26:34 | Yanan Wei (China) | 10/15/00 |
| 2:27:05 | Rong Cheng (China) | 10/21/07 |
| Non-Chinese performers: | ||
| 2:20:59 | Shure Demise (Ethiopia) | 1/23/15 |
| 2:23:06 | Merima Hasen (Ethiopia) | 9/26/10 |
| 2:25:54 | Bedatu Hirpa (Ethiopia) | 2/25/18 |
| 2:28:02 | Valentine Jepkorir (Kenya) | 4/29/12 |
| 2:28:02 | Lydia Rutto (Kenya) | 3/17/13 |
| 2:29:12 | Chika Horie (Japan) | 4/09/00 |
| 2:29:22 | Birhane Dibaba (Ethiopia) | 11/18/12 |
| 2:29:30 | Robe Guta (Ethiopia) | 10/30/05 |
| 2:30:30 | Akemi Masuda (Japan) | 9/11/83 |
| 2:31:23 | Chaltu Chimdesa (Ethiopia) | 1/26/14 |