compiled by T&FN Staff
(marks received and verified by December 31, 2018)
(¶ = World Record performance; i=mark made indoors)
| Track Events | ||
| 100 | 10.85 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou (Côte d’Ivoire) |
| 10.85 | Dina Asher-Smith (Great Britain) | |
| 200 | 21.89 | Dina Asher-Smith (Great Britain) |
| 400 | 48.97 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo (Bahamas) |
| 800 | 1:54.25 | Caster Semenya (South Africa) |
| 1000 | 2:30.70 | Caster Semenya (South Africa) |
| 1500 | 3:56.68 | Genzebe Dibaba (Ethiopia) |
| 2000 | 5:27.73 | Genzebe Dibaba (Ethiopia) |
| Mile | 4:14.71 | Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) |
| Steeplechase | 8:44.32 ¶ | Beatrice Chepkoech (Kenya) |
| 3000 | 8:27.50 | Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) |
| 2 Miles | 9:16.78 | Jenny Simpson (US) |
| 5000 | 14:21.75 | Hellen Obiri (Kenya) |
| 10,000 | 30:41.85 | Pauline Kamulu (Kenya) |
| 100 Hurdles | 12.36 | Keni Harrison (US) |
| 400 Hurdles | 52.75 | Sydney McLaughlin (US) |
| Road Events | ||
| ½-Marathon | 64:52 | Fancy Chemutai (Kenya) |
| (women-only) | 66:11 | Netsanet Gudeta Kebede (Ethiopia) |
| Marathon | 2:18:11 | Gladys Cherono (Kenya) |
| 20K Walk | 1:23:39 | Yelena Lashmanova (Russia) |
| 50K Walk | 4:04.36 ¶ | Rui Liang (China) |
| Relay Events | ||
| 4 x 100 | 41.88 | Great Britain |
| 4 x 200 | 1:28.77 | PURE Athletics |
| 4 x 400 | 3:23.85i | United States |
| (outdoor) | 3:24.00 | Jamaica |
| 4 x 800 | 8:05.89i | United States |
| (outdoor) | 8:19.98 | Villanova |
| 4 x 1500 | 17:35.48 | Villanova |
| Sprint Medley | 3:41.59 | Stanford |
| Distance Medley | 10:51.99i | Oregon |
| (outdoor) | 11:01.94 | Villanova |
| 4 x 100H | 53.16 | Georgia Tech |
| Field Events | ||
| High Jump | 6-8¼ | 2.04i | Mariya Lasitskene (Russia) |
| 6-8¼ | 2.04 | Lasitskene | |
| 6-8¼ | 2.04 | Lasitskene | |
| Pole Vault | 16-2¾ | 4.95i | Sandi Morris (US) |
| 16-2¾ | 4.95 | Morris | |
| Long Jump | 23-1¾ | 7.05 | Lorraine Ugen (Great Britain) |
| Triple Jump | 49-1 | 14.96 | Caterine Ibargüen (Colombia) |
| Shot | 66-10½ | 20.38 | Lijiao Gong (China) |
| Discus | 234-2 | 71.38 | Sandra Perković (Croatia) |
| Hammer | 261-1 | 79.59 | Anita Włodarczyk (Poland) |
| Javelin | 226-1 | 68.92 | Kathryn Mitchell (Australia) |
| Heptathlon | 6816 | Nafi Thiam (Belgium) |