American Records—WomenAmerican 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 not be the American Record; Griffith Joyner's 10.61 the next day should be the record.) | | 200 | 21.34 | Florence Griffith Joyner (World Class AC) | Seoul, South Korea | 9/29/88 | | 400 | 48.70 | Sanya Richards (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 | | Steeplechase | 9:12.50 | Jenny Barringer (Colorado) | Berlin, Germany | 8/17/09 | | 3000 | 8:25.83 | Mary Slaney (Athletics West) | Rome, Italy | 9/07/85 | | 5000 | 14:44.76p | Molly Huddle (Saucony) | Brussels, Belgium | 8/27/10 | | | 14:44.80 | Shalane Flanagan (Nike) | Walnut, California | 4/14/07 | | 10,000 | 31:19.89 | Lynn Jennings (Nike International) | Barcelona, Spain | 8/07/92 | | | 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 | 52.61 | Kim Batten (Reebok) | Göteborg, Sweden | 8/11/95 | | Relay Events |
| 4 x 100 | 41.47 | National Team | Athens, Greece | 8/09/97 | | | (Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers) | | 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)
Note: this is not an officially recognized AR event by USATF | | Field Events |
| High Jump | 2.03 | 6-8p | Chaunté Lowe (Nike) | Cottbus, Germany | 5/30/10 | | | 2.04 | 6-8.25p | Chaunté Lowe (Nike) | Cottbus, Germany | 5/30/10 | | | 2.05 | 6-8.75p | Chaunté Lowe (Nike) | Des Moines Iowa | 6/26/10 | | | 2.03 | 6-8 | Louise Ritter (Mazda TC) | Austin, Texas | 7/08/88 | | | 2.03 | 6-8 | Louise Ritter (Mazda TC) | Seoul, South Korea | 9/30/88 | | Pole Vault | 4.92 | 16-1.75 | Jenn Stuczynski (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 | 66-2.50 | Ramona Pagel (Mazda TC) | San Diego, California | 6/25/88 | | Discus | 67.67 | 222-0 | Suzy Powell (Asics) | Wailuku, Hawai‘i | 4/14/07 | | Hammer | 73.87 | 242-4 | Erin Gilreath (New York AC) | Carson, California | 6/25/05 | | Javelin | 66.67 | 218-8p | Kara Patterson (Asics) | Des Moines Iowa | 6/25/10 | | | 64.19 | 210-7 | Kim Kreiner (Nike) | Fortaleza, Brazil | 5/16/07 | | 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 | 25:02 | Lynn Jennings (Nike International) | Washington, D.C. | 5/12/91 | | 10K | 31:06 | Lynn Jennings (Nike International) | Orlando, Florida | 3/03/90 | | 15K | 48:12 | Deena Kastor (Asics) | Jacksonville, Florida | 3/09/02 | | 20K | 1:07:07 | Trina Painter (New Balance) | New Haven, Connecticut | 9/04/94 | | Half-Marathon | 1:07:34 | Deena Kastor (Asics) | Berlin, Germany | 4/02/06 | | 25K | 1:24:43 | Joan Samuelson (Athletics West) | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 5/10/86 | | 30K | 1:47:41 | Kim Jones (Nike) | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 10/12/86 | | 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 |
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