Women · World record

100 Metres Hurdles

The current record and its documented progression: 24 ratified records from 1969 to 2026.

Current record

12.090.0

Masai RussellUSAZurich · 27 Aug 2026

0 years standing0.03 s improvementAll-time top 25 →

Record progression

Each step is a documented record; red marks the fully automatic timing era

1969 · 13.3 Karin Balzer1969 · 13.3 Teresa Sukniewicz1969 · 13.0 Karin Balzer1969 · 12.9 Karin Balzer1970 · 12.8 Teresa Sukniewicz1970 · 12.8 Chi Cheng1970 · 12.7 Karin Balzer1970 · 12.7 Teresa Sukniewicz1971 · 12.7 Karin Balzer1971 · 12.6 Karin Balzer1972 · 12.5 Annelie Ehrhardt1972 · 12.5 Pamela Ryan1973 · 12.3 Annelie Ehrhardt1972 · 12.59 Annelie Ehrhardt1978 · 12.48 Grażyna Rabsztyn1980 · 12.36 Grażyna Rabsztyn1986 · 12.35 Yordanka Donkova1986 · 12.29 Yordanka Donkova1986 · 12.26 Yordanka Donkova1987 · 12.25 Ginka Zagorcheva1988 · 12.21 Yordanka Donkova2016 · 12.20 Kendra Harrison2022 · 12.12 Tobi Amusan2026 · 12.09 Masai Russell 12.0913.30

19691970 · Balzer 12.71973 · Ehrhardt 12.31986 · Donkova 12.262026 · Russell 12.09

Documented records

24 ratified · most recent first · Wikipedia (EN) revision 1371782410, imported 2 Sep 2026

MarkWindAthleteNationVenueDateStood
12.09 +0.0 Masai Russell USA Zürich, Switzerland 27 Aug 2026 8 d
12.12 +0.9 Tobi Amusan NGR Eugene, Oregon, United States 24 Jul 2022 4 yrs
12.20 +0.3 Kendra Harrison USA London, United Kingdom 22 Jul 2016 6 yrs
12.21 +0.7 Yordanka Donkova BUL Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 20 Aug 1988 27 yrs
12.25 +1.4 Ginka Zagorcheva BUL Drama, Greece 8 Aug 1987 1 yr
12.26 +1.5 Yordanka Donkova BUL Ljubljana, Yugoslavia 7 Sep 1986 335 d
12.29 -0.4 Yordanka Donkova BUL Cologne, West Germany 17 Aug 1986 21 d
12.35 +0.1 Yordanka Donkova BUL Cologne, West Germany 17 Aug 1986 0 d
12.36 +1.9 Grażyna Rabsztyn POL Warsaw, Poland 13 Jun 1980 6 yrs
12.48 +1.9 Grażyna Rabsztyn POL Fürth, West Germany 10 Jun 1978 2 yrs
12.3 +1.5 Annelie Ehrhardt GDR Dresden, East Germany 22 Jul 1973 4 yrs
12.59 +0.6 Annelie Ehrhardt GDR Munich, West Germany 8 Sep 1972 317 d
12.5 +0.9 Pamela Ryan AUS Warsaw, Poland 28 Jun 1972 72 d
12.5 +0.7 Annelie Ehrhardt GDR Potsdam, East Germany 15 Jun 1972 13 d
12.6 +1.9 Karin Balzer GDR East Berlin, East Germany 31 Jul 1971 320 d
12.7 +1.5 Karin Balzer GDR East Berlin, East Germany 25 Jul 1971 6 d
12.7 +1.6 Teresa Sukniewicz POL Warsaw, Poland 20 Sep 1970 308 d
12.7 +0.4 Karin Balzer GDR East Berlin, East Germany 26 Jul 1970 56 d
12.8 +1.1 Chi Cheng TPE Munich, West Germany 12 Jul 1970 14 d
12.8 +1.3 Teresa Sukniewicz POL Warsaw, Poland 20 Jun 1970 22 d
12.9 +0.7 Karin Balzer GDR East Berlin, East Germany 5 Sep 1969 288 d
13.0 +1.6 Karin Balzer GDR Leipzig, East Germany 27 Jul 1969 40 d
13.3 +1.3 Teresa Sukniewicz POL Warsaw, Poland 20 Jun 1969 37 d
13.3 +1.0 Karin Balzer GDR Warsaw, Poland 20 Jun 1969 0 d

Rows link to a profile only where the athlete appears on a published list. Struck marks were rescinded or never ratified, and A marks a performance at altitude; both come from the source article's own key and markers, and eras are kept as it lists them. Nothing is inferred.