Women · World record

Discus Throw

The current record and its documented progression: 55 ratified records from 1923 to 1988, with 2 not ratified shown in place.

Current record

76.80

Gabriele ReinschGDRNeubrandenburg · 9 Jul 1988

38 years standing2.24 m improvementAll-time top 25 →

Record progression

Each step is a documented record; hollow marks were rescinded, not ratified or are pending

1922 · 24.90 Lilli Henoch (Not ratified)1923 · 26.62 Lilli Henoch (Not ratified)1923 · 27.39 Yvonne Tembouret1924 · 27.70 Lucie Petit1924 · 28.325 Lucie Petit-Daigré1924 · 30.225 Lucienne Velu1925 · 31.15 Maria Vidlaková1926 · 34.15 Halina Konopacka1926 · 38.34 Milly Reuter1927 · 39.18 Halina Konopacka1928 · 39.62 Halina Konopacka1932 · 40.345 Jadwiga Wajs1932 · 40.39 Jadwiga Wajs1932 · 40.84 Grete Heublein1932 · 42.43 Jadwiga Wajs1933 · 43.08 Jadwiga Wajs1934 · 43.795 Jadwiga Wajs1935 · 44.34 Gisela Mauermayer1935 · 44.76 Gisela Mauermayer1935 · 45.53 Gisela Mauermayer1935 · 46.10 Gisela Mauermayer1935 · 47.12 Gisela Mauermayer1936 · 48.31 Gisela Mauermayer1948 · 53.25 Nina Dumbadze1951 · 53.37 Nina Dumbadze1952 · 53.61 Nina Romashkova1952 · 57.04 Nina Dumbadze1960 · 57.15 Tamara Press1961 · 57.43 Tamara Press1961 · 58.06 Tamara Press1961 · 58.98 Tamara Press1963 · 59.29 Tamara Press1965 · 59.70 Tamara Press1967 · 61.26 Liesel Westermann1968 · 61.64 Christine Spielberg1968 · 62.54 Liesel Westermann1969 · 62.70 Liesel Westermann1969 · 63.96 Liesel Westermann1971 · 64.22 Faina Melnik1971 · 64.88 Faina Melnik1972 · 65.42 Faina Melnik1972 · 65.48 Faina Melnik1972 · 66.76 Faina Melnik1972 · 67.32 Argentina Menis1973 · 67.44 Faina Melnik1973 · 67.58 Faina Melnik1973 · 69.48 Faina Melnik1974 · 69.90 Faina Melnik1975 · 70.20 Faina Melnik1976 · 70.50 Faina Melnik1978 · 70.72 Evelin Jahl1980 · 71.50 Evelin Jahl1980 · 71.80 Mariya Petkova1983 · 73.26 Galina Savinkova1984 · 73.36 Irina Meszynski1984 · 74.56 Zdeňka Šilhavá1988 · 76.80 Gabriele Reinsch 76.80024.900

19221932 · Wajs 42.431961 · Press 57.431972 · Melnik 66.761988 · Reinsch 76.80

Documented records

55 ratified · 2 not ratified · most recent first · Wikipedia (EN) revision 1372026459, imported 2 Sep 2026

MarkAthleteNationVenueDateStood
76.80 Gabriele Reinsch GDR Neubrandenburg, East Germany 9 Jul 1988 38 yrs
74.56 Zdeňka Šilhavá TCH Nitra, Czechoslovakia 26 Aug 1984 3 yrs
73.36 Irina Meszynski GDR Prague 17 Aug 1984 9 d
73.26 Galina Savinkova URS Leselidze, Soviet Union 22 May 1983 1 yr
71.80 Mariya Vergova BUL Sofia, Bulgaria 13 Jul 1980 2 yrs
71.50 Evelin Jahl GDR Potsdam, East Germany 10 May 1980 64 d
70.72 Evelin Jahl GDR Dresden, East Germany 12 Aug 1978 1 yr
70.50 Faina Melnik URS Sochi, Soviet Union 24 Apr 1976 2 yrs
70.20 Faina Melnik URS Zurich 20 Aug 1975 248 d
69.90 Faina Melnik URS Prague 27 May 1974 1 yr
69.48 Faina Melnik URS Edinburgh 7 Sep 1973 262 d
67.58 Faina Melnik URS Moscow 10 Jul 1973 59 d
67.44 Faina Melnik URS Riga, Soviet Union 25 May 1973 46 d
67.32 Argentina Menis ROU Constanța, Romania 23 Sep 1972 244 d
66.76 Faina Melnik URS Moscow 4 Aug 1972 50 d
65.48 Faina Melnik URS Augsburg, West Germany 24 Jun 1972 41 d
65.42 Faina Melnik URS Moscow 31 May 1972 24 d
64.88 Faina Melnik URS Munich 4 Sep 1971 270 d
64.22 Faina Melnik URS Helsinki 12 Aug 1971 23 d
63.96 Liesel Westermann FRG Hamburg, West Germany 27 Sep 1969 1 yr

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