Women · Throws · All-Time
Discus Throw
76.80
Best mark
World record
70.72
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
72.14
Median
Of the 25 best-by-athlete marks
11
Countries
GDR 7 · URS 4 · 9 others
Performance distribution
25 athletes from 76.80 to 70.72 · median 72.14
Top 25 cutoff through history
How fast an athlete needed to be to make the list each year
Season lists are not yet published for this event. This chart fills in as they are imported from a permitted source.
World all-time top 25
Best by athlete · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 26 Aug 2026 · methodology
25 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriele Reinsch WR | GDR | 76.80 | 9 Jul 1988 | Neubrandenburg | 24 |
| 2 | Zdeňka Šilhavá | TCH | 74.56 | 26 Aug 1984 | Nitra | 30 |
| 2 | Ilke Wyludda | GDR | 74.56 | 23 Jul 1989 | Neubrandenburg | 20 |
| 4 | Diana Gansky | GDR | 74.08 | 20 Jun 1987 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | 23 |
| 5 | Daniela Costian | ROU | 73.84 | 30 Apr 1988 | Bucharest | 23 |
| 6 | Valarie Allman | USA | 73.52 | 12 Apr 2025 | Ramona | 30 |
| 7 | Irina Meszynski | GDR | 73.36 | 17 Aug 1984 | Prague | 22 |
| 8 | Galina Savinkova | URS | 73.28 | 8 Sep 1984 | Donetsk | 31 |
| 9 | Tsvetanka Khristova | BUL | 73.22 | 19 Apr 1987 | Kazanlak | 25 |
| 10 | Gisela Beyer | GDR | 73.10 | 20 Jul 1984 | Berlin | 24 |
| 11 | Yaime Pérez | CUB | 73.09 | 13 Apr 2024 | Ramona | 32 |
| 12 | Martina Hellmann | GDR | 72.92 | 20 Aug 1987 | Potsdam | 26 |
| 13 | Galina Murashova | URS | 72.14 | 17 Aug 1984 | Prague | 28 |
| 14 | Mariya Vergova | BUL | 71.80 | 13 Jul 1980 | Sofia | 29 |
| 15 | Cierra Jackson | USA | 71.72 | 18 Jul 2026 | London | 23 |
| 16 | Xiao Yanling | CHN | 71.68 | 14 Mar 1992 | Beijing | 23 |
| 17 | Ellina Zvereva | URS | 71.58 | 12 Jun 1988 | Leningrad | 27 |
| 18 | Evelin Jahl | GDR | 71.50 | 10 May 1980 | Potsdam | 24 |
| 19 | Sandra Perković | CRO | 71.41 | 18 Jul 2017 | Bellinzona | 27 |
| 20 | Larisa Korotkevich | RUS | 71.30 | 29 May 1992 | Sochi | 25 |
| 21 | Ria Stalman | NED | 71.22 | 15 Jul 1984 | Walnut | 32 |
| 22 | Jorinde van Klinken | NED | 70.99 | 11 Apr 2026 | Ramona | 26 |
| 23 | Hilda Ramos | CUB | 70.88 | 8 May 1992 | Havana | 27 |
| 24 | Larisa Mikhalchenko | URS | 70.80 | 18 Jun 1988 | Kharkiv | 25 |
| 25 | Laulauga Tausaga | USA | 70.72 | 12 Apr 2025 | Ramona | 26 |