Women · Throws · All-Time
Discus Throw
76.80
Best mark
World record
72.96
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
73.32
Median
Of the 25 performances
7
Countries
GDR 15 · URS 3 · 5 others
Performance distribution
25 performances from 76.80 to 72.96 · median 73.32
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
All performances · 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 | Gabriele Reinsch | GDR | 74.44 | 13 Sep 1988 | Berlin | 24 |
| 5 | Ilke Wyludda | GDR | 74.40 | 13 Sep 1988 | Berlin | 19 |
| 6 | Diana Gansky | GDR | 74.08 | 20 Jun 1987 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | 23 |
| 7 | Diana Gansky | GDR | 73.90 | 27 Jun 1987 | Prague | 23 |
| 8 | Daniela Costian | ROU | 73.84 | 30 Apr 1988 | Bucharest | 23 |
| 9 | Daniela Costian | ROU | 73.78 | 24 Apr 1988 | Bucharest | 22 |
| 10 | Valarie Allman | USA | 73.52 | 12 Apr 2025 | Ramona | 30 |
| 11 | Gabriele Reinsch | GDR | 73.42 | 12 Jun 1988 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | 24 |
| 12 | Irina Meszynski | GDR | 73.36 | 17 Aug 1984 | Prague | 22 |
| 13 | Diana Gansky | GDR | 73.32 | 11 Jun 1987 | Neubrandenburg | 23 |
| 14 | Galina Savinkova | URS | 73.28 | 8 Sep 1984 | Donetsk | 31 |
| 15 | Galina Savinkova | URS | 73.26 | 22 May 1983 | Leselidze | 29 |
| 15 | Diana Gansky | GDR | 73.26 | 6 Jun 1986 | Neubrandenburg | 22 |
| 17 | Diana Gansky | GDR | 73.24 | 29 May 1987 | Leipzig | 23 |
| 18 | Tsvetanka Khristova | BUL | 73.22 | 19 Apr 1987 | Kazanlak | 25 |
| 19 | Ilke Wyludda | GDR | 73.16 | 13 Sep 1988 | Berlin | 19 |
| 20 | Gisela Beyer | GDR | 73.10 | 20 Jul 1984 | Berlin | 24 |
| 20 | Valarie Allman | USA | 73.10 | 11 Apr 2026 | Ramona | 31 |
| 22 | Yaime Pérez | CUB | 73.09 | 13 Apr 2024 | Ramona | 32 |
| 23 | Diana Gansky | GDR | 73.04 | 6 Jun 1987 | Potsdam | 23 |
| 23 | Ilke Wyludda | GDR | 73.04 | 5 Aug 1989 | Gateshead | 20 |
| 25 | Galina Savinkova | URS | 72.96 | 23 Jun 1985 | Erfurt | 31 |