List of British records in athletics
Women

List of British records in athletics

Section Title: Women
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Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref	Video

100 y	10.73 (+0.3 m/s)	Heather Young	20 July 1958	United Kingdom Cardiff, Great Britain

100 m	10.85 (0.0 m/s)	Dina Asher-Smith	7 August 2018	European Championships	Germany Berlin, Germany

150 m (straight)	16.57 (+1.1 m/s)	Desiree Henry	10 September 2016	Great North CityGames	United Kingdom Newcastle, United Kingdom

150 m (bend)	17.15 (+2.0 m/s)	Margaret Adeoye	31 August 2013	Amsterdam Open & Flame Games	Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands

200 m	21.89 (+0.2 m/s)	Dina Asher-Smith	11 August 2018	European Championships	Germany Berlin, Germany

200 m (straight)	23.29 (+0.2 m/s)	Emily Freeman	16 May 2010	Great CityGames Manchester	United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom

300 m	35.46	Kathy Cook	18 August 1984	United Kingdom London, United Kingdom

400 m	49.41	Christine Ohuruogu	12 August 2013	World Championships	Russia Moscow, Russia

500 m	1:06.62	Lynsey Sharp	10 September 2016	Great North CityGames	United Kingdom Newcastle, United Kingdom

600 m	1:24.36	Marilyn Okoro	5 July 2012	Meeting de la Province de Liège	Belgium Liège, Belgium

800 m	1:56.21	Kelly Holmes	9 September 1995	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco

1000 m	2:32.55	Kelly Holmes	15 June 1997	United Kingdom Leeds, United Kingdom

1500 m	3:55.22	Laura Muir	27 August 2016	Meeting Areva	France Saint-Denis, France

Mile	4:17.57	Zola Budd	21 August 1985	Weltklasse Zürich	Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland

2000 m	5:26.93	Yvonne Murray	8 June 1994	United Kingdom Edinburgh, United Kingdom

3000 m	8:22.20 #	Paula Radcliffe	19 July 2002	Herculis	Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco

8:26.97	Paula Radcliffe	29 June 2001	Italy Rome, Italy

Two miles	9:17.40+	Paula Radcliffe	20 June 2004	European Cup	Poland Bydgoszcz, Poland

5000 m	14:29.11	Paula Radcliffe	20 June 2004	European Cup	Poland Bydgoszcz, Poland

10000 m	30:01.09	Paula Radcliffe	6 August 2002	Germany Munich, Germany

20000 m	1:15:46.00+	Carolyn Hunter-Rowe	6 March 1994	United Kingdom Barry, United Kingdom

25000 m	1:35:15.5+	Carolyn Hunter-Rowe	6 March 1994	United Kingdom Barry, United Kingdom

30000 m	1:55:02.3+	Carolyn Hunter-Rowe	6 March 1994	United Kingdom Barry, United Kingdom

50000 m	3:18:52+	Carolyn Hunter-Rowe	6 March 1994	United Kingdom Barry, United Kingdom

40 Miles	4:26:43	Carolyn Hunter-Rowe	7 March 1993	United Kingdom Barry, United Kingdom

100 km	08:01:39	Hilary Walker	4 April 1993	United Kingdom London, United Kingdom

100 Miles	14:44:25+	Eleanor Adams	20 August 1989	Australia Melbourne, Australia

One hour	16495 m mx	Michaela McCallum	2 April 2000	Italy Asti, Italy

2 Hours run	31200 m	Carolyn Hunter-Rowe	6 March 1994	United Kingdom Barry, United Kingdom

24 Hours run	240.169 km	Eleanor Adams	20 August 1989	Australia Melbourne, Australia

48 Hours run	366.512 km	Hilary Walker	7 November 1988	United Kingdom Blackpool, United Kingdom

100 m hurdles	12.51 (+0.7 m/s)	Tiffany Porter	14 September 2014	IAAF Continental Cup	Morocco Marrakech, Morocco

200 m hurdles (bend)	26.68	Sharon Colyear (née Danville)	16 July 1971	United Kingdom London, United Kingdom

200 m hurdles (straight)	25.05 (+1.0 m/s)	Meghan Beesley	17 May 2014	Manchester City Games	United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom	[1]

300 m hurdles	40.58 mx	Sinead Dudgeon	15 September 2000	Australia Gold Coast, Australia

400 m hurdles	52.74	Sally Gunnell	19 August 1993	World Championships	Germany Stuttgart, Germany

2000 m Steeplechase	6:27.33	Lennie Waite	20 May 2010	Rice University All Comers Meeting	United States Houston, United States

3000 m Steeplechase	9:24.24	Barbara Parker	2 June 2012	Prefontaine Classic	United States Eugene, United States

High jump	1.98 m	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	12 August 2016	Olympic Games	Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Pole vault	4.81 m	Holly Bradshaw	15 July 2017	10th International Pole Vault Meeting	Germany Rottach-Egern, Germany

Long jump	7.07 m (+0.4 m/s)	Shara Proctor	28 August 2015	World Championships	China Beijing, China

Triple jump	15.15 m (+1.7 m/s)	Ashia Hansen	13 September 1997	Grand Prix Final	Japan Fukuoka, Japan

Shot put	19.36 m	Judy Oakes	14 August 1988	British Grand Prix	United Kingdom Gateshead, United Kingdom

Discus throw	67.48 m	Meg Ritchie	26 April 1981	Mt. SAC Relays	United States Walnut, United States

Hammer throw	74.54 m	Sophie Hitchon	15 August 2016	Olympic Games	Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Javelin throw	66.17 m	Goldie Sayers	14 July 2012	London Grand Prix	United Kingdom London, United Kingdom

The specification for the women's javelin changed in 1999. With the old model, Fatima Whitbread threw 77.44 m in 1986.

Weight throw (20 lb)	20.63 m	Shirley Webb	2 August 2005	United Kingdom Eton, United Kingdom

Pentathlon	4402 pts	Sue Longden	24 May 1980	United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom

Heptathlon	6955 pts	Jessica Ennis-Hill	3–4 August 2012	Olympic Games	United Kingdom London, United Kingdom

12.54 (+1.3 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.86 m (high jump), 14.28 m (shot put), 22.83 (-0.3 m/s) (200 m) / 6.48 m (-0.6 m/s) (long jump), 47.49 m (javelin), 2:08.65 (800 m)

Decathlon	6878 pts	Jessica Taylor	12–13 September 2015	Kent County Multi-Events Championships	United Kingdom Erith, United Kingdom

Double Heptathlon	9152 pts	Charmaine Johnson	23 September 1990	Finland Espoo, Finland

5000 m walk	21:30.75	Johanna Jackson	13 July 2008	United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom

10000 m walk	45:09.57	Lisa Kehler	13 August 2000	United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom

20 km walk (road)	1:30:41	Johanna Jackson	19 June 2010	Gran Premio Cantones de Marcha	Spain A Coruña, Spain

4 × 100 m relay	41.77	Asha Philip Desiree Henry Dina Asher-Smith Daryll Neita	19 August 2016	Olympic Games	Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

4 × 200 m relay	1:29.61	Desiree Henry Anyika Onuora Bianca Williams Asha Philip	25 May 2014	IAAF World Relays	The Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas

4 × 400 m relay	3:20.04	Christine Ohuruogu Marilyn Okoro Lee McConnell Nicola Sanders	2 September 2007	World Championships	Japan Osaka, Japan

4 × 800 m relay	8:13.46	Marilyn Okoro Lynsey Sharp Jemma Simpson Tara Bird	27 April 2013	Penn Relays	United States Philadelphia, United States

Sentence(s)

Hitchon threw 74.54 m at British Record.

final_sentence: Hitchon threw 74.54 m at British Record.