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)

Meg Ritchie's discus best of 67.48 metres has stood as the British record in 1981.

final_sentence: Meg Ritchie's discus best of 67.48 metres has stood as the British record in 1981.