# Women's discus throw world record progression

The first world record in the women's discus throw was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1923. As of 2013, 55 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.

## World record progression

* Ratified
* Not ratified
* Ratified but later rescinded
| Mark | Athlete | Location | Date |
| 24.90 m (81 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | Lilli Henoch (GER) | Berlin | 1 October 1922 |
| 26.62 m (87 ft 4 in) | Lilli Henoch (GER) | Berlin | 8 July 1923 |
| 27.39 m (89 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Yvonne Tembouret (FRA) | Paris | 23 September 1923 |
| 27.70 m (90 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Lucie Petit (FRA) | Paris | 14 July 1924 |
| 28.325 m (92 ft 11 in) | Lisette Petré (BEL) | Brussels | 21 July 1924 |
| 30.225 m (99 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | Lucienne Velu (FRA) | Paris | 14 September 1924 |
| 31.15 m (102 ft 2+1⁄4 in) | Maria Vidlaková (TCH) | Prague | 11 October 1925 |
| 34.15 m (112 ft 1⁄4 in) | Halina Konopacka (POL) | Warsaw | 23 May 1926 |
| 38.34 m (125 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | Milly Reuter (GER) | Braunschweig, Germany | 22 August 1926 |
| 39.18 m (128 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Halina Konopacka (POL) | Warsaw | 4 September 1927 |
| 39.62 m (129 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Halina Konopacka (POL) | Amsterdam | 31 July 1928 |
| 40.345 m (132 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | Jadwiga Wajs (POL) | Pabianice, Poland | 15 May 1932 |
| 40.39 m (132 ft 6 in) | Jadwiga Wajs (POL) | Łódź, Poland | 16 May 1932 |
| 40.84 m (133 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Grete Heublein (GER) | Hagen, Germany | 19 Jun 1932 |
| 42.43 m (139 ft 2+1⁄4 in) | Jadwiga Wajs (POL) | Łódź, Poland | 19 June 1932 |
| 43.08 m (141 ft 4 in) | Jadwiga Wajs (POL) | Królewska Huta, Poland | 15 July 1933 |
| 43.795 m (143 ft 8 in) | Jadwiga Wajs (POL) | London | 11 August 1934 |
| 44.34 m (145 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Gisela Mauermayer (GER) | Ulm, Germany | 2 June 1935 |
| 44.76 m (146 ft 10 in) | Gisela Mauermayer (GER) | Nuremberg, Germany | 4 June 1935 |
| 45.53 m (149 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Gisela Mauermayer (GER) | Munich | 23 June 1935 |
| 46.10 m (151 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | Gisela Mauermayer (GER) | Jena, Germany | 29 June 1935 |
| 47.12 m (154 ft 7 in) | Gisela Mauermayer (GER) | Dresden, Germany | 25 August 1935 |
| 48.31 m (158 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Gisela Mauermayer (GER) | Berlin | 11 July 1936 |
| 53.25 m (174 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | Nina Dumbadze (URS) | Moscow | 8 August 1948 |
| 53.37 m (175 ft 1 in) | Nina Dumbadze (URS) | Gori, Soviet Union | 27 May 1951 |
| 53.61 m (175 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Nina Romashkova (URS) | Odessa, Soviet Union | 9 August 1952 |
| 57.04 m (187 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Nina Dumbadze (URS) | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | 18 October 1952 |
| 57.15 m (187 ft 6 in) | Tamara Press (URS) | Rome | 12 September 1960 |
| 57.43 m (188 ft 5 in) | Tamara Press (URS) | Moscow | 15 July 1961 |
| 58.06 m (190 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Tamara Press (URS) | Sofia, Bulgaria | 1 September 1961 |
| 58.98 m (193 ft 6 in) | Tamara Press (URS) | London | 20 September 1961 |
| 59.29 m (194 ft 6+1⁄4 in) | Tamara Press (URS) | Moscow | 18 May 1963 |
| 59.70 m (195 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Tamara Press (URS) | Moscow | 11 August 1965 |
| 61.26 m (200 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Liesel Westermann (FRG) | São Paulo, Brazil | 5 November 1967 |
| 61.64 m (202 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | Christine Spielberg (GDR) | Regis-Breitingen, East Germany | 26 May 1968 |
| 62.54 m (205 ft 2 in) | Liesel Westermann (FRG) | Werdohl, West Germany | 24 July 1968 |
| 62.70 m (205 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Liesel Westermann (FRG) | East Berlin, East Germany | 18 June 1969 |
| 63.96 m (209 ft 10 in) | Liesel Westermann (FRG) | Hamburg, West Germany | 27 September 1969 |
| 64.22 m (210 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) | Helsinki | 12 August 1971 |
| 64.88 m (212 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) | Munich | 4 September 1971 |
| 65.42 m (214 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) | Moscow | 31 May 1972 |
| 65.48 m (214 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) | Augsburg, West Germany | 24 June 1972 |
| 66.76 m (219 ft 1⁄4 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) | Moscow | 4 August 1972 |
| 67.32 m (220 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Argentina Menis (ROU) | Constanța, Romania | 23 September 1972 |
| 67.44 m (221 ft 3 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) | Riga, Soviet Union | 25 May 1973 |
| 67.58 m (221 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) | Moscow | 10 July 1973 |
| 69.48 m (227 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) | Edinburgh | 7 September 1973 |
| 69.90 m (229 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) | Prague | 27 May 1974 |
| 70.20 m (230 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) | Zurich | 20 August 1975 |
| 70.50 m (231 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Faina Melnik (URS) | Sochi, Soviet Union | 24 April 1976 |
| 70.72 m (232 ft 1⁄4 in) | Evelin Jahl (GDR) | Dresden, East Germany | 12 August 1978 |
| 71.50 m (234 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Evelin Jahl (GDR) | Potsdam, East Germany | 10 May 1980 |
| 71.80 m (235 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Mariya Petkova (BUL) | Sofia, Bulgaria | 13 July 1980 |
| 73.26 m (240 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | Galina Savinkova (URS) | Leselidze, Soviet Union | 22 May 1983 |
| 73.36 m (240 ft 8 in) | Irina Meszynski (GDR) | Prague | 17 August 1984 |
| 74.56 m (244 ft 7+1⁄4 in) | Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH) | Nitra, Czechoslovakia | 26 August 1984 |
| 76.80 m (251 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 9 July 1988 |