Del's Athletics Almanac Olympics Commonweath European World Championship Results [Event Information]

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Introduced into the Olympics in 1932, The World Championships in 1983, The European Championships 1938, and The Commonwealth Games in 1934. The records for the championships are listed below along with the world record progression. In the world record progression only records that have been ratified by the IAAF or are awaiting ratification have been used. All other records that have not been ratified or have been removed for whatever reason have not been included. * Equalled world record
Championship Records
Olympics	Osleidys Menendez	71.53	27-8-2004	Athens
World	Osleidys Menendez	71.70	14-8-2005	Helsinki
European	Mirela Manjani (Tzelili)	67.47	8-8-2002	Munich
Commonwealth	Laverne Eve	58.46	29-7-2002	Manchester

World Record Progression

Barbora Spotakova	72.28	13-09-2008	Stuttgart
Osleidys Menendez	71.70	15-08-2005	Helsinki
Osleidys Menendez	71.54	01-07-2001	Rethymno	Specifications altered to the javelin and the present javelin officially recognised from 01.01.1999
Petra Felke	80.00	09-09-1988	Potsdam
Petra Felke	78.90	29-07-1987	Leipzig
Fatima Whitbread	77.44	28-08-1986	Stuttgart
Petra Felke	75.40	04-06-1985	Schwerin
Petra Felke	75.26	04-06-1985	Schwerin
Tiina Lillak	74.76	13-06-1983	Tampere
Sofia Sakorafa	74.20	26-09-1982	Khania
Tiina Lillak	72.40	29-07-1982	Helsinki
Antoaneta Todorova	71.88	15-08-1981	Zagreb
Tatyana Biryulina	70.08	12-07-1980	Podolsk
Ruth Fuchs	69.96	29-04-1980	Split
Ruth Fuchs	69.52	13-06-1979	Dresden
Kathryn Schmidt	69.32	11-09-1977	Furth
Ruth Fuchs	69.12	10-07-1976	Berlin
Ruth Fuchs	67.22	03-09-1974	Rome
Ruth Fuchs	66.11	07-09-1973	Edinburgh
Ruth Fuchs	65.06	11-06-1972	Potsdam
Ewa Gryziecka	62.70	11-06-1972	Bucharest
Yelena Gorchakova	62.40	16-10-1964	Tokyo
Elvira Ozolina	59.78	03-07-1963	Moscow
Elvira Ozolina	59.55	04-06-1960	Bucharest
Elvira Ozolina	57.92	03-05-1960	Leselidze
Birute Zalogaitite	57.49	30-10-1958	Tbilisi
Anna Pazera	57.40	24-07-1958	Cardiff
Dana Ingrova	55.73	01-06-1958	Praha
Nadyezdha Konyayeva	55.48	06-08-1954	Kiev
Nadyezdha Konyayeva	55.11	22-05-1954	Kiev
Nadyezdha Konyayeva	53.56	05-02-1954	Leningrad
Natalya Smirnitskaya	53.41	05-08-1949	Moscow
Natalya Smirnitskaya	49.59	25-07-1949	Moscow
Herma Bauma	48.63	12-09-1948	Wien
Herma Bauma	48.21	29-06-1947	Wien
Anneliese Steinheuer	47.24	21-06-1942	Frankfurt
Nan Gindele	46.745	18-06-1932	Chicago