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Sports > Other Sports > International Sports > 1999-2000 Season > Track and Field > World, Olympic and American Records > Women

Field Events

Event		Mark		Date Set	Location
High Jump:	World	6-10¹/4	Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria	Aug. 30, 1987	Rome
	Olympic	6-8³/4	Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria	Aug. 3, 1996	Atlanta
	American	6-8	Louise Ritter	July 8, 1988	Austin, Tex.
Pole Vault:	World	15-2¹/4p	Stacy Dragila, USA	July 23, 2000	Sacramento
	Olympic	15-1	Stacy Dragila, USA	Sept. 25, 2000	Sydney
	American	15-2¹/4p	Dragila (same as World)	—	—
Long Jump:	World	24-8¹/4	Galina Chistyakova, USSR	June 11, 1988	Leningrad
	Olympic	24-3¹/4	Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA	Sept. 29, 1988	Seoul
	American	24-7	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	May 22, 1994	New York
Triple Jump:	World	50-10¹/4	Inessa Kravets, Ukraine	Aug. 8, 1995	Göteborg, SWE
	Olympic	50-3¹/2	Inessa Kravets, Ukraine	July 31, 1996	Atlanta
	American	47-3¹/2	Sheila Hudson	July 8, 1996	Stockholm
Shot Put:	World	74-3	Natalya Lisovskaya, USSR	June 7, 1987	Moscow
	Olympic	73-6¹/4	Ilona Slupianek, E. Germany	July 24, 1980	Moscow
	American	66-2¹/2	Ramona Pagel	June 25, 1988	San Diego
Discus:	World	252-0	Gabriele Reinsch, E. Germany	July 9, 1988	Neubrandenburg
	Olympic	237-2¹/2	Martina Hellmann, E. Germany	Sept. 29, 1988	Seoul
	American	216-10	Carol Cady	May 31, 1986	San Jose
Javelin:	World	227-11*	Trine Hattestad, Norway	July 28, 2000	Oslo
	Olympic	226-1*	Trine Hattestad, Norway	Sept. 30, 2000	Sydney
	American	192-3*	Lynda Blutriech	July 1, 2000	New Haven, Ct.
Hammer:	World	249-7	Mihaela Melinte, Romania	Aug. 29, 1999	Rudlingen, SWI
	Olympic	233-5³/4	Kamila Skolimowska, Poland	Sept. 29, 2000	Sydney
	American	231-2p	Dawn Ellerbe	Apr. 29, 2000	Philadelphia

*The IAAF changed the official design and weight for the women's javelin beginning April 1, 1999. The records shown are with the new-style javelins.

Note: The international weights for women— Shot (8 lbs/13 oz); Discus (2 lbs/3.27 oz); Javelin (minimum 1 lb/5.16 oz); Hammer (8 lbs/13 oz).

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