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The mother of all sporting events Oly moves from the Europe to Oriental East and Beijing is all geared up to host the 26th edition of the sporting extravaganza. The athletes across the globe go extra mile for the glory and in the process records tumble and incredible feats achieved. Here is a list of World/ Oly records in track and field events...
| Olympics Records (Women) | |||
| Event | Timing/Distance | Name | Meet/Venue/year |
| 100 mts | 10.62s | Florence Griffith(US) | Seoul Oly 1988 |
| 200 mts | 21.34s | Florence Griffith(US) | Seoul Oly 1988 |
| 400 mts | 48.25s | Marie-Jose Perec( Fra) | Atlanta Oly 1996 |
| 800 mts | 1:53.28s | Marie-Jose Perec( Fra) | Atlanta Oly 1996 |
| 100m hurdles | 12.37s | Joanna Hayes (US) | Athens Oly 2004 |
| 1500 mts | 3:53.96s | Paula Ivan ( Rom) | Seoul Oly 1988 |
| 400m hurdles | 52.77s | Fani Halkia( Gre) | Athens Oly 2004 |
| 5000 mts | 14:40.79 | Gabriela Szabo (Rom) | Sydney Oly 2000 |
| Shot put | 22.41m | Ilona Slupianek (Ger) | Moscow Oly 1980 |
| Discus throw | 72.30m | Martina Hellmann (Ger) | Seoul Oly 1988 |
| Javelin throw | 71.53m | Osleidys Menendez (Cuba) | Athens Oly 2004 |
| Hammer throw | 75.02m | Olga Kuzenkova (Rus) | Athens Oly 2004 |
| Long Jump | 7.40m | Jackie Joyner (US) | Seoul Oly 1988 |
| Triple Jump | 15.33m | Inessa Kravets (Ukr) | Atlanta Oly 1996 |
| High Jump | 2.06m | Slesarenko( Rus) | Athens Oly 2004 |
| Pole Vault | 5.05m | Yelena Isinbayeva (Rus) | Beijing Olympics 2008 |
| 20km walk | 1:29:05 | Wang Liping (Chn) | Sydney Oly 2000 |
| Marathon | 2:23:14 | Takahashi (Jap) | Sydney Oly 2000 |
| 10000m | 30:17.49 | Derartu Tulu ( Eth) | Sydney Oly 2000 |
| 4x100m relay | 41.60s | VTatyana Nazarova, Pinigina, Bryzgina (Rus) | Seoul Oly 1988 |
| 4x400m relay | 3:15.17s | Ledovskaya, Nazarova,Pinigina, Bryzgina (Rus) | Seoul Oly 1988 |
| Heptathlon | 7291pts | Jackie Joyner(US) | Seoul Oly 1988 |
| World Records (Women) | |||
| Event | Timing/Distance | Name | Meet/Venue/year |
| 100 mts | 10.49s | Florence Griffith(US) | Indianapolis 1998 |
| 200 mts | 21.34s | Florence Griffith(US) | Seoul Oly 1988 |
| 400 mts | 47.60s | Marita Koch (Ger) | Athletic Meet, Canberra 1985 |
| 800 mts | 1:53.28s | Jarmila Kratochvilova (Rus) | N/A, Munich 1983 |
| 110 mts | 12.21s | Yordanka Donkova( Bul) | Stara Zagora 1988 |
| 1500 mts | 3:50.46s | Qu Yunxia ( Chn) | N/A Beijing 1993 |
| 400m hurdles | 52.34s | Pechonkina (Rus) | N/A Tula 2003 |
| 5000 mts | 14:11.15 | Tirunesh Dibaba (Eth) | Oslo Golden League 2008 |
| Shot put | 22.63m | Lisovskaya (Rus) | Moscow, 1987 |
| Discus throw | 76.80m | Gabriele Reinsch (Ger) | Neubrandenburg N/A, 1988 |
| Javelin throw | 71.70m | Osleidys Menendez (Cuba) | World Championship, Helsinki |
| Hammer throw | 77.80m | Tatyana Lysenko ( Rus) | Tallinn 2006 |
| Long Jump | 7.52m | Galina Chistyakova (Ukr) | Leningrad 1988 |
| Triple Jump | 15.50m | Inessa Kravets (Ukr) | World C'ship, Gothernburg 1995 |
| High Jump | 2.09m | Stefika Kostadinova (Bul) | World C'ship, Rome 1987 |
| Pole Vault | 5.05m | Yelena Isinbayeva ( Rus) | Beijing Olympics 2008 |
| 20km walk | 1:25:41 | Ivanova (Rus) | World race Helsinki, 2005 |
| Marathon | 2:15:25 | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | London Marathon, 2003 |
| 10000m | 29:31.78 | Wang Junxia (Chn) | Beijing 1993 |
| 4x100m relay | 41.37s | Gladisch, Rieger, Auerswald | Gohr (Ger) Canberra 1980 |
| 4x400m relay | 3:15.17s | Ledovskaya, Nazarova,Pinigina | Bryzgina (Rus) Seoul Oly 1988 |
| Heptathlon | 7291pts | Jackie Joyner(US) | Seoul Oly 1988 |
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