World`s all time top 20 in women`s running events.
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Women, 100 m:
- Florence Griffith-J USA 10,61 88/07/17 +1,2 Indianapolis
- Merlene Ottey JAM 10,74 96/09/07 +1,3 Milan
- Evelyn Ashford USA 10,76 84/08/22 +1,7 Zurich
- Irina Privalova RUS 10,77 94/07/06 +0,9 Lausanne
- Dawn Sowell USA 10,78 A 89/06/03 +1,0 Provo
- Marlies Göhr DDR 10,81 83/06/08 +1,7 Berlin
- Gail Devers USA 10,82 92/08/01 -1,0 Barcelona OG
- Gwen Torrence USA 10,82 94/09/03 +0,4 Paris
- Marita Koch DDR 10,83 83/06/08 +1,7 Berlin
- Juliet Cuthbert JAM 10,83 92/08/01 -1,0 Barcelona OG
- Chioma Ajunwa NGR 10,84 D 92/04/11 +1,3 Lagos
- Anelia Nuneva BUL 10,85 88/09/02 +2,0 Sofia
- Silke Gladisch DDR 10,86 D 87/08/20 +0,6 Potsdam
- Katrin Krabbe DDR 10,89 D 88/07/20 +1,8 Berlin
- Heike Drechsler DDR 10,91 86/07/06 +0,2 Moscow
- D'Andre Hill USA 10,92 96/06/16 +1.1 Atlanta
- Marion Jones USA 10,92 97/06/13 +0.1 Indianapolis sf
- Ewa Kasprzyk POL 10,93 86/06/27 +1,8 Grudziadz
- Carlette Guidry USA 10,94 91/06/14 +1,0 New York
- Diane Williams SUA 10,94 A 83/07/03 +0.6 Air Force Academy
- Barbel Wöckel DDR 10,95 82/06/01 +1,0 Dresden
- Marie-Jose Perec FRA 10,96 91/07/26 +1,2 Dijon
- Galina Malchugina RUS 10,96 92/06/22 +2,0 Moscow
- Inger Miller USA 10,96 96/06/16 +1.1 Atlanta
- Chryste Gaines USA 10,96 96/06/16 +1.1 Atlanta
Best disqualified 100 m results
All time best performances
Women, 200 m:
- Florence Griffith-J USA 21,34 88/09/29 +1.3 Seoul OG
- Merlene Ottey JAM 21,64 91/09/13 +0.8 Bruxelles
- Marita Koch DDR 21,71 79/06/10 +0.7 Karl-Marx-Stadt
- Heike Drechsler DDR 21,71 86/06/29 +1.2 Jena
- Grace Jackson JAM 21,72 88/09/29 +1.3 Seoul OG
- Gwen Torrence USA 21,72 92/08/15 -0.1 Barcelona OG
- Marlies Gohr DDR 21,74 84/06/03 +0.4 Erfurt
- Silke Gladisch DDR 21,75 D 87/09/03 +1.2 Rome WC
- Juliet Cuthbert JAM 21,75 92/08/05 -0.1 Barcelona WC sf
- Valerie Brisco USA 21,81 84/08/09 -0.1 Los Angeles OG
- Evelyn Ashrord USA 21,83 79/08/24 -0.1 Montreal
- Barbel Wöckel DDR 21,85 84/07/21 +0.3 Potsdam
- Irina Privalova RUS 21,87 95/07/25 Monaco
- Pam Marshall USA 21,93 88/07/23 +1.3 Indianapolis
- Katrin Krabbe DDR 21,95 D 90/08/30 +0.3 Split
- Jarmila Kratochvilova TCH 21,97 81/06/06 +1.9 Bratislava
- Chandra Cheeseboroug USA 21,99 83/06/19 +0.9 Indianapolis
- Marie-Jose Perec FRA 21,99 93/07/02 +1.1 Villeneuve d'Asq
- Anelia Nuneva BUL 22,01 D 87/08/16 -0.5 Sofia
- Dawn Sowell USA 22,04 89/06/02 +0.7 Provo
All time best performances
Women, 300 m:
- Kathy Cook GBR 35,46 84/08/18 London
- Chandra Cheeseboroug USA 35,46 84/08/18 London
- Merlene Ottey JAM 35,99 84/08/18 London
Women, 400 m:
- Marita Koch DDR 47,60 85/10/06 Canberra
- Jarmila Kratochvilova TCH 47,99 83/08/10 Helsinki WC
- Marie-Jose Perec FRA 48,25 96/07/29 Atlanta OG
- Olga Bryzgina SOV 48,27 85/10/06 Canberra
- Tatyana Kocembova TCH 48,59 83/08/10 Helsinki WC
- Cathy Freeman AUS 48,63 96/07/29 Atlanta OG
- Valerie Brisco USA 48,83 84/08/06 Los Angeles OG
- Chandra Cheeseboroug USA 49,05 84/08/06 Los Angeles OG
- Falilat Ogunkoya NGR 49,10 96/07/29 Atlanta OG
- Olga Nazarova SOV 49,11 88/09/25 Seoul OG sf
- Maria Pinigina SOV 49,19 83/08/10 Helsinki WC
- Sabine Busch DDR 49,24 84/06/02 Erfurt
- Irena Szewinska POL 49,28 76/07/29 Montreal OG
- Pauline Davis BAH 49,28 96/07/29 Atlanta OG
- Petra Muller DDR 49,30 88/06/03 Jena
- Jearl Miles USA 49,40 97/06/14 Indianapolis
- Grit Breuer DDR 49,42 D 91/08/27 Tokyo WC
- Kathy Cook GBR 49,43 84/08/06 Los Angeles OG
- Fatima Yusuf NGR 49,43 A 95/09/15 Harare
- Aelita Yurchenko SOV 49,47 88/09/04 Moscow
- Bärbel Wöckel DDR 49,56 82/05/30 Erfurt
- Grace Jackson JAM 49,57 88/07/10 Nice
- Dagmar Rübsam DDR 49,58 84/06/02 Erfurt
- Ana Quirot CUB 49,61 91/08/05 Habana
- Gwen Torrence USA 49,64 92/07/15 Nice
- Ximena Restrepo COL 49,64 92/08/05 Barcelona OG
All time best performances
Women, 800 m:
- Jarm. Kratochvilova TCH 1.53,28 83/07/26 Munich
- Nadeshda Olizarenko SOV 1.53,43 80/07/27 Moscow OG
- Ana Quirot CUB 1.54,44 89/09/09 Barcelona
- Olga Mineyeva SOV 1.54,81 80/07/27 Moscow OG
- Tatyana Kazankina SOV 1.54,94 D 76/07/26 Montreal OG
- Doina Melinte ROM 1.55,05 82/08/01 Bucuresti
- Maria Mutola MOZ 1.55,19 94/08/17 Zurich
- Sigrun Wodars DDR 1.55,26 87/08/31 Rome WC
- Christine Wachtel DDR 1.55,32 87/08/31 Rome WC
- Nikolina Shtereva BUL 1.55,42 76/07/26 Montreal OG
- Tatjana Providohina SOV 1.55,46 80/07/27 Moscow OG
- Ellen van Langen HOL 1.55,54 92/08/03 Barcelona OG
Liu Dong CHN 1.55,54 93/09/09 Beijing
- Ljubov Gurina SOV 1.55,56 87/08/31 Rome WC
- Elfi Zinn DDR 1.55,60 76/07/26 Montreal OG
- Ella Kovacs ROM 1.55,68 85/06/02 Bucuresti
- Irina Podjalovskaya SOV 1.55,69 84/06/22 Kiev
- Anita Weiss DDR 1.55,74 76/07/26 Montreal OG
- Ludmila Veselkova SOV 1.55,96 82/09/08 Athens
- Yekater. Podkopaeva SOV 1.55,96 D 83/07/27 Leningrad
- Lilia Nurutdinova CIS 1.55,99 D 92/08/03 Barcelona OG
- Valentina Gerasimova SOV 1.56,0 76/06/12 Kiev
- Inna Yevseeva SOV 1.56,0 88/06/25 Kiev
- Kelly Holmes GBR 1.56,21 95/09/09 Monaco
All time best performances
Women, 1000 m:
- Svetlana Masterkova RUS 2.28,98 96/08/23 Brussels
- Maria Mutola MOZ 2.29,34 95/08/25 Brussels
- Christine Wachtel DDR 2.30,67 90/08/17 Berlin
- Tatyana Providohina SOV 2.30,6 78/08/20 Podolsk
- Martina Kämpfert DDR 2.30,85 80/07/09 Berlin
- Natalia Artemova SOV 2.31,50 91/09/10 Berlin
- Sandra Gasser SUI 2.31,51 D 89/09/13 Jerez
- Patricia Djate FRA 2.31,93 95/08/25 Brussels
Women, 1500 m (Beijing -93 questionable):
Qu Yunxia CHN 3.50,46 93/09/11 Beijing
Wang Junxia CHN 3.51,92 93/09/11 Beijing
- Tatyana Kazankina SOV 3.52,47 D 80/08/13 Zurich
- Paula Ivan ROM 3.53,96 88/10/01 Seoul OG
- Olga Dvirna SOV 3.54,23 82/07/27 Kiev
- Hassiba Boulmerka ALG 3.55,30 92/08/08 Barcelona OG
- Zamira Zaytseva SOV 3.56,14 82/07/27 Kiev
- Tatyana Pozdnyakova SOV 3.56,50 82/07/27 Kiev
- Nadeshda Ralldugina SOV 3.56,63 84/08/18 Prague
- Yekaterin Podkopaeva SOV 3.56,65 D 84/09/02 Rieti
- Svetlana Masterkova RUS 3.56,76 96/08/14 Zurich (en route to mile WR)
- Ljubov Smolka SOV 3.56,7 80/07/06 Moscow
- Doina Melinte ROM 3.56,7 86/07/12 Bucuresti
- Nadeshda Olizarenko SOV 3.56,8 80/07/06 Moscow
- Ludmila Rogachova SOV 3.56,91 92/08/08 Barcelona OG
- Svetlana Guskova SOV 3.57,05 82/07/27 Kiev
- Qu Yunxia CHN 3.57,08 92/08/08 Barcelona OG
- Mary Slaney USA 3.57,12 83/07/26 Stockholm
- Maricica Puica ROM 3.57,22 84/07/01 Bucuresti
Zhang Linli CHN 3.57,46 93/09/11 Beijing
- Totka Petrova BUL 3.57,4 79/08/11 Athens
- Christine Wartenberg DDR 3.57,71 80/08/01 Moscow OG
- Galina Zaharova SOV 3.57,72 84/09/14 Baku
- Tatyana Dorovsky UKR 3.57,92 92/08/08 Barcelona OG
- Kelly Holmes GBR 3.58,07 97/06/29 Sheffield
All time best performances
Women, one mile:
- Svetlana Masterkova RUS 4.12,56 96/08/14 Zurich
- Paula Ivan ROM 4.15,61 89/07/10 Nice
- Natalia Artjomova SOV 4.15,8 84/08/05 Leningrad
- Mary Slaney USA 4.16,71 85/08/21 Zurich
Doina Melinte ROM 4.17,14 i 90/02/09 East Rutherford
- Sonya O`Sullivan IRE 4.17,25 94/07/22 Oslo
- Maricica Puica ROM 4.17,33 85/08/21 Zurich
- Zola Budd GBR 4.17,57 85/08/21 Zuric
- Doina Melinte ROM 4.18,13 90/07/14 Oslo
- Kirsty McDermott GBR 4.19,41 85/07/27 Oslo
- Hassiba Boulmerka ALG 4.20,79 91/07/06 Oslo
- Ludmila Veselkova SOV 4.20,89 81/08/12 Bologna
All time best performances
Women, 2000 m:
- Sonya O`Sullivan IRE 5.25,36 94/07/08 Edinburgh
- Yvonne Murray GBR 5.26,93 94/07/08 Edinburgh
- Maricica Puica ROM 5.28,69 86/07/11 London
- Tatyana Kazankina SOV 5.28,72 D 84/08/04 Moscow
- Tatyana Pozdnyakova SOV 5.29,64 84/07/11 London
Women, 3000 m (Beijing -93 questionable):
Wang Junxia CHN 8.06,11 93/09/13 Beijing
Qu Yunxia CHN 8.12,18 93/09/13 Beijing
Zhang Linli CHN 8.16,50 93/09/13 Beijing
Ma Liyan CHN 8.19,78 93/09/12 Beijing
- Sonya O`Sullivan IRE 8.21,64 94/07/15 London
Zhang Lirong CHN 8.21,84 93/09/13 Beijing
- Tatyana Kazankina SOV 8.22,62 D 84/08/26 Leningrad
- Mary Slaney USA 8.25,83 85/09/07 Rome
- Tatyana Dorovskyh SOV 8.26,53 88/09/25 Seoul OG
- Svetlana Ulmasova SOV 8.26,78 82/07/25 Kiev
- Ludmila Bragina SOV 8.27,12 76/08/07 College Park
- Paula Ivan ROM 8.27,15 88/09/25 Seoul OG
- Wang Junxia CHN 8.27,68 93/06/06 Jinan
- Maricica Puica ROM 8.27,83 85/09/07 Rome
- Qu Yunxia CHN 8.28,71 93/08/16 Stuttgart WC
- Zola Budd GBR 8.28,83 85/09/07 Rome
- Yvonne Murray GBR 8.29,02 88/09/25 Seoul OG
- Zhang Linli CHN 8.29,25 93/08/16 Stuttgart WC
- Svetlana Guskova SOV 8.29,36 82/07/25 Kiev
- Gabriela Szabo ROM 8.30,03 95/08/16 Zurich
- Yelena Romanova SOV 8.30,45 88/09/25 Seoul OG
- Natalia Artemova SOV 8.31,67 88/09/25 Seoul OG
- Zhan Lirong CHN 8.31,78 93/08/16 Stuttgart WC
- Grete Waitz NOR 8.31,75 79/07/17 Oslo
- Elana Meyer SAF 8.32,00 91/04/29 Durban
- Tatyana Pozdnyakova SOV 8.32,0 84/08/11 Ryazan
- Angela Chalmers CAN 8.32,17 94/08/23 Victoria
- Galina Zaharova SOV 8.33,40 82/07/25 Kiev
All time best performances
Women, 5000 m:
- Fernanda Ribeiro POR 14.36,45 95/07/22 Hechtel
- Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 14.37,33 86/08/06 Stockholm
- Gabriela Szabo ROM 14.41,12 96/07/05 Oslo
- Sonya O'Sullivan IRE 14.41,40 95/09/01 Berlin
- Elana Meyer SAF 14.44,05 95/07/22 Hechtel
- Julia Vaquero SPA 14.44,95 96/07/05 Oslo
- Jiang Po CHN 14.45,90 95/10/24 Beijing
- Rose Cheruiyot KEN 14.46,41 96/08/16 Cologne
- Gete Wami ETH 14.46,45 96/08/16 Cologne
- Paula Radcliffe GBR 14.46,76 96/08/16 Cologne
- Lydia Cheromei KEN 14.46,93 97/07/04 Oslo
- Pauline Konga KEN 14.47,51 96/08/16 Cologne
- Sally Barsosio KEN 14.47,81 96/07/05 Oslo
- Zola Budd GBR 14.48,07 85/08/26 London
- Roberta Brunet ITA 14.48,96 96/08/23 Brussels
- Catherina McKiernan IRE 14.49,40 96/08/16 Cologne
- Derartu Tulu ETH 14.50,88 96/06/03 St-Denis
- Wang Junxia CHN 14.51,87 96/05/04 Nanjing
- Zohra Ouaziz MOR 14.53,77 95/08/12 Gothenburg WC
- Natalia Artjomova SOV 14.54,08 85/09/09 Podolsk
- Olga Bondarenko SOV 14.55,76 85/09/09 Podolsk
- Victoria Nenacheva RUS 14.55,82 96/07/08 Stockholm
- Amy Rudolph USA 14.56,04 96/07/08 Stockholm
- Anette Peters USA 14.56,07 93/08/27 Berlin
- Annemari Sandell FIN 14.56,22 96/07/08 Stockholm 2.57,4 / 5.58,9 / 9.00,3 / 12.01,9
- Yvonne Murray GBR 14.56,94 95/07/07 London
- Kathrin Ullrich GER 14.58,71 91/08/21 Berlin
- Regina Jacobs USA 14.58,79 97/06/05 Rome
- Maria Guida ITA 14.58,84 96/06/05 Rome
- Berhane Adere ETH 14.59,17 96/06/03 St-Denis
- Anita Weyermann SUI 14.59,28 96/06/05 Rome
- Liz McColgan GBR 14.59,56 95/07/22 Hechtel
- Yelena Romanova RUS 14.59,70 91/09/10 Berlin
- Patti-Sue Plumer USA 15.00,00 89/07/03 Stockholm
All time best performances
Women, 10 000 m (Beijing -93 questionable):
Wang Junxia CHN 29.31,78 93/09/08 Beijing
Zhong Huandi CHN 30.13,37 93/09/08 Beijing
- Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 30.13,74 86/07/05 Oslo
- Wang Jungxia CHN 30.49,30 93/08/21 Stuttgart WC
- Elana Meyer SAF 30.52,51 94/09/10 London
- Liz McColgan GBR 30.57,07 91/06/25 Hengelo
- Olga Bondarenko SOV 30.57,21 86/08/30 Stuttgart
- Kathrin Ullrich GER 31.03,62 91/06/30 Frankfurt
- Fernanda Ribeiro POR 31.01,63 96/08/02 Atlanta OG
- Derartu Tulu ETH 31.06,02 92/08/07 Barcelona OG
- Gete Wami ETH 31.06,65 96/08/02 Atlanta OG
- Jill Hunter USA 31.07,88 91/06/30 Frankfurt
- Catherina McKiernan IRE 31.08,41 95/06/17 Villeneuve d'Asq
Zhang Lirong CHN 31.09,25 93/09/08 Beijing
- Yelena Zhupijova SOV 31.09,40 87/09/04 Rome WC
Ma Liyan CHN 31.10,46 93/09/08 Beijing
- Lisa Ondieki AUS 31.11,72 92/06/30 Helsinki
- Zhong Huandi CHN 31.12,55 93/08/21 Stuttgart WC
- Ren Xiujuan CHN 31.13,21 96/05/08 Nanjing
- Julia Vaquero Sousa SPA 31.14,51 97/04/05 Bilbao
- Galina Zaharova SOV 31.15,00 84/06/24 Kiev
- Selina Barsosio KEN 31.15,38 93/08/21 Stuttgart WC
Zhang Linli CHN 31.16,28 93/09/08 Beijing
- Maria C. Ferreira POR 31.16,42 92/06/30 Helsinki
- Tegla Loroupe KEN 31.17,66 95/08/09 Gothenburg WC
- Viorica Ghican ROM 31.18,18 90/06/27 Helsinki
- Hiromi Suzuki JPN 31.19,40 96/06/09 Osaka
- Ulrike Bruns DDR 31.19,76 86/08/30 Stuttgart
- Lynn Jennings USA 31.19,89 92/08/07 Barcelona OG
All time best performances
Women, 20 000 m:
- Izumi Maki JPN 1:06.48,8 93/09/19 Amagasaki
Women, 25 000 m:
- Karolina Szabo HUN 1:29.29,2 88/04/22 Budapest
Women, 30 000 m:
- Karolina Szabo HUN 1:47.05,6 88/04/22 Budapest
Women, marathon (Boston downhill and Beijing -93 questionable):
- Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 2:21.06 85/04/21 London
- Joan Benoit USA 2:21.21 85/10/20 Chicago
- Uta Pippig GER 2:21.45 94/04/18 Boston
- Tegla Loroupe KEN 2:22.07 97/04/20 Rotterdam
- Rosa Mota POR 2:23.29 85/10/20 Chicago
- Valentina Yegorova RUS 2:23.33 94/04/18 Boston
- Olga Markova RUS 2:23.43 92/04/20 Boston
- Lisa Ondieki AUS 2:23.51 88/08/31 Osaka
Wang Junxia CHN 2:24.07 93/04/04 Tianjin
- Wanda Panfil POL 2:24.18 91/04/15 Boston
Qu Yunxia CHN 2:24.32 93/04/04 Tianjin
Zhang Linli CHN 2:24.42 93/04/04 Tianjin
Zhang Lirong CHN 2:24.52 93/04/04 Tianjin
- Grete Waitz NOR 2:24.54 86/04/20 London
- Elana Meyer SAF 2:25.15 94/04/18 Boston
- Katrin Dörre-Heinig GER 2:25.15 94/09/25 Berlin
- Alena Peterkova CZE 2:25.19 94/04/18 Boston
Zhong Huandi CHN 2:25.36 93/04/04 Tianjin
Ma Liyan CHN 2:25.46 93/04/04 Tianjin
- Miyoko Asahina JPN 2:25.52 94/04/17 Rotterdam
- Veronique Marot GBR 2:25.56 89/04/23 London
- Marleene Renders BEL 2:25.58 97/04/20 Rotterdam
- Makiko Ito JPN 2:26.03 97/04/20 Rotterdam
- Roba ETH 2:26.05 96/07/28 Atlanta OG
- Tomoe Abe JPN 2:26.09 94/01/29 Osaka
- Nobuko Fujimura JPN 2:26.09 94/01/29 Osaka
- Yunko Asari JPN 2:26.10 94/01/29 Osaka
- Renata Kokowska POL 2:26.20 93/09/26 Berlin
- Madina Biktagirova BLS 2:26.23 92/03/01 Los Angeles
- Julie Brown USA 2:26.26 83/06/05 Los Angeles
- Yumi Kokamo JPN 2:26.26 92/01/26 Osaka
- Yoshiko Yamamoto JPN 2:26.26 92/04/20 Boston
- Mitsuyo Yoshida JPN 2:26.26 94/01/26 Osaka
All time best performances
Women, 100 km
- Ann Trason USA 7:00.47 95/09/16 Winschoten WC
- Birgit Lennartz GER 7:18.57
- Valentina Liakhova RUS 7:22.18
- Carolyn Hunter-Rowe GBR 7:27.19
- Valentina Shatyaeva RUS 7:27.39
- Maria Bak GER 7:30.32
- Helena Joubert RSA 7:31.47 95/09/16 Winschoten WC
- Valentiva Shatyayeva FUS 7:33.10 96/05/05 Moscow WC
- Donna Perkins USA 7:33.46
- Irina Petrova RUS 7:34.05
- Alcira Lario POR 7.34.27
Women, 100 m hurdles:
- Yordanka Donkova BUL 12,21 88/08/20 Stara Zagora
- Ginka Zagortsheva BUL 12,24 87/08/08 Drama
- Ludmila Naroshilenko RUS 12,26 D 92/06/06 Seville
- Gazyna Rabsztyn POL 12,36 80/06/13 Warszawa
- Vera Komisova SOV 12,39 80/08/05 Rome
- Natalia Grigoryeva UKR 12,39 D 91/07/11 Kiev
- Bettine Jahn DDR 12,42 83/06/08 Berlin
- Lucyna Kalek POL 12,43 84/08/19 Hannover
- Gloria Siebert DDR 12,44 87/09/04 Rome WC
- Cornelia Oschkenat DDR 12,45 87/06/11 Neubrandenburg
- Olga Shishigina KAZ 12,44 95/06/27 Lucern
- Gail Devers USA 12,46 93/08/20 Stuttgart WC
- Marina Asyabina RUS 12,47 93/06/19 Moscow
- Vera Akimova SOV 12,50 84/05/19 Sotchi
- Tatyana Reshetnikova RUS 12,53 94/07/04 Linz
- Svetla Dimitrova BUL 12,53 94/07/16 Stara Zagora
- Kerstin Knabe DDR 12,54 82/09/09 Athens
- Sabine John DDR 12,54 84/07/15 Berlin
- Johanna Klier DDR 12,56 80/07/16 Cottbus
- Monique Ewanje-Epee FRA 12,56 90/06/29 Villeneuve d'Ascq
- Anneliese Erhardt DDR 12,59 72/09/08 Munich OG
All time best performances
Women, 400 m hurdles:
- Kim Batten USA 52,61 95/08/11 Gothenburg WC
- Tonya Buford USA 52,62 95/08/11 Gothenburg WC
- Sally Gunnell GBR 52,74 93/08/19 Stuttgart WC
- Sandra Farmer-Patric USA 52,79 93/08/19 Stuttgart WC
- Deon Hemmings JAM 52,82 96/07/31 Atlanta OG
- Marina Stepanova SOV 52,94 86/09/17 Tashkent
- Tatyana Ledovskaya RUS 53,11 91/08/29 Tokyo WC
- Debbie Flintoff-King AUS 53,17 88/09/28 Seoul OG
- Marie-Jose Perec FRA 53,21 95/08/16 Zurich
- Sabine Busch DDR 53,24 87/08/21 Potsdam
- Janeene Vickers USA 53,47 91/08/29 Tokyo WC
- Margar. Ponomaryova RUS 53,48 93/08/19 Stuttgart WC sf
- Cornelia Ullrich DDR 53,58 87/08/21 Potsdam
- Ellen Fiedler DDR 53,63 88/09/28 Seoul OG
Myrtle Bothma SAF 53,65 x 90/03/12 Pretoria
- Myrtle Bothma SAF 53,74 86/04/18 Johannesburg
- Han Qing CHN 53,96 93/09/09 Beijing
- Debbie Ann Parris JAM 53,97 96/07/31 Atlanta OG
- Anna Ambraziene SOV 54,02 83/06/11 Moscow
- Heike Meissner GER 54,03 96/07/31 Atlanta OG
- Gudrun Abt FRG 54,04 88/09/28 Seoul OG
- Nezha Bidouane MOR 54,05 97/06/05 Rome
- Anna Knoroz RUS 54,11 94/07/18 Nice
- Yecaterina Grun SOV 54,14 83/08/10 Helsinki
All time best performances
Women, 4x100 m relay
- East Germany DDR 41,37 85/10/06 Canberra
Gladisch, Rieger, Auerswald, Göhr
- Russia RUS 41,49 93/08/22 Stuttgart WC
Bogoslovskaya, Malchugina, Voronova, Privalova
- United States USA 41,49 93/08/22 Stuttgart WC
Finn, Torrence, Vereen, Devers
Germany GER 41,87 91/08/31 Tokyo WC h
Breuer, Krabbe, Richter, Drechsler
- Jamaica JAM 41,94 91/09/01 Tokyo WC
Duhaney, Cuthbert, McDonald, Ottey
Soviet Union SOV 42,00 85/08/17 Moscow
Nastoburko, Pomoshnikova, Zhirova, Barbashina
- Bahamas BAH 42,14 96/08/03 Atlanta OG
Clarke, Sturrup, Fynes, Davis
- Bulgaria BUL 42,31 87/06/27 Prague
Zagorcheva, Nuneva, Georgieva, Donkova
- Great Britain GBR 42,43 80/08/01 Moscow OG
Hunte, Smallwood, Goddard, Lannaman
- France FRA 42,56 95/08/12 Gothenburg WC, sf
Singa, Bangue, Girard, Combe
West Germany FRG 42,59 76/07/31 Montreal OG
Possekel, Helten, Richel, Kroniger
- Poland POL 42,71 85/08/17 Moscow
Tomczak, Pakula, Pisiewicz, Kasprzyk
- Nigeria NGR 42,56 D 96/08/03 Atlanta OG
Ajunwa, Tombiri-Shirey, Opara-Thompson, Onyali
- Canada CAN 42,77 84/08/11 Los Angeles OG
Bailey, Payne, Taylor, Gareau
All time best performances
Women, 4x200 m relay
- East Germany DDR 1.28,15 80/08/09 Jena
Göhr, R. Müller, Wöckel, Koch
- Ukraine UKR 1.30,8 79/07/29 Moscow
Mahova, Zjuskova, Prorochenko, Kulchunova
- Great Britain GBR 1.31,57 77/08/20 London
Elder, Hartley, Colyear, Lannaman
Women, 4x400 m relay
- Soviet Union SOV 3.15,17 88/10/01 Seoul OG
Ledovskaja (50,12), O.Nazarova (47,82), Pinigina (49,43), Bryzgina (47,80)
- United States USA 3.15,51 88/10/01 Seoul OG
D.Howard (49,82), Dixon (49,17), Brisco (48,44), Griffith-Joyner (48,08)
- East Germany DDR 3.15,92 84/06/03 Erfurt
G.Walther (49,8), Busch (48,9), Rübsam (49,4), Koch (47,8)
- Czechoslovakia TCH 3.20,32 83/08/14 Helsinki WC
Kocembova (48,93), Moravcilova (52,13), Matejkovicova (51,51), Kratochvilova (47,75)
- Nigeria NGR 3.21,04 96/08/03 Atlanta OG
Afolabi, Yusuf, Opara, Ogunkoya
- Canada CAN 3.21,21 84/08/11 Los Angeles OG
Crooks (50,30), Richardson (50,22), Killingbeck (50,62), Payne (50,07)
- Jamaica JAM 3.21,69 96/08/03 Atlanta OG
Frazer, Richards, Campbell, Hemmings
- Great Britain GBR 3.22,01 91/09/01 Tokyo WC
Hanson (51,7), Smith (51,12), Gunnell (49,44), Keough (49,75)
- Russia RUS 3.22,22 96/08/03 Atlanta OG
Chebykina, Goncharenko, Kulikova, Kotlyarova
- France FRA 3.22,34 94/08/14 Helsinki EC
Landre (51,3), Dorsile (51,1), Elien (50,54), Perec (49,36)
West Germany FRG 3.22,49 88/10/01 Seoul OG
Thimm (50,81), Arendt (49,95), Thomas (51,50), Abt (50,23)
- Hebel Province CHN 3.24,28 93/09/13 Beijing
An, Bai, Cao, Ma
- Poland POL 3.24,65 86/08/31 Stuttgart
Kasprzyk (52,2), Wojdecka (51,1), Kapusta (51,0), Blaszak (50,4)
- Cuba CUB 3.24,91 91/08/11 Habana
Duporte, Limonta, McLeon, Quirot
All time best performances
Women, 4x800 m relay
- Soviet Union SOV 7.50,17 84/08/05 Moscow
Olizarenko, Gurina, Borisova, Podjalovskaya
- East Germany DDR 7.54,10 76/08/06 Karl-Marx-Stadt
Zinn, Hoffmeister, Weiss, Klapezynski
- Ukraine UKR 7.56,6 80/09/08 Donetsk
Mika Perkiömäki - csmipe@uta.fi