WORLD RECORDS
Record
440 yd hurdles
100 yd
100 yd, women
100 yd, women
1 mile
1,500 meters
100 yd, women
Long jump, women
400 metres, women
440 yd, women
440 yd, women
440 yd, women
2 miles
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Athlete
Date
Place
57·2 sec*
9·8 sec*
11·2 sec†
11·2 sec†
4 min 7·6 sec
3 min 47·8 sec
11·0 sec‡
20ft
7½ in.
57·0 sec‡
Godfrey B. Shaw
J. H. Hempton
E. Martyn
T. Kench
J. E. Lovelock
J. E. Lovelock
D. Lumley
Y. W. Williams
M. A. M. Chamberlain
12 Aug
6 Feb
9 Mar
15 Mar
15 Jul
6 Aug
11 Mar
20 Feb
16 Feb
1891
1892
1929
1930
1933
1936
1939
1954
1957
..
Christchurch
Christchurch
Wanganui
Princeton, N.J.
Berlin
Auckland
Gisborne
Christchurch
56·1 sec
55·6 sec
8 min 30·0 sec
M. A. M. Chamberlain
M. A. M. Chamberlain
M. G. Halberg
G. F. Philpott
M. G. Halberg
A. B. Magee
P. G. Snell
M. G. Halberg
P. G. Snell
P. G. Snell
P. G. Snell
W. D. Baillie
W. D. Baillie
P. G. Snell
P. G. Snell
8 Mar
14 Mar
7 Jul
1958
1959
1961
Christchurch
Sydney
Jyväskylä, Finland
17 Jul
1961
Dublin
25 Jul
27 Jan
3 Feb
1961
1962
1962
Stockholm
Wanganui
Christchurch
24 Aug
1963
Auckland
12 Nov
17 Nov
1964
1964
Auckland
Auckland
4 mile relay
16 min 23·8 sec
3 miles
1 mile
800 metres
880 yd
20,000 metres
One hour
1,000 meters
1 mile
13 min 10·0 sec
3 min 54·4 sec
1 min 44·3 sec
1 min 45·1 sec
59 min 28·6 sec
12 miles 960 yd
2 min 16·6 sec
3 min 54·1 sec
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Event
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* The I.A.A.F. did not then exist.
† The I.A.A.F. did not then recognise women’s records.
‡ A better performance had been recorded before the I.A.A.F. first recognised this event.