Women · Throws · All-Time
Discus Throw
76.80
Best mark
World record
68.62
Top 50 cutoff
50 rows
70.70
Median
Of the 50 best-by-athlete marks
16
Countries
GDR 7 · USA 6 · 14 others
Performance distribution
50 athletes from 76.80 to 68.62 · median 70.70
Top 50 cutoff
The mark an athlete needed to make the list
World all-time top 50
Best by athlete · data refreshed 17 Sep 2026 · methodology
50 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriele Reinsch WR | GER | 76.80 | 9 Jul 1988 | Neubrandenburg | 24 |
| 2 | Zdeňka Šilhavá | CZE | 74.56 | 26 Aug 1984 | Nitra | 30 |
| 3 | Ilke Wyludda | GER | 74.56 | 23 Jul 1989 | Neubrandenburg | 20 |
| 4 | Diana Gansky | GDR | 74.08 | 20 Jun 1987 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | 23 |
| 5 | Daniela Costian | ROU | 73.84 | 30 Apr 1988 | Bucuresti | 23 |
| 6 | Valarie Sion | USA | 73.52 | 12 Apr 2025 | Ramona | |
| 7 | Irina Meszynski | GDR | 73.36 | 17 Aug 1984 | Praha | 22 |
| 8 | Galina Savinkova | RUS | 73.28 | 8 Sep 1984 | Donetsk | 31 |
| 9 | Tsvetanka Khristova | BUL | 73.22 | 19 Apr 1987 | Kazanlak | 25 |
| 10 | Gisela Beyer | GDR | 73.10 | 20 Jul 1984 | Berlin | 24 |
| 11 | Yaime Pérez | CUB | 73.09 | 13 Apr 2024 | Ramona | 32 |
| 12 | Martina Hellmann | GER | 72.92 | 20 Aug 1987 | Potsdam | 26 |
| 13 | Galina Murashova | LTU | 72.14 | 17 Aug 1984 | Praha | 28 |
| 14 | Maria Petkova | BUL | 71.80 | 13 Jul 1980 | Sofia | |
| 15 | Cierra Jackson | USA | 71.72 | 18 Jul 2026 | London | 23 |
| 16 | Xiao Yanling | CHN | 71.68 | 14 Mar 1992 | Beijing | 23 |
| 17 | Ellina Zvereva | BLR | 71.58 | 12 Jun 1988 | Leningrad | 27 |
| 18 | Evelin Jahl | GDR | 71.50 | 10 May 1980 | Potsdam | 24 |
| 19 | Sandra Elkasevic | CRO | 71.41 | 18 Jul 2017 | Bellinzona | |
| 20 | Larisa Korotkevich | RUS | 71.30 | 29 May 1992 | Sochi | 25 |
| 21 | Ria Stalman | NED | 71.22 | 15 Jul 1984 | Walnut | 32 |
| 22 | Jorinde van Klinken | NED | 70.99 | 11 Apr 2026 | Ramona | 26 |
| 23 | Hilda Elisa Ramos | CUB | 70.88 | 8 May 1992 | La Habana | |
| 24 | Larisa Mikhalchenko | UKR | 70.80 | 18 Jun 1988 | Kharkov | 25 |
| 25 | Laulauga Tausaga | USA | 70.72 | 12 Apr 2025 | Ramona | 26 |
| 26 | Maritza Martén | CUB | 70.68 | 18 Jul 1992 | Sevilla | |
| 27 | Denia Caballero | CUB | 70.65 | 20 Jun 2015 | Bilbao | |
| 28 | Faina Melnik | RUS | 70.50 | 24 Apr 1976 | Sochi | |
| 29 | Natalya Sadova | RUS | 70.02 | 23 Jun 1999 | Thessaloníki | |
| 30 | Valentina Kharchenko | RUS | 69.86 | 16 May 1981 | 1 Fyeodosiya | |
| 31 | Svetla Mitkova | BUL | 69.72 | 15 Aug 1987 | Sofia | |
| 32 | Mette Bergmann | NOR | 69.68 | 27 May 1995 | Florø | |
| 33 | Daniele Stevens | AUS | 69.64 | 13 Aug 2017 | London | |
| 34 | Franka Dietzsch | GER | 69.51 | 8 May 1999 | Wiesbaden | |
| 35 | Florenta Craciunescu | ROU | 69.50 | 2 Aug 1985 | Stara Zagora | |
| 36 | Jayden Ulrich | USA | 69.39 | 12 Apr 2025 | Ramona | |
| 37 | Silvia Madetzky | GDR | 69.34 | 26 Jun 1987 | Halle | |
| 38 | Anoek van Diessen | NED | 69.31 | 30 May 2026 | Lexington | |
| 39 | Gia Lewis-Smallwood | USA | 69.17 | 30 Aug 2014 | Angers | |
| 40 | Alida van Daalen | NED | 69.17 | 11 Apr 2026 | Ramona | |
| 41 | Irina Yatchenko | BLR | 69.14 | 31 Jul 2004 | Stayki | |
| 42 | Feng Bin | CHN | 69.12 | 20 Jul 2022 | Eugene | |
| 43 | Carmen Romero | CUB | 69.08 | 17 Apr 1976 | La Habana | |
| 44 | Mariana Lengyel | ROU | 69.08 | 19 Apr 1986 | Constanza | |
| 45 | Sabine Engel | GDR | 68.92 | 25 Jun 1977 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | |
| 46 | Nadine Müller | GER | 68.89 | 18 Mar 2012 | Bar | |
| 47 | Nicoleta Grasu | ROU | 68.80 | 7 Aug 1999 | Poiana Brasov | |
| 48 | Veronica Fraley | USA | 68.72 | 12 Apr 2025 | Ramona | |
| 49 | Margitta Droese-Pufe | GDR | 68.64 | 17 Aug 1979 | Berlin | 26 |
| 50 | Yu Hourun | CHN | 68.62 | 6 May 1988 | Beijing |