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Women’s Athletics World Records – 100m, 200m and 400m



100m World Record - Florence Griffith-Joyner - 10.49

100m – Florence Griffith-Joyner – 10.49 – Indianapolis (USA) – 1988 – World Record In the first race of the quarterfinals of the U.S. Olympic Trials, she stunned her colleagues when she sprinted 100 meters in 10.49 seconds, a new world record.

200m World Record - Florence Griffith Joyner - 21.34

Seoul 1988 Olympic Games

400m World Record - Marita Koch - 47.60

Martia Koch setting the 400m record (47.60) which still stands today

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