@secchi62
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In 1986, the men’s hammer WR looked ripe to fall. It hasn’t budged in 40 years.
Meanwhile, the women’s 800m WR is 43 years old - and suddenly under pressure.
I’ve analysed all 38 individual track & field WRs to see which look safe, and which don’t.
Full analysis: link in bio.View quoted post on X
Stats of the day!
Women 100m - Rankings by average of top10 original and corrected performances ≤ 11.00
Last update: 12 July 2025
42 have 10 original legal perfs
40 have 10 corrected perfs (incl. illegal)
@realshellyannfp is the only one with avg < 10.70 under both rankings 👀👇View quoted post on X
🆕 Women 100m stats update
PB corrected (PBC) from wind and altitude effects
Ranking of athletes by PBC & nb of perfs < 10.70 10.80 10.90 11.00 11.10
List truncated to 60 🚺 with PBC < 10.90
ETH 10.57 is on top but MJW is 2nd & has 6 perfs < 10.70 😲 SAFP 3rd with deepest stats!View quoted post on X
Women 100m TOP100 evolution
Percentage of perfs by athlete in 1983-2026
1983: first year with TOP100 < 11.10 (data limit)
Plot of 12 women ≥ 10 perfs + list of 58 women ≤ 9 perfs
Top was 36.8% Marlies Göhr (39/106 perfs ≤ 11.03 in 1986)
Oldest perf in 2026 : 10.76 Ashford 1984View quoted post on X
