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Women, 800 m All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons. •   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated          •   - Then World Record     2.35.8y Lucille Godbold USA Mamaroneck, NY May 13, 1922 • • 2.30.2 Rayma Wilson USA Pasadena May 26, 1928   • 2.22.6 Florence McDonald USA Amsterdam Aug 02, 1928   • 2.19.4 Lillian Greene USA Moscow Jul 27, 1958   • 2.18.8 Lillian Greene USA Warsaw Aug 02, 1958   • 2.18.6 Lillian Greene USA Budapest Aug 05, 1958   • 2.17.5 Billie Pat Daniels USA Corpus Christi Jul 09, 1960   • 2.16.6 Billie Pat Daniels USA Abilene Jul 15, 1960   • 2.15.6 Billie Pat Daniels USA Abilene Jul 16, 1960   • 2.14.4 Billie Pat Daniels USA Emporia Aug 05, 1960   • 2.13.1 Billie Pat Daniels USA Stuttgart Jul 19, 1961   • 2.12.8 Leah Bennett USA Chicago Jul 01, 1962   • 2.12.3y Leah Bennett USA Los Angeles Jul 08, 1962   • 2.10.4 Leah Bennett USA Stanford Jul 22, 1962   • 2.09.7 Sandra Knott USA Braunschweig Jul 30, 1963   • 2.08.8 Leah Bennett-Ferris USA Los Angeles Jul 26, 1964   • 2.07.3 Marie Mudler USA Kiev Aug 01, 1965   • 2.05.0y Charlette Cooke USA Frederick, MD Jul 02, 1966   • 2.04.6y Charlette Cooke USA Los Angeles Jul 23, 1966   • 2.03.6* Doris Brown USA Santa Barbara Jul 02, 1967   • 2.03.6 Madeline Manning USA Santa Barbara Jul 02, 1967   • 2.01.6 Madeline Manning USA Los Angeles Jul 08, 1967   • 2.00.92 Madeline Manning USA Mexico City Oct 19, 1968   • 2.00.5 Madeline Manning-Jackson USA White Plains Jun 28, 1975   • 2.00.3 Madeline Manning-Jackson USA Kiev Jul 05, 1975   • 1.59.81 Madeline Manning-Jackson USA Eugene Jun 22, 1976   • 1.57.90 Madeline Manning-Jackson USA College Park Aug 07, 1976   • 1.57.60 Mary Decker USA Gateshead Jul 31, 1983   • 1.56.90 Mary Decker-Slaney USA Bern Aug 16, 1985   • 1.56.78 Jearl Miles-Clark USA Brussels Aug 22, 1997   • 1.56.43 Jearl Miles-Clark USA Zürich Aug 12, 1998   • 1.56.40 Jearl Miles-Clark USA Zürich Aug 11, 1999   • 1.55.61 Ajee Wilson USA Monaco Jul 21, 2017   • 1.55.21 Athing Mu USA Tokyo Aug 03, 2021   • 1.55.04 Athing Mu USA Eugene, OR Aug 21, 2021     1.54.97 Athing Mu USA Eugene, OR Sep 17, 2023