2007-10-15 06:07:35 · 6 answers · asked by chopps . 3 in Sports ➔ Running
in otherwords would todays woman athletes come close mens world records from 30 years ago
2007-10-15 07:42:06 · update #1
If you mean field athletics as well, technically you could say the Discus record is is longer at the moment for a woman. The women use a lighter one than the men.
If you mean running events only, possibly the Marathon but I am not certain.
2007-10-15 07:07:29 · answer #1 · answered by half asleep 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a side bar - when Marion Jones set the new Olympic & World records to become the worlds fastest woman, her best time was slower than the minimum qualifying time for the Illinois High School Association Boys Track State Championship; and she had to use steroids to run that fast.
2007-10-16 22:59:30 · answer #2 · answered by denlp96 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure but Paula Radcliffe beat the 1958 world record for the Marathon with her world record - a bit out of your last 30 years though.
2007-10-15 17:15:56 · answer #3 · answered by whycantigetagoodnickname 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure where exactly the line is right now, but women's swimming times have been coming down pretty quickly for the past 30+ years.
2007-10-15 22:30:26 · answer #4 · answered by wdx2bb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No current records have ever been beat by women.
2007-10-16 12:58:13 · answer #5 · answered by RebeccaTheRunner 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not from my findings
2007-10-18 22:16:59 · answer #6 · answered by Mrs. Amazing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋