| event | record | athlete | nationality | date |
| 100 m | 10.72 ( - 0.3 m / s) | shelly - ann fraser - pryce | jamaica | 6 september 2013 |
| 200 m | 21.64 ( + 0.8 m / s) | merlene ottey | jamaica | 13 september 1991 |
| 400 m | 48.83 | sanya richards | united states | 4 september 2009 |
| 800 m | 1:55.16 | pamela jelimo | kenya | 6 september 2008 |
| 1000 m | 2:28.98 | svetlana masterkova | russia | 23 august 1996 |
| 1500 m | 3:55.33 | süreyya ayhan | turkey | 5 september 2003 |
| mile | 4:17.75 | maryam yusuf jamal | bahrain | 14 september 2007 |
| 2000 m | 5:30.19 | gelete burka | ethiopia | 4 september 2009 |
| 3000 m | 8:24.81 + | meseret defar | ethiopia | 14 september 2007 |
| two miles | 8:58.58 | meseret defar | ethiopia | 14 september 2007 |
| 5000 m | 14:25.43 | vivian cheruiyot | kenya | 6 september 2008 |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.42 ( - 0.3 m / s) | yordanka donkova | bulgaria | 5 september 1986 |
| 400 m hurdles | 53.43 | nezha bidouane | morocco | 28 august 1998 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:15.06 | milcah chemos | kenya | 6 september 2013 |
| high jump | 2.05 m | anna chicherova | russia | 16 september 2011 |
| pole vault | 4.93 m | yelena isinbayeva | russia | 26 august 2005 |
| long jump | 7.25 m ( + 1.7 m / s) | heike drechsler | germany | 13 september 1991 |
| triple jump | 15.14 m ( + 0.3 m / s) | tatyana lebedeva | russia | 5 september 2003 |
| shot put | 20.57 m | natalya lisovskaya | soviet union | 11 september 1987 |
| discus throw | 69.84 m | tsvetanka christova | bulgaria | 5 september 1986 |
| javelin throw | 72.18 m ( old design ) 67.76 m ( current design ) | fatima whitbread trine hattestad | united kingdom norway | 5 september 1986 25 august 2000 |
| 4100 m relay | 42.97 | united states | united states | 19 august 1988 |