Best Year Performance
| YEAR | TIME | ATHLETE | PLACE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.93 | Chi Cheng (ROC) | Munich |
| 1971 | 12.6 | Karin Balzer (GDR) | East Berlin |
| 1972 | 12.59 | Anneliese Ehrhardt (GDR) | Munich |
| 1973 | 12.68 | Anneliese Ehrhardt (GDR) | Dresden |
| 1974 | 12.66 | Anneliese Ehrhardt (GDR) | Rome |
| 1975 | 12.91 | Bozena Szwierczynska (POL) | Zielona Góra |
| 1976 | 12.69 | Grazyna Rabsztyn (POL) | Bydgoszcz |
| 1977 | 12.87 | Lyubov Kononova (URS) | Düsseldorf |
| 1978 | 12.48 | Grazyna Rabsztyn (POL) | Fürth |
| 1979 | 12.48 | Grazyna Rabsztyn (POL) | Warsaw |
| 1980 | 12.36 | Grazyna Rabsztyn (POL) | Warsaw |
| 1981 | 12.68 | Tatyana Anisimova (URS) | Tbilisi |
| 1982 | 12.44 | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | Sofia |
| 1983 | 12.42 | Bettine Jahn (GDR) | Berlin |
| 1984 | 12.43 | Lucyna Kalek (POL) | Hannover |
| 1985 | 12.42 | Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) | Sofia |
| 1986 | 12.26 | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | Ljubljana |
| 1987 | 12.25 | Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) | Dráma |
| 1988 | 12.21 | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | Stara Zagora |
| 1989 | 12.60 | Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR) | Barcelona |
| 1990 | 12.53 | Natalya Grigoryeva (URS) | Kiev |
| 1991 | 12.28 | Ludmila Narozhilenko (URS) | Kiev |
| 1992 | 12.26 | Ludmila Narozhilenko (RUS) | Seville |
| 1993 | 12.46 | Gail Devers (USA) | Stuttgart |
| 1994 | 12.53 | Tatyana Reshetnykova (RUS) Svetla Dimitrova (BUL) |
Linz Stara Zagora |
| 1995 | 12.44 | Olga Shishigina (KAZ) | Lucerne |
| 1996 | 12.47 | Ludmila Narozhilenko-Engquist (SWE) | Atlanta |
| 1997 | 12.50 | Ludmila Narozhilenko-Engquist (SWE) | Athens |
| 1998 | 12.44 | Glory Alozie (NGR) | Monaco |
| 1999 | 12.37 | Gail Devers (USA) | Seville |
| 2000 | 12.33 | Gail Devers (USA) | Sacramento |
| 2001 | 12.42 | Anjanette Kirkland (USA) | Edmonton |
| 2002 | 12.40 | Gail Devers (USA) | Lausanne |
| 2003 | 12.45 | Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) Gail Devers (USA) |
Eugene Monaco |
| 2004 | 12.37 | Joanna Hayes (USA) | Athens |
| 2005 | 12.43 | Michelle Perry (USA) | Carson |
| 2006 | 12.43 | Michelle Perry (USA) | Lausanne |
| 2007 | 12.44 | Michelle Perry (USA) | Rome |
| 2008 | 12.43 | Lolo Jones (USA) | Beijing |
| 2009 | 12.46 | Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) | Zürich |
| 2010 | 12.52 | Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (CAN) | London |
| 2011 | 12.28 | Sally Pearson (AUS) | Daegu |
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