The following is an overview of the progression of the World track cycling record of the women's 3000m and 4000m individual pursuit as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).
Progression
Amateurs (1964–1992) TimeCyclistLocationTrackDate4'29"20 London (GBR), Herne Hill open air 25 April 19644'16"60 Nottingham (GBR) open air 30 May 19644'14"90 Newcastle (GBR) open air 18 July 19644'09"30 Rome (ITA), Olympic Velodrome open air 28 October 19684'01"70 Brno (TCH) open air 20 August 19693'52"50 Montreal (CAN), Olympic Velodrome open air 18 August 19743'58"908indoor record Paris (FRA), Palais Omnisport Bercy indoor 5 February 19843'58"025 Moscow (URS) indoor 21 August 19843'49"780 Barcelona (ESP) open air 29 August 19843'55"835 Moscow (URS) indoor 8 September 19843'49"646 Paris (FRA), Palais Omnisport Bercy indoor 17 November 19843'45"386 Paris (FRA), Palais Omnisport Bercy indoor 12 November 19863'43"490 Paris (FRA), Palais Omnisport Bercy indoor 14 November 19863'41"640 Mexico (MEX) open air 25 September 19893'38"190 Mexico (MEX) open air 5 October 19893'41"290 Grenoble (FRA), Palais Des Sports indoor 4 November 19913'41"061 Bordeaux (FRA) indoor 25 May 1992
Open (from 1993) 3000m TimeCyclistLocationTrackDateMeetRef3:37.347 Hamar (NOR) Indoor 20 August 1993 World Championships3:36.227 Bogotá (COL) Open air 29 September 1995 World Championships3:36.081 Bogotá (COL) Open air 30 September 1995 World Championships3:31.924 Cali (COL) Open air 6 April 1996 3:30.974 Manchester (GBR) Indoor 31 August 1996 World Championships3:30.816 Sydney (AUS) Indoor 17 September 2000 Olympic Games3:30.604 Melbourne (AUS) Indoor 27 May 2004 World Championships3:26.400 Athens (GRE) Indoor 21 August 2004 Olympic Games3:24.537 Athens (GRE) Indoor 22 August 2004 Olympic Games3:22.269 Aguascalientes (MEX) Indoor 11 May 2010 3:20.072 Apeldoorn (NED) Indoor 3 March 2018 World Championships3:20.060 Apeldoorn (NED) Indoor 3 March 2018 World Championships3:17.283 Berlin (GER) Indoor 29 February 2020 World Championships3:16.937 Berlin (GER) Indoor 29 February 2020 World Championships3:15.663 Ballerup (DEN) Indoor 19 October 2024 World Championships
4000m TimeCyclistLocationTrackDateMeetRef 4:42.730 Loudéac (FRA) Indoor 4 January 2025 French Championships 4:42.145 Heusden-Zolder (BEL) Indoor 25 January 2025 Belgian Championships 4:31.446 Brisbane (AUS) Indoor 12 February 2025 Oceania Championships 4:30.752 Brisbane (AUS) Indoor 12 February 2025 Oceania Championships 4:28.306 Heusden-Zolder (BEL) Indoor 15 February 2025 European Championships 4:25.874 Heusden-Zolder (BEL) Indoor 15 February 2025 European Championships 4:24.060 Manchester (GBR) Indoor 22 February 2025 British Championships 4:23.642 Aguascalientes (MEX) Indoor 16 May 2025 4:19.461 Konya (TUR) Indoor 4 February 2026 European Championships
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