21-26    World Records Chalked up by Chinese Athletes
             
        (item, person/team, times)
Year Number of   Number of   Number of  
Events Female Persons/teams Female Times Female
             
1956 1             1                           3            
1957 3 1 3 1 3 1
1963 13 7 14 6 20 13
1965 28 12 66 28 41 20
1970 1             1                           1            
1975 6 6 7 7 12 12
1978 3 3 6 6 3 3
1979 13 3 32 5 26  
1980 7   17                           15            
             
1981 8 2 15 3 18 3
1982 11 4 16 8 15 4
1983 13 1 25 1 18 1
1984 12 6 17 10 17 10
1985 5 1 6 1 9 1
                                                                                                             
1986 7 4 12 4 12 6
1987 22 6 28 6 41 12
1988 33 20 16 13 34 29
1989 36 25 25 14 47 35
1990 14 9 17 10 16 9
                                                                                                             
1991 31 26 29 24 50 44
1992 42               31/4 27 106 102
1993 57 47   38/7    28/7 124 109
1994 41 39   26/4    24/4 72 69
1995 13 11   14/2    12/2 24 22
                                                                                                             
1996 22 15   17/1    13/1 30 22
1997 29 24   29/2    24/2 43 38
1998 31 27   30/3    26/3 68 64
1999 24 21 16 13 50 46
2000 22 17   14/2   10/1 30 25
     
2001 10 10 8/2 8/2 12 12
             
             
a) The number of teams in the years before 1991 was converted into the number of persons.