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Noah Lyles

Birth dateJul 18, 1997

BirthplaceGainesville, United States

Height1.80 m

Weight70 kg

Noah Lyles, born on July 18, 1997, is an American sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 metres, and 200 metres. His personal best of 19.31 seconds in the 200 m stands as the American record and makes him the third fastest man of all time over the distance. He is an Olympic champion and eight-time World champion.

In the 100 m, Lyles won gold at the 2024 Olympic Games and is a three-time world champion, capturing the 4x100 m relay title in 2019 and the individual 100 m and 4x100 m relay titles in 2023. In the 200 m, he is a four-time world champion (2019, 2022, 2023, 2025) and a bronze medalist at both the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. He also won gold at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games and gold at the 2016 World U20 Championships in the 100 m and 4x100 m relay.

Lyles made history at the 2023 World Championships by completing a sprint triple, winning gold medals in the 100 m, 200 m, and 4x100 m relay events.

Key facts

200 m

19.31

#3 all-time

100 m

9.79

#13 all-time

2026 season best

19.91

Apr 17, 2026 · Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL (USA)

2026 season best

Last competition

USA Championships

Jul 23, 2026 · 20.51

USA Championships

Medals

Olympic Games: 2 gold, 2 bronze · World Championships: 8 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze

Record

National record · 200 m 19.31

National record

Age

29 years old

As of Sep 13, 2026: 200 m 19.31 (#3 all-time), 100 m 9.79 (#13 all-time), 2026 season best 19.91 (Apr 17, 2026, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL (USA)) · Last competition: USA Championships, Jul 23, 2026, 20.51 · Olympic Games: 2 gold, 2 bronze · World Championships: 8 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze · National record (200 m) · 29 years old

Personal bests

9.79

19.31

45.87

37.10

3:02.99

2.03

3:02.60

6.43

20.56

31.87

31.87

1:19.88

6.24

14.67

1:50.14

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Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
Olympic Games	2	-	2	4
World Championships	8	1	1	10
Total	10	1	3	14

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	60m	6.51	-	Mar 1, 2026	↑	USA Indoor Championships
2026	100m	9.76	+2.1	Jul 23, 2026	↑	USA Championships
2026	150m	14.67	+0.0	Jun 16, 2026	-	65th Ostrava Golden Spike
2026	200m	19.91	+1.6	Apr 17, 2026	↑	Tom Jones Memorial
2026	200m-short-track	20.56	-	Feb 14, 2026	↑	Tyson Invitational
2026	300m-short-track	32.15	-	Jan 24, 2026	↑	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
2026	300m	32.15	-	Jan 24, 2026	↑	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
2026	4x100m	37.78	-	Apr 18, 2026	↑	Tom Jones Memorial
2025	60m	6.52	-	Feb 2, 2025	↑	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
2025	100m	9.89	+0.3	Sep 14, 2025	↑	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
2025	200m	19.51	+1.0	Sep 18, 2025	↑	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
2025	4x100m	37.29	-	Sep 21, 2025	↑	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
2025	400m	45.87	-	Apr 19, 2025	↑	Tom Jones Memorial, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL - Olympic Development
2024	60m	6.43	-	Feb 17, 2024	↑	USA Indoor Championships, Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (i)
2024	100m	9.79	+1.0	Aug 4, 2024	↑	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
2024	200m	19.53	+0.5	Jun 29, 2024	↑	U.S. Olympic Team Trials
2024	4x100m	37.40	-	May 5, 2024	↑	World Athletics Relays
2024	4x400Metre	3:02.60	-	Mar 3, 2024	-	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (i)
2023	60m	6.51	-	Feb 4, 2023	↑	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (i) - World Athletics Indoor Tour
2023	100m	9.80	+4.4	May 21, 2023	↑	USATF Bermuda Grand Prix
2023	150MetresS	14.56	-	May 6, 2023	↑	adidas Atlanta City Games, Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta, GA
2023	200m	19.47	+1.6	Jul 23, 2023	↑	London Athletics Meet
2023	4x100m	37.38	-	Aug 26, 2023	↑	World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest
2023	4x400m	3:02.99	-	Apr 1, 2023	-	Pepsi Florida Relays, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL - Olympic Development
2022	60m	6.55	-	Feb 19, 2022	↑	Müller Indoor Grand Prix, Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham (i) - World Athletics Indoor Tour
2022	100m	9.90	+3.9	May 1, 2022	↑	National Training Center, Clermont, FL (USA)
2022	200m	19.31	+0.4	Jul 21, 2022	↑	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
2022	4x100m	37.55	-	Jul 23, 2022	↑	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
2021	60m	6.66	+2.3	Jan 22, 2021	↑	National Training Center, Clermont, FL (USA)
2021	100m	9.95	+1.9	Jun 19, 2021	↑	U.S. Olympic Trials, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
2021	200m	19.52	+1.5	Aug 21, 2021	↑	Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Split times
2021	200m-short-track	20.80	-	Feb 13, 2021	↑	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (i) - World Athletics Indoor Tour
2020	100m	9.93	+4.0	Jul 4, 2020	↑	Montverde Academy, Montverde, FL (USA)
2020	200m	19.76	+0.7	Aug 14, 2020	↑	Herculis
2019	100m	9.86	+0.9	May 18, 2019	↑	IAAF Diamond League, Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai - Diamond Discipline
2019	150MetresS	14.69	-0.2	Jun 16, 2019	↑	Adidas Boost Boston Games, Boston, MA
2019	200m	19.50	-0.1	Jul 5, 2019	↑	Athletissima Lausanne
2019	4x100m	37.10	-	Oct 5, 2019	↑	IAAF World Championships in Athletics
2019	4x200Metre	1:20.75	-	Mar 30, 2019	↑	Gainesville, FL (USA)
2018	60m	6.57	-	Feb 10, 2018	↑	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
2018	100m	9.86	+4.1	Apr 13, 2018	↑	Gainesville, FL (USA)
2018	150MetresS	14.77	+0.2	May 20, 2018	↑	Boston adidas Boost Boston Games, Boston, MA
2018	200m	19.65	+0.9	Jul 20, 2018	↑	Monaco Herculis, Stade Louis II, Monaco - Diamond Discipline
2018	4x100m	38.05	-	Sep 8, 2018	↑	IAAF Continental Cup, Ostrava
2018	4x200Metre	1:20.79	-	Mar 31, 2018	↑	Gainesville Florida Relays, Gainesville, FL - Open Event
2017	60m	6.63	-	Feb 11, 2017	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2017	100m	9.95	+4.3	Apr 15, 2017	↑	Clermont, FL (USA)
2017	200m	19.90	-0.4	May 13, 2017	↑	Shanghai IAAF Diamond League, Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai - Diamond Discipline
2017	200m-short-track	21.02	-	Jan 13, 2017	↑	Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
2017	300m	31.87	-	Mar 4, 2017	↑	Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i)
2017	300m-short-track	31.87	-	Mar 4, 2017	↑	Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i)
2017	4x200Metre	1:19.88	-	Apr 23, 2017	↑	IAAF World Relays, T. Robinson Stadium, Nassau
2016	55m	6.24	-	Feb 27, 2016	↑	Boo Williams Sportsplex, Hampton, VA (USA) (i)
2016	100m	9.9h	+0.9	May 27, 2016	↑	Fairfax, VA (USA)
2016	200m	20.04	+3.3	Jul 7, 2016	↑	Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA)
2016	200m-short-track	20.63	-	Mar 13, 2016	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2016	300m	33.18	-	Jan 29, 2016	↑	Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2016	300m-short-track	33.18	-	Jan 29, 2016	↑	Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2016	4x100m	38.93	-	Jul 23, 2016	↑	IAAF World U20 Championships
2016	400m	47.04	-	Apr 23, 2016	↑	Forestville, MD (USA)
2016	4x200Metre	1:26.21	-	Mar 13, 2016	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2015	HJ	2.03	-	Jan 31, 2015	↓	Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2015	55m	6.27	-	Mar 10, 2015	↑	Hampton, VA (USA) (i)
2015	60m	6.65	-	Mar 15, 2015	↑	Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2015	100m	10.07	+4.3	Jul 31, 2015	↑	Edmonton (CAN)
2015	200m	20.18	+1.8	Jun 27, 2015	↑	Eugene, OR (USA)
2015	200m-short-track	20.83	-	Mar 15, 2015	↑	Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2015	300m	33.32	-	Jan 31, 2015	↑	Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2015	300m-short-track	33.32	-	Jan 31, 2015	↑	Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2015	4x100m	40.03	-	Jun 13, 2015	↑	La Habana (CUB)
2014	HJ	1.98	-	May 22, 2014	↓	Burke, VA (USA)
2014	55m	6.41	-	Jan 11, 2014	↑	Landover, MD (USA) (i)
2014	100m	10.45	+1.0	Jun 14, 2014	↑	Greensboro, NC (USA)
2014	200m	20.71	-0.4	Aug 22, 2014	↑	Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Nanjing
2014	200m-short-track	21.50	-	Mar 15, 2014	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2014	300m-short-track	33.90	-	Feb 1, 2014	↑	Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2014	300m	33.90	-	Feb 1, 2014	↑	Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2013	HJ	1.93	-	Dec 20, 2013	↓	Landover, MD (USA) (i)
2013	55m	6.40	-	Dec 20, 2013	↑	Landover, MD (USA) (i)
2013	100m	10.86	-1.5	Jun 1, 2013	↑	Newport News, VA (USA)
2013	200m	21.26	-	May 24, 2013	↑	Fairfax, VA (USA)
2013	300m	34.24	-	Dec 20, 2013	↑	Landover, MD (USA) (i)
2013	300m-short-track	34.24	-	Dec 20, 2013	↑	Landover, MD (USA) (i)
2013	SprintMedl	1:50.14	-	Jul 14, 2013	-	IAAF World Youth Championships
2012	HJ	2.02	-	Jun 28, 2012	↓	Charlotte, NC (USA)
2012	100m	11.27	-1.8	Jul 8, 2012	↑	Newport News, VA (USA)
2012	200m	21.82	+0.1	Jul 28, 2012	↑	Baltimore, MD (USA)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
200m	20.51	-1.9	Jul 23	USA Championships
200m	50.88	+1.5	Jul 23	USA Championships
100m	9.97	+0.8	Jul 23	USA Championships
100m	9.79	+0.8	Jul 23	USA Championships
100m	9.76	+2.1	Jul 23	USA Championships
100m	9.92	+0.1	Jun 28	Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris - Diamond Discipline
150m	14.67	+0.0	Jun 16	65th Ostrava Golden Spike
100m	9.88	+0.4	Jun 4	Golden Gala Pietro Mennea
100m	10.05	-1.1	May 17	SEIKO Golden Grand Prix
100m	9.95	+0.6	May 17	SEIKO Golden Grand Prix
4x100m	37.78	-	Apr 18	Tom Jones Memorial
200m	19.91	+1.6	Apr 17	Tom Jones Memorial
60m	6.56	-	Mar 1	USA Indoor Championships
60m	6.51	-	Mar 1	USA Indoor Championships
60m	6.56	-	Feb 28	USA Indoor Championships
60m	6.51	-	Feb 28	USA Indoor Championships
200m-short-track	20.56	-	Feb 14	Tyson Invitational
200m-short-track	20.56	-	Feb 13	Tyson Invitational
300m-short-track	32.15	-	Jan 24	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
4x100m	37.29	-	Sep 21	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
200m	19.52	+0.0	Sep 19	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
200m	19.51	+1.0	Sep 18	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
200m	19.99	+0.1	Sep 17	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
200m	19.51	+1.0	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
100m	9.92	+0.1	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
100m	9.89	+0.3	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
200m	19.99	+0.1	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
100m	9.95	-1.1	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
200m	19.52	-	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
100m	9.92	+0.1	Sep 14	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
100m	9.89	+0.3	Sep 14	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
100m	9.95	-1.1	Sep 13	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
200m	19.74	-0.6	Aug 28	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline
100m	10.02	-0.3	Aug 20	Athletissima Lausanne, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne - Diamond Discipline
100m	9.90	+0.3	Aug 16	Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów - Diamond Discipline
200m	19.97	+1.7	Aug 3	USA Championships
100m	10.05	+0.1	Aug 3	USA Championships
200m	19.63	+0.2	Aug 3	USA Championships
100m	10.05	+0.1	Jul 31	USA Championships
100m	10.00	-0.6	Jul 19	London Athletics Meet
200m	19.88	-0.8	Jul 11	Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBS, Stade Louis II, Monaco - Diamond Discipline
400m	45.87	-	Apr 19	Tom Jones Memorial, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL - Olympic Development
4x100m	37.90	-	Apr 19	Tom Jones Memorial, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL - Olympic Development
60m	6.55	-	Feb 2	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
60m	6.52	-	Feb 2	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
60m	6.62	-	Jan 25	RADD Sports College Invitational and Multi-Event
60m	6.62	-	Jan 25	RADD Sports College Invitational and Multi-Event

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
200m	19.70	+0.4	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
200m	20.08	-0.2	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
200m	20.19	+0.1	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris

Honours

🥇

Golden Gala Pietro Mennea

100 Metres

2026

🥇

Weltklasse Zürich

200 Metres

2025

🥇

USA Championships

200 Metres

2025

🥉

World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025

100 Metres

2025

🥇

World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025

4x100 Metres Relay

2025

🥇

World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025

200 Metres

2025

🥇

Weltklasse Zürich

200 Metres

2025

🥈

World Athletics Indoor Championships

4x400 Metres Relay Short Track

2024

🥉

The XXXIII Olympic Games

200 Metres

2024

🥇

USA Indoor Championships

60 Metres

2024

🥇

U.S. Olympic Team Trials

100 Metres

2024

🥇

U.S. Olympic Team Trials

200 Metres

2024

🥇

London Athletics Meet

100 Metres

2024

🥇

World Athletics Relays

4x100 Metres Relay

2024

🥈

World Athletics Indoor Championships

60 Metres

2024

🥇

The XXXIII Olympic Games

100 Metres

2024

🥇

World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023

200 Metres

2023

🥇

World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023

100 Metres

2023

🥇

London Athletics Meet

200 Metres

2023

🥇

Weltklasse Zürich

200 Metres

2023

🥇

World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023

4x100 Metres Relay

2023

🥇

Meeting de Paris

100 Metres

2023

🥇

Ooredoo Doha Meeting

200 Metres

2022

🥇

Weltklasse Zürich

200 Metres

2022

🥇

World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022

200 Metres

2022

🥈

World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022

4x100 Metres Relay

2022

🥇

Weltklasse Zürich

200 Metres

2022

🥇

Athletissima Lausanne

200 Metres

2022

🥇

Herculis Meeting International d’Athlétisme EBS

200 Metres

2022

🥇

Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships

200 Metres

2022

🥇

U.S. Olympic Trials

200 Metres

2021

🥇

Prefontaine Classic

200 Metres

2021

🥉

The XXXII Olympic Games

200 Metres

2021

🥇

Herculis

200 Metres

2020

🥇

Weltklasse Zürich

100 Metres

2019

🥇

IAAF World Championships in Athletics

4x100 Metres Relay

2019

🥇

Athletissima Lausanne

200 Metres

2019

🥈

IAAF World Relays

4x100 Metres Relay

2019

🥇

Weltklasse Zürich

100 Metres

2019

🥇

AG Memorial Van Damme

200 Metres

2019

🥇

Meeting de Paris

200 Metres

2019

🥇

IAAF Diamond League

100 Metres

2019

🥇

IAAF World Championships in Athletics

200 Metres

2019

🥇

USA Championships

200 Metres

2019

🥇

AG Memorial Van Damme

200 Metres

2019

🥇

Weltklasse Zürich

200 Metres

2018

🥇

IAAF Continental Cup

4x100 Metres Relay

2018

🥇

Monaco Herculis

200 Metres

2018

🥇

Athletissima Lausanne

200 Metres

2018

🥇

Eugene Prefontaine Classic

200 Metres

2018

🥇

Doha IAAF Diamond League

200 Metres

2018

🥇

Weltklasse Zürich

200 Metres

2018

🥇

Des Moines USA Championships

100 Metres

2018

🥇

IAAF Continental Cup

100 Metres

2018

🥇

US Indoor Championships

300 Metres Short Track

2017

🥈

IAAF World Relays

4x200 Metres Relay

2017

🥇

Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme

200 Metres

2017

🥇

Shanghai IAAF Diamond League

200 Metres

2017

🥇

Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme

200 Metres

2017

🥇

IAAF World U20 Championships

4x100 Metres Relay

2016

🥇

IAAF World U20 Championships

100 Metres

2016

🥈

Edmonton Pan American Junior Championships

100 Metres

2015

🥇

Edmonton Pan American Junior Championships

200 Metres

2015

🥇

Nanjing Youth Olympic Games

200 Metres

2014

🥇

Nanjing Youth Olympic Games

200 Metres

2014

🥈

IAAF World Youth Championships

Sprint Medley 1000m

2013

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Noah Lyles's 200 m personal best?

Noah Lyles's 200 m personal best is 19.31, set on Jul 21, 2022 in Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA), #3 on the all-time list.

Which events does Noah Lyles compete in?

Noah Lyles competes in the 200 m and 100 m.

How did Noah Lyles perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 19.91, set on Apr 17, 2026 in Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL (USA). Last competition: USA Championships on Jul 23, 2026, 20.51.

How many medals has Noah Lyles won?

Noah Lyles has won 4 Olympic Games medals and 10 World Championships medals.