Noah Lyles

Noah Lyles
OLY
Noah Lyles at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene
Personal information
Born (1997-07-18) July 18, 1997 (age 27)
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
ClubPURE Athletics[2]
TeamAdidas[3]
Turned pro2016[3]
Coached byLance Brauman[4]
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1st (100m/200m, 2023) [5][6]
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 200 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2022 Eugene 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Eugene 4×100 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Glasgow 60 m
Silver medal – second place 2024 Glasgow 4×400 m relay
Diamond League
First place 2017 200 m
First place 2018 200 m
First place 2019 100 m
First place 2019 200 m
First place 2022 200 m
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2024 Nassau 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2017 Nassau 4×200 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Yokohama 4×100 m relay
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bydgoszcz 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bydgoszcz 4×100 m relay
Pan American U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Edmonton 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Edmonton 100 m
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanjing 200 m
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Donetsk Medley relay
Representing the Americas
Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ostrava 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ostrava 4×100 m relay

Noah Lyles OLY (born July 18, 1997) is an American professional track and field sprinter who primarily competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters. Lyles holds a personal best of 19.31 seconds in the 200 m, the American record and fourth fastest of all-time.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Lyles won a bronze medal in the 200 m. He is a six-time World champion, including the 200 m and 4 × 100 m in 2019, the 200 m in 2022, and the 100 m, 200 m, and 4 × 100 m events in 2023, becoming the first man to complete the sprint treble at a World Championships since Usain Bolt in 2015.

Lyles won a gold medal in the 200 m during the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. He won gold medals for the 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay during the 2016 World U20 Championships. He is a five-time Diamond League champion, having secured the 100 m/200 m double in 2019.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference teamusa.org was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Eder, Larry (December 28, 2017). "PURE Athletics, some thoughts on what is behind the great races". runblogrun.com. RunBlogRun. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Maese, Rick (July 22, 2016). "Teenage track stars Noah, Josephus Lyles turn pro, sign with Adidas". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  4. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (December 15, 2018). "Lyles' Doha ambition: 'I want to be world champion before I go to the Olympics'". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "World Rankings | Men's 100m (50m-55m-60m)".
  6. ^ "World Rankings | Men's 200m".
  7. ^ ""Noah Is This Generation Bolt": Track World in Frenzy After Noah Lyles Ties for the 150M American Record at the Atlanta City Games 2024 - The SportsRush". May 19, 2024. Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.


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