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Noah Lyles

Lyles at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris
Personal information
Born	(1997-07-18) July 18, 1997 (age 28) Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	Sprints Relays
Club	PURE Athletics
Team	Adidas
Turned pro	2016
Coached by	Lance Brauman
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1st (100m/200m, 2023)
Personal best(s)	Outdoors 100 m: 9.79 (Paris 2024) 150 m: 14.41 NR (Atlanta 2024) 200 m: 19.31 NR (Eugene 2022) 400 m: 45.87 (Gainesville 2025) Indoors 60 m: 6.43 A (Albuquerque 2024)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games Gold 2024 Paris 100 m Bronze 2020 Tokyo 200 m Bronze 2024 Paris 200 m World Championships Gold 2019 Doha 200 m Gold 2019 Doha 4 × 100 m relay Gold 2022 Eugene 200 m Gold 2023 Budapest 100 m Gold 2023 Budapest 200 m Gold 2023 Budapest 4 × 100 m relay Silver 2022 Eugene 4 × 100 m relay World Indoor Championships Silver 2024 Glasgow 60 m Silver 2024 Glasgow 4 × 400 m relay Diamond League 2017 200 m 2018 200 m 2019 100 m 2019 200 m 2022 200 m World Relays Gold 2024 Nassau 4 × 100 m relay Silver 2017 Nassau 4 × 200 m relay Silver 2019 Yokohama 4 × 100 m relay World U20 Championships Gold 2016 Bydgoszcz 100 m Gold 2016 Bydgoszcz 4 × 100 m relay Pan American U20 Championships Gold 2015 Edmonton 200 m Silver 2015 Edmonton 100 m Youth Olympic Games Gold 2014 Nanjing 200 m World Youth Championships Silver 2013 Donetsk Medley relay Continental Cup Gold 2018 Ostrava 100 m Gold 2018 Ostrava 4 × 100 m relay

Noah Lyles, born on July 18, 1997, is a super fast American runner. He competes in track and field, focusing on short races like the 60, 100, and 200 meters. His fastest time in the 200 meters, 19.31 seconds, is the American record. This amazing speed makes him the third fastest person ever in that event!

Noah Lyles is an Olympic champion and has won six gold medals at the World Championships.

In the 100-meter race, Lyles won a gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games. He also won three world titles: a 4 × 100-meter relay in 2019, and both the 100-meter and 4 × 100-meter relay in 2023. He also won gold medals in the 100-meter and 4 × 100-meter relay at the 2016 World U20 Championships for younger athletes.

For the 200-meter race, Lyles is a three-time world champion, winning in 2019, 2022, and 2023. He also earned bronze medals at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. He even won a gold medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games.

At the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Noah Lyles achieved a "sprint treble." This means he won gold medals in three different sprint events: the 100-meter, 200-meter, and 4 × 100-meter relay races.

About Noah Lyles

His Childhood and Family

Noah Lyles was born in Gainesville, Florida, on July 18, 1997. His parents, Keisha Caine Bishop and Kevin Lyles, were both track and field athletes in college. Noah has two siblings, Josephus and Abby. After his parents separated, Noah and his siblings moved with their mom to Alexandria, Virginia.

Noah was taught at home when he was very young because he had asthma. Later, he was able to go to public school.

Starting Track and Field

Noah first started as a gymnast. When he was 12, he switched to track and field. While watching the 2012 Summer Olympics on TV, Noah and his brother decided they wanted to run in the 2016 Summer Games together. Noah went to T. C. Williams High School, which is now called Alexandria City High School.

Noah's Early Running Career

Youth and High School Success

In 2014, Noah Lyles represented the United States at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. He won a gold medal in the 200-meter race.

In January 2015, when he was in high school, Lyles showed his athletic talent by clearing 2.03 m (6 ft 7.79625985 in) in the high jump. In November 2015, a magazine called Track & Field News named him the best high school boys' athlete of the year.

In March 2016, Lyles won the 200-meter race at the New Balance Nationals Indoor. In April 2016, he won both the 100-meter and 200-meter races at the 2016 Arcadia Invitational. He set new records for that event. In June 2016, Lyles won the 100-meter race at the USA Junior Championships.

Olympic Trials and World U20 Championships

In July 2016, Lyles went to the U.S. Olympic Trials. He hoped to earn a spot on the Olympic team for the 100-meter and 200-meter races. He did not make it past his first 100-meter race. However, in the 200-meter race, he won his semi-final. He then finished fourth in the final, setting a new national high school record. Even though he did not qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics, he did qualify for the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships. There, he won two gold medals: one in the 100-meter race and another in the 4 × 100-meter relay.

Becoming a Professional Athlete

Signing with Adidas

Noah Lyles had planned to run for the Florida Gators at the University of Florida. But in July 2016, Noah and his younger brother Josephus decided to become professional athletes instead. They signed a contract with Adidas. In November 2016, Track & Field News once again named Lyles the best high school boys' athlete of the year for 2016.

Early Professional Races

Lyles started 2017 by winning his first big national title in the 300-meter race. This was at the 2017 USA Indoor Championships. He even set a new indoor world record for the 300-meter race. He also won a silver medal with Team USA in the 4 × 200-meter relay at the 2017 World Relays. Lyles won two races in the 2017 IAAF Diamond League series. However, injuries kept him from competing much that season, so he missed the 2017 World Championships.

2018 Season Highlights

Lyles at the 2018 USATF Championships.

In 2018, Lyles returned to competition. He won the 200-meter race at the IAAF Diamond League Doha meet, setting a new personal best time. A few weeks later, he won the 150-meter race at the adidas Boston Games. He then improved his 200-meter personal best time at the IAAF Diamond League in Eugene.

At the 2018 USA Championships, he focused on the 100-meter race. He won the final in 9.88 seconds, which was a new world-leading time and his personal best. He became the youngest U.S. champion in the 100-meter race since 1984.

Later in 2018, at the Herculis IAAF Diamond League meet, Lyles set another new 200-meter world-leading time and personal best of 19.65 seconds. This time put him among the top-10 fastest men ever in the 200-meter race. He continued to win, including a big race against Michael Norman. Lyles finished the 2018 season by winning the Weltklasse Zürich Diamond League final in the 200-meter race. He ran under 19.70 seconds four times that season, a feat only achieved by Usain Bolt before him.

2019 Season Highlights

In 2019, Lyles started the season by running a world-leading 9.86 seconds in the 100-meter race in Shanghai. In his first 200-meter race, he ran 19.72 seconds, matching a long-standing record. A month later, in Lausanne, he lowered his personal best to 19.50 seconds, making him the fourth fastest person of all time in that event.

Noah Lyles (right) winning the 200-meter race at Doha 2019.

Lyles won gold medals in both the 200-meter race and the 4 × 100-meter relay at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

From 2022 to Today

On July 21, 2022, at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Lyles won his second world title in the 200-meter race. He broke Michael Johnson's American record by running 19.31 seconds. This made him the third fastest 200-meter runner in history. Lyles also helped his team win a silver medal in the 4 × 100-meter relay. He finished the year strong by winning the 200-meter race at the Zürich Diamond League final. He was undefeated in the 200-meter race that year, running under 20 seconds in all 12 of his races.

At the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Lyles won the 100-meter race with a personal best time of 9.83 seconds. He then also won gold in the 200-meter race with a time of 19.52 seconds. This was his third 200-meter world title and fifth overall at the World Championships. With three 200-meter world titles, he passed Michael Johnson and Calvin Smith. He is now second on the all-time list for World Championship 200-meter titles, only behind Usain Bolt.

On June 9, 2024, Lyles ran the 200-meter race in New York City in 19.77 seconds, even with a strong headwind. This is the fastest time ever recorded into such a strong headwind.

Lyles set a new personal best in the 100-meter race, running 9.81 seconds, at the London Diamond League on July 20, 2024. He then won the 100-meter race at the 2024 Olympics with a new personal best of 9.79 seconds. This was the first time a U.S. athlete won this event since 2004.

In the 200-meter race at the 2024 Olympics, Lyles won the bronze medal with a time of 19.70 seconds. After the race, he collapsed and was taken away in a wheelchair. It was later confirmed that he had tested positive for COVID-19 two days before, which affected his performance. He decided not to run in the 4 × 100-meter or 4 × 400-meter relay races.

In November 2024, Lyles won an exhibition 50-meter race against a content creator named IShowSpeed. The race was organized by MrBeast.

In 2025, after recovering from his illness, Lyles won the 200-meter race at the Monaco Diamond League with a time of 19.88 seconds. He beat the Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo in this race.

Noah's Personal Life

Noah Lyles has shared on social media that he has asthma, allergies, dyslexia, ADD, anxiety, and depression.

He is also a big fan of anime. He has been seen carrying Yu-Gi-Oh! cards during competitions.

His girlfriend is Junelle Bromfield, a track and field athlete from Jamaica. In October 2024, Noah and Junelle got engaged.

Achievements and Records

Lyles at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene.

Lyles competing in the 200-meter final in Budapest.

His Fastest Times (Personal Bests)

Noah Lyles has run the 200-meter race in under 20 seconds forty times without wind assistance. This is more than any other athlete! He achieved this on August 8, 2024, in the Olympic final.

International Competitions (Representing the USA)

Representing the  United States

Year	Competition	Host	Position	Event	Time	Wind (m/s)	Notes
2014	Youth Olympic Games	Nanjing, China	1st	200 m	20.80	+0.3
2015	Pan American U20 Championships	Edmonton, Canada	2nd	100 m	10.18	+0.4
			1st	200 m	20.27	+1.3
2016	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	100 m	10.17	−0.2
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.93	N/A
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	1st	200 m	19.83	+0.3
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	37.10	N/A
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	3rd	200 m	19.74	−0.5
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	1st	200 m	19.31	+0.4	NR
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	37.55	N/A
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	100 m	9.83	0.0
			1st	200 m	19.52	−0.2
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	37.38	N/A
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	2nd	60 m	6.44	N/A
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.60	N/A
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	1st	100 m	9.79 (.784)	+1.0

Awards and Honors

• Night of Legends Award
  • Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year: 2022, 2023
• World Athletics Awards
  • World Athlete of the Year (Men): 2023

See also

In Spanish: Noah Lyles para niños

• List of Youth Olympic Games gold medalists who won Olympic gold medals