Noah Lyles: Quick Facts

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Born	July 18, 1997 (age 29) • Gainesville • Florida

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“Fastest man in the world”

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Jesse Owens

Jesse Owens

American athlete

Marion Jones runs on a track in a blue USA uniform with race bib 830 during a 2001 athletics competition.

Marion Jones

American athlete

Carl Lewis

Carl Lewis

American athlete

Evelyn Ashford

Evelyn Ashford

American athlete

Griffith Joyner, Florence

Florence Griffith Joyner

American sprinter

Charlie Paddock, who won two gold medals and a silver at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belg.

Charley Paddock

American athlete

Wilma Rudolph

Wilma Rudolph

American sprinter

Fanny Blankers-Koen leaps over a hurdle ahead of other runners during the 80-metre hurdles race at the 1948 London Olympics, with a stadium crowd in the background.

Fanny Blankers-Koen

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Betty Cuthbert

Australian sprinter

Valery Borzov at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games

Valery Borzov

Soviet athlete

Jackson, Marjorie

Marjorie Jackson

Australian athlete

Allyson Felix smiles and raises the relay baton as she crosses the finish line to win gold in the women's 4x400-meter relay at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Allyson Felix

American athlete

2023 world champion

Sha’Carri Richardson

American athlete

Bobby Morrow

Bobby Morrow

American athlete

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Stanisława Walasiewicz

American athlete

Bob Hayes (left, foreground) winning the 100-metre dash at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo

Bob Hayes

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Gail Devers

American athlete

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Helen Stephens

American athlete

Wyomia Tyus anchoring the U.S. 4 × 100-metre relay team, which won the gold medal in world record time at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City.

Wyomia Tyus

American athlete

Alice Coachman

Alice Coachman

American athlete