Noah Lyles's 10 Fastest 100m Times After Personal Best in Final

Lyles set a new PR in Paris.
Noah Lyles after winning the 100m final at the Paris Games
Noah Lyles after winning the 100m final at the Paris Games / Simon Bruty/Sports Illustrated

Noah Lyles is back on the Olympic stage for the second time in his track & field career, having qualified for the 100m and 200m races in June at the U.S. Olympic Time Trials. He enters Paris as one of the likely medalist competitors in both events.

Lyles needs to first qualify through to the events, but it would be a massive upset to see him miss out on either event after great showings at trials in June.

As for the 100m race, Lyles has collected plenty of hardware from world events throughout the years, but never at an Olympic level. Here are his podiums in the 100m:

Event

Place

Year

Pan American U20 Champ

Silver

2015

World U20 Champ

Gold

2016

Continental Cup

Gold

2018

Diamond League

Gold

2019

World Championships

Gold

2023

Lyles did not participate in the 100m for the Tokyo games after finishing seventh in trials with a 10.05.

Noah Lyles Fastest 100m Times on Record Before Paris Games

At the risk of stating the obvious, Lyles is fast. Here are his best times in the 100m race:

Rank

Time (seconds)

Event

Date

1

9.79

Paris Olympics

August 4, 2024

2

9.81

London Athletics Meet

July 20, 2024

2

9.83

World Athletics Championships

August 20, 2023

3

9.83

U.S. Olympic Team Trials

June 23, 2024

4

9.85

Prefontaine Classic

September 16, 2023

5

9.85

Racers Grand Prix

June 1, 2024

6

9.86

IAAF Diamond League

May 18, 2019

7

9.87

World Athletics Championships

August 20, 2023

8

9.88

USA Championships

June 22, 2018

9

9.89

USA Championships

June 22, 2018

Here is how the gold, silver, and bronze recorded at the Tokyo Games:

Place

Time

Gold

9.80

Silver

9.84

Bronze

9.89

Based purely on personal records, Lyles should have a good shot at gold in Paris in this event. He's stated his intention multiple times is to win gold.

Lyles will race to qualify for the final of this event on Saturday, with the final on Sunday. He's also participating in the 200m event and the 4x100m relay with three teammates.


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