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United States

Representation across the 50 published all-time lists. Counts use best-by-athlete rows only.

364

Athletes in lists

40

Lists with a USA row

8

World records

#2

Rank by athletes listed

World records held

Current canonical records

Women's 100 Metres · Florence Griffith Joyner · 198810.49Women's 200 Metres · Florence Griffith Joyner · 198821.34Men's 110 Metres Hurdles · Ja'Kobe Tharp · 202612.75Women's 100 Metres Hurdles · Masai Russell · 202612.09Women's 400 Metres Hurdles · Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone · 202450.37Men's Long Jump · Mike Powell · 19918.95Men's Shot Put · Ryan Crouser · 202323.56Women's Heptathlon · Jackie Joyner-Kersee · 19887291

Representation by list

United States athletes on each published all-time top 50

Men's 100m17/50Tyson Gay · 9.69 · #2 Men's 200m21/50Noah Lyles · 19.31 · #3 Men's 400m28/50Michael Johnson · 43.18 · #2 Men's 800m6/50Bryce Hoppel · 1:41.67 · #7 Men's 1500m4/50Cole Hocker · 3:27.65 · #9 Men's 5000m4/50Nico Young · 12:45.27 · #13 Men's 10,000m2/50Grant Fisher · 26:33.84 · #9 Men's 110mH29/50Ja'Kobe Tharp · 12.75 · #1 Men's 400mH20/50Rai Benjamin · 46.17 · #3 Men's 3000mSC1/50Evan Jager · 8:00.45 · #19 Men's High Jump8/50Charles Austin · 2.40 · #8 Men's Pole Vault13/50KC Lightfoot · 6.07 · #4 Men's Long Jump19/50Mike Powell · 8.95 · #1 Men's Triple Jump10/50Christian Taylor · 18.21 · #2 Men's Shot Put21/50Ryan Crouser · 23.56 · #1 Men's Discus10/50Sam Mattis · 72.45 · #8 Men's Hammer3/50Rudy Winkler · 83.16 · #19 Men's Javelin2/50Breaux Greer · 91.29 · #18 Men's Decathlon14/50Ashton Eaton · 9045 · #2 Men's Marathon1/50Zouhair Talbi · 2:03:45 · #43

Each cell is one rank on the list; red cells are United States athletes.

Athletes

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AthleteSexBest listRankMarkDateVenue
Florence Griffith JoynerWWomen's 200m#121.3429 Sep 1988Seoul
Ja'Kobe TharpMMen's 110mH#112.7510 Jun 2026Eugene
Masai RussellWWomen's 100mH#112.0927 Aug 2026Zürich
Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneWWomen's 400mH#150.378 Aug 2024Saint-Denis
Mike PowellMMen's Long Jump#18.9530 Aug 1991Tokyo
Ryan CrouserMMen's Shot Put#123.5627 May 2023Westwood
Jackie Joyner-KerseeWWomen's Heptathlon#1729124 Sep 1988Seoul
Tyson GayMMen's 100m#29.6920 Sep 2009Shanghai
Michael JohnsonMMen's 400m#243.1826 Aug 1999Sevilla
Aries MerrittMMen's 110mH#212.807 Sep 2012Bruxelles
Men's 100 MetresWomen's 100 MetresMen's 200 MetresWomen's 200 MetresMen's 400 MetresWomen's 400 MetresMen's 800 MetresWomen's 800 MetresMen's 1500 MetresWomen's 1500 MetresMen's 5000 MetresWomen's 5000 MetresMen's 10,000 MetresWomen's 10,000 MetresMen's 110 Metres HurdlesWomen's 100 Metres HurdlesMen's 400 Metres HurdlesWomen's 400 Metres HurdlesMen's 3000 Metres SteeplechaseWomen's 3000 Metres SteeplechaseMen's High JumpWomen's High JumpMen's Pole VaultWomen's Pole VaultMen's Long JumpWomen's Long JumpMen's Triple JumpWomen's Triple JumpMen's Shot PutWomen's Shot PutMen's Discus ThrowWomen's Discus ThrowMen's Hammer ThrowWomen's Hammer ThrowMen's Javelin ThrowWomen's Javelin ThrowMen's DecathlonWomen's HeptathlonMen's MarathonWomen's 50 km Race WalkNational best marksAll countries