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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
Representation by list
United States athletes on each published all-time top 50
Men's 100m17/50Tyson Gay · 9.69 · #2
Women's 100m19/50Melissa Jefferson-Wooden · 10.61 · #4
Men's 200m21/50Noah Lyles · 19.31 · #3
Women's 200m22/50Florence Griffith Joyner · 21.34 · #1
Men's 400m28/50Michael Johnson · 43.18 · #2
Women's 400m11/50Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone · 47.78 · #2
Men's 800m6/50Bryce Hoppel · 1:41.67 · #7
Women's 800m3/50Athing Mu-Nikolayev · 1:54.97 · #13
Men's 1500m4/50Cole Hocker · 3:27.65 · #9
Women's 1500m5/50Shelby Houlihan · 3:54.99 · #25
Men's 5000m4/50Nico Young · 12:45.27 · #13
Women's 5000m4/50Alicia Monson · 14:19.45 · #19
Men's 10,000m2/50Grant Fisher · 26:33.84 · #9
Women's 10,000m5/50Alicia Monson · 30:03.82 · #23
Men's 110mH29/50Ja'Kobe Tharp · 12.75 · #1
Women's 100mH21/50Masai Russell · 12.09 · #1
Men's 400mH20/50Rai Benjamin · 46.17 · #3
Women's 400mH17/50Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone · 50.37 · #1
Men's 3000mSC1/50Evan Jager · 8:00.45 · #19
Women's 3000mSC10/50Courtney Frerichs · 8:57.77 · #12
Men's High Jump8/50Charles Austin · 2.40 · #8
Women's High Jump5/50Chaunté Lowe · 2.05 · #15
Men's Pole Vault13/50KC Lightfoot · 6.07 · #4
Women's Pole Vault12/50Sandi Morris · 5.00 · #3
Men's Long Jump19/50Mike Powell · 8.95 · #1
Women's Long Jump7/50Jackie Joyner-Kersee · 7.49 · #2
Men's Triple Jump10/50Christian Taylor · 18.21 · #2
Women's Triple Jump3/50Keturah Orji · 14.91 · #37
Men's Shot Put21/50Ryan Crouser · 23.56 · #1
Women's Shot Put2/50Chase Jackson · 21.14 · #26
Men's Discus10/50Sam Mattis · 72.45 · #8
Women's Discus6/50Valarie Sion · 73.52 · #6
Men's Hammer3/50Rudy Winkler · 83.16 · #19
Women's Hammer10/50DeAnna Price · 80.31 · #3
Men's Javelin2/50Breaux Greer · 91.29 · #18
Women's Javelin2/50Kara Winger · 68.11 · #14
Men's Decathlon14/50Ashton Eaton · 9045 · #2
Women's Heptathlon7/50Jackie Joyner-Kersee · 7291 · #1
Men's Marathon1/50Zouhair Talbi · 2:03:45 · #43
Women's 50 km Walk1/50Kathleen Burnett · 4:21:51 · #40
Each cell is one rank on the list; red cells are United States athletes.
Athletes
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| Athlete | Sex | Best list | Rank | Mark | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Griffith Joyner | W | Women's 200m | #1 | 21.34 | 29 Sep 1988 | Seoul |
| Ja'Kobe Tharp | M | Men's 110mH | #1 | 12.75 | 10 Jun 2026 | Eugene |
| Masai Russell | W | Women's 100mH | #1 | 12.09 | 27 Aug 2026 | Zürich |
| Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | W | Women's 400mH | #1 | 50.37 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis |
| Mike Powell | M | Men's Long Jump | #1 | 8.95 | 30 Aug 1991 | Tokyo |
| Ryan Crouser | M | Men's Shot Put | #1 | 23.56 | 27 May 2023 | Westwood |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee | W | Women's Heptathlon | #1 | 7291 | 24 Sep 1988 | Seoul |
| Tyson Gay | M | Men's 100m | #2 | 9.69 | 20 Sep 2009 | Shanghai |
| Michael Johnson | M | Men's 400m | #2 | 43.18 | 26 Aug 1999 | Sevilla |
| Aries Merritt | M | Men's 110mH | #2 | 12.80 | 7 Sep 2012 | Bruxelles |