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United States
Representation across the 52 published all-time lists. Counts use best-by-athlete rows only.
195
Athletes in lists
36
Lists with a USA row
8
World records
#1
Rank by athletes listed
World records held
Current canonical records
Representation by list
United States athletes on each published all-time top 25
Men's 100m11/25Tyson Gay · 9.69 · #2
Women's 100m12/25Florence Griffith Joyner · 10.49 · #1
Men's 200m13/25Noah Lyles · 19.31 · #3
Women's 200m9/25Florence Griffith Joyner · 21.34 · #1
Men's 400m15/25Michael Johnson · 43.18 · #2
Women's 400m8/25Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone · 47.78 · #2
Men's 800m5/25Bryce Hoppel · 1:41.67 · #7
Women's 800m1/25Athing Mu · 1:54.97 · #13
Men's 1500m2/25Cole Hocker · 3:27.65 · #9
Women's 1500m1/25Shelby Houlihan · 3:54.99 · #24
Men's 5000m2/25Nico Young · 12:45.27 · #13
Women's 5000m1/25Alicia Monson · 14:19.45 · #19
Men's 10,000m2/25Grant Fisher · 26:33.84 · #9
Women's 10,000m1/25Alicia Monson · 30:03.82 · #23
Men's 110mH15/25Ja'Kobe Tharp · 12.75 · #1
Women's 100mH12/25Masai Russell · 12.09 · #1
Men's 400mH11/25Rai Benjamin · 46.17 · #3
Women's 400mH9/25Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone · 50.37 · #1
Men's 3000mSC1/25Evan Jager · 8:00.45 · #18
Women's 3000mSC3/25Courtney Frerichs · 8:57.77 · #12
Men's High Jump2/25Charles Austin · 2.40 · #6
Women's High Jump3/25Chaunté Lowe · 2.05 · #11
Men's Pole Vault7/25KC Lightfoot · 6.07 · #4
Women's Pole Vault6/25Sandi Morris · 5.00 · #3
Men's Long Jump9/25Mike Powell · 8.95 · #1
Women's Long Jump5/25Jackie Joyner-Kersee · 7.49 · #2
Men's Triple Jump7/25Christian Taylor · 18.21 · #2
Men's Shot Put15/25Ryan Crouser · 23.56 · #1
Men's Discus5/25Sam Mattis · 72.45 · #8
Women's Discus3/25Valarie Allman · 73.52 · #6
Men's Hammer1/25Rudy Winkler · 83.16 · #19
Women's Hammer5/25DeAnna Price · 80.31 · #3
Men's Javelin1/25Breaux Greer · 91.29 · #18
Women's Javelin2/25Kara Winger · 68.11 · #13
Men's Decathlon7/25Ashton Eaton · 9045 · #2
Women's Heptathlon3/25Jackie Joyner-Kersee · 7291 · #1
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 100m | #1 | 10.49 | 16 Jul 1988 | Indianapolis |
| 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 | Zurich |
| 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 | Los Angeles |
| 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 | Seville |
| Aries Merritt | M | Men's 110mH | #2 | 12.80 | 7 Sep 2012 | Brussels |