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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

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 25

Women's 100m12/25Florence Griffith Joyner · 10.49 · #1 Women's 200m9/25Florence Griffith Joyner · 21.34 · #1 Women's 400m8/25Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone · 47.78 · #2 Women's 800m1/25Athing Mu · 1:54.97 · #13 Women's 1500m1/25Shelby Houlihan · 3:54.99 · #24 Women's 5000m1/25Alicia Monson · 14:19.45 · #19 Women's 10,000m1/25Alicia Monson · 30:03.82 · #23 Women's 100mH12/25Masai Russell · 12.09 · #1 Women's 400mH9/25Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone · 50.37 · #1 Women's 3000mSC3/25Courtney Frerichs · 8:57.77 · #12 Women's High Jump3/25Chaunté Lowe · 2.05 · #11 Women's Pole Vault6/25Sandi Morris · 5.00 · #3 Women's Long Jump5/25Jackie Joyner-Kersee · 7.49 · #2 Women's Discus3/25Valarie Allman · 73.52 · #6 Women's Hammer5/25DeAnna Price · 80.31 · #3 Women's Javelin2/25Kara Winger · 68.11 · #13 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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AthleteSexBest listRankMarkDateVenue
Florence Griffith JoynerWWomen's 100m#110.4916 Jul 1988Indianapolis
Ja'Kobe TharpMMen's 110mH#112.7510 Jun 2026Eugene
Masai RussellWWomen's 100mH#112.0927 Aug 2026Zurich
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 2023Los Angeles
Jackie Joyner-KerseeWWomen's Heptathlon#1729124 Sep 1988Seoul
Tyson GayMMen's 100m#29.6920 Sep 2009Shanghai
Michael JohnsonMMen's 400m#243.1826 Aug 1999Seville
Aries MerrittMMen's 110mH#212.807 Sep 2012Brussels