Noah Lyles Wins Gold In Thrilling Olympics 2024 100m Finish; Sets Sights On Usain Bolt's 200m Record

Noah Lyles edged out Jamaica's Kishane Thompson in one of the closest Olympic 100m finishes, with just five thousandths of a second separating them, to win a gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024.

Noah Lyles won the gold medal in the 100m sprint at the Paris Olympics 2024.

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American sprinter Noah Lyles stormed to victory in a thrilling men's Paris Olympic 2024 100m final in Paris on August 4 (Sunday), clocking 9.79 seconds to win a gold medal. Lyles edged out Jamaica's Kishane Thompson in one of the closest Olympic 100m finishes, with just five thousandths of a second separating them. Both runners recorded a time of 9.79 seconds, but Lyles' exact time was 9.784, compared to Thompson's 9.789. 

Noah Lyles was crowned the fastest man on the planet after a stunning photo finish awarded him the gold medal in the 100m sprint at the Paris Olympics. In one of the closest 100m races in Olympic history, Lyles narrowly edged out Kishane Thompson for the gold by five-thousandths of a second, with both athletes recording a time of 9.79 seconds. Fred Kerley secured the bronze medal, finishing with a time of 9.81 seconds.

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Noah Lyles becomes the first American sprinter to win an Olympic gold medal in the prestigious men’s 100m race since the 2004 Athens Olympics. The last American to achieve this feat was Justin Gatlin.

Lyles previously won bronze in the 200-metre at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and is now aiming for more success in the 200-metre and 4×100-metre relay events in Paris. His victory in the 100-metre sprint adds to his achievements from the 2023 World Athletics Championships, where he won gold in the 100-metre, 200-metre, and 4×100-metre relay.

How Noah Lyles Compaers With Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt, celebrated for his eight Olympic gold medals and world records in the 100m and 200m, remains unbeaten with a 9.63-second Olympic 100m record and a 9.58-second world record. Noah Lyles, who won the 100m in 9.79 seconds at the Paris Olympics, aims to match Bolt's feat by winning both the 100m and 200m. Lyles will have another opportunity to challenge Bolt's 200m world record of 19.19 seconds in the upcoming race event.