Top Ten Best Track Athletes
The Top Ten
1 Usain Bolt
Usain St Leo Bolt is a Jamaican retired sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. He is a world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay.
An eight-time Olympic gold medallist, Bolt is the only sprinter to win Olympic 100 m and 200 m titles at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012 and 2016). He also won two 4 × 100 relay gold medals. He gained worldwide fame for his double sprint victory in world record times at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which made him the first person to hold both records since fully automatic time became mandatory. ...read more.
Usain St Leo Bolt is a Jamaican retired sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. He is a world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay.An eight-time Olympic gold medallist, Bolt is the only sprinter to win Olympic 100 m and 200 m titles at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012 and 2016). He also won two 4 × 100 relay gold medals. He gained worldwide fame for his double sprint victory in world record times at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which made him the first person to hold both records since fully automatic time became mandatory. ...read more.
Usain bolt is the fastest man on earth! You can't go wrong with that!
Duh he is the fastest man alive
2 Jesse Owens
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete and four-time gold medalist in the 1936 Olympic Games.Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history". He set three world records and tied another, all in less than an hour at the 1935 Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan — a feat that has never been equaled and has been called "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport". ...read more.
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete and four-time gold medalist in the 1936 Olympic Games.Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history". He set three world records and tied another, all in less than an hour at the 1935 Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan — a feat that has never been equaled and has been called "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport". ...read more. Paul Tergat in front of Jesse Owens?! He didn't even win a single Olympic gold medal. No track and field athletes are as legendary as Owens. He is not only the greatest track and field athlete ever, but the is the greatest athlete of all time.
This guy was the first to brake 10 sec in the 100m whats amazing
3 Haile Gebrselassie
4 Michael Johnson
5 Tyson Gay
6 Paul Tergat
7 Mo Farah
THIS GUY WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST RUNNERS IN HISTORY AND STILL IS TODAY
8 Tirunesh Dibaba
9 Paavo Nurmi
10 Carl Lewis
Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. His career spanned from 1979 to 1996, when he last won an Olympic event.
Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. His career spanned from 1979 to 1996, when he last won an Olympic event.The Contenders
11 Kenenisa Bekele
12 Allyson Felix
13 Sebastian Coe
14 Yohan Blake
I say 3rd fastest man in the 100 and 200m by a mile
15 Sally Pearson
Sorry but Shelly Ann Frazier or Allison Felix are way more dominant here!
16 Al Oerter
17 Emil Zatopek
18 Hicham El Guerrouj
19 Wayde van Niekerk
20 Lasse Viren
21 Justin Gatlin
22 Florence Griffith Joyner
23 Marita Koch
24 Jarmila Kratochvilova
25 Hannes Kolehmainen
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