* Noah Lyles, Kenny Bednarek and Erriyon Knighton swept the podium for the U.S. in the men's 200m.
Photo Credit: Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports
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Going into Thursday's competition at Hayward Field at the 2022 World Outdoor Championships, all eyes turned to the men's 200m, expecting a showdown for the ages between U.S. sprint veteran Noah Lyles and 18-year-old star Erriyon Knighton.
The race certainly unfolded as many had hoped, complete with a U.S. podium sweep and a new American record.
The trio of Americans comprised of Lyles, Knighton and Kenny Bednarek commanded the race and never looked back, with Lyles dominantly leading the way across the line.
Lyles' winning time of 19.31 not only earned him another 200m world title, but broke Michael Johnson's long-held American record set in 1996.
It makes him one of the fastest men to ever race the 200m, behind only Jamaican greats Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake.
But for many who followed Lyles in high school, his record-setting performance may not come as much of a surprise, as the young U.S. sprint sensation began setting all-time national bests as a junior athlete. In his signature 200m event at the 2016 Olympic Trials, a young Lyles clocked 20.09 to set the high school American record that no one has touched since.
Other former high school stars came away with medals and top-eight performances over the past few days of World Championship competition, including the three men's 200m medalists and U.S. thrower Valarie Allman in the women's discus.
Scroll below to see just how elite the men's 200m medalists and other U.S. podium finishers thus far in the competition were as junior athletes, as well as the most recent compiled results list from the championships.
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| NAME | EVENT | PLACE | TIME/MARK | HIGH SCHOOL | HS GRAD YEAR | HS PR IN EVENT MEDALED IN AT WORLDS |
| Women's Discus | Third | 68.30m (224-1) | Silver Creek (CO) | 2013 | 184-2 | |
| Women's Heptathlon | Third | 6,755 | Valor Christian (CO) | 2019 | 5,847 | |
| Women's Triple Jump | Third | 14.72m (48-3.5) | Downers Grove South (IL) | 2011 | 41-1.5 | |
| Women's Hammer Throw | First | 78.96m (259-0) | Rancho Buena Vista (CA) | 2013 | 243-5.25 (from college) | |
| Women's Hammer Throw | Third | 75.52m (247-9) | Lawson (MO) | 2013 | 244-0 (from college) | |
| Women's Pole Vault | First | 4.85m (15-11) | Olmstead Falls (OH) | 2009 | 12-6 | |
| Women's Pole Vault | Second | 4.85m (15-11) | Greenville (SC) | 2010 | 13-3.5 | |
| Women's Shot Put | First | 20.49m (67-2.75) | Los Alamos (NM) | 2012 | 47-3 |
High School Stats For Men's U.S. Medalists At 2022 World Outdoor Championships
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| NAME | EVENT | PLACE | TIME/MARK | HIGH SCHOOL | HS GRAD YEAR | HS PR IN EVENT MEDALED IN AT WORLDS |
| Men's 200m | First | 19.31 | T.C. Williams (VA) | 2016 | 20.04 | |
| Men's 200m | Second | 19.77 | Rice Lake (WI) | 2018 | 20.43 | |
| Men's 200m | Third | 19.8 | Hillsborough (FL) | 2022 (turned pro in Jan. 2021) | 20.33 (before turning pro) | |
| Men's 400mH | Second | 46.89 | Mount Vernon (NY) | 2015 | 49.97 | |
| Men's 400mH | Third | 47.39 | Bluffton (OH) | 2017 | 55.47 | |
| Men's 100m | First | 9.86 | Taylor (TX) | 2013 | 10.49 (from college) | |
| Men's 100m | Second | 9.88 | Boone (FL) | 2012 | 10.05 | |
| Men's 100m | Third | 9.88 | Gibbs (FL) | 2013 | 9.99 | |
| Men's 110mH | First | 13.03 | Grassfield (VA) | 2016 | 13.37 | |
| Men's 110mH | Second | 13.08 | Winfield (AL) | 2017 | 13.35 | |
| Men's Shot Put | First | 22.94m (75-3.25) | Barlow (OR) | 2011 | 72-7.5 | |
| Men's Shot Put | Second | 22.89m (75-1.25) | Bethlehem Catholic (PA) | 2007 | 64-10.75 | |
| Josh Awotunde | Men's Shot Put | Third | 22.29m (73-1.75) | Delsea Regional (NJ) | 2013 | 61-6 |
Before They Were World Stars
Noah Lyles, T.C. Williams (VA)
Class: 2016
2022 World Outdoor Performance: First in the Men's 200m
* After his Olympic Trials debut in 2016, Noah Lyles talked with MileSplit about his national high school record performance in the 200m of 20.09, narrowly missing out on making the U.S. Olympic team.
Results
* Updated as of 7/22.
* Top U.S. finishers in bold.
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Women
Women's 100m
Gold: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) - 10.67
Silver: Shericka Jackson (JAM) - 10.73
Bronze: Elaine Thompson-Herah (JAM) - 10.81
4. Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) - 10.83
5. Mujinga Kambundji (SUI) - 10.91
6. Aleia Hobbs (USA) - 10.92
7. Marie-Josee Ta Lou (CIV) - 10.93
8. Melissa Jefferson (USA) - 11.03
Women's 200m
Gold: Shericka Jackson (JAM) - 21.45
Silver: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) - 21.81
Bronze: Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) - 22.02
4. Aminatou Seyni (NIG) - 22.12
5. Abby Steiner (USA) - 22.26
6. Tamara Clark (USA) - 22.32
7. Elaine Thompson-Herah (JAM) - 22.39
8. Mujinga Kambundji (SUI) - 22.55
Women's 1500m
Gold: Faith Kipyegon (KEN) - 3:52.96
Silver: Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) - 3:54.52
Bronze: Laura Muir (GBR) - 3:55.28
4. Freweyni Hailu (ETH) - 4:01.28
5. Sofia Ennaoui (POL) - 4:01.43
6. Sinclaire Johnson (USA) - 4:01.63
7. Jessica Hull (AUS) - 4:01.82
8. Winnie Nanyondo (UGA) - 4:01.98
Women's 10,000m
Gold: Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) - 30:09.94
Silver: Hellen Obiri (KEN) - 30:10.02
Bronze: Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi (KEN) - 30:10.07
4. Sifan Hassan (NED) - 30:10.56
5. Rahel Daniel (ERI) - 30:12.15
6. Ejgayehu Taye (ETH) - 30:12.45
7. Caroline Chepkoech Kipkrui (KAZ) - 30:17.64
8. Bosena Mulatie (ETH) - 30:17.77
Women's Marathon
Gold: Gotytom Gebreselase (ETH) - 2:18:11
Silver: Judith Jeptum Korir (KEN) - 2:18:20
Bronze: Lonah Salpeter (ISR) - 2:20:18
4. Nazret Weldu (ERI) - 2:20:29
5. Sara Hall (USA) - 2:22:10
6. Angela Tanui (KEN) - 2:22:15
7. Emma Bates (USA) - 2:23:18
8. Keira D'Amato (USA) - 2:23:34
Women's 20km Race Walk
Gold: Kimberly Garcia Leon (PER) - 1:26:58
Silver: Katarzyna Zdzieblo (POL) - 1:27:31
Bronze: Qieyang Shijie (CHN) - 1:27:56
4. Jemima Montag (AUS) - 1:28:17
5. Liu Hong (CHN) - 1:29:00
6. Nanako Fujii (JPN) - 1:29:01
7. Alegna Gonzalez (MEX) - 1:29:40
8. Valentina Trapletti (ITA) - 1:29:54
Women's Discus
Gold: Feng Bin (CHN) - 69.12
Silver: Sandra Perkovic (CRO) - 68.45
Bronze: Valarie Allman (USA) - 68.30
4. Jorinde van Klinken (NED) - 64.97
5. Claudine Vita (GER) - 64.24
6. Liliana Ca (POR) - 63.99
7. Yaime Perez (CUB) - 63.07
8. Marlja Tolj (CRO) - 63.07
Women's Hammer Throw
Gold: Brooke Andersen (USA) - 78.96
Silver: Camryn Rogers (CAN) - 75.52
Bronze: Janee' Kassanavoid (USA) - 74.86
4. Sara Fantini (ITA) - 73.18
5. Jillian Weir (CAN) - 72.41
6. Bianca Florentina Ghelber (ROU) - 72.26
7. Silja Kosonen (FIN) - 70.81
8. Luo Na (CHN) - 70.42
Women's High Jump
Gold: Eleanor Patterson (AUS) - 2.02
Silver: Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) - 2.02
Bronze: Elena Vallortigara (ITA) - 2.00
4. Iryna Gerashchenko (UKR) - 2.00
5. Nicola Olyslagers (AUS) - 1.96
5. Safina Sadullayeva (UZB) - 1.96
7. Karmen Bruus (EST) - 1.96
8. Nadezhda Dubovitskaya (KAZ) - 1.96
Women's Pole Vault
Gold: Katie Nageotte (USA) - 4.85
Silver: Sandi Morris (USA) - 4.85
Bronze: Nina Kennedy (AUS) - 4.80
4. Tina Sutej (SLO) - 4.70
5. Katerina Stefanidi (GRE) - 4.70
6. Wilma Murto (FIN) - 4.60
6. Li Ling (CHN) - 4.60
8. Angelica Moser (SUI) - 4.60
Women's Shot Put
Gold: Chase Ealey (USA) - 20.49
Silver: Gong Lijao (CHN) - 20.39
Bronze: Jessica Schilder (NED) - 19.77
4. Sarah Mitton (CAN) - 19.77
5. Auriol Dongmo (POR) - 19.62
6. Song Jiayuan (CHN) - 19.57
7. Maddison-Lee Wesche (NZL) - 19.50
8. Jessica Woodard (USA) - 18.67
Women's Triple Jump
Gold: Yulimar Rojas (VEN) - 15.47
Silver: Shanieka Ricketts (JAM) - 14.89
Bronze: Tori Franklin (USA) - 14.72
4. Leyanis Perez Hernandez (CUB) - 14.70
5. Thea Lafond (DMA) - 14.56
6. Keturah Orji (USA) - 14.49
7. Kimberly Williams (JAM) - 14.29
8. Patricia Mamona (POR) - 14.29
Women's Heptathlon
Gold: Nafi Thiam (BEL) - 6,947
Silver: Anouk Vetter (NED) - 6,867
Bronze: Anna Hall (USA) - 6,755
4. Adrianna Sulek (POL) - 6,672
5. Noor Vidts (BEL) - 6,559
6. Annik Kalin (SUI) - 6,464
7. Emma Oosterwegel (NED) - 6,440
8. Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) - 6,222
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Men
Men's 100m
Gold: Fred Kerley (USA) - 9.86
Silver: Marvin Bracy (USA) - 9.88
Bronze: Trayvon Bromell (USA) - 9.88
4. Oblique Seville (JAM) - 9.97
5. Akani Simbine (RSA) - 10.01
6. Christian Coleman (USA) - 10.01
7. Hakim Sani Brown (JPN) - 10.06
8. Aaron Brown (CAN) - 10.07
Men's 200m
Gold: Noah Lyles (USA) - 19.31
Silver: Kenny Bednarek (USA) - 19.77
Bronze: Erriyon Knighton (USA) - 19.80
4. Joseph Fahnbulleh (LBR) - 19.84
5. Alexander Ogando (DOM) - 19.93
6. Jereem Richards (TTO) - 20.08
7. Aaron Brown (CAN) - 20.18
8. Luxolo Adams (RSA) - 20.47
Men's 1500m
Gold: Jake Wightman (GBR) - 3:29.23
Silver: Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) - 3:29.47
Bronze: Mohamed Katir (ESP) - 3:29.90
4. Mario Garcia (ESP) - 3:30.20
5. Josh Kerr (GBR) - 3:30.60
6. Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN) - 3:30.69
7. Abel Kipsang (KEN) - 3:31.21
8. Teddese Lemi (ETH) - 3:32.98
Men's 10,000m
Gold: Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) - 27:27.43
Silver: Stanley Mburu (KEN) - 27:27.90
Bronze: Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) - 27:27.97
4. Grant Fisher (USA) - 27:28.14
5. Selemon Barega (ETH) - 27:28.39
6. Moh Ahmed (CAN) - 27:30.27
7. Berihu Aregawi (ETH) - 27:31.00
8. Daniel Mateiko (KEN) - 27:33.57
Men's Marathon
Gold: Tamirat Tola (ETH) - 2:05:36
Silver: Mosinet Geremew (ETH) - 2:06:44
Bronze: Bashir Abdi (BEL) - 2:06:48
4. Cam Levins (CAN) - 2:07:09
5. Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN) - 2:07:14
6. Seifu Tura (ETH) - 2:07:17
7. Gabriel Gerald Geay (TAN) - 2:07:31
8. Daniel Do Nascimento (BRA) - 2:07:35
Men's 110m Hurdles
Gold: Grant Holloway (USA) - 13.03
Silver: Trey Cunningham (USA) - 13.08
Bronze: Asier Martinez (ESP) - 13.17
4. Damian Czykier (POL) - 13.32
5. Joshua Zeller (GBR) - 13.33
DQ. Shane Brathwaite (BAR)
DQ. Devon Allen (USA)
DNS. Hansle Parchment (JAM)
Men's 400m Hurdles
Gold: Alison dos Santos (BRA) - 46.29
Silver: Rai Benjamin (USA) - 46.89
Bronze: Trevor Bassitt (USA) - 47.39
4. Wilfried Happio (FRA) - 47.41
5. Khallifah Rosser (USA) - 47.88
6. Jaheel Hyde (JAM) - 48.03
7. Karsten Warholm (NOR) - 48.42
8. Rasmus Magi (EST) - 48.92
Men's 3000m Steeplechase
Gold: Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) - 8:25.13
Silver: Lamecha Girma (ETH) - 8:26.01
Bronze: Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) - 8:27.92
4. Getnet Wale (ETH) - 8:28.68
5. Abraham Kibiwot (KEN) - 8:28.95
6. Evan Jager (USA) - 8:29.08
7. Yemane Haileselassie (ERI) - 8:29.40
8. Hillary Bor (USA) - 8:29.77
Men's 20km Race Walk
Gold: Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN) - 1:19:07
Silver: Koki Ikeda (JPN) - 1:19:14
Bronze: Perseus Karlstrom (SWE) - 1:19:18
4. Samuel Gathimba (KEN) - 1:19:25
5. Brian Pintado (ECU) - 1:19:34
6. Caio Bonfim (BRA) - 1:19:51
7. Alvaro Martin (ESP) - 1:20:19
8. Hiroto Jusho (JPN) - 1:20:39
Men's Discus
Gold: Kristjan Ceh (SLO) - 71.13
Silver: Mykolas Alekna (LTU) - 69.27
Bronze: Andrius Gudzius (LTU) - 67.55
4. Daniel Stahl (SWE) - 67.10
5. Simon Pettersson (SWE) - 67.00
6. Matthew Denny (AUS) - 66.47
7. Alin Alexandru Firfirica (ROU) - 65.57
8. Alex Rose (SAM) - 65.57
Men's Hammer Throw
Gold: Pawel Fajdek (POL) - 81.98
Silver: Wojciech Nowicki (POL) - 81.03
Bronze: Elvind Henriksen (NOR) - 80.87
4. Quentin Bigot (FRA) - 80.24
5. Bence Halasz (HUN) - 80.15
6. Rudy Winkler (USA) - 78.99
7. Mykhaylo Kokhan (UKR) - 78.83
8. Daniel Haugh (USA) - 78.10
Men's High Jump
Gold: Mutaz Barshim (QAT) - 2.37
Silver: Woo Sang-Hyeok (KOR) - 2.35
Bronze: Andriy Protsenko (UKR) - 2.33
4. Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA) - 2.33
5. Shelby McEwen (USA) - 2.30
6. Django Lovett (CAN) - 2.27
6. Luis Zayas (CUB) - 2.27
8. Tomohiro Shinno (JPN) - 2.27
Men's Long Jump
Gold: Wang Jianan (CHN) - 8.36
Silver: Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) - 8.32
Bronze: Simon Ehammer (SUI) - 8.16
4. Maykel Masso (CUB) - 8.15
5. Steffin McCarter (USA) - 8.04
6. Marquis Dendy (USA) - 8.02
7. Murali Sreeshankar (IND) - 7.96
8. Eusebio Caceres (ESP) - 7.93
Men's Shot Put
Gold: Ryan Crouser (USA) - 22.94
Silver: Joe Kovacs (USA) - 22.89
Bronze: Josh Awotunde (USA) - 22.29
4. Tom Walsh (NZL) - 22.08
5. Darlan Romani (BRA) - 21.92
6. Filip Mihaljevic (CRO) - 21.82
7. Jacko Gill (NZL) - 21.40
8. Adrian Piperi (USA) - 20.93
Mixed 4x400m Relay
Gold: Dominican Republic - 3:09.82
Silver: Netherlands - 3:09.90
Bronze: U.S. - 3:10.16
4. Poland - 3:12.31
5. Jamaica - 3:12.71
6. Nigeria - 3:16.21
7. Italy - 3:16.45
8. Ireland - 3:16.86