{"id":1286952,"date":"2022-07-22T08:55:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T12:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1286952"},"modified":"2022-07-25T23:15:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T03:15:24","slug":"noah-lyles-breaks-michael-johnsons-american-record-in-200m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/noah-lyles-breaks-michael-johnsons-american-record-in-200m\/","title":{"rendered":"Noah Lyles Breaks Michael Johnson\u2019s American Record in 200m"},"content":{"rendered":"

American sprinter Noah Lyles broke Michael Johnson\u2019s record in the 200m at the world track and field championships.<\/p>\n

Lyles repeated as champion by posting a 19.31 time in the 200m, breaking Michael Johnson\u2019s famous golden shoes time.<\/p>\n

Lyles\u2019 performance came just 15 minutes after Jamaican Shericka Jackson posted the second-fastest time ever. At 21.45, Jackson clocked in behind only Florence Griffith-Joyner\u2019s 21.34 time in the 1988 Olympics.<\/p>\n

Noah Lyles Breaks American Record in 200m<\/h2>\n

Following a bronze-medal performance in the 2021 Olympics, Lyles bounced back with a 200m time of 19.31 at the world championships, shaving .01 off of Michael Johnson\u2019s record from the 1996 Olympics.<\/p>\n

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Noah Lyles is now the 3rd fastest man ever in 200m at 19.31. This time is the new American record breaking the 26-year-old mark of 19.32 held by Michael Johnson. USA sweeps 1-2-3. pic.twitter.com\/9lBmm27jVK<\/a><\/p>\n

— IG: JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) July 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n