Noah Lyles (born July 18, 1997) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 60 meters, 100 meters and 200 meters events. His personal best of 19.31 seconds in the 200 m is the American record, and makes him the third fastest of all-time. He is an Olympic champion and eight-time World champion.

In the 100 m, Lyles won the gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games, is three-time world champion (4 × 100 m relay in 2019, 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay events in 2023), and was a 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay gold medalist at the 2016 World U20 Championships.

In the 200 m, Lyles is a four-time world champion (2019, 2022, 2023, 2025) and is the bronze medalist at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. He also won a gold medal in the 2014 Youth Olympic Games.

Lyles completed a sprint treble by winning gold medals in the 100-meter, 200-meter and 4 × 100-meter events at the 2023 World Championships.

Lyles was born on July 18, 1997, to Keisha Caine Bishop and Kevin Lyles, in Gainesville, Florida. His parents met as students at Seton Hall University, where they both competed in track and field. He has two siblings, Josephus and Abby.^{[citation needed]} After their parents’ divorce, Lyles and his siblings relocated with their mother to Alexandria, Virginia.^{[citation needed]}

Lyles was homeschooled during his early years while growing up with asthma, but was later able to attend public school.

Originally a gymnast, Lyles took up track and field at age 12. While watching the 2012 Summer Olympics on TV, he and his brother declared their intention to run together at the 2016 Summer Games. Lyles attended T. C. Williams High School (now Alexandria City High School).

Lyles represented the United States at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games where he won a gold medal in the 200 m.