Noah Lyles vs Quincy Hall: Comparisons between the two American athletes as they head to the Paris Olympics

Noah Lyles and Quincy Hall will be the ones spearheading America's sprinting challenge at the Paris Olympics. The former leads the charge in the 100 and 200m dashes, while the latter reigns supreme over the 400m. With the ongoing social media face-off between the two, here's a comparison between the two.

In the 400m, which is Hall's specialty event, the two-time World Champion is far better than Lyles. Hall holds a personal best of 43.80 in the event, which he clocked at the 2024 Monaco Diamond League. The time was good enough to give him the win, the 2024 world lead, and place him 13th on the all-time list.

Meanwhile, Lyles’ personal best in the 400m is 47.04, which he ran in 2016. To understand the magnitude of the difference between the two sprinters' times, it can be noted that Lyles' personal best wouldn't be good enough to get him ranked in the top 3,000 on the all-time list.

On the other hand, speaking of the 200m dash, Noah Lyles would absolutely leave Quincy Hall in the dust. Lyles' personal best in the event is a stunning 19.31, which is an American national record and places him tied on the all-time list.

Hall’s personal best in the 200m is 21.65, which he clocked in 2015. Like Lyles' time would get lost in the 400m, Hall’s personal best of 21.65 isn't even enough to get the sprinter ranked in the top 15,000 on the all-time list.

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Noah Lyles vs Quincy Hall: Comparing the duo's medal collection

Noah Lyles is also the more successful athlete between him and Quincy Hall if you're comparing their medal collections. Over the past six years, 26-year-old Lyles has claimed a whopping six World Championships golds, as well as one silver.

Lyles is also a four-time Diamond League champion, a three-time World Relays medalist, and a two-time World Indoor Championships medalist, and the Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist.

On the other end, Quincy Hall has finished on the podium only twice at a major international competition so far. At the 2023 Budapest Athletics World Championships, the American finished with a bronze in the 400m sprint behind Antonio Watson and Matthew Hudson-Smith.

He was also crowned World Champion in the 4x400m relay alongside teammates Vernon Norwood, Justin Robinson, and Rai Benjamin.