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The top 25 track & field performances of the last 25 years (between 1979-2004) were compiled by USA Track & Field. Click on a performance below to see the article describing it.

1   Michael Johnson sets 200 meter record
2   Joan Benoit wins 1984 Olympic Marathon win
3   Edwin Moses' 400 Meter Hurdle 122 win streak
4   Carl Lewis wins four Olympic gold medals
5   Mike Powell Breaks Long Jump world record
6   Michael Johnson breaks 400 meter world record
7   Marion Jones wins five Olympic medals
8   Carl Lewis' fourth consecutive long jump title
9   Jackie Joyner-Kersee sets new Heptathlon record
10   Florence Griffith's 100 Meter record
11   Tanya Buford-Bailey & Kim Batten run the same time and set a world record in the same race
12   Mary Decker-Slaney's double win at World Championships
13   Maurice Greene's two gold medals at World Championships
14   Stacy Dragila wins the first women's Olympic Pole Vault
15   Valerie Brisco wins three Olympic gold medals
16   Michael Carter sets Prep Shot Put record
17   Evelyn Ashford defeats two world record holders in the World Championships
18   Gail Devers second 100 Meter title
19   Florence Griffith's 200 Meter record
20   Alberto Salazar's third NYC Marathon win
21   Lynn Jennings third World XC Championship
22   Kevin Young's 400 Meter Hurdle record
23   Alan Webb sets Prep Mile record
24   Khalid Khannouchi sets men's Marathon record
25   Jackie Joyner-Kersee breaks 7,000 point Heptathlon barrier