Top 20 Runner celebrities in the world
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Runner celebrities [Updated January 28, 2023].
Usain Bolt was born
on August 21, 1986
in Sherwood Content, Jamaica.
He became the first athlete to be named IAAF World Athlete of the Year five times, earning the distinction in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Net Worth 2020: $90 Million
Carl Lewis was born
on July 1, 1961
in Birmingham, United States.
He was ready to make his Olympic debut in 1980, but had to sit it out because of America's boycott of the games in Moscow.
Net Worth 2020: $20 Million
Tyson Gay was born
on August 9, 1982
in Lexington, United States.
He was in line to have a lot of success at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 - but a hamstring injury slowed him down considerably.
Net Worth 2020: $12 Million
Michael Johnson was born
on September 13, 1967
in Dallas, United States.
Net Worth 2020: $7 Million
Asafa Powell was born
on November 23, 1982
in Spanish Town, Jamaica.
He broke the 10-second barrier - the hallmark of a great sprinter - more than 70 times.
Net Worth 2020: $6.5 Million
Mo Farah was born
on March 23, 1983
in Mogadishu, Somalia.
He was named European Athlete of the Year in 2011 and 2012, and became the cross-country champion of Italy in 2006.
Net Worth 2020: $5 Million
Yohan Blake was born
on December 26, 1989
in Saint James Parish, Jamaica.
He took gold in the 2011 World Championships 100m race and in the 2012 London 4x100m relay.
Net Worth 2020: $5 Million
Jackie Joyner-Kersee was born
on March 3, 1962
in St. Louis, United States.
Sports Illustrated voted her as the greatest female athlete of the 20th century.
Net Worth 2020: $5 Million
Allyson Felix was born
on November 18, 1985
in Los Angeles, United States.
Since 2005, she has won 8 World Championship gold medals.
Net Worth 2020: $4.5 Million
Elaine Thompson was born
on June 28, 1992
in Manchester Parish, Jamaica.
She finished with a silver medal with the Jamaican 4x100 meter relay team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She earned a bronze medal in the 60 meter sprint at the 2016 World Indoor Championships.
Net Worth 2020: $4 Million
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was born
on December 27, 1986
in Kingston, Jamaica.
She became the first Caribbean woman to win Olympic gold after winning the 100 meter event at the 2008 Olympics. She became the first woman in history to win 100 meter medals at three consecutive Olympics.
Net Worth 2020: $4 Million
Cathy Freeman was born
on February 16, 1973
in Australia.
Before she won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics, she was the first competing athlete invited to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony.
Net Worth 2020: $4 Million
Justin Gatlin was born
on February 10, 1982
in Brooklyn, United States.
He worked as a volunteer coach at Woodham High School.
Net Worth 2020: $3 Million
Donovan Bailey was born
on December 16, 1967
in Manchester Parish, Jamaica.
He won two gold medals and set a new world record at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
Net Worth 2020: $3 Million
Maurice Greene was born
on July 23, 1974
in Kansas City, United States.
On June 16, 1999 in Athens, he set the world record for the 100M, running it in just 9.79 seconds.
Net Worth 2020: $3 Million
Brianna Rollins was born
on August 18, 1991
in Miami, United States.
In 2013 she set the American women's record for the 110M hurdles.
Net Worth 2020: $2 Million
Gail Devers was born
on November 19, 1966
in Seattle, United States.
In 2011 she was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. In 2012, she was elected into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame.
Net Worth 2020: $2 Million
Wallace Spearmon was born
on December 24, 1984
in United States.
He appeared on an April 2011 episode of the popular Discovery Channel series Mythbusters in which he tried to discover whether or not it was possible to run on water.
Net Worth 2020: $2 Million
Lolo Jones was born
on August 5, 1982
in Des Moines, United States.
She finished 1st in the World Indoor Championships 60 meter hurdles, which led to the speculation that she was the favorite in the 100 meter hurdles at the 2012 London games.
Net Worth 2020: $1.5 Million
Sydney McLaughlin was born
on August 7, 1999
in New Brunswick, United States.
She set the world junior 400 meter record at the 2018 NCAA Division Indoor Track and Field Championships for the University of Kentucky.
Net Worth 2020: $500 Thousand
