| 100% | BOLT | 4 | Jamaican sprinter Usain who's the highest paid track-and-field athlete ever |
| 52% | DEREK | 5 | ___ Drouin, Canadian track and field athlete who won the gold medal in high jump at the 2016 Olympics |
| 48% | JESSEOWENS | 10 | American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games and is considered one of the greatest athletes ever: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ALLYSONFELIX | 12 | Track and field athlete who won her record-setting 11th career medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 45% | RICHARDSROSS | 12 | Former track and field athlete Sanya ___ who was the world's best 400 m runner for a decade and who has won 5 Olympic medals: Hyph. |
| 44% | POLEVAULT | 9 | Track and field event where athletes go higher than in the high jump: 2 wds. |
| 44% | JEFF | 4 | ___ Henderson, American track and field athlete who won the gold medal in long jump at the 2016 Olympics |
| 44% | BILLY | 5 | ___ Mills, Native American track and field athlete who won the gold for 10k run at 1964 Tokyo Olympics |
| 43% | STEVEN | 6 | ___ Gardiner, Bahamian track and field sprinter who set the world record for indoor 300m sprint in 2022 |
| 40% | ALLYSONFELIX | 12 | American track and field sprinter who won the 2012 Olympic gold in 200 meters and has a total of 9 Olympic medals: 2 wds. |
| 40% | USAINBOLT | 9 | Jamaican sprinter with the record of being the fastest man, who is one of Forbes' highest-valued athletes of 2017: 2 wds. |
| 38% | EVELYNASHFORD | 13 | The first track and field athlete to run 100 meters under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games and who has won a total of 5 Olympic medals: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SHOTPUT | 7 | Track and field event in which the athlete hurls a metal ball: 2 wds. |
| 36% | GAY | 3 | Track and field athlete Tyson |
| 36% | ALLYSONFELIX | 12 | Track athlete and sneaker company cofounder who is one of Time's 2022 Women of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CARLLEWIS | 9 | US retired track and field athlete |
| 33% | CHIPKELLY | 9 | UCLA football coach who's the highest paid public employee in California: 2 wds. |
| 33% | APT | 3 | Like the name "Swift" for a track and field athlete |
| 33% | GAY | 3 | Retired track and field sprinter Tyson |
| 32% | OWENS | 5 | Eponym for U.S. track and field's highest award |
| 32% | DABOSWINNEY | 11 | Clemson University football coach who's the highest paid public employee in South Carolina: 2 wds. |
| 32% | NICKSABAN | 9 | University of Alabama football coach who's the highest paid public employee in Alabama: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JIMHARBAUGH | 11 | University of Michigan football coach who's the highest paid public employee in Michigan: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HURDLERS | 8 | Track-and-field athletes who jump over obstacles when running |
| 31% | KATIE | 5 | ___ Nageotte, American pole vaulter who won the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2018 |
| 31% | WILMA | 5 | Track and field star ___ Rudolph who won three Olympic gold medals in 1960 |
| 31% | CARL | 4 | Track-and-field athlete ___ Lewis who won nine Olympic gold medals |
| 30% | CARLLEWIS | 9 | American athlete who won 10 Olympic track and field medals (1984-1996): 2 wds. |
| 30% | WILMARUDOLPH | 12 | Track and field legend who appeared on 23-cent stamps in 2004: 2 wds. |
| 30% | LIONELMESSI | 11 | Barcelona forward who led soccer players (and all athletes) on Forbes's 2019 list of the World's Highest-Paid Athletes: 2 wds. |