| 100% | CARLLEWIS | 9 | US retired track and field athlete |
| 63% | GAY | 3 | Track and field athlete Tyson |
| 63% | GAY | 3 | Retired track and field sprinter Tyson |
| 58% | APT | 3 | Like the name "Swift" for a track and field athlete |
| 54% | SHOTPUT | 7 | Track and field event in which the athlete hurls a metal ball: 2 wds. |
| 53% | ALLYSONFELIX | 12 | Track and field athlete who won her record-setting 11th career medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 53% | POLEVAULT | 9 | Track and field event where athletes go higher than in the high jump: 2 wds. |
| 52% | BILLY | 5 | ___ Mills, Native American track and field athlete who won the gold for 10k run at 1964 Tokyo Olympics |
| 52% | JEFF | 4 | ___ Henderson, American track and field athlete who won the gold medal in long jump at the 2016 Olympics |
| 52% | DEREK | 5 | ___ Drouin, Canadian track and field athlete who won the gold medal in high jump at the 2016 Olympics |
| 48% | OWENS | 5 | Eponym for U.S. track and field's highest award |
| 48% | SHOT | 4 | Track and field projectile |
| 48% | HEATS | 5 | Track and field events |
| 48% | LEAPS | 5 | Track and field attempts |
| 48% | ATHLETICS | 9 | Track and field events |
| 48% | HIGHJUMP | 8 | Track and field event |
| 48% | MEET | 4 | Track and field tournament |
| 48% | SHOT | 4 | Track and field spheroid |
| 48% | RACE | 4 | Track and field event |
| 48% | DECA | 4 | Track and field opener |
| 47% | OWENS | 5 | Track and field legend Jesse |
| 47% | HAILE | 5 | Track and field great ___ Gebrselassie |
| 47% | HAILE | 5 | Track and field great __ Gebrselassie |
| 47% | OWENS | 5 | Track and field great Jesse |
| 47% | EDWIN | 5 | Track and field great Moses |
| 47% | WILMA | 5 | Track and field great ___ Rudolph |
| 47% | 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. |
| 47% | 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. |
| 46% | SHOTPUT | 7 | Track and field event (2 wds.) |
| 46% | LONGJUMP | 8 | Track and field competition for farthest leap |