Noah Lyles completed a four-peat, and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden blew away the field as the United States swept the 200-meter titles at the World Athletics Championships on Friday night.

The men were up first at National Stadium, and Lyles followed up his blazing run in the semifinals by beating fellow American Kenny Bednarek to the gold medal.

Lyles finished with a time of 19.52 seconds and joined Jamaican great Usain Bolt as the only men to win four straight world titles at the distance.

“I can't wait for 2027 to become the only man to win five 200-meter titles,” Lyles said. “Today, I didn't have the start I had in the semifinal, but I knew I was still moving fast. I studied my competitors. I knew their momentum was going to show up once we got closer to 150 meters, but mine was going to build up after I hit that mark.”

Bednarek ran a time of 19.58, his fastest of the season, but settled for silver behind Lyles as he did at the 2022 world championships. Jamaica’s Bryan Levell took bronze in 19.64.

Reigning Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo was fourth in a time of 19.65.

“This is part of the game,” he said. “You are not always going to win everything.”

Jefferson-Wooden streaked ahead of the field to win the women’s race and complete the 100-200 double. Jefferson-Wooden, who won the 100 on Sunday, posted a world-leading time of 21.68 seconds to finish well ahead of Britain’s Amy Hunt, who clocked 22.14. Shericka Jackson finished in 22.18 seconds to claim bronze for Jamaica.

Jefferson-Wooden is the first U.S. woman to win the 200 since Allyson Felix in 2009.

“Being the first American to win the women's 200 meters at a world championships since Allyson Felix means a lot,” she said. “I looked up to her so much growing up. My first professional year was something like her last season on the professional circuit. It's amazing to be able to hear these statistics — they just make me feel blessed and grateful for the position I am in now.

The race was over out of the bend as Jefferson-Wooden pulled away from the field.

“Starting out with the 200 this season, I knew I was fast getting out of the curve,” she said. “It was just the matter of whether I was going to die at the end of the race. I was scared of that. I see myself as a true sprinter. As time went on, I got comfortable trusting my shape and physical strength. To dominate the 200 tonight feels special.”