The United States national Olympic track and field team represents the United States in international athletics competitions such as the Olympic Games or the World Athletics Championships. The governing body of the team is USA Track & Field (USATF).
The United States have 29 participations in the Olympic Games of 30 editions held (the only exception is due to the boycott of Moscow 1980)
Allyson Felix has won the most Olympic medals of any United States track and field athlete, with 11 total medals including one individual gold. Carl Lewis has ten Olympic medals including seven individual gold.
Allyson Felix has 20 World Athletics Championships medals, more than any other athlete in the world. In the United States, LaShawn Meritt is second to Felix with 11 World Athletics Championships medal.
The United States is the nation that has won the most medals in athletics at the Olympic Games, around 855, of which 353 are gold. The United States men's and women's teams have participated in all editions of the games except for the Moscow 1980 games due to boycott.