Fans want to know more about the Noah Lyles necklace after the sprinter won the coveted 100m dash at the 2024 Paris Olympics. At first glance, the chain-linked piece of jewelry looks studded with diamonds and is made out of three different types of metal. Lyles has a penchant for fancy jewels, be it necklaces or rings, so we can expect him to wear even more bling in the future. Here are more details on the necklace Noah Lyles wore at the 2024 Olympic Games.
What is the Noah Lyles necklace made out of?
The necklace Noah Lyles wore during his gold medal-winning 100m sprint looks to made out of white metal with mariner links that are adorned with three types of gemstones. He has also worn this linked chain in the past, specifically during the 100-meter dash at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
From what we can assume, the chain is mostly out of some kind of white metal alloy, which is typically platinum, white gold, silver, or another gray metal when it comes to jewelry. The mariner links, which refer to the large oval chains used to anchor ships, are each separated by a line. The chain itself is worn very close to Lyles’ neck, so that it doesn’t hang or flop around while he is sprinting. The jewels themselves look to be diamonds, alternating between yellow, black, and white varieties of the stone, done in pavé, which is a way of setting diamonds on metal so that they cover most of the metal.
Interestingly, though, Lyles hasn’t said much about what his necklace is specifically made out of nor who is responsible for creating it. It’s possible that the chain is a piece of custom jewelry made by The Village Jeweler, which is based in Gainesville, Florida. In a Facebook post in 2021, the company posted pictures of Lyles wearing a ring with rose gold accents and gemstones representing the Olympic rings. The jeweler also posted a 2021 TikTok video of Lyles speaking with GQ about a custom rose gold and diamond Cuban link necklace he purchased from its store.
At any rate, this chain-link necklace has become something of a good luck charm for Noah Lyles. So we might see it again when he races in other track and field events in future championships.
