There are dozens of performances from track and field at the Paris Olympics which deserved a spot on this list, so some tough decisions had to be made.

Here are five of the top moments from the Paris Olympics.

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Cole Hocker Shocks 1500m Field, Sets Olympic Record

For the better part of the year leading up to the men's 1,500m final in Paris, the bulk of the world's eyes were on Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr, looking past a number of bonafide contenders, including Cole Hocker.

Three years ago in Tokyo, Hocker was simply a 20-year-old who hadn't even turned pro. As the lone American to make the final, Hocker ran a new personal best of 3:31.4.

In Paris, Hocker cruised his way through the first two rounds, and eventually put himself in a great position to win in the final, as he sat fifth at the bell before surging past the favorites before the line.

Hocker ran a huge personal best of 3:27.65, also breaking Ingebrigtsen's Olympic record. It's also the seventh-fastest time in history and a quarter of a second away from the American record.

Sifan Hassan Wins Marathon Gold After 10k/5k Bronze

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Totaling 50 laps on the track and just over 38 miles of racing all in the span of 10 days is a feat in itself, but winning a pair of bronze medals and gold medal to top it all off puts the Dutch legend in a league of her own.

As Hassan toed the starting line in the women's marathon, she already had over 12 miles of racing under her legs.

Just a few hundred meters out from the finish, Hassan and Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa were shoulder-to-shoulder, before Hissan began to pull away.

In a new Olympic record of 2:22:55, one of the greatest distance runners in history won her third Olympic gold medal.

Mondo Duplantis Puts On A Show, Breaks World Record For Ninth Time

For the ninth time in his decorated yet short career, the 24-year-old vaulter cleared another world record bar, this time doing so in front of 70,000 screaming fans at Stade de France.

Early on, Duplantis passed on a few heights here and there, eventually becoming the only one to clear 6.00m, giving him the gold before he had even registered a miss.

In typical Duplantis fashion, the Swede asked for the bar to be raised up to 6.25m, and was about to reward the crowd who had stayed around to witness history.

On his third and final attempt, Duplantis charged down the runway and soared over the bar on his way to another world record. 

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Breaks World Record Again, Wins Second Gold

If there was even a sliver of doubt heading into Paris about Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's status as the best to ever do it, it's surely put to rest by now.

For the second time this summer, one of the greatest athletes in the world lowered her own world record in the 400m hurdles, but this time by nearly a third of a second.

In her most dominant performance to date, the defending Olympic champion became the first woman to ever run under 50.50, stopping the clock in 50.37. McLaughlin-Levrone also broke her own Olympic record of 51.46 which she set in Tokyo.

To close out the final day of competition on the track, the New Jerseyan gave the U.S. a huge lead in the women's 4x400m after splitting 47.7.

McLaughlin-Levrone and the American squad broke the 36-year-old national record in the event, running the second fastest time in history of 3:15.28.

Femke Bol Hawks Down Mixed 4x400m Field En Route To Gold

The reigning world champion over 400m hurdles got the baton in fourth place with a decent amount of work left to be done. 

Bol didn't make up too much any ground  over the course of the first 200m, but she flexed her championship experience and waited until 150m to go before picking off Belgium and Great Britain. 

Just before the line, Bol caught up to and surged past the U.S. anchor Kaylyn Brown.

Bol and company established a new European record of 3:07.43. It was the second-fastest time in world history.

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