Profession: OlympicSprinter and LongJumper

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Biography: Carl Lewis is one of the most successful Olympians in history, winning nine gold medals and one silver medal across four Olympic Games.

Lewis began his athletic career in high school, where he excelled in sprinting and long jump events. He quickly rose to prominence in the early 1980s, becoming a dominant force in track and field competitions. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Lewis matchedJesse Owens' feat by winning four gold medals in the same events: 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump, and 4x100 meter relay.

In 1988, Lewis faced a rivalry with Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson at the Seoul Olympics. Johnson initially won the 100-meter race but was later disqualified for doping, resulting in Lewis being awarded the gold medal. Lewis continued to compete at a high level throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, setting world records and winning numerous championships.

The 1991 World Championships in Tokyo marked a highlight in Lewis' career. He won gold medals in the 100 meters and long jump, with his long jump victory coming in a memorable duel against Mike Powell. Powell broke Bob Beamon's long-standing world record, but Lewis achieved four jumps over 29 feet in the same competition.

Lewis adopted a vegan diet in 1990, which he credited for his continued success in his thirties. He competed in his final Olympics in Atlanta in 1996, winning his fourth consecutive gold medal in the long jump at the age of 35. After retiring from competition, Lewis pursued further interests in acting, politics, and coaching.

Throughout his career, Carl Lewis was known for his outspoken stance against doping in sports and his advocacy for clean competition.

Born:July 1,1961
Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Age:64 years old

Generation:Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac:Ox
Star Sign:Cancer

• 1983-08-08 First Athletics World Championships: Carl Lewis wins gold in the 100 m
• 1983-08-10 First World Championships in Athletics: Carl Lewis wins gold in the men's long jump
• 1984-02-27 Carl Lewis jumps world record indoor (8.675 m)
• 1984-08-04 American athlete Carl Lewis wins the 100 m in 9.9 seconds in Los Angeles, the first of nine Olympic gold medals over three Games
• 1984-08-06 American athlete Carl Lewis wins the long jump with a jump of 8.54 m, his second of four gold medals at the Los Angeles Olympics
• 1984-08-08 Carl Lewis wins his third gold medal of the Los Angeles Olympics, joining Kirk Baptiste and Thomas Jefferson in an American sweep of the 200 m
• 1984-08-11 Carl Lewis duplicatesJesse Owens' 1936 feat, winning his fourth Olympic gold medal as part of the US 4 x 100 m relay team in a world record time of 37.83
• 1987-08-30 Carl Lewis wins gold in the 100 m at the second Athletics World Championships after Ben Johnson is disqualified
• 1987-09-05 Carl Lewis wins gold in the men's long jump at the second World Championships in Athletics with a jump of 8.67 meters
• 1988-07-16 Carl Lewis runs a wind-assisted 100m in 9.78 sec
• 1988-09-24 Carl Lewis runs a world record 100 m in 9.92 seconds
• 1988-09-24 Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson breaks his own 100m world record with a time of 9.79 at the Seoul Olympics but is disqualified 3 days later for the use of the drug stanozolol; Carl Lewis is awarded gold and the world record with a time of 9.92
• 1988-09-25 Americans sweep the medals in the long jump at the Seoul Olympics as Carl Lewis wins his second gold of the Games with a leap of 8.72 m, ahead of teammates Mike Powell and Larry Myricks
• 1988-09-27 Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson is disqualified from the Seoul Olympics 100 m after his urine sample is found to contain the steroid stanozolol; American Carl Lewis is awarded the gold medal and a world record of 9.92
• 1991-08-07 American team of Carl Lewis, Mike Marsh, Leroy Burrell, and Dennis Mitchell sets a 4 x 100 m relay world record of 37.67 seconds in Zürich, Switzerland
• 1991-08-25 Carl Lewis runs the 100 m in a world record of 9.86 seconds
• 1991-09-25 Third World Championships in Athletics: Carl Lewis wins gold in the 100 m
• 1992-08-06 The US track team sweeps the medals in the long jump at the Barcelona Olympics as Carl Lewis wins gold with a jump of 28 feet, 5 1/2 inches (8.67 meters), Mike Powell wins silver, and Joe Greene wins bronze

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  The Greatest 45 Minutes in Sports History

  He had broken three world records and equalled another, all in 45 minutes. Then, on this day, Jesse Owens made a mockery of Hitler’s belief in black inferiority
  August 3, 1936

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