carl lewis

     

In 1996 he asked to run the 400m relay to try for a record tenth Olympic gold, but was turned down

Trivia about carl lewis

  • He won 5 Olympic golds in running events not to mention 4 consecutive long jump medals
  • This track star's authorized hats & T-shirts sold in Europe & Asia proclaim him to be "King Carl"
  • Long jump rival Mike Powell reportedly called him "The best track and field athlete ever"
  • In 1984 he dashed off with Olympic gold in the 100m; in 1988 he did it again; then there are his 7 other golds…
  • He leaped to the occasion at the '96 Summer Olympics, winning his fourth consecutive gold in the long jump
  • Men's long jump(1996)
  • Men's 100 meters (1988)
  • Carol Lewis, a long jumper like this similar-named brother, has also been an Olympic bobsled analyst
  • On March 13, 1981 this future Olympian set an NCAA indoor record in the long jump by leaping 27' 10"

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