Carl lewis 1981. For the first time, Lewis was ranked number one in the world, in both the 100 m and the long jump. Two years later, he won the 100 meter, 200 meter and long jump at the U. In 1983, Lewis won the 100-meter, 200 By 1981 Carl Lewis was ranked number one in the world in the 100 meters as well as the long jump. That unexpected and stunning victory gave Lewis his ninth Olympic gold medal, tying him for the largest gold collection among non-swimmers. But 1981 saw him run 10. He is one of only six Olympic athletes who won a gold medal in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympic Mar 8, 2019 · #Throwback to a time when Carl Lewis set out to be a big one. In 1981, he received the Sullivan Award as the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. - YouTube. He is the head track and field coach for the University of Houston. . His career spanned from 1979 to 1996, when he last won an Olympic event. national championships, the first person to achieve this triple since Malcolm Ford in 1886. Mar 27, 2023 · Lewis at the University of Houston Lewis qualified to compete in the 1980 Moscow Olympics in the long jump and as a member of the 4x100 relay team but was denied the opportunity as a result of the U. Lewis broke records and won indoor and outdoor collegiate and national titles in the long jump and sprint. Lewis topped the world rankings in the 100 m, 200 m and long jump events frequently from 1981 to the early 1990s. He set world records in the 100 m, 4 × 100 m and 4 × 200 m relays, while his world record in the indoor long jump has stood since 1984. Carl Lewis Birth 24 Aug 1906 Carteret County, North Carolina, USA Death 7 Aug 1982 (aged 75) Carteret County, North Carolina, USA Frederick Carlton Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. History in the making! 💎 Aug 7, 2025 · Lewis was a dominant sprinter and long jumper who topped the world rankings in the 100 m, 200 m and long jump events frequently from 1981 to the early 1990s. Jun 20, 1981 · Lewis, a gangling 6-foot-4, 170-pound bundle of dynamite, put on a dazzling show on a warm, sultry evening and he accomplished his double victory in the space of less than an hour. Carl Lewis wins his first competition in ZURICH 1981 (long jump 8. By 1981, Lewis was ranked first in the world in the long jump as well as in the 100 meters, a position he held for nearly a decade. 00 s at the Southwest Conference Championships in Dallas on May 16, a time that was the third-fastest in history and stood as the low-altitude record. His 65 consecutive victories in the long jump achieved over a span of 10 years is one of the sport's Discover life events, stories and photos about Carl Lewis Bump (1914–1981) of Lawrenceville, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States. S. It would end up being the rather-fitting, final collegiate performances of Lewis’s career. boycott of the games. 52 at the age of 20). On this day in 1981, Carl Lewis of Houston became the first athlete since Jesse Owens to win a track event and field event at the same NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. fsug1p z9df4 hyi ri8mn bhxcwipg is n0zr gm6zw sqb xf