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Carl Lewis Biography
Carl Lewis is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on July 1, 1961 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Former US track and cross athlete who won 9 gold medals at the Los Angeles Olympics, Seoul Olympics, Barcelona Olympics, and Atlanta Olympics.
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Frederick Carlton Lewis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on July 1, 1961, the son of William Lewis (1927–1987) and Evelyn née Lawler Lewis. His mother was a hurdler on the 1951 Pan-Am team. His older brother Cleveland Lewis played professional soccer for the Memphis Rogues. His parents ran a local athletics club that provided a crucial influence on both him and his sister, Carol. She became an elite long jumper, finishing 9th at the 1984 Olympics and taking bronze at the 1983 World Championships.
Frederick Carlton “Carl” 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. His career spanned from 1979 to 1996, when he last won an Olympic event. He is one of only three Olympic athletes who won a gold medal in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympic Games.
Maria Lewis was his wife. They have one son.
| Name | Carl Lewis |
| First Name | Carl |
| Last Name | Lewis |
| Occupation | Runner |
| Birthday | July 1 |
| Birth Year | 1961 |
| Place of Birth | Birmingham |
| Home Town | Alabama |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Maria Lewis |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Many colleges tried to recruit Lewis, and he chose to enroll at the University of Houston where Tom Tellez was coach. Tellez would thereafter remain Lewis’s coach for his entire career. Days after graduating from high school in 1979, Lewis broke the high school long jump record with a leap of 8.13 m (26 ft 8 in). By the end of 1979, Lewis was ranked fifth in the world for the long jump, according to Track and Field News.
Carl Lewis Net Worth
Carl Lewis is one of the richest Runner from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Carl Lewis's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
At their family-owned and operated athletics club, he was instructed by his father.
In 1980, he was all set to make his Olympic debut but America’s boycott forced him to withdraw.
Though his focus was on the long jump, he was now starting to emerge as a talent in the sprints. Comparisons were beginning to be made with Jesse Owens, who dominated sprint and long jump events in the 1930s. Lewis qualified for the American team for the 1980 Olympics in the long jump and as a member of the 4 × 100 m relay team. The Olympic boycott precluded Lewis from competing in Moscow; he instead participated in the Liberty Bell Classic in July 1980, which was an alternate meet for boycotting nations. He jumped 7.77 m (25 ft 5 ⁄4 in) for a bronze medal, and the American 4 × 100 m relay team won gold with a time of 38.61 s. He received one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the athletes precluded from competing in the 1980 Olympics. At year’s end, he was ranked 6th in the world in the long jump and 7th in the 100 m.
| Net Worth | $20 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Runner |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
An old knee injury had flared up again at the end of the high school year, and this might have had consequences on his fitness. Lewis worked with Tellez and adapted his technique so that he was able to jump without pain, and he went on to win the 1980 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) title with a wind-assisted jump of 8.35 m (27 ft 4 ⁄2 in).
He repeated his number one ranking in the 100 m and long jump, and ranked number six in the 200 m. Additionally, he was named Athlete of the Year by Track and Field News. From 1981 until 1992, Lewis topped the 100 m ranking six times (seven if Ben Johnson’s 1987 top ranking is ignored), and ranked no lower than third. His dominance in the long jump was even greater, as he topped the rankings nine times during the same period, and ranked second in the other years.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Carl Lewis height 6 ft 2 in Carl weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 6 ft 2 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
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He also won the 100 m with relative ease. There, Calvin Smith who had earlier that year set a new world record in the 100 m at altitude with a 9.93 s performance, was soundly beaten by Lewis 10.07 s to 10.21 s. Smith won the 200 m title, an event which Lewis had not entered, but even there he was partly in Lewis’ shadow as Lewis had set an American record in that event earlier that year. He won the 200 m on June 19 at the TAC/Mobil Championships in 19.75 s, the second-fastest time in history and the low-altitude record, only 0.03 s behind Pietro Mennea’s 1979 mark. Observers here noted that Lewis probably could have broken the world record if he did not ease off in the final meters to raise his arms in celebration. Finally, Lewis ran the anchor in the 4 × 100 m relay, winning in 37.86 s, a new world record and the first in Lewis’ career.
At the start of 1981, Lewis’s best legal long jump was his high school record from 1979. On June 20, Lewis improved his personal best by almost half a meter by leaping 8.62 m (28 ft 3 ⁄4 in) at the TAC Championships while still a teenager.
Who is Carl Lewis Dating?
According to our records, Carl Lewis married to Maria Lewis. As of December 1, 2023, Carl Lewis’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Carl Lewis. You may help us to build the dating records for Carl Lewis!Also in 1981, Lewis became the fastest 100 m sprinter in the world. His relatively modest best from 1979 (10.67 s) improved to a world-class 10.21 the next year. But 1981 saw him run 10.00 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. For the first time, Lewis was ranked number one in the world, in both the 100 m and the long jump. He won his first national titles in the 100 m and long jump. Additionally, he won the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States.
Facts & Trivia
Carl Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Carl Lewis celebrates birthday on July 1 of every year.
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. 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. His 65 consecutive victories in the long jump achieved over a span of 10 years is one of the sport’s longest undefeated streaks. Over the course of his athletics career, Lewis broke 10 seconds for the 100 meters fifteen times and 20 seconds for the 200 meters ten times. Lewis also long jumped over 28 feet seventy-one times.
What was Carl Lewis longest jump?
| Retired | 1997 |
Who has won 4 consecutive Olympic gold medals?
Al Oerter, in full Alfred Oerter, Jr., (born Sept. 19, 1936, Astoria, Queens, N.Y., U.S.—died Oct. 1, 2007, Fort Myers, Fla.), American discus thrower, who won four consecutive Olympic gold medals (1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968), setting an Olympic record each time.
What was Carl Lewis famous for?
Carl Lewis is one of the world’s greatest athletes of all time; 9 of his 10 Olympic medals were gold, including a stunning four track and field gold medals in the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games. Carl Lewis is generally considered one of the world’s greatest athletes ever.
Is Carl Lewis rich?
What is Carl Lewis’ Net Worth? Carl Lewis is a retired American track and field athlete who has a net worth of $8 million.
Who is the greatest long jumper of all time?
| 1 | 8.95 | Mike POWELL |
| 2 | 8.90 | Bob BEAMON |
| 3 | 8.87 | Carl LEWIS |
| 4 | 8.86 | Robert EMMIYAN |
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