(1961-07-01) July 1, 1961 (age 62)[1] Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.[1]
Height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Weight
176 lb (80 kg)[1]
Sport
Country
United States of America
Sport
Track and field
Event(s)
100 meters, 200 meters, long jump, 4 × 100 m relay
College team
Houston Cougars
Club
Santa Monica Track Club
Retired
1997
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States
International athletics competitions
Event
1st
2nd
3rd
Olympic Games
9
1
0
World Championships
8
1
1
Pan American Games
2
0
1
Goodwill Games
3
1
1
Total
22
3
3
Event
1st
2nd
3rd
100 m
5
1
1
200 m
1
1
1
4 × 100 m relay
8
0
0
Long jump
8
1
1
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles
100 m
1984 Los Angeles
200 m
1984 Los Angeles
4 × 100 m relay
1984 Los Angeles
Long jump
1988 Seoul
100 m
1988 Seoul
Long jump
1992 Barcelona
4 × 100 m relay
1992 Barcelona
Long jump
1996 Atlanta
Long jump
1988 Seoul
200 m
World Championships
1983 Helsinki
100 m
1983 Helsinki
4 × 100 m relay
1983 Helsinki
Long jump
1987 Rome
100 m
1987 Rome
4 × 100 m relay
1987 Rome
Long jump
1991 Tokyo
100 m
1991 Tokyo
4 × 100 m relay
1991 Tokyo
Long jump
1993 Stuttgart
200 m
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis
Long jump
1987 Indianapolis
4 × 100 m relay
1979 San Juan
Long jump
Goodwill Games
1986 Moscow
4 × 100 m relay
1990 Seattle
Long jump
1994 Saint Petersburg
4 × 100 m relay
1990 Seattle
100 m
1986 Moscow
100 m
Olympic Boycott Games
1980 Philadelphia
4 × 100 m relay
1980 Philadelphia
Long jump
Frederick Carlton LewisOLY (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 six Olympic athletes who won a gold medal in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympic Games.
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.
His accomplishments have led to numerous accolades, including being voted "World Athlete of the Century" by the International Association of Athletics Federations and "Sportsman of the Century" by the International Olympic Committee, "Olympian of the Century" by Sports Illustrated and "Athlete of the Year" by Track & Field News in 1982, 1983, and 1984.
After retiring from his athletics career, Lewis became an actor and has appeared in a number of films. In 2011, he attempted to run for a seat as a Democrat in the New Jersey Senate, but was removed from the ballot due to the state's residency requirement. Lewis owns a marketing and branding company named C.L.E.G., which markets and brands products and services including his own.
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