Carl Lewis
Nationality: USA
Gender: male
Height:1.88m.
Weight: 80 kg
Date of birth: 196 1 July 1.
Birthplace: Birmingham, USA
Events: track and field
Personal data:
Carl lewis is an American black track and field superstar, a rare wizard in modern track and field history, an extraordinary sprinter and a famous long jumper, and is known as "Owens Second".
Lewis 1 961July1was born into a track and field family in Birmingham, Baja, Jaalama, USA. Due to the influence of family environment, he started track and field training since he was a child.
1973, Lewis, who was only 12 years old, won the long jump championship to commemorate the age group of jesse owens track and field competition. Owens also kindly encouraged him to continue his efforts and strive for higher results.
65438-0979 entered the University of Houston, started a new training life under the guidance of the famous coach Tom Thales, and made rapid progress in sports performance.
Since 198 1, carl lewis, who has been rated as one of the top ten athletes in the world by news agencies and sports newspapers in many countries every year, has become another hero who won four gold medals in an Olympic Games, reappearing the heroic spirit of the late athlete Owens who won four gold medals in the German Olympic Games in 1936, and has been hailed as a "pastime".
Time to participate in the Olympic Games:
1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, USA
1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea
1992 summer Olympic games in Barcelona, Spain
1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA
Personal achievements:
1982, Lewis ranked first in the world in the 100 meter and long jump events, so he won the "jesse owens Prize". 1983, at the 1 World Athletics Championships, he won three gold medals: 100 m, long jump and 4 * 100 m relay, becoming the number one hero in the World Championships.
1984 At the 23rd Olympic Games, he won four gold medals (100m, 200m, long jump, 4 * 100m relay), and finally realized his wish to be an Owens-style Olympic hero. He gave one of the gold medals to Owens' widow to show his respect for Owens, and the other three gold medals to his parents to show his support.
1988 won the gold medal in the 24th Olympic Games 100 meter and long jump.
1992 In the 25th Olympic Games, he won two gold medals in the long jump and the 4* 100-meter relay.
1996, 35-year-old Lewis won the gold medal in the long jump again at the 26th Olympic Games, becoming the first athlete to win the gold medal in the long jump for four consecutive Olympic Games.
Lewis's sprint skills and jump shot skills are exemplary, and it is a beautiful enjoyment to watch him play. His running movements on the way are coordinated and relaxed. He often starts to accelerate in the last 70 meters, and he is confident and sure to overtake his opponent. Because of this, from 1982 to now, he * * * set the indoor and outdoor world record of 13, won 9 Olympic gold medals and was rated as "the best athlete in the world" for many times.
1 961July1,Karl, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Lewis was born into a sports family. His parents are both track and field coaches, his father Bill is a talented track and field and rugby player, and his mother Ai Yinglin is a hurdler and long jumper. She was selected for the American team to participate in the Pan American Games.
Carl lewis is one of the four athletes who won nine Olympic gold medals in Olympic history, and also one of the athletes who won four gold medals in the same event. 1984 At the Los Angeles Olympic Games, Lewis won the 100 meter race (9.99 seconds), the 200 meter race (19.8 seconds), the long jump (8.54 meters) and the 4 * 100 meter relay (37.8 seconds, breaking the world. At the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, Lewis won his second Olympic gold medal 100 meter after being disqualified from ben johnson. At the same time, he successfully defended the long jump champion and ranked second in the 200-meter race.
In 1990s, Lewis created his third sports peak. 199 1 In June, 30-year-old Lewis ran 9.93 seconds in the long jump and jumped 8 levels. 64 meters, won the championship, this is his 36th jump out of 8. More than 60 meters, fully demonstrated his strength, he called this the beginning of his' third career'. 1991August, at the 3rd World Athletics Championships held in Tokyo, Japan, Lewis broke the world record of 100 meter with a time of 9.86 seconds, and regained the throne of the world's flying man.
1992 At the Barcelona Olympic Games, Lewis beat the world record holder mike powell by 3 centimeters and won the third Olympic gold medal in the long jump. He also took part in the American relay team that set a world record.
65438-0992 In Turin, Italy, the International Amateur Athletics Federation awarded the organization's highest honor, the Gold Medal, to the President of the International Olympic Committee, track and field star Lewis and Prince Albert of Morocco. Samaranch praised Lewis at the award ceremony and said, "I am very happy to accept this honor with Lewis. He not only ranks first in the world arena, but also often helps us fight stimulants. " Samaranch hopes that Lewis can participate in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. "
1996, Lewis was only 3 centimeters short of the third place in the long jump trials of the Atlanta Olympic Games, and almost failed to be selected for the US Olympic team. In the preliminaries, he tried three times before reaching the final. In the final, he ranked first after the third attempt and finally won the game. After the glory of LA in 12, carl lewis once again became the Olympic champion in long jump.
Lewis participated in four consecutive Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Seoul, Barcelona and Atlanta and won nine gold medals, making him the most legendary athlete in the world today.
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