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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.