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Frederick Carlton Lewis
01 July 1961 in Birmingham, Alabama
Willingboro, New Jersey
Los Angeles, California and Houston, Texas
University of Houston
Santa Monica Track Club
Tom Tellez
Joe Douglas
6' 3"   1.90 meters
195 lbs.   88 kilograms

60 yards   6.02
100 meters 9.86 (WR & AR)
200 meters 19.75
Long Jump 8.87m/29' 11/4"



GENERAL STATISTICS


Olympic Athlete of the Century
World Athlete of the Year:
          (3) 1982, 1983, 1984
US Athlete of the Year:
          (7) 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991
World Athlete of the Decade:
          1980's
Sullivan Award Winner (USA Amateur Athlete of the Year - awarded by the AAU):
          1981
U. S. Olympic Team member:
          1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996
Olympic Medals:
          10 - 9 Gold (1984-100, 200, 4x100, Long Jump; 1988-100, Long Jump;
          1992-Long Jump, 4x100; 1996-Long Jump); 1 Silver (1988-200)
U. S. World Championships Team member:
          1983, 1987, 1991, 1993 and 1995 (did not compete-injured)
World Championship Medals:
          10 - 8 Gold (1983-100, 4x100, Long Jump; 1987-100, Long Jump, 4x100;
          1991-100,4x100); 1 Silver (1991-Long Jump); 1 Bronze (1993- 200)
World Cup Gold Medals:
          1 (1981-Long Jump)
Pan American Games Medals:
          3 - 2 Gold (1987-Long Jump, 4x100); 1 Bronze (1979-Long Jump)
US Olympic Trials Championships:
          5 (1984-100, 200, Long Jump; 1988- 100, Long Jump)
US Outdoor Championships:
          13 (100-5, 200-2, Long Jump-6)
US Indoor Championships:
          4 (60y-1, Long Jump-3)
World Records:
          11 (4x100-37.86 in 1983, 4x100-37.83 in 1984, 100-9.92 in 1988,
          4x200-1:19.38 in 1989, =4x100-37.79 in 1991, 4x100-37.67 in 1991,
          100-9.86 in 1991; 4x100-37.50 in 1991; 4x200-1:19.11 in 1992;
          4x100-37.40 in 1992; 4x200-1:18.68 in 1994)
American Records:
          16 (200-19.75 in 1983, 4x100-37.86 in 1983, 4x100-37.83 in 1984,
          =100-9.93 in 1987, =100-9.93 in 1988, 100-9.92 in 1988,
          4x200-1:19.38 in 1989, 4x100 [non-national teams]-37.93 in 1990,
          4x100-37.79 in 1991, 4x100-37.67 in 1991; 100-9.86 in 1991,
          4x100-37.50 in 1991; 4x200-1:19.11 in 1992; 4x100-37.40 in 1992;
          4x100 (non-national teams)-37.79 in 1994; 4x200-1:18.68 in 1994)
World, American Indoor Records:
          4 (LJ-8.49/27-101/4 in 1981,
          LJ-8.56/28-1 in 1982, 60y-6.02 in 1983, LJ-8.79/28-101/4 in 1984)


LONG JUMP

Longest winning streak:
          65 meets - 46 outdoors and 19 indoors
Last loss before streak:
          27 Feb 1981, TAC Indoor Championship, second to Larry Myricks
          (8.14/26-8_ to 8.08/26-6_)
First meet of winning streak:
          13 Mar 1981, NCAA Indoor Championships (8.48/27-10)
Streak broken:
          30 Aug 1991, World Championships, second to Mike Powell
          (8.95/29-4_ to 8.91w/29-2_w)
Longest streak of consecutive outdoor meets over 27 feet:
          43 (beginning 16 May 1982, Pepsi Invitational - 28-3)
Meets over 27 feet:
          74 (plus 11 qualifying rounds - 6 wind-legal, 5 windy)
Wind-legal meets over 27 feet:
          67 (plus 6 qualifying rounds)
Jumps over 27 feet:
          205
Wind-legal jumps over 27 feet:
          163
Meets over 28 feet:
          37
Wind-legal meets over 28 feet:
          31
Jumps over 28 feet:
          71
Wind-legal jumps over 28 feet:
          50

100 METERS


Races under 10.00 seconds:
          27 - 15 legal, 12 windy

200 METERS

Races under 20.00 seconds:
          10 - 10 legal

RELAYS

Anchored 12 teams that have run under 38 seconds for 4x100m, including 6 world records:
          37.86-1983 WR, 37.83-1984 WR, 37.98-1986, 37.90-1987, 37.93-1990, 37.79-1991 =WR,
          37.67-1991 WR, 37.50-1991 WR, 37.97-1992, 37.40-1992 WR, 37.89-1994, 37.79-1994
Has run on four teams that have run under 1:20 for 4x200m:
         1:19.38-1989 WR, 1:19.45-1991, 1:19.11-1992 WR, 1:18.68-WR


YEARLY BEST



Year (age/class)

1974 (13 - 7th)
1975 (14 - 8th)
1976 (15 - 9th)
1977 (16 - 10th)
1978 (17 - 11th)
1979 (18 - 12th)
1980 (19 - fresh)
1981 (20 - soph)
1982 (21)
1983 (22)
1984 (23)
1985 (24)
1986 (25)
1987 (26)
1988 (27)
1989 (28)
1990 (29)
1991 (30)
1992 (31)
1993 (32)
1994 (33)
1995 (34)
1996 (35)
1997 (36)
100 Meters



11.1h - 100 y
10.6h - 100 y
10.5h (9.3 - 100 y)
10.67 (9.3 - 100 y)
10.21 (10.16w)
10.00 (9.99w)
10.00
9.97 (9.93w)
9.99
9.98 (9.90w)
10.06 (9.91w)
9.93
9.92 (9.78w)
10.05
10.05
9.86 (9.80w)
10.07 (9.95w)
10.02 (9.90w)
10.04
10.12 (9.94w)
10.03 (9.7h, 9.94w)
10.50
200 Meters






20.9h
20.66
20.73
20.27
19.75
19.80
20.69 (20.3hw)
20.41 (20.1h, 20.23w)
19.92
19.79
20.47
dnc
20.46
20.15
19.99
dnc
20.28
20.19
dnc
Long Jump

18-1
19-11
22-9
23-10
25-9
26-8_
26-7_ (27-4_w)
28-3_ (28-7_w)
28-9
28-10_
28-10_i (28-7)
28-3_ (28-9_w)
27-7_2i (27-4, 28-51_w)
28-8_ (28-9_w)
28-9
28-01_
27-11
29-1_ (29-2_w)
28-5_ (28-7_w)
dnc
28-5 (28-7_w)
26-3 (27-8_w*
27-10_/8.50
dnc


WORLD YEARLY RANKINGS



YEAR


AOY-W


AOY-US


100-W


100-US


200-W


200-US


LJ-W


LJ-US

1979 - - - - - - 5 2
1980 - - 7 5 - - 6 2
1981 2 1 1 1 - - 1 1
1982 1 1 1 1 6 5 1 1
1983 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
1984 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1985 7 2 1 1 - - 1 1
1986 - 6 3 1 6 5 2 1
1987 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
1988 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
1989 - 3 2 1 - - 1 1
1990 - 8 2 2 - - 2 2
1991 2 1 2 2 - - 2 2
1992 5 3 3 2 7 4 1 1
1993 - - 6 5 3 1 - -
1994 - - 10 5 - - 5 5
1995 - - - 7 - 6 7 5
1996 13t 9 10 4 10 6 1 1


CARL’S TOP 10 LONG JUMPS



Meets (wind-legal)

1.   8.87 /29-11/4
2.   8.79 /28-101/4
3.   8.79i/28-101/4i
4.   8.76 /28-9
5.   76 /28-9
6.   8.75 /28-81/2
7.   8.72 /28-71/4
8.   8.71 /28-7
9.   71 /28-7
10. 8.68 /28-53/4


World Champs 91
TAC 83
Millrose 84
Sportsfest 82
OT 88
Pan Am 87
Olympics 88
Pepsi 84
OT 84
OG 92-qual
Marks (wind-legal)

1.   8.87 /29-11/4
2.   8.84 /29-0
3.   8.79 /28-101/4
4.   79i/28-101/4i
5.   8.76 /28-9
6.   76 /28-9
7.   8.75 /28-81/2
8.   8.72 /28-71/2
9.   8.71 /28-7
10. 8.71 /28-7



World Champs 91
World Champs 91
TAC 83
Millrose 84
Sportsfest 82
OT 88
Pan Am 87
Olympics 88
TAC 83
Pepsi 84


CARL’S TOP 10 SPRINTS



100 Meters (wind-legal)

1   9.86
2.   9.92
3.   9.93
4.   9.93
5.   9.93 TAC 91
6.   9.93
7.   9.96
8.   9.96
9.   9.97
10. 9.97


World Champs 91
Olympics 88
World Champ 87
Weltklasse 88
TAC 91
World Champs-sf 91
OT-h 88
OT-qf 88
S&W Modesto 83
Olympics-sf 88
200 Meters (wind-legal)

1.   19.75
2.   19.79
3.   19.80
4.   19.82
5.   19.84
6.   19.86
7.   19.92
8.   19.99
9.   19.99
10. 19.99



TAC 83
Olympics 88
Olympics 84
Sestriere 88
Olympic Trials-qf 84
Olympic Trials 84
Madrid 87
Rice All Comers 88
Lausanne 93
World Champs 93