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Personal information
Full name	Frederick Carlton Lewis
Nickname	Carl Lewis
Born	(1961-07-01) July 1, 1961 (age 63) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Home town	Willingboro, New Jersey, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
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
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 9.86 (Tokyo, 1991) 200 m: 19.75 (Indianapolis, 1983) Long jump: 8.87 (8.91* +2.3m/s wind) (Tokyo, 1991)
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 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. Lewis was a dominant sprinter and long jumper whose career spanned from 1979 to 1996, when he last won the Olympic long jump. He is one of six athletes to win gold in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympic Games, and is one of two people to win gold in the same individual athletics event in four Olympic Games, along with USA discus thrower Al Oerter. He is the head track and field coach for the University of Houston.

Lewis 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 over a span of ten years is one of the sport's longest undefeated streaks. Lewis broke 10 seconds for the 100 meters fifteen times and 20 seconds for the 200 meters ten times. He also long jumped over 8.53 metres (28 ft) 71 times.

His accomplishments have led to numerous accolades, including being voted "World Athlete of the Century" by the International Association of Athletics Federations, "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 athletics, 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.

Athletic career

Fame as a competitive athlete

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 elder 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 ninth at the 1984 Olympics and taking bronze at the 1983 World Championships.

Lewis was initially coached by his father, who also coached other local athletes to elite status. At age 13, Lewis began competing in the long jump, and he emerged as a promising athlete while coached by Andy Dudek and Paul Minore at Willingboro High School in his hometown of Willingboro Township, New Jersey. He achieved the ranking of fourth on the all-time World Junior list of long jumpers.

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.

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+1⁄2 in).

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, Russia; 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+3⁄4 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 specifically for the athletes on the 1980 U.S. Summer Olympics team. At year's end, he was ranked sixth in the world in the long jump and seventh in the 100 m.

Breakthrough in 1981 and 1982

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+1⁄4 in) at the TAC Championships while still a teenager.

While marks set at the thinner air of high altitude are eligible for world records, Lewis was determined to set his records at sea level. In response to a question about his skipping a 1982 long jump competition at altitude, he said, "I want the record and I plan to get it, but not at altitude. I don't want that '(A)' after the mark." When he gained prominence in the early 1980s, all the extant men's 100 m and 200 m records and the long jump record had been set at the high altitude of Mexico City.

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.

In 1982, Lewis continued his dominance, and for the first time it seemed someone might challenge Bob Beamon's world record of 8.90 m (29 ft 2+1⁄4 in) in the long jump set at the 1968 Olympics, a mark often described as one of the greatest athletic achievements ever. Before Lewis, 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m) had been exceeded on two occasions by two people: Beamon and 1980 Olympic champion Lutz Dombrowski. During 1982, Lewis cleared 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m) five times outdoors, twice more indoors, going as far as 8.76 m (28 ft 8+3⁄4 in) at Indianapolis on July 24. He also ran 10.00 s in the 100 m, the world's fastest time, matching his low-altitude record from 1981. He achieved his 10.00 s clocking the same weekend he leapt 8.61 m (28 ft 2+3⁄4 in) twice, and the day he recorded his new low-altitude record 8.76 m (28 ft 8+3⁄4 in) at Indianapolis, he had three fouls with his toe barely over the board, two of which seemed to exceed Beamon's record, the third which several observers said reached 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m). Lewis said he should have been credited with that jump, claiming the track officials misinterpreted the rules on fouls.

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.

1983 and the inaugural World Championships

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the governing body of track and field, organized the first World Championships in 1983. Lewis' chief rival in the long jump was predicted to be the man who last beat him: Larry Myricks. But though Myricks had joined Lewis in surpassing 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m) the year before, he failed to qualify for the American team, and Lewis won at Helsinki with relative ease. His winning leap of 8.55 m (28 ft 1⁄2 in) defeated silver medalist Jason Grimes by 0.26 m (10 in).

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.

Lewis' year-best performances in the 100 m and long jump were not at the World Championships, but at other meets. He became the first person to run a sub-10 second 100 m at low-altitude with a 9.97 s in Modesto on May 14. His gold at the World Championships and his other fast times earned him the number one ranking in the world that year, despite Calvin Smith's world record. At the TAC Championships on June 19, he set a new low-altitude record in the long jump, 8.79 m (28 ft 10 in) and earned the world number one ranking in that event. Track and Field News ranked him number two in the 200 m, despite his low-altitude record of 19.75 s, behind Smith, who had won gold at Helsinki. Lewis was again named Athlete of the Year by the magazine.

1984 Summer Olympics: emulating Jesse Owens

At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Lewis was entered into four events with realistic prospects of winning each of them and thereby matching the achievement of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Games in Berlin.

Lewis started his quest to match Owens with a convincing win in the 100 m, running 9.99 s to defeat his nearest competitor, fellow American Sam Graddy, by 0.2 s. In his next event, the long jump, Lewis won with relative ease. His behavior in winning this event stoked controversy, even as knowledgeable observers agreed that his tactics were correct. Since Lewis still had heats and finals in the 200 m and the 4 × 100 m relay to compete in, he chose to take as few jumps as necessary to win the event. He risked injury in the cool conditions of the day if he over-extended himself, and his ultimate goal to win four golds might be at risk. He knew that his first jump at 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in) was sufficient to win the event. He fouled on his next jump and then passed on his remaining four allotted jumps. Lewis easily won gold, and Gary Honey of Australia settled for the silver medal with a jump of 8.24 m (27 ft 1⁄4 in). The public was generally unaware of the intricacies of the sport and had been repeatedly told by the media of Lewis's quest to surpass Bob Beamon's legendary long jump record of 8.90 m (29 ft 2+1⁄4 in). Lewis himself had often stated it was a goal of his to surpass the mark. A television advertisement with Beamon appeared before the final, featuring the record-holder saying, "I hope you make it, kid." So, when Lewis decided not to make any more attempts to try to break the record, he was loudly booed. When asked about those boos, Lewis said, "I was shocked at first. But after I thought about it, I realized that they were booing because they wanted to see more of Carl Lewis. I guess that's flattering."

His third gold medal came in the 200 m, where he won with a time of 19.80 s, a new Olympic record and the third fastest time in history. Finally, he won his fourth gold in the 4 × 100 m relay when he anchored the final leg of the race; he broke the tape with a time of 37.83 s, setting a new world record.

Lack of endorsements and public perception

Although Lewis had achieved what he had set out to do, matching Jesse Owens' feat of winning four gold medals in the same events at a single Olympic Games, he did not receive the lucrative endorsement offers that he had expected. The long jump controversy was one reason and his self-congratulatory conduct did not impress several other track stars. Further, Lewis's agent Joe Douglas compared him to pop star Michael Jackson, a comparison which did not go over well. Douglas said he was inaccurately quoted, but the impression that Lewis was aloof and egotistical was firmly planted in the public's perception by the end of the 1984 Olympic Games.

Additionally, rumors circulated at that time that Lewis was gay, and though Lewis denied the rumors, they probably hurt his marketability as well. Lewis' physical appearance at the Games, with a flattop haircut and flamboyant clothing, added fuel to the reports. "It doesn't matter what Carl Lewis' sexuality is", high jumper Dwight Stones said. "Madison Avenue perceives him as homosexual." Coca-Cola had offered a lucrative deal to Lewis before the Olympics, but Lewis and Douglas turned it down, confident that Lewis would be worth more after the Olympics. But Coca-Cola rescinded the offer after the Games. Nike already had Lewis under contract for several years, despite questions about how it affected his amateur status, and he was appearing in Nike television advertisements in print and on billboards. Nike was faced with Lewis's new negative image and dropped him after the Games. "If you're a male athlete, I think the American public wants you to look macho", said Don Coleman, a Nike representative. "They started looking for ways to get rid of me", Lewis said. "Everyone there was so scared and so cynical they did not know what to do." Lewis and Nike eventually did split, and Lewis signed an endorsement deal with Mizuno. Lewis himself would lay the blame on some inaccurate reporting, especially the "Carl bashing", as he put it, typified by a Sports Illustrated article before the Olympics.

At year's end, Lewis was again awarded the top rankings in the 100 m and the long jump and was additionally ranked number one in the 200 m, and for the third year in a row he was awarded the Athlete of the Year title by Track & Field News.

The Chicago Bulls drafted Lewis in the 1984 NBA draft as the 208th overall pick, although he had played neither high school nor college basketball. Lewis never played in the NBA. A poll on the NBA's website ranked Lewis second to Lusia Harris, the only woman to be drafted by the NBA, as the most unusual pick in the history of the NBA Draft. Ron Weiss, the head West Coast scout of the Bulls, and Ken Passon, the assistant West Coast scout, recommended Lewis because he was the best athlete available. Similarly, Lewis was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys as a wide receiver in the 12th round of the 1984 NFL draft, even though he did not play football in college. He never played in the NFL either.

Ben Johnson and the 1987 World Championships

After the 1984 Olympics, Lewis continued to dominate track and field, especially in the long jump, in which he would remain undefeated for the next seven years, but others started to challenge his dominance in the 100 m sprint. His low-altitude record had been surpassed by fellow American Mel Lattany with a time of 9.96 s shortly before the 1984 Olympics, but his biggest challenger would prove to be Canadian Ben Johnson, the bronze medalist behind Lewis at the 1984 Olympics. Johnson would beat Lewis once in 1985, but Lewis also lost to others, while winning most of his races. Lewis retained his number one rank that year; Johnson would place second. In 1986, Johnson defeated Lewis convincingly at the Goodwill Games in Moscow, clocking a new low-altitude record of 9.95 s. At year's end, Johnson was ranked number one, while Lewis slipped to number three, having lost more races than he won. He even seemed vulnerable in the long jump, an event he did not lose in 1986, or the year before, though he competed sparingly. Lewis ended up ranked second behind Soviet Robert Emmiyan, who had the longest legal jump of the year at 8.61 m (28 ft 2+3⁄4 in).

At the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome, Lewis skipped the 200 m to focus on his strongest event, the long jump, and made sure to take all his attempts. This was not to answer critics from the 1984 long jump controversy; this was because history's second 29 ft long-jumper was in the field: Robert Emmiyan leapt 8.86 m (29 ft 3⁄4 in) at altitude in May, just 4 cm short of Bob Beamon's record. But Emmiyan's best that day was a leap of 8.53 m (27 ft 11+3⁄4 in), second to Lewis' 8.67 m (28 ft 5+1⁄4 in). Lewis cleared 8.60 m (28 ft 2+1⁄2 in) four times. In the 4 × 100 m relay, Lewis anchored the gold-medal team to a time of 37.90 s, the third-fastest of all time.

The 100 m final was the most talked about event and caused the most drama. Johnson had run under 10.00 s three times in the year before Rome, while Lewis had not managed to get under the 10.00 s barrier at all. Lewis looked strong in the heats of the 100 m, setting a Championship record in the semi-final while running into a wind with a 10.03 s effort. In the final, however, Johnson won with a time that stunned observers: 9.83 s, a new world record. Lewis, second with 9.93 s, had tied the existing world record, but that was insufficient.

While Johnson basked in the glory of his achievement, Lewis started to explain away his defeat. He first claimed that Johnson had false-started, then he alluded to a stomach virus that had weakened him, and finally, without naming names, said "There are a lot of people coming out of nowhere. I don't think they are doing it without drugs." He added, "I could run 9.8 or faster in the 100 if I could jump into drugs right away." This was the start of Lewis's calling on the sport of track and field to eliminate the illegal use of performance-enhancing drugs. His detractors noted that the problem had been in the sport for many years, and it only became a cause for Lewis once he was actually defeated. In response to the accusations, Johnson replied "When Carl Lewis was winning everything, I never said a word against him. And when the next guy comes along and beats me, I won't complain about that either".

1988 Summer Olympics

Lewis not only lost the most publicized showdown in track and field in 1987, he also lost his father. When William Lewis died of cancer at age 60, Lewis placed the gold medal he won for the 100 m in 1984 in his hand to be buried with him. "Don't worry", he told his mother. "I'll get another one." Lewis repeatedly referred to his father as a motivating factor for the 1988 season. "A lot happened to me last year, especially the death of my father. That caused me to re-educate myself to being the very best I possibly can be this season", he said, after defeating Johnson in Zürich on August 17.

The 100 m final at the 1988 Summer Olympics was one of the most sensational sports stories of the year and its unexpected outcome would rank as one of the most infamous sports stories of the century. Johnson won in 9.79 s, a new world record, while Lewis set a new American record with 9.92 s. Three days later, Johnson tested positive for steroids, his medal was taken away and Lewis was awarded gold and credited with a new Olympic record.

In the long jump, Robert Emmiyan withdrew from the competition citing an injury, and Lewis's main challengers were rising American long jump star Mike Powell and long-time rival Larry Myricks. Lewis leapt 8.72 m (28 ft 7+1⁄4 in), a low-altitude Olympic best, and none of his competitors could match it. The Americans swept the medals in the event for the first time in 84 years. In the 200 m, Lewis dipped under his Olympic record from 1984, running 19.79 s, but did so in second place to Joe DeLoach, who claimed the new record and Olympic gold in 19.75 s. In the final event he entered, the 4 × 100 m relay, Lewis never made it to the track as the Americans fumbled an exchange in a heat and were disqualified.

A subsequent honor would follow: Lewis eventually was credited with the 100 m world record for the 9.92 s he ran in Seoul. Though Ben Johnson's 9.79 s time was never ratified as a world record, the 9.83 s he ran the year before was. However, in the fallout to the steroid scandal, an inquiry was called in Canada wherein Johnson admitted under oath to long-time steroid use. The IAAF subsequently stripped Johnson of his record and gold medal from the World Championships. Lewis was deemed to be the world record holder for his 1988 Olympic performance and declared the 1987 100 m World Champion. The IAAF also declared that Lewis had also, therefore, twice tied the "true" world record (9.93 s) for his 1987 World Championship performance, and again at the 1988 Zürich meet where he defeated Johnson. However, those times were never ratified as records. From January 1, 1990, Lewis was the world record holder in the 100 m. The record did not last long, as fellow American and University of Houston teammate Leroy Burrell ran 9.90 s on June 14, 1991, to break Lewis's mark. Lewis also permanently lost his ranking as number one for the 200 m in 1988 and for the 100 m in 1989. He also lost the top ranking for the long jump in 1990 but was able to regain it in 1992.

1991 World Championships: Lewis' greatest performances

Tokyo was the venue for the 1991 World Championships. In the 100 m final, Lewis faced the two men who ranked number one in the world the past two years: Burrell and Jamaican Raymond Stewart. In what would be the deepest 100 meters race ever to that time, with six men finishing in under ten seconds, Lewis not only defeated his opponents, he reclaimed the world record with a clocking of 9.86 s. Though previously a world-record holder in this event, this was the first time he had crossed the line with "WR" beside his name on the giant television screens, and the first time he could savor his achievement at the moment it occurred. He could be seen with tears in his eyes afterwards. "The best race of my life", Lewis said. "The best technique, the fastest. And I did it at thirty." Lewis's world record would stand for nearly three years. Lewis also anchored the 4 × 100 m relay team to another world record, 37.50 s, the third time that year he had anchored a 4 × 100 m squad to a world record.

Long jump showdown versus Powell

The 1991 World Championships are perhaps best remembered for the long jump final, considered by some to have been one of the greatest competitions ever in any sport. Lewis was up against his main rival of the last few years, Mike Powell, the silver medalist in the event from the 1988 Olympics and the top-ranked long jumper of 1990. Lewis had at that point not lost a long jump competition in a decade, winning the 65 consecutive meets in which he competed. Powell had been unable to defeat Lewis, despite sometimes putting in jumps near world-record territory, only to see them ruled fouls or, as with other competitors such as Larry Myricks, putting in leaps that Lewis himself had only rarely surpassed, only to see Lewis surpass them on his next or final attempt.

Lewis' first jump was 8.68 m (28 ft 5+1⁄2 in), a World Championship record, and a mark bested by only three others beside Lewis all-time. Powell, jumping first, had faltered in the first round, but jumped 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in) to claim second place in the second round. Lewis jumped 8.83 m (28 ft 11+1⁄2 in), a wind-aided leap, in the third round, a mark that would have won all but two long jump competitions in history. Powell responded with a long foul, estimated to be around 8.80 m (28 ft 10+1⁄4 in). Lewis's next jump made history: the first leap ever beyond Bob Beamon's record. The wind gauge indicated the jump was wind-aided, so it could not be considered a record, but it would still count in the competition. 8.91 m (29 ft 2+3⁄4 in) was the greatest leap ever under any condition.

In the next round, Powell responded. His jump was measured as 8.95 m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 in); this time, his jump was not a foul, and with a wind gauge measurement of 0.3 m/s, well within the legal allowable for a record. Powell had not only jumped 4 cm further than Lewis, he had eclipsed the 23-year-old mark set by Bob Beamon and done so at low altitude. Lewis still had two jumps left, although he was now no longer chasing Beamon, but Powell. He leaped 8.87 m (29 ft 1 in), which was a new personal best under legal wind conditions, then a final jump of 8.84 m (29 ft 0 in). He thus lost his first long jump competition in a decade. Powell's 8.95 m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 in) and Lewis's final two jumps still stand as of July 2024 as the top three low altitude jumps ever. The farthest anyone has jumped since under legal conditions is 8.74 m (28 ft 8 in).

Lewis' reaction to what was one of the greatest competitions ever in the sport was to offer acknowledgment of the achievement of Powell. "He just did it", Lewis said of Powell's winning jump. "It was that close, and it was the best of his life." Powell did jump as far or farther on two subsequent occasions, though both were wind-aided jumps at altitude: 8.99 m (29 ft 5+3⁄4 in) in 1992 and 8.95 m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 in) in 1994. Lewis's best subsequent results were two wind-aided leaps at 8.72 m (28 ft 7+1⁄4 in), and an 8.68 m (28 ft 5+1⁄2 in) under legal conditions while in the qualifying rounds at the Barcelona Olympics.

In reference to his efforts at the 1991 World Championships, Lewis said, "This has been the greatest meet that I've ever had." Track and Field News was prepared to go even further than that, suggesting that after these Championships, "It had become hard to argue that he is not the greatest athlete ever to set foot on track or field." Lewis's 1991 outstanding results earned him the ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year, an award he shared with gymnastics star Kim Zmeskal.

Final years and retirement

After the heights reached in 1991, Lewis started to lose his dominance in both the sprints and the long jump. Though he anchored a world record 1:19.11 in the rarely run 4 × 200 m relay with the Santa Monica Track Club early in 1992, he failed to qualify for the Olympic team in the 100 m or 200 m. In the latter race, he finished fourth at the Olympic trials behind rising star Michael Johnson who set a personal best of 19.79 s. It was the first time the two had ever met on the track. Lewis did, however, qualify for the long jump, finishing second behind Powell, and was eligible for the 4 × 100 m relay team. At the Games in Barcelona, Lewis jumped 8.67 m (28 ft 5+1⁄4 in) in the first round of the long jump, beating Powell who did a final-round 8.64 m (28 ft 4 in). In the 4 × 100 m relay, Lewis anchored another world record, in 37.40 s, a time which stood for 16 years. He covered the final leg in 9.85 seconds, the fastest officially recorded anchor leg.

Lewis competed at the 4th World Championships in Stuttgart in 1993, but finished fourth in the 100 m, and did not compete in the long jump. He did, however, earn his first World Championship medal in the 200 m, a bronze with his 19.99 s performance. That medal would prove to be his final Olympic or World Championship medal in a running event. Injuries kept Lewis largely sidelined for the next few years, then he made a comeback for the 1996 season.

In 1996, Lewis qualified for the Olympic team in the long jump for the fifth time, the first time an American man has done so. At the 1996 Olympics, injuries to world-record holder Mike Powell and the leading long-jumper in the world, Iván Pedroso, affected their performances. Lewis, on the other hand, was in good form. Though he did not match past performances, his third-round leap of 8.50 m (27 ft 10+1⁄2 in) won gold by 0.21 m (8+1⁄4 in) over second-place finisher James Beckford of Jamaica. He became the third Olympian to win the same individual event four times, joining Danish sailor Paul Elvstrøm and American discus thrower Al Oerter; the three would be joined by American swimmer Michael Phelps in 2016 and swimmer Katie Ledecky in 2024. Lewis's nine gold medals also tie him for second on the list of multiple Olympic gold medalists with Paavo Nurmi, Larisa Latynina,Mark Spitz and Katie Ledecky behind Phelps.

Lewis' 8.50 m (27 ft 10+1⁄2 in) jump was also officially declared tied with Larry Myricks for the masters record for the 35–39 age group.

Controversy struck when, as Track and Field News put it, "Lewis' attitude in the whole relay hoo-hah a few days later served only to take the luster off his final gold." After Lewis's unexpected long jump gold, it was noted that he could become the athlete with the most Olympic gold medals if he entered the 4 × 100 m relay team. Any member of the American Olympic men's track and field team could be used, even if they had not qualified for the relay event. Lewis said, "If they asked me, I'd run it in a second. But they haven't asked me to run it." He further suggested on Larry King Live that viewers phone the United States Olympic Committee to weigh in on the situation. Lewis had skipped the mandatory relay training camp and demanded to run the anchor leg, which added to the debate. The final decision was to exclude Lewis from the team. Olympic team coach Erv Hunt said, "The basis of their opinion was 'We want to run, we worked our butts off and we deserve to be here.'" The American relay team finished second behind Canada.

Lewis retired from track and field in 1997.

Drug testing Exoneration

In 2003, Wade Exum, the United States Olympic Committee's director of drug control administration from 1991 to 2000, gave copies of documents to Sports Illustrated that revealed that some 100 American athletes had failed drug tests from 1988 to 2000, arguing that they should have been prevented from competing in the Olympics but were nevertheless cleared to compete. Before showing the documents to Sports Illustrated, Exum tried to use them in a lawsuit against USOC, accusing the organization of racial discrimination and wrongful termination against him and cover-up over the failed tests. His case was summarily dismissed by the Denver federal Court for lack of evidence. The USOC claimed his case "baseless" as he himself was the one in charge of screening the anti-doping test program of the organization and clarifying that the athletes were cleared according to the rules.

Lewis was among the named athletes and Exum's documents revealed that at the 1988 Olympics trials he had three positive results on a combined test for pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine. All were and are banned in sport due to their activity as stimulants, though at the time all three were available over-the-counter as dietary supplements or treatments for cold and allergy symptoms. The combined concentrations of these stimulants detected in the three successive tests were 2 ppm, 4 ppm and 6 ppm.

Lewis defended himself, claiming that he had accidentally consumed the banned substances. After the supplements that he had taken were analyzed to prove his claims, the USOC accepted his claim of inadvertent use, since a dietary supplement he ingested was found to contain ma huang, the Chinese name for Ephedra sinica, an ephedrine-bearing plant which was then marketed as a weight loss aid. Fellow Santa Monica Track Club teammates Joe DeLoach and Floyd Heard were also found to have the same banned stimulants in their systems, and were cleared to compete for the same reason.

The highest level of the stimulants Lewis recorded was 6 ppm, which was regarded as a positive test in 1988 but is now regarded as negative test. The acceptable level has been raised to ten parts per million for ephedrine and twenty-five parts per million for other substances. According to the IOC rules at the time, positive tests with levels lower than 10 ppm were cause of further investigation but not immediate ban. Neal Benowitz, a professor of medicine at UC San Francisco who is an expert on ephedrine and other stimulants, agreed in 2003 that "These are what you'd see from someone taking cold or allergy medicines and are unlikely to have any effect on performance."

Following Exum's revelations the IAAF affirmed that at the 1988 Olympic Trials the USOC indeed followed the correct procedures in dealing with eight positive findings for ephedrine and ephedrine-related compounds in low concentration. The federation also reviewed in 1988 the relevant documents with the athletes' names undisclosed and stated that "the medical committee felt satisfied, however, on the basis of the information received that the cases had been properly concluded by the USOC as 'negative cases' in accordance with the rules and regulations in place at the time and no further action was taken".

"Carl did nothing wrong. There was never intent. He was never told 'you violated the rules,'" said Martin D. Singer, Lewis's lawyer, who also said that Lewis had inadvertently taken the banned stimulants in an over-the-counter herbal remedy. In an April 2003 interview, Lewis agreed that he tested positive three times in 1988 but he was let off as that was the normal practice in those times. "The only thing I can say is I think it's unfortunate what Wade Exum is trying to do", said Lewis. "I don't know what people are trying to make out of nothing because everyone was treated the same, so what are we talking about? I don't get it."

Achievements and honors

• Lewis was the only man to successfully defend an Olympic long jump title until the 2024 Olympics, when Miltos Tentoglou became the second to achieve it. Lewis is still the only one to defend the title three times (four gold medals in four consecutive Olympics).
• Outdoors, Lewis jumped 14 of the 20 furthest ancillary jumps of all time. (Ancillary marks are those that are valid, but were not the furthest in a series.)

Personal best marks

• 100 m: 9.86 s (August 1991, Tokyo)
• 200 m: 19.75 s (June 1983, Indianapolis)
• Long jump: 8.87 m (29 ft 1 in) 1991, 8.91 m (29 ft 2+3⁄4 in) 1991 (both in Tokyo)
• 4 × 100 m relay: 37.40 s (United States – Marsh; Burrell; Mitchell; Lewis – August 1992, Barcelona)
• 4 × 200 m relay: 1:18.68 min (Santa Monica Track Club – Marsh; Burrell; Heard; Lewis – 1994; (former world record)

Honors

In 1999, Lewis was voted "Sportsman of the Century" by the International Olympic Committee, elected "World Athlete of the Century" by the International Association of Athletics Federations and named "Olympian of the Century" by Sports Illustrated. In 2000 his alma mater University of Houston named the Carl Lewis International Complex after him.

In 2010, Lewis was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

In 2016, Lewis was inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Awards

• World Athletics Awards

World Athlete of the Year (Men)：1988, 1991

Career after retiring from athletics

Film and television

Lewis has appeared in numerous films and television productions. Among them, he played himself in cameos in Perfect Strangers, Speed Zone, Alien Hunter and Material Girls. He made an appearance on The Weakest Link. He also played Stu in the made-for-TV movie Atomic Twister.

In 2011, Lewis appeared in the short documentary Challenging Impossibility which features the feats of strength demonstrated by the late spiritual teacher and peace advocate Sri Chinmoy. Lewis also appeared in the film The Last Adam (2006).

In 2024, Lewis appeared in the fourth season of Mask Singer: Adivina quién canta, the Spanish version of Masked Singer, under the Panda mask. He was eliminated in the season premiere.

Bid for New Jersey State Senate

On April 11, 2011, Lewis filed petitions to run as a Democrat for the New Jersey Senate in the state's 8th legislative district in Burlington County. Two weeks later he was disqualified by Lieutenant Governor and secretary of state Kim Guadagno, as he did not meet the state's requirement that Senate candidates live in New Jersey for four years. Lewis appealed his decision to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals; the court initially granted his appeal but a few days later the court reversed itself and Lewis withdrew his name.

Coaching

As of 2024, Lewis serves as the head track and field coach at his alma mater, the University of Houston. He was elevated from assistant coach in 2023.

Personal life

Lewis has a son named Bakim, who is a photographer and lives in Houston, Texas.

Lewis became a vegan in 1990, during his late twenties, and has credited his outstanding 1991 results in part to his vegan diet. He has said that it is better suited to him because he can eat a larger quantity without affecting his athleticism, and he believes that switching to a vegan diet can lead to improved athletic performance.

At a 2019 Pan American Games news conference, and in the aftermath of the deadly El Paso and Dayton shootings, Lewis called then‑U.S. President Donald Trump "a racist who is prejudiced, misogynistic, who doesn't value anyone outside of himself".

See also

• Carl Lewis Athletics 2000, a video game
• List of vegans
• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games
• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event
• 100 metres at the World Championships in Athletics
• List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists

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External links

• Carl Lewis at World Athletics
• Carl Lewis at www.USATF.org
• Carl Lewis at the USATF Hall of Fame (archived)
• Carl Lewis at the Team USA Hall of Fame (archive July 20, 2023)
• Carl Lewis at Olympics.com
• Carl Lewis at Olympic.org (archived)
• Carl Lewis at Olympedia (archive)
• Carl Lewis at IMDb 

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 Usain Bolt (JAM) 2020:  Marcell Jacobs (ITA) 2024:  Noah Lyles (USA) v t e Olympic champions in men's 200 metres 1900:  Walter Tewksbury (USA) 1904:  Archie Hahn (USA) 1908:  Robert Kerr (CAN) 1912:  Ralph Craig (USA) 1920:  Allen Woodring (USA) 1924:  Jackson Scholz (USA) 1928:  Percy Williams (CAN) 1932:  Eddie Tolan (USA) 1936:  Jesse Owens (USA) 1948:  Mel Patton (USA) 1952:  Andy Stanfield (USA) 1956:  Bobby Morrow (USA) 1960:  Livio Berruti (ITA) 1964:  Henry Carr (USA) 1968:  Tommie Smith (USA) 1972:  Valeriy Borzov (URS) 1976:  Don Quarrie (JAM) 1980:  Pietro Mennea (ITA) 1984:  Carl Lewis (USA) 1988:  Joe DeLoach (USA) 1992:  Michael Marsh (USA) 1996:  Michael Johnson (USA) 2000:  Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE) 2004:  Shawn Crawford (USA) 2008:  Usain Bolt (JAM) 2012:  Usain Bolt (JAM) 2016:  Usain Bolt (JAM) 2020:  Andre De Grasse (CAN) 2024:  Letsile Tebogo (BOT) v t e Olympic champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay 1912:  David Jacobs, Henry Macintosh, Victor d'Arcy, Willie Applegarth (GBR) 1920:  Charley Paddock, Jackson Scholz, Loren Murchison, Morris Kirksey (USA) 1924:  Loren Murchison, Louis Clarke, Frank Hussey, Al LeConey (USA) 1928:  Frank Wykoff, James Quinn, Charley Borah, Henry Russell (USA) 1932:  Bob Kiesel, Emmett Toppino, Hector Dyer, Frank Wykoff (USA) 1936:  Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper, Frank Wykoff (USA) 1948:  Barney Ewell, Lorenzo Wright, Harrison Dillard, Mel Patton (USA) 1952:  Dean Smith, Harrison Dillard, Lindy Remigino, Andy Stanfield (USA) 1956:  Ira Murchison, Leamon King, Thane Baker, Bobby Morrow (USA) 1960:  Bernd Cullmann, Armin Hary, Walter Mahlendorf, Martin Lauer (EUA) 1964:  Paul Drayton, Gerry Ashworth, Richard Stebbins, Bob Hayes (USA) 1968:  Charles Greene, Mel Pender, Ronnie Ray Smith, Jim Hines (USA) 1972:  Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart (USA) 1976:  Harvey Glance, Lam Jones, Millard Hampton, Steve Riddick (USA) 1980:  Vladimir Muravyov, Nikolay Sidorov, Aleksandr Aksinin, Andrey Prokofyev (URS) 1984:  Sam Graddy, Ron Brown, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis (USA) 1988:  Viktor Bryzhin, Vladimir Krylov, Vladimir Muravyov, Vitaliy Savin (URS) 1992:  Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, Carl Lewis, James Jett (USA) 1996:  Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey, Carlton Chambers (CAN) 2000:  Jon Drummond, Bernard Williams, Brian Lewis, Maurice Greene, Tim Montgomery, Kenny Brokenburr (USA) 2004:  Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish, Mark Lewis-Francis (GBR) 2008:  Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, Richard Thompson, Aaron Armstrong (TTO) 2012:  Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt, Bailey-Cole (JAM) 2016:  Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, Jevaughn Minzie, Kemar Bailey-Cole (JAM) 2020:  Lorenzo Patta, Marcell Jacobs, Fausto Desalu, Filippo Tortu (ITA) 2024:  Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse (CAN) v t e Olympic champions in men's long jump 1896:  Ellery Harding Clark (USA) 1900:  Alvin Kraenzlein (USA) 1904:  Myer Prinstein (USA) 1908:  Frank Irons (USA) 1912:  Albert Gutterson (USA) 1920:  William Petersson (SWE) 1924:  DeHart Hubbard (USA) 1928:  Ed Hamm (USA) 1932:  Ed Gordon (USA) 1936:  Jesse Owens (USA) 1948:  Willie Steele (USA) 1952:  Jerome Biffle (USA) 1956:  Greg Bell (USA) 1960:  Ralph Boston (USA) 1964:  Lynn Davies (GBR) 1968:  Bob Beamon (USA) 1972:  Randy Williams (USA) 1976:  Arnie Robinson (USA) 1980:  Lutz Dombrowski (GDR) 1984:  Carl Lewis (USA) 1988:  Carl Lewis (USA) 1992:  Carl Lewis (USA) 1996:  Carl Lewis (USA) 2000:  Iván Pedroso (CUB) 2004:  Dwight Phillips (USA) 2008:  Irving Saladino (PAN) 2012:  Greg Rutherford (GBR) 2016:  Jeff Henderson (USA) 2020:  Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) 2024:  Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) v t e World champions in men's 100 metres 1983: Carl Lewis (USA) 1987: Carl Lewis (USA) 1991: Carl Lewis (USA) 1993: Linford Christie (GBR) 1995: Donovan Bailey (CAN) 1997: Maurice Greene (USA) 1999: Maurice Greene (USA) 2001: Maurice Greene (USA) 2003: Kim Collins (SKN) 2005: Justin Gatlin (USA) 2007: Tyson Gay (USA) 2009: Usain Bolt (JAM) 2011: Yohan Blake (JAM) 2013: Usain Bolt (JAM) 2015: Usain Bolt (JAM) 2017: Justin Gatlin (USA) 2019: Christian Coleman (USA) 2022: Fred Kerley (USA) 2023: Noah Lyles (USA) v t e World champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay 1983: Emmit King, Willie Gault, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis (USA) 1987: Lee McRae, Lee Vernon McNeill, Harvey Glance, Carl Lewis (USA) 1991: Andre Cason, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, Carl Lewis (USA) 1993: Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell, Calvin Smith (USA) 1995: Donovan Bailey, Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin (CAN) 1997: Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey, Carlton Chambers (CAN) 1999: Jon Drummond, Tim Montgomery, Brian Lewis, Maurice Greene (USA) 2001: Morné Nagel, Corné du Plessis, Lee-Roy Newton, Matthew Quinn (RSA) 2003: John Capel Jr., Bernard Williams, Darvis Patton, Joshua J. Johnson (USA) 2005: Ladji Doucouré, Ronald Pognon, Eddy De Lépine, Lueyi Dovy, Oudéré Kankarafou (FRA) 2007: Darvis Patton, Wallace Spearmon, Tyson Gay, Leroy Dixon, Rodney Martin (USA) 2009: Steve Mullings, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Dwight Thomas, Lerone Clarke (JAM) 2011: Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt, Dexter Lee (JAM) 2013: Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, Warren Weir, Oshane Bailey (JAM) 2015: Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, Rasheed Dwyer (JAM) 2017: CJ Ujah, Adam Gemili, Danny Talbot, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (GBR) 2019: Christian Coleman, Justin Gatlin, Mike Rodgers, Noah Lyles, Cravon Gillespie (USA) 2022: Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse (CAN) 2023: Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley, Brandon Carnes, Noah Lyles, J.T. Smith (USA) v t e World champions in men's long jump 1983: Carl Lewis (USA) 1987: Carl Lewis (USA) 1991: Mike Powell (USA) 1993: Mike Powell (USA) 1995: Iván Pedroso (CUB) 1997: Iván Pedroso (CUB) 1999: Iván Pedroso (CUB) 2001: Iván Pedroso (CUB) 2003: Dwight Phillips (USA) 2005: Dwight Phillips (USA) 2007: Irving Saladino (PAN) 2009: Dwight Phillips (USA) 2011: Dwight Phillips (USA) 2013: Aleksandr Menkov (RUS) 2015: Greg Rutherford (GBR) 2017: Luvo Manyonga (RSA) 2019: Tajay Gayle (JAM) 2022: Wang Jianan (CHN) 2023: Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) v t e Pan American Champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay 1951:  D. Campbell, A. Bragg, D. Attlesey, J. Voight (USA) 1955:  R. Richard, W. Williams, C. Thomas, J. Bennett (USA) 1959:  R. Norton, R. Poynter, B. Woodhouse, H. Jones (USA) 1963:  E. Young, O. Cassell, B. Johnson, I. Murchison (USA) 1967:  J. Bright, R. Copeland, W. Turner, E. McCullouch (USA) 1971:  A. Daley, D. Quarrie, C. Lawson, L. Miller (JAM) 1975:  B. Collins, C. Edwards, L. Brown, D. Merrick (USA) 1979:  H. Glance, M. Roberson, C. Wiley, S. Riddick (USA) 1983:  B. Jackson, K. Robinson, E. Quow, S. Graddy (USA) 1987:  C. Lewis, L. McNeill, L. McRae, H. Glance (USA) 1991:  L. Peñalver, F. Stevens, J. Aguilera, J. Lamela (CUB) 1995:  J. Isasi, J. Aguilera, J. Lamela, A. García-Baró (CUB) 1999:  E. Luciano, R. Oliveira, A. Domingos, C. Quirino (BRA) 2003:  V. Lenilson, E. Luciano, A. Domingos, C. Quirino (BRA) 2007:  V. Lenilson, R. Ribeiro, B. Moraes Jr., S. Viana (BRA) 2011:  A. Feitosa, S. Viana, N. André, B. Lins (BRA) 2015:  BJ Lee, W. Spearmon, K. Williams, R. McClain (USA) 2019:  R. Nascimento, J. Vides, D. Silva, P. Oliveira (BRA) 2023:  R. Nascimento, F. Bardi, E. Cardoso, R. Correa (BRA) v t e Pan American Champions in men's long jump 1951:  Gay Bryan (USA) 1955:  Rosslyn Range (USA) 1959:  Bo Roberson (USA) 1963:  Ralph Boston (USA) 1967:  Ralph Boston (USA) 1971:  Arnie Robinson (USA) 1975:  João de Oliveira (BRA) 1979:  João de Oliveira (BRA) 1983:  Jaime Jefferson (CUB) 1987:  Carl Lewis (USA) 1991:  Jaime Jefferson (CUB) 1995:  Iván Pedroso (CUB) 1999:  Iván Pedroso (CUB) 2003:  Iván Pedroso (CUB) 2007:  Irving Saladino (PAN) 2011:  Daniel Pineda (CHI) 2015:  Jeff Henderson (USA) 2019:  Juan Miguel Echevarría (CUB) 2023:  Arnovis Dalmero (COL) v t e IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in men's long jump 1977: Arnie Robinson (USA) 1979: Larry Myricks (USA) 1981: Carl Lewis (USA) 1985: Mike Conley (USA) 1989: Larry Myricks (USA) 1992: Iván Pedroso (CUB) 1994: Fred Salle (GBR) 1998: Iván Pedroso (CUB) 2002: Savanté Stringfellow (USA) 2006: Irving Saladino (PAN) 2010: Dwight Phillips (USA) 2014: Ignisious Gaisah (NED) 2018: Ruswahl Samaai (RSA) v t e World Athlete of the Year (men) 1988: Carl Lewis (USA) 1989: Roger Kingdom (USA) 1990: Steve Backley (GBR) 1991: Carl Lewis (USA) 1992: Kevin Young (USA) 1993: Colin Jackson (GBR) 1994: Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 1995: Jonathan Edwards (GBR) 1996: Michael Johnson (USA) 1997: Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1998: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 1999: Michael Johnson (USA) 2000: Jan Železný (CZE) 2001: Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 2002: Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 2003: Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 2004: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 2005: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 2006: Asafa Powell (JAM) 2007: Tyson Gay (USA) 2008: Usain Bolt (JAM) 2009: Usain Bolt (JAM) 2010: David Rudisha (KEN) 2011: Usain Bolt (JAM) 2012: Usain Bolt (JAM) 2013: Usain Bolt (JAM) 2014: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 2015: Ashton Eaton (USA) 2016: Usain Bolt (JAM) 2017: Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) 2018: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 2019: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 2020: Armand Duplantis (SWE) 2021: Karsten Warholm (NOR) 2022: Armand Duplantis (SWE) 2023: Noah Lyles (USA) 2023: Armand Duplantis (SWE) 2023: Kelvin Kiptum (KEN) 2024: Letsile Tebogo (BOT) v t e James E. Sullivan Award winners 1930: Jones 1931: Berlinger 1932: Bausch 1933: Cunningham 1934: Bonthron 1935: Little 1936: Morris 1937: Budge 1938: Lash 1939: Burk 1940: Rice 1941: MacMitchell 1942: Warmerdam 1943: Dodds 1944: Curtis 1945: Blanchard 1946: Tucker 1947: Kelly Jr. 1948: Mathias 1949: Button 1950: Wilt 1951: Richards 1952: Ashenfelter 1953: Sa. Lee 1954: Whitfield 1955: Dillard 1956: McCormick 1957: Morrow 1958: Davis 1959: O'Brien 1960: R. Johnson 1961: Rudolph 1962: Beatty 1963: Pennel 1964: Schollander 1965: Bradley 1966: Ryun 1967: Matson 1968: Meyer 1969: Toomey 1970: Kinsella 1971: Spitz 1972: Shorter 1973: Walton 1974: Wohlhuter 1975: Shaw 1976: Jenner 1977: Naber 1978: Caulkins 1979: Thomas 1980: Heiden 1981: Lewis 1982: Decker 1983: Moses 1984: Louganis 1985: Benoit 1986: Joyner-Kersee 1987: Abbott 1988: Griffith Joyner 1989: Evans 1990: Smith 1991: Powell 1992: Blair 1993: Ward 1994: Jansen 1995: Baumgartner 1996: M. Johnson 1997: Manning 1998: Holdsclaw 1999: C. Miller & K. Miller 2000: Gardner 2001: Kwan 2002: Hughes 2003: Phelps 2004: Hamm 2005: Redick 2006: Long 2007: Tebow 2008: S. Johnson 2009: Palmeiro-Winters 2010: Lysacek 2011: Rodriguez 2012: Franklin 2013: Urschel 2014: Elliott 2015: Stewart & Reynolds 2016: Carlini 2017: Snyder 2018: Plummer 2019: Ionescu & Sp. Lee 2020: No award 2021: Biles & Dressel 2022: Moore 2023: Clark v t e USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's long jump (standing long jump) 1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union 1906: Ray Ewry 1907: Ray Ewry 1908: Platt Adams 1909: Ray Ewry 1910: Ray Ewry 1911: Samuel Lawrence 1913: Platt Adams 1914: Platt Adams 1915: William Taylor 1916: Platt Adams 1917: J. C. Hoskins 1918: Sam Kronman 1919: William Taylor 1920: Irving Reed 1921: Irving Reed 1922: Irving Reed 1923: Irving Reed 1924: Irving Reed 1925: Harold Osborn 1926: Harold Osborn 1927: Harold Osborn 1928: William Werner 1929: William Werner 1930: William Werner 1931: William Werner 1932: Everett Utterback 1933: Theodore Smith 1934: Jesse Owens 1935: Jesse Owens 1936:  Sam Richardson (CAN), Ed Gordon (2nd) 1937:  Sam Richardson (CAN), Anson Perina (2nd) 1938: Ed Gordon 1939: Ed Gordon 1940: Anson Perina 1941: Lockhart Rogers 1942:  José de Assis (BRA), Barney Ewell (2nd) 1943: Barney Ewell 1944: Barney Ewell 1945: Barney Ewell 1946:  Sam Richardson (CAN), Max Minor (2nd) 1947: Herb Douglas 1948: Lorenzo Wright 1949: Herb Douglas 1950: Buddy Fowlkes 1951: Andy Stanfield 1952: Lorenzo Wright 1953: Meredith Gourdine 1954:  Neville Price (SAF), George Brown (2nd) 1955: Rosslyn Range 1956: Rosslyn Range 1957: George Shaw 1958: Greg Bell 1959: Mike Herman 1960: Bo Roberson 1961: Ralph Boston 1962: Charles Mays 1963:  Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS), Ralph Boston (2nd) 1964: Charles Mays 1965:  Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS), Ralph Boston (2nd) 1966: Norman Tate 1967: Bob Beamon 1968: Bob Beamon 1969: Norman Tate 1970: Norman Tate 1971: Norman Tate 1972: Henry Hines 1973: Randy Williams 1974: Jerry Proctor 1975: Arnie Robinson 1976: Larry Myricks 1977: Tommy Haynes 1978:  Charlton Ehizuelen (NGR), Vesco Bradley (2nd) 1979: Larry Myricks 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Larry Myricks 1981: Larry Myricks 1982: Carl Lewis 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Carl Lewis 1985: Mike Conley Sr. 1986: Mike Conley Sr. 1987: Brian Cooper 1988: Larry Myricks 1989: Larry Myricks 1990: Larry Myricks 1991: Llewellyn Starks 1992: Carl Lewis 1993–present USA Track & Field 1993:  Obinna Eregbu (NGR), Joe Greene (3rd) 1994: Kareem Streete-Thompson 1995: Joe Greene 1996: Erick Walder 1997: Erick Walder 1998: Roland McGhee 1999: Kareem Streete-Thompson 2000: Savanté Stringfellow 2001: Dwight Phillips 2002: Miguel Pate 2003: Miguel Pate 2004: Savanté Stringfellow 2005: Brian Johnson 2006: Brian Johnson 2007: Trevell Quinley 2008: Trevell Quinley 2009: Randall Flimmons 2010: Jeremy Hicks 2011: Jeremy Hicks 2012: Ashton Eaton 2013: Jeremy Hicks 2014: Tyron Stewart 2015: Will Claye 2016: Marquis Dendy 2017: La'Derrick Ward 2018: Jarrion Lawson 2019: Jordan Downs 2020: KeAndre Bates 2022: Jarrion Lawson 2023: Will Williams 2024: Johnny Brackins Notes * Standing long jump was held 1931 and earlier. Long jump has been held since 1932. v t e US National Championship winners in men's 100-meter dash and 100-yard dash 1876–1878 New York Athletic Club 1876: Charles McIvor 10.5 1877: William Wilmer 10.5 1878: Fred Saportas 10.0w 1879–1888 NAAAA 1879: Beverly Value 10 3⁄8 1880-81: Lon Myers 10.4 10 1⁄4 1882-83: Arthur Waldron NT 10 1⁄4 1884-86: Malcolm Ford 10.8* 10.6 10.4 1887: Charles Sherrill 10.4 1888: Fred Westing 10.4 1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union 1888: Fred Westing 10.0 1889-90: John Owen 10.4 9.8 1891: Luther Cary 10.2 1892: Harry Jewett 10.0 1893: Charles Stage 10.2 1894: Tom Lee 10.2 1895-97: Bernie Wefers 10.0w 10.2 9.8 1898: Frank Jarvis 10.0 1899: Arthur Duffey 10.0 1900: Maxie Long 10.0 1901: Frank Sears 9.8 1902: Pat Walsh 10.0 1903: Archie Hahn 10.2 1904: Lawson Robertson 10.5 1905: Charles Parsons 9.8 1906: Charles Seitz 10.2 1907: Harold Huff 10.2 1908: William Hamilton 10.2 1909: William Martin 10.2 1910: James Rosenberger 10.2 1911: Gwin Henry 10.0 1912-13: Howard Drew 10.0 10.4 1914-15: Jo Loomis 10.2 9.8w 1916-17: Andy Ward 10.0 10.2 1918: Arthur Henke 10.0 1919: William Hayes 10.2 1920: Loren Murchison 10.0 1921: Charley Paddock 9.6 1922: Robert McAllister 10.0 1923: Loren Murchison 10.1 1924: Charley Paddock 9.6 1925: Frank Hussey 9.8 1926: Charley Borah 9.8 1927: Chester Bowman 9.6 1928: Frank Wykoff 10.6 1929-30: Eddie Tolan 10.0 9.7 1931: Frank Wykoff 9.5 1932: Ralph Metcalfe 9.5 1933-34: Ralph Metcalfe 10.5 10.4 1935: Eulace Peacock 10.2w 1936: Jesse Owens 10.4 1937: Perrin Walker 10.7 1938: Ben Johnson 10.7 1939: Clyde Jeffrey 10.2w 1940: Harold Davis 10.3 1941: Barney Ewell 10.3 1942-43: Harold Davis 10.5 10.3 1944: Buddy Young 10.5 1945: Barney Ewell 10.3 1946-47: William Mathis 10.7 10.5 1948: Barney Ewell 10.6 1949: Andy Stanfield 10.3 1950: Art Bragg 10.4 1951: Jim Golliday 10.3 1952: Dean Smith 10.5 1953-54: Art Bragg 9.5 9.5 1955-56: Bobby Morrow 9.5 10.3 1957: Leamon King 9.7 1958: Bobby Morrow 9.4 1959-60: Ray Norton 10.5 10.5 1961: Frank Budd 9.2 1962-64: Bob Hayes 9.3 9.1w 10.3 1965: George Anderson 9.3 1966: Charles Greene 9.4 1967: Jim Hines 9.3 1968: Charles Greene 10.0w 1969-70: Ivory Crockett 9.3 9.3 1971: Del Meriwether 9.0w 1972: Robert Taylor 10.2 1973-74: Steve Williams 9.4 9.9 1975: Steve Williams 10.21 1976: Robert Woods 10.44 1977: Steve Williams 10.24 1978: Clancy Edwards 10.14w 1979: James Sanford 10.07 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Stanley Floyd 10.19 1981-83: Carl Lewis 10.13 10.11 10.27 1984: Sam Graddy 10.28 1985: Kirk Baptiste 10.11 1986: Carl Lewis 9.91w 1987: Mark Witherspoon 10.04 1988: Emmit King 10.04 1989: Leroy Burrell 9.94 1990: Carl Lewis 10.05 1991: Leroy Burrell 9.90 1992: Dennis Mitchell 10.09 1993–present USA Track & Field 1993: Andre Cason 9.85w 1994: Dennis Mitchell 10.13 1995: Michael Marsh 10.23 1996: Dennis Mitchell 9.92 1997: Maurice Greene 9.90 1998: Tim Harden 9.88w 1999: Dennis Mitchell 9.97w 2000: Maurice Greene 10.01 2001: Bernard Williams 9.95w 2002: Maurice Greene 9.88w 2003: Bernard Williams 10.11 2004: Maurice Greene 9.91 2005: Justin Gatlin 10.08 2006-08: Tyson Gay 9.93 9.84 9.68w 2009: Mike Rodgers 9.91w 2010-11: Walter Dix 10.04 9.94 2012-13: Justin Gatlin 9.80 9.75 2014: Mike Rodgers 10.09 2015: Tyson Gay 9.87 2016: Justin Gatlin 9.80 2017: Justin Gatlin 9.95 2018: Noah Lyles 9.88 2019: Christian Coleman 9.99 2021: Trayvon Bromell 9.80 2022: Fred Kerley 9.77 2023: Cravont Charleston 9.95 2024: Noah Lyles 9.83 Notes Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Distance: Until 1927 the event was over 100 yards, and again from 1929-31 ro: In 1886 the event was won after a run-off *: Penalized one yard for false start G1: Race was won by Don Quarrie (Jamaica) competing as a guest G2: Race was won by Chris Garpenborg (Sweden) competing as a guest v t e US National Championship winners in men's 200-meter dash 1876–1878 New York Athletic Club 1876: Not held 1877: Edward Merritt 1878: Wm. Willmer 1879–1888 NAAAA 1879–81: Lon Myers 1882–83: Henry Brooks 1884: Lon Myers 1885–86: Malcolm Ford 1887–88: Fred Westing 1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union 1888: Fred Westing 1889: John Owen 1890: Fred Westing 1891: Luther Cary 1892: Harry Jewett 1893: Charles Stage 1894: Tommy Lee 1895–97: Bernie Wefers 1898: James Maybury 1899: Maxie Long 1900: William Edwards 1901: Frank Sears 1902: Pat Walsh 1903: Archie Hahn 1904: William Hogenson 1905: Archie Hahn 1906: Ralph Young 1907: Harold Huff 1908: W.F. Keating 1909: Waring Dawbarn 1910: Gwin Henry 1911: John Nelson 1912: Alvah Meyer 1913: Howard Drew 1914: Irving Howe 1915: Robert Morse 1916–17: Andy Ward 1918: Loren Murchison 1919: Henry Williams 1920-21: Charley Paddock 1922: Al LeConey 1923: Loren Murchison 1924: Charley Paddock 1925: Jackson Scholz 1926: Tom Sharkey 1927–28: Charley Borah 1929: Eddie Tolan 1930: George Simpson 1931: Eddie Tolan 1932-36: Ralph Metcalfe 1937: Jack Weiershauser 1938: Mack Robinson 1939: Barney Ewell 1940–43: Harold Davis 1944: Charles Parker 1945: Elmore Harris 1946–47: Barney Ewell 1948: Lloyd La Beach (PAN) * Cliff Bourland 1949: Andy Stanfield 1950: Robert Tyler 1951: James Ford 1952–53: Andy Stanfield 1954: Art Bragg 1955: Rod Richard 1956: Thane Baker 1957: Ollan Cassell 1958: Bobby Morrow 1959–60: Ray Norton 1961–63: Paul Drayton 1964: Henry Carr 1965: Adolph Plummer 1966: Jim Hines 1967–68: Tommie Smith 1969: John Carlos 1970: Ben Vaughn 1971: Don Quarrie (JAM) (* Larry Black) 1972: Chuck Smith 1973: Steve Williams 1974–75: Don Quarrie (JAM) (* Reggie Jones – both years) 1976: Millard Hampton 1977: Derald Harris 1978: Clancy Edwards 1979: Dwayne Evans 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: LaMonte King 1981: Jeff Phillips 1982: Calvin Smith 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Brady Crain 1985: Kirk Baptiste 1986: Floyd Heard 1987: Carl Lewis 1988: Larry Myricks 1989: Floyd Heard 1990–92: Michael Johnson 1993–onwards USA Track & Field 1993: Michael Marsh 1994: Ron Clark 1995–96: Michael Johnson 1997: Jon Drummond 1998: Gentry Bradley 1999: Maurice Greene 2000: John Capel Jr. 2001: Shawn Crawford 2002–03: Darvis Patton 2004: Shawn Crawford 2005: Justin Gatlin 2006: Wallace Spearmon 2007: Tyson Gay 2008: Walter Dix 2009: Shawn Crawford 2010: Wallace Spearmon 2011: Walter Dix 2012: Wallace Spearmon 2013: Isiah Young 2014: Curtis Mitchell 2015–16: Justin Gatlin 2017–18: Ameer Webb 2019: Noah Lyles 2021-22: Noah Lyles 2022:Erriyon Knighton Notes Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. *USA: Leading American athlete v t e US National Championship winners in men's long jump 1876–1878 New York Athletic Club 1876: Isaiah Frazier 1877: William Livingston 1878: William Willmer 1879–1888 NAAAA 1879: Frank Kilpatrick 1880–81: John Voorhees 1882: John Jenkins 1883–86: Malcolm Ford 1887: Alexander Jordan 1888: Victor Schifferstein 1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union 1888: William Halpin 1889: Malcolm Ford 1890: Al Copland 1891: Charles Reber 1892: Eugene Goff 1893: Charles Reber 1894: Eugene Goff 1895–97: Edward Bloss 1898: Myer Prinstein 1899: Alvin Kraenzlein 1900–01: Harry McDonald 1902: Myer Prinstein 1903: Percival Molson 1904: Myer Prinstein 1905: Hugo Friend 1906: Myer Prinstein 1907: Daniel Kelly 1908: Platt Adams 1909–10: Frank Irons 1911–12: Platt Adams 1913: Phil Stiles 1914: Platt Adams 1915–16: Harry Worthington 1917: Joseph Irish 1918: David Politzer 1919: Floyd Smart 1920: Sol Butler 1921: Edward Gourdin 1922–27: DeHart Hubbard 1928: Ed Hamm 1929: Edward Gordon 1930–31: Al Bates 1932: Edward Gordon 1933–34: Jesse Owens 1935: Eulace Peacock 1936: Jesse Owens 1937: Kermit King 1938–39: William Lacefield 1940–42: Billy Brown 1943: William Christopher 1944: William Lund 1945: Herb Douglas 1946–47: Willie Steele 1948: Fred Johnson 1949: Gay Bryan 1950: Jim Holland 1951–53: George Brown 1954: John Bennett 1955: Greg Bell 1956–58: Ernie Shelby 1959: Greg Bell 1960: Henk Visser (NED) * Joel Wiley 1961–66: Ralph Boston 1967: Jerry Proctor 1968–69: Bob Beamon 1970: Bouncy Moore 1971–72: Arnie Robinson 1973: Randy Williams 1974: Bouncy Moore 1975–78: Arnie Robinson 1979: Larry Myricks 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Larry Myricks 1981–83: Carl Lewis 1984: Mike McRae 1985: Mike Conley Sr. 1986–87: Carl Lewis 1988: Eric Metcalf 1989: Larry Myricks 1990: Mike Powell 1991: Carl Lewis 1992: Mike Powell 1993–onwards USA Track & Field 1993–96: Mike Powell 1997: Joe Greene 1998: Roland McGhee 1999: Kevin Dilworth 2000: Melvin Lister 2001–02: Savanté Stringfellow 2003–04: Dwight Phillips 2005: Miguel Pate 2006: Brian Johnson 2007: Dwight Phillips 2008: Trevell Quinley 2009–10: Dwight Phillips 2011–12: Marquise Goodwin 2013: George Kitchens 2014: Jeff Henderson 2015: Marquis Dendy 2016: Jeff Henderson 2017: Jarrion Lawson 2018: Jeff Henderson 2019: Ja'Mari Ward 2021: JuVaughn Harrison Notes Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. v t e USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's 60-meter dash (60 yards, 55 m) 1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union 1906: Charles Seitz 1907: James O'Connell 1908: Robert Cloughen 1909: R. W. Gill 1910: Robert Cloughen 1911: Alvah Meyer 1916: Jo Loomis 1917: Jo Loomis 1918: William Ganzenmueller 1919: Loren Murchison 1920: Loren Murchison 1921: Ward Conway 1922: Loren Murchison 1923: Loren Murchison 1924: Loren Murchison 1925: Cecil Coaffee 1926: Chester Bowman 1927: Karl Wildermuth 1928: Karl Wildermuth 1929: James Daley 1930: Chester Bowman 1931: Ira Singer 1932: Emmett Toppino 1933: Ralph Metcalfe 1934: Ralph Metcalfe 1935: Ben Johnson 1936: Ralph Metcalfe 1937: Ben Johnson 1938: Ben Johnson 1939: Herbert Thompson 1940: Mozelle Ellerbe 1941: Herbert Thompson 1942: Barney Ewell 1943: Herbert Thompson 1944: Ed Conwell 1945: Barney Ewell 1946: Tom Carey 1947: Ed Conwell 1948: Ed Conwell 1949: Bill Dwyer 1950: Andy Stanfield 1951: Ed Conwell 1952: John O'Connell 1953: John Haines 1954: John Haines 1955: John Haines 1956: John Haines 1957: Ira Murchison 1958: Ed Collymore 1959: Paul Winder 1960: Paul Winder 1961: Frank Budd 1962: Frank Budd 1963: Sam Perry 1964: Bob Hayes 1965: Sam Perry 1966: Bill Gaines 1967: Bill Gaines 1968: Bill Gaines 1969: Charles Greene 1970: Charles Greene 1971:  Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa (MAD), Charles Greene (2nd) 1972: Delano Meriwether 1973:  Hasely Crawford (TRI), Herb Washington (2nd) 1974: Herb Washington 1975:  Hasely Crawford (TRI), Steve Williams (2nd) 1976: Steve Williams 1977: Steve Riddick 1978: Houston McTear 1979: Steve Riddick 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Curtis Dickey 1981: Stanley Floyd 1982: Ron Brown 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Emmit King 1985:  Al Lawrence (JAM), Emmit King (2nd) 1986: Lee McRae 1987: Lee McRae 1988: Emmit King 1989: Leroy Burrell 1990: Brian Cooper, Tony Dees 1991:  Andrés Simón (CUB), Andre Carson (2nd) 1992: Leroy Burrell 1993–present USA Track & Field 1993: Jon Drummond 1994: Dennis Mitchell 1995: Tim Harden 1996:  Donovan Powell (JAM), Keith Williams (2nd) 1997: Randall Evans 1998: Kenny Brokenburr 1999: Tim Harden 2000: Jon Drummond 2001: Maurice Greene 2002: Terrence Trammell 2003: Justin Gatlin 2004: Shawn Crawford 2005: Mardy Scales 2006: Leonard Scott 2007: Dabryan Blanton 2008: Mike Rodgers 2009: Mark Jelks 2010: Mike Rodgers 2011: Mike Rodgers 2012: Trell Kimmons 2013: D'Angelo Cherry 2014: Marvin Bracy 2015: Marvin Bracy 2016: Marvin Bracy 2017: Ronnie Baker 2018: Christian Coleman 2019: Demek Kemp 2020: Christian Coleman 2022: Christian Coleman 2023: J.T. Smith 2024: Noah Lyles Held over 60 yards from 1906 to 1986, with the exception of 1933–39 (60 meters). Held over 55 meters from 1987–90. 75-yard winners (1906-15) are listed separately. v t e IAAF Hall of Fame Jesse Owens Abebe Bikila Paavo Nurmi Sergey Bubka Sebastian Coe Carl Lewis Emil Zátopek Al Oerter Adhemar da Silva Edwin Moses Fanny Blankers-Koen Betty Cuthbert Jackie Joyner-Kersee Wang Junxia Irena Szewińska Michael Johnson Dan O'Brien Babe Zaharias Alberto Juantorena Kip Keino Peter Snell Vladimir Golubnichiy Iolanda Balaș Stefka Kostadinova Harrison Dillard Marjorie Jackson Hannes Kolehmainen Natalya Lisovskaya Svetlana Masterkova Noureddine Morceli Parry O'Brien Marie-José Pérec Viktor Saneyev Yuriy Sedykh Daley Thompson Grete Waitz Valeriy Brumel Glenn Davis Heike Drechsler Hicham El Guerrouj Marita Koch Robert Korzeniowski Jānis Lūsis Bob Mathias Wilma Rudolph Shirley Strickland de la Hunty Lasse Virén Cornelius Warmerdam New entry May 17, 2012 June 6, 2012 June 11, 2012 July 2, 2012 August 4, 2012 September 15, 2012 October 13, 2012 November 16, 2013 November 21, 2014 v t e 1984 USA Olympic track and field team Qualification 1984 United States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes Ray Armstead Alonzo Babers Kirk Baptiste Ron Brown Tonie Campbell Don Clary Paul Cummings Brian Diemer Marco Evoniuk Greg Foster Sam Graddy Johnny Gray John Gregorek Danny Harris Tranel Hawkins Jim Heiring Thomas Jefferson Earl Jones Roger Kingdom Steve Lacy Carl Lewis Henry Marsh John Marshall Antonio McKay Walter McCoy Edwin Moses Sunder Nix Daniel O'Connor Vince O'Sullivan Doug Padilla Pete Pfitzinger Pat Porter Alberto Salazar Carl Schueler Steve Scott Calvin Smith Willie Smith Jim Spivey John Tuttle Craig Virgin Men's field athletes Duncan Atwood Willie Banks Earl Bell Tim Bright Ed Burke Art Burns Michael Carter Mike Conley Sr. John Crist Milton Goode Bill Green Al Joyner Dave Laut Carl Lewis Jud Logan Doug Lytle Mike McRae Larry Myricks Doug Nordquist Tom Petranoff John Powell Steve Roller Dwight Stones Mike Tully Mac Wilkins Augie Wolf Jim Wooding Women's track and road athletes Evelyn Ashford Sharrieffa Barksdale Joan Benoit Jeanette Bolden Cindy Bremser Valerie Brisco-Hooks Alice Brown Judi Brown Julie Brown Robin Campbell Chandra Cheeseborough Mary Decker Diane Dixon Benita Fitzgerald-Brown Kim Gallagher Randy Givens Florence Griffith Joyner Joan Hansen Denean Howard Sherri Howard Julie Isphording Missy Kane Lillie Leatherwood Pam Page Diana Richburg Kim Turner Angela Wright-Scott Ruth Wysocki Women's field athletes Jodi Anderson Carol Cady Laura De Snoo Leslie Deniz Cindy Greiner Lorna Griffin Joni Huntley Jackie Joyner Carol Lewis Ramona Pagel Louise Ritter Karin Smith Pam Spencer Lynda Sutfin Cathy Sulinski Angela Thacker Coaches — v t e 1988 USA Olympic track and field team Qualification 1988 United States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes Brian Abshire Jeff Atkinson Tracy Baskin Bruce Bickford Arthur Blake Terry Brahm Tonie Campbell Mark Conover Mark Deady Joe DeLoach Brian Diemer Danny Everett Mark Everett Marco Evoniuk Ed Eyestone Johnny Gray Jim Heiring Andy Kaestner Roger Kingdom Carl Lewis Steve Lewis Tim Lewis Sydney Maree Henry Marsh Roy Martin Antonio McKay (r) Lee McNeill (r) Dennis Mitchell Gary Morgan Edwin Moses Doug Padilla Pete Pfitzinger Andre Phillips Steve Plasencia Pat Porter Butch Reynolds Albert Robinson (r) Kevin Robinzine (r) Carl Schueler Steve Scott Calvin Smith Andrew Valmon (r) Kevin Young Men's field athletes Willie Banks Randy Barnes Earl Bell Tim Bright Mike Buncic Robert Cannon Hollis Conway Brian Crouser Lance Deal Jim Doehring Ken Flax Randy Heisler Jim Howard Dave Johnson Gary Kinder Carl Lewis Jud Logan Larry Myricks Billy Olson Tom Petranoff Mike Powell Charles Simpkins Brian Stanton Dave Stephens Gregg Tafralis Kory Tarpenning Mac Wilkins Women's track and road athletes Evelyn Ashford Valerie Brisco Alice Brown (r) Joetta Clark Gail Devers-Roberts Nancy Ditz Diane Dixon Sheila Echols (r) Kim Gallagher Margaret Groos Denean Howard-Hill Sherri Howard (r) Vicki Huber Jacqueline Humphrey Regina Jacobs Lynn Jennings Florence Griffith Joyner Francie Larrieu-Smith Lillie Leatherwood (r) Pam Marshall LaVonna Martin Leslie Maxie Lynn Nelson Cathy O'Brien PattiSue Plumer LaTanya Sheffield Mary Decker Slaney Gwen Torrence Delisa Walton-Floyd Schowonda Williams Dannette Young (r) Women's field athletes Wendy Brown Carol Cady Bonnie Dasse Sheila Echols Cindy Greiner Jackie Joyner-Kersee Trish King Carol Lewis Donna Mayhew Ramona Pagel Connie Price Louise Ritter Karin Smith Coleen Sommer Lynda Sutfin Coaches Stan Huntsman (men's head coach) Dean Hayes (men's assistant coach) Irving "Moon" Mondschein (men's assistant coach) Tom Pagani (men's assistant coach) Russ Rogers (men's assistant coach) Joe Vigil (men's assistant coach) Terry Crawford (women's head coach) Ken Foreman (women's assistant coach) Dave Rodda (women's assistant coach) Fred Thompson (women's assistant coach) v t e 1992 USA Olympic track and field team Qualification 1992 United States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes Michael Bates Arthur Blake Leroy Burrell Mark Croghan Tony Dees Brian Diemer Danny Everett Mark Everett Marco Evoniuk Ed Eyestone Johnny Gray Darnell Hall (r) Terrance Herrington Steve Holman Allen James Chip Jenkins James Jett (r) Michael Johnson Bob Kempainen Bob Kennedy Carl Lewis (r) Steve Lewis Daniel Lopez Michael Marsh Dennis Mitchell McClinton Neal Herm Nelson José Parrilla David Patrick Jack Pierce Steve Plasencia Aaron Ramirez Reuben Reina Carl Schueler Steve Spence Jim Spivey John Trautmann Andrew Valmon (r) Quincy Watts Todd Williams Mark Witherspoon Kevin Young Men's field athletes Charles Austin Ron Backes Mike Barnett Brian Blutreich Tim Bright Mike Buncic Mike Conley Hollis Conway Brian Crouser Lance Deal Jim Doehring Ken Flax Joe Greene Dave Johnson Carl Lewis Jud Logan Aric Long Rob Muzzio Darrin Plab Mike Powell Tom Pukstys Charles Simpkins Mike Stulce Kory Tarpenning John Tillman Dave Volz Anthony Washington Women's track and road athletes Evelyn Ashford Tonja Buford Joetta Clark Gwynneth Coogan Gail Devers Sandra Farmer-Patrick Michelle Finn Carlette Guidry Suzy Hamilton Victoria Herazo Denean Hill (r) Regina Jacobs Julie Jenkins Lynn Jennings Esther Jones (r) Natasha Kaiser Janis Klecker Francie Larrieu-Smith Debbi Lawrence LaVonna Martin Jearl Miles Cathy O'Brien Annette Peters PattiSue Plumer Meredith Rainey Michelle Rohl Shelly Steely Rochelle Stevens Judi St. Hilaire Lynda Tolbert Gwen Torrence Janeene Vickers Dannette Young (r) Women's field athletes Paula Berry Kym Carter Sharon Couch Bonnie Dasse Pam Dukes Sheila Echols Carla Garrett Cindy Greiner Tanya Hughes Jackie Joyner-Kersee Donna Mayhew Penny Neer Ramona Pagel Connie Price-Smith Sue Rembao Amber Welty Coaches Mel Rosen (men's head coach) Harry Groves (men's assistant coach) Erv Hunt (men's assistant coach) Ed Jacoby (men's assistant coach) Bill Moultrie (men's assistant coach) Fred Samara (men's assistant coach) Barbara Jacket (women's head coach) Dorothy Doolittle (women's assistant coach) Lance Harter (women's assistant coach) Bert Lyle (women's assistant coach) v t e 1996 USA Olympic track and field team Qualification 1996 United States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes Derrick Adkins Brad Barquist Keith Brantly Bryan Bronson Andrzej Chylinski Curt Clausen Mark Coogan Mark Crear Mark Croghan Calvin Davis Marc Davis Jon Drummond Robert Gary Johnny Gray Matt Giusto Tim Harden Alvin Harrison Brian Hyde Allen James Allen Johnson Michael Johnson Bob Kempainen Bob Kennedy Michael Marsh Anthuan Maybank Dan Middleman Derek Mills Dennis Mitchell Tim Montgomery Herm Nelson José Parrilla Jason Pyrah Butch Reynolds Brandon Rock Jason Rouser Lamont Smith Jim Spivey Eugene Swift Jeff Williams Todd Williams Men's field athletes Charles Austin Randy Barnes Ed Broxterman Mike Conley Sr. Lance Deal Steve Fritz John Godina Joe Greene Kenny Harrison Jeff Hartwig Robert Howard Chris Huffins Scott Huffman C. J. Hunter Lawrence Johnson Carl Lewis Kevin McMahon Dan O'Brien Ken Popejoy Mike Powell Tom Pukstys Todd Riech Adam Setliff Dave Stephens Anthony Washington Cameron Wright Women's track and road athletes Olga Appell Kim Batten Tonja Buford-Bailey Joetta Clark Gail Devers Sandra Farmer-Patrick Suzy Favor Hamilton Kate Fonshell Chryste Gaines Kim Graham Carlette Guidry Julie Henner Victoria Herazo D'Andre Hill Vicki Huber Regina Jacobs Lynn Jennings Anne Marie Lauck Debbi Lawrence Maicel Malone Jearl Miles Inger Miller Joan Nesbit Meredith Rainey Michelle Rohl Amy Rudolph Mary Slaney Linda Somers Jenny Spangler Rochelle Stevens Lynda Tolbert-Goode Gwen Torrence Linetta Wilson Dannette Young Women's field athletes Amy Acuff Valeyta Althouse Lacy Barnes-Mileham Kelly Blair Nicole Carroll Sharon Hanson Aretha Hill Sheila Hudson Jackie Joyner-Kersee Diana Orrange Ramona Pagel Suzy Powell Connie Price-Smith Cynthea Rhodes Connie Teaberry Marieke Veltman Tisha Waller Erica Wheeler Shana Williams Coaches — v t e USTFCCCA Collegiate Track & Field/Cross Country Athlete Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Jenny Barringer Ralph Boston Ron Delany Harrison Dillard Suzy Favor Charlie Greene Carlette Guidry DeHart Hubbard Vicki Huber Jackie Johnson Jackie Joyner Sally Kipyego Carl Lewis Gerry Lindgren Randy Matson Ralph Metcalfe Rodney Milburn Bobby Morrow Suleiman Nyambui Billy Olson Merlene Ottey Jesse Owens Mel Patton Steve Prefontaine Meg Ritchie Henry Rono Wilma Rudolph Jim Ryun Erick Walder John Woodruff Class of 2023 Dyrol Burleson Michael Carter Joetta Clark Michael Conley Sheila Hudson Holli Hyche Edwin Moses Renaldo Nehemiah Sonia O'Sullivan Julie Shea Seilala Sua John Thomas Wyomia Tyus Dave Wottle Class of 2024 Rosalyn Bryant Regina Cavanaugh Hollis Conway Bill Dellinger Benita Fitzgerald Glenn Hardin Balázs Kiss Marty Liquori Larry Myricks Louise Ritter Karl Salb Amy Skieresz Trecia-Kaye Smith Angela Williams v t e Laureates of the Prince or Princess of Asturias Award for Sports Prince of Asturias Award for Sports 1987: Sebastian Coe 1988: Juan Antonio Samaranch 1989: Severiano Ballesteros 1990: Sito Pons 1991: Sergey Bubka 1992: Miguel Induráin 1993: Javier Sotomayor 1994: Martina Navratilova 1995: Hassiba Boulmerka 1996: Carl Lewis 1997: Spain Marathon team: Abel Antón, Martín Fiz, José Manuel García, Fabián Roncero, Alberto Juzdado and Diego García 1998: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1999: Steffi Graf 2000: Lance Armstrong 2001: Manuel Estiarte 2002: Brazil national football team 2003: Tour de France 2004: Hicham El Guerrouj 2005: Fernando Alonso 2006: Spain men's national basketball team 2007: Michael Schumacher 2008: Rafael Nadal 2009: Yelena Isinbayeva 2010: Spain men's national football team 2011: Haile Gebrselassie 2012: Iker Casillas and Xavi Hernández 2013: José María Olazábal 2014: New York City Marathon Princess of Asturias Award for Sports 2015: Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol 2016: Francisco Javier Gómez Noya 2017: New Zealand national rugby union team 2018: Reinhold Messner and Krzysztof Wielicki 2019: Lindsey Vonn 2020: Carlos Sainz 2021: Teresa Perales 2022: The Olympic Refuge Foundation and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team 2023: Eliud Kipchoge 2024: Carolina Marín v t e BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year 1960: Herb Elliott 1961: Valeriy Brumel 1962: Donald Jackson 1963: Jacques Anquetil 1964: Abebe Bikila 1965: Ron Clarke & Gary Player 1966: Eusébio & Garfield Sobers 1967: George Moore 1968: Ludmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov 1969: Rod Laver 1970: Pelé 1971: Lee Trevino 1972: Olga Korbut 1973: Muhammad Ali 1974: Muhammad Ali 1975: Arthur Ashe 1976: Nadia Comăneci 1977: Niki Lauda 1978: Muhammad Ali 1979: Björn Borg 1980: Jack Nicklaus 1981: Chris Evert 1982: Jimmy Connors 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Seve Ballesteros 1985: Boris Becker 1986: Greg Norman 1987: Martina Navratilova 1988: Steffi Graf 1989: Mike Tyson 1990: Mal Meninga 1991: Mike Powell 1992: Andre Agassi 1993: Greg Norman 1994: Brian Lara 1995: Jonah Lomu 1996: Evander Holyfield & Michael Johnson 1997: Martina Hingis 1998: Mark O'Meara 1999: Maurice Greene 2000: Tiger Woods 2001: Goran Ivanišević 2002: Ronaldo 2003: Lance Armstrong 2004: Roger Federer 2005: Shane Warne 2006: Roger Federer 2007: Roger Federer 2008: Usain Bolt 2009: Usain Bolt 2010: Rafael Nadal 2011: Novak Djokovic 2012: Usain Bolt 2013: Sebastian Vettel 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo 2015: Dan Carter 2016: Simone Biles 2017: Roger Federer 2018: Francesco Molinari 2019: Eliud Kipchoge 2020: Khabib Nurmagomedov 2021: Rachael Blackmore 2022: Lionel Messi 2023: Erling Haaland v t e L'Équipe Champion of Champions Original award 1980: Eric Heiden 1981: Sebastian Coe 1982: Paolo Rossi 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Carl Lewis 1985: Sergey Bubka 1986: Diego Maradona 1987: Ben Johnson 1988: Florence Griffith Joyner 1989: Greg LeMond 1990: Ayrton Senna 1991: Carl Lewis 1992: Michael Jordan 1993: Noureddine Morceli 1994: Romário 1995: Jonathan Edwards 1996: Michael Johnson 1997: Sergey Bubka 1998: Zinedine Zidane 1999: Andre Agassi 2000: Tiger Woods 2001: Michael Schumacher 2002: Michael Schumacher 2003: Michael Schumacher 2004: Hicham El Guerrouj 2005: Roger Federer 2006: Roger Federer 2007: Roger Federer 2008: Usain Bolt 2009: Usain Bolt 2010: Rafael Nadal 2011: Lionel Messi Male and female awards separated Male award 2012: Usain Bolt 2013: Rafael Nadal 2014: Renaud Lavillenie 2015: Usain Bolt 2016: Usain Bolt 2017: Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal 2018: Marcel Hirscher 2019: Rafael Nadal 2020: Lewis Hamilton 2021: Novak Djokovic 2022: Lionel Messi 2023: Novak Djokovic Female award 2012: Serena Williams 2013: Serena Williams 2014: Katie Ledecky 2015: Serena Williams 2016: Simone Biles 2017: Katie Ledecky 2018: Simone Biles 2019: Simone Biles 2020: Marte Olsbu Røiseland 2021: Elaine Thompson-Herah 2022: Iga Świątek 2023: Simone Biles