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Carl Lewis is the most celebrated
American track & field athlete of
our time, with 9 Olympic medals -
- 8 of them Gold -- won in 3
consecutive Summer Games. In
1984, Lewis won in the 100
meters, 200 meters, long jump,
and as part of the 4X100 meter
relay team. This feat was
matched only by Jesse Owens,
who won 4 Golds back in 1936.
In 1988, Lewis repeated his wins
in the 100 meters and the long
jump, and took a Silver in the 200
meters. Interestingly, in the 100
meters, Lewis actually came in
second to Canadian Ben
Johnson, who outran him by .13
seconds. The day after the race,
Johnson was stripped of his
Gold and his world record when
he tested positive for steroids.
Lewis was awarded the Gold
and the World Record of 9.92
seconds.
Returning once more in 1992,
Lewis earned two more Gold
medals -- in the long jump and as
anchor on the 4X100 relay team
Only one American man has
more track & field records than
Carl Lewis. That distinction is
held by the mostly forgotten Ray
Ewry, who won 10 Gold Medals
in the early 1900s, in 3 now-
abandoned events -- the
standing high, long and triple
jump.