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  Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis is perhaps the most dominant track and field athlete in the last 15 years.
Lewis, along with manager Joe Douglas, has been one of the driving forces in the professionalization of the sport.
Lewis responded as only he could, with attempts of 29-1.75 and 29-0, but they weren't enough.
www.usatf.org /athletes/bios/oldBios/1997/lewis.asp   (1572 words)

  
  ESPN.com: King Carl had long, golden reign
Frederick Carlton Lewis was born July 1, 1961, in Birmingham, Ala., and raised in Willingboro, N.J., a suburban, middle-class, racially mixed environment.
Lewis, whose two-year winning streak in the 200 had been snapped at the Olympic Trials when he was beaten by training partner Joe DeLoach, was overtaken in the '88 Olympic 200 by DeLoach with 30 meters left and lost by.04 seconds.
Lewis never got an opportunity to go for the gold in the 4x100 as the U.S. was disqualified in the first round (without Lewis) for an improper baton pass.
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  Carl Lewis
At the inaugural World Championships in 1983, Lewis won his first major titles, achieving victory in the 100 m, long jump and the 4 x 100 m relay events.
Lewis succeeded with remarkably ease, becoming only the third Olympian two win four consecutive titles in an individual event - the two others being Al Oerter[?] (discus throw 1956-1968) and Paul Elvstrøm[?] (yachting, 1948-1960).
If Lewis would have qualified for the 4 x 100 m team, he could have won his tenth Olympic gold, surpassing his countryman Ray Ewry[?] as the most successful male Olympian.
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 Carl Lewis - MSN Encarta
Carl Lewis, born in 1961, American track-and-field athlete, who won a total of nine gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996, including four straight gold medal performances in the long jump.
Frederick Carlton Lewis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and educated at the University of Houston.
Lewis won the long jump and was a member of the winning 4 x 100-meter relay team at the 1987 world championships in Rome, Italy.
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 Carl Lewis
Lewis, whose two-year winning streak in the 200 had been snapped at the Olympic Trials when he was beaten by training partner Joe DeLoach, was overtaken in the '88 Olympic 200 by DeLoach with 30 meters left and lost by.04 seconds.
Lewis never got an opportunity to go for the gold in the 4x100 as the U.S. was disqualified in the first round (without Lewis) for an improper baton pass.
Lewis' crowning glory was to come in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta where he achieved yet another victory in the long jump after failing to qualify for the 100m and was excluded from the 4x100m relay team amid much discussion.
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 A A World . Reference Room . Articles . Carl Lewis | PBS
Lewis became the third track-and-field athlete to win four gold medals in one Olympics, joining Americans Al Kraenzlein (1900) and Jesse Owens, the latter of whom won the same four events at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
Lewis had the four best jumps in the competition, and his Olympic title was part of a long string of consecutive long-jump victories that extended over several years during the 1980s.
Lewis' other gold medal at the 1988 Games came in the 100 metres (9.92 sec), after Canadian Ben Johnson, who had won in world record time (9.79 sec), was disqualified three days later after testing positive for anabolic steroids.
www.pbs.org /wnet/aaworld/reference/articles/carl_lewis.html   (331 words)

  
 Carl Lewis - Bhamwiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Lewis was born in Birmingham to teachers William McKinley Lewis Jr and Evelyn Lawler, who had competed in the 80 meter hurdles in the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki.
Lewis easily dominated the competition in the 1982 championships in Helsinki, beating Jason Grimes in the long jump by more than 10 inches and cruising past world record holder Calvin Smith in the 100 meter sprint with a time of 10.07 seconds.
Lewis went on to set a new Olympic record with his 19.80 second finish in the 200 meter sprint, and as the anchor for the 4 x 100 meter relay he helped break his own record with a 37.83 second win.
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 Through the years of Carl Lewis' career   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
At age 30, Lewis proves that reports of his demise in the sport are premature with one of the best seasons of his career.
Lewis has a windy 29-2 3/4, wind-legal marks of 29-1 and 29-0, a windy 28-11 3/4 and a legal 28-5 3/4.
It is Lewis' ninth gold medal, equaling the most won by anyone (with Finland's Paavo Nurmi in track and Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union in gymnastics) in Olympic competition.
www.chron.com /cgi-bin/auth/story/content/chronicle/sports/tf/97/09/14/carl-years.2-0.html   (1213 words)

  
 The Carl Lewis Picture Pages
Carl begun with long jump and after a competition, at the age of 10, he was awarded by Owens himself.
Carl is stubborn and in 1982 improves in the long jump (8,76 m) and becomes more constant in 100 m.
However Michael Johnson proved to be stronger than Carl in the 200 m and merits to be one of the greatest athletes of the century picking Carl's inheritance as number one in track and field.
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 Ourmedia: Carl Lewis & Pose Method Analysis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Pose Method and Carl LewisCarl Lewis is arguably one of the great runners of the 20th century, especially in form.
Lewis forces his swing leg down ahead of the body, primarily with the hamstrings.
In the same manner, Carl Lewis uses his hamstrings improperly by pushing (pulling with the hamstring) his leg down early and landing ahead of the body.
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 Carl Lewis Home Fitness Equipment
Carl Lewis, the winner of 9 Gold medals, is widely regarded as the greatest of all Olympians.
Carl has now put his drive, energy and passion into his own range of fitness equipment.
Carl Lewis presents the very best home fitness equipment such as treadmills, exercise bicycles, rowers, air walkers and much more all available to get fit and healthy in the privacy of your home.
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 Carl Lewis
Carl was always generous with time at Mt. SAC, putting his talents on display in numerous individual and relay events.
In 1987, Carl was responsible for one of the most outstanding individual performances ever witnessed at the Relays, as all six of his leaps in the long jump exceeded 28 feet.
Carl and his Santa Monica Track Club teammates still hold the meet and stadium records in the 4X100m relay (37.79) and 4X200m relay (1:18.68), with the 4X200 mark also the still-standing world record.
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 Review on Carl Lewis by sujay_marthi - MouthShut.com
Lewis’ parents were both track coaches and he grew up with three brothers and sisters, all of whom for years considered Carl as the least impressive athlete in the family.
Such was the talent of Carl Lewis that he is ranked by his admirers and critics as one of the finest runners who ever lived, despite the fact that running was not even his primary athletic talent.
Lewis put his gold medal from the 100m in Los Angeles in his father’s hand in the coffin and said ’’I want you to have it because it was your favorite event’’.
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 Olympic Legends: Carl Lewis
Lewis was awarded the 100 metres title at the 1988 Seoul Olympics after Canadian Bem Johnson tested positive for a banned steroid.
Lewis announced he intended to repeat Owens's feats at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by winning gold medals in the 100 and 200 metres, the long jump and the 4x100 metres relay.
Lewis in full flow was the finest sight in track and field for more than a decade.
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 Carl Lewis information - Search.com
With his nine Olympic victories, Lewis is tied for the most number of Olympic gold medals for a male athlete with Paavo Nurmi, a long-distance runner from Finland who competed in the 1920s.
Though he did not play football in college, Carl Lewis was drafted as a wide receiver in the 12th round of the 1984 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys [1].
Carl Lewis' gold in the 1984 Olympics 100m was buried with his father.
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 Texas Monthly December 1999: Athlete of the Century—Carl Lewis
King Carl, as he was known in Europe, received commercial endorsements overseas, and one of the albums he recorded sold more than half a million copies in Sweden.
Lewis, on the other hand, had gone undefeated in the long jump for a decade, winning more than 65 straight long jump competitions.
Although Lewis himself never tested positive at a track meet for drug use, his allegations about the amount of steroid use on the circuit cost him the friendship of his rivals, many of whom will not speak to him to this day.
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 Carl Lewis arrested for DUI - theage.com.au
Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Carl Lewis was arrested in relation to a driving under the influence charge after a one-car accident early today.
Lewis, who was embroiled in controversy last week when it emerged he had failed drug tests in the build-up to the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, failed a series of field sobriety tests and was arrested, Pace said.
Lewis, who had a Texas driver's license, was released to a friend.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/04/22/1050777242931.html   (177 words)

  
 Drummerworld: Carl Palmer
Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer was born on March 20, 1950 in Birmingham, England.
Carl got a set of drums for his eleventh birthday, and began to study the instrument a while later.
Carl Palmer told Rolling Stone magazine August 5, 1971 issue: "We were stuck in NYC for 3 months and Arthur didn't want to play.
www.drummerworld.com /drummers/Carl_Palmer.html   (1543 words)

  
 Watch Your Beer Around Carl Lewis - Deadspin
Ben Johnson dramatically alleged superstar Carl Lewis was "involved" in a conspiracy to sabotage the Canadian's drug sample and bring on the biggest scandal in Olympic history.
Carl Lewis must have been making my drinks last night because I feel at least 2 or 3 steps faster today.
Is Carl Lewis the greatest gay athlete of all-ti...
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 USATODAY.com - Carl Lewis boosts race against MS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Nine-time Olympic gold medal winner Carl Lewis says that in order to win, it's essential to be able to summon previously unknown courage in the face of adversity.
But Lewis — possibly the greatest track-and-field athlete of all time — also knows that the fortitude necessary to prevail against long odds comes from outside as well as from within.
Lewis, other Olympic athletes, and a crowd of enthusiastic fans were on hand for the third annual Turning the Tides on Multiple Sclerosis event that features a 38-mile swim race from Catalina Island to mainland Santa Monica.
www.usatoday.com /news/health/spotlight/2001-10-08-carl-lewis-ms.htm   (1174 words)

  
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 Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis was born in 1961 in Birmingham, Alabama.
The only teacher Carl had at the long jump before college was his mother, who taught Carl to jump up to 26 ft. 8 inches in his senior year of high school.
Lewis became the first winner of four gold medals in a single Olympics since the great Jesse Owens (Aaseng, 1985).
www.wvu.edu /~physed/blacksports/lewis.htm   (276 words)

  
 Carl Lewis - History of Athletics
As well as the legendary Jesse, Lewis was from Alabama and was trying to win four gold medals: 100m, 200m, 4x100m and the long jump.
Carl Lewis' name was already famous before Los Angeles, since, on the previous year, he had won 3 gold medals in the first Athletics World Championships.
Because of all this achievements, the IAAF elected, in 1999, Carl Lewis as the athlete of the twenty century.
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 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
Carl Lewis is one of only four Olympic athletes to win nine gold medals and one of only three to win the same individual event four times.
In 1984, Lewis matched Jesse Owens' feat of winning four gold medals with victories in the 100m, the 200m, the long jump and the 4x100m relay.
Twelve years after his triumphs in Los Angeles (or, as Lewis put it, "fourteen hairstyles" later), Carl Lewis was still the Olympic long jump champion.
www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=38298   (198 words)

  
 Ben Johnson blames Carl Lewis for positive test
Disgraced Toronto sprinter Ben Johnson has claimed American rival Carl Lewis played a part in a conspiracy to sabotage his drug sample at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, costing him his 100-metre gold medal.
Johnson has claimed that he drank beer with a former U.S. football player in the drug test waiting room at Seoul, that the player was "a family friend" of Carl Lewis and that his beer had been tainted with stanozolol.
Lewis, in his book Inside Track, admitted knowing the football player seen drinking with Johnson at Seoul, but ridiculed any suggestion the player may have tampered with Johnson's beer.
www.cbc.ca /sports/amateur/story/2006/12/05/johnson-lewis-conspiracy.html   (1584 words)

  
 Carl Lewis sing National Anthem : learn about Carl Lewis sing National Anthem
Carl Lewis attempts to sing the national anthem.
Carl Lewis, whose one stab at singing the national anthem in public flopped...
Carl Lewis singing the National Anthem at some game, I can't remember what game it was, but I remember I laughed my ass off because a)he couldn't sing...
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