Carl Lewis-US Track & Field Athlete

Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American former Track & Field  Athlete, who won 10 Olympic Medals including 9 Gold, and 10 World Championships Medals, including 8 Gold Medals

His career spanned from 1979 to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and subsequently retired.

His accomplishments have led to numerous accolades, including being voted "World Athlete of the Century" by the International Association of Athletics Federations and "Sportsman of the Century" by the International Olympic Committee(IOC), "Olympian of the Century" by Sports Illustrated and "Athlete of the Year" by Track & Field News  in 1982, 1983, and 1984.

After retiring from his athletics career, Carl Lewis became an actor and has appeared in a number of films

In 2011 Carl Lewis 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

Carl Lewis owns a marketing and branding company named C.L.E.G., which markets and brands products and services including his own.

Carl Lewis Olympic Gold Medals

In the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics Carl Lewis had won 4 Gold Medals in -

1. 100 metres
2. 200 metres
3. 4x100 metres Relay
4. Long Jump

In the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics Carl Lewis had won 2 Gold Medals and 1 Silver Medal

Gold Medal

1. 100 metres
2. Long Jump

Silver Medal

1. 200 metres

In the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics Carl Lewis had won 2 Gold Medals in -

1. 4x100 metre Relay
2. Long Jump

In the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics Carl Lewis had won Gold Medal in Long Jump