卡尔-刘易斯：4届奥运会的传奇人物

Name: Carl LEWIS
Date of birth : 1 July 1961
Birthplace: Birmingham (United States)
Nationality: United States
Height: 188cm
Sport : Athletics

美国著名田径名将Carl LEWIS(卡尔-刘易斯)参加过1984年洛杉矶、1988年汉城、1992年巴塞罗那、1996年亚特兰大四届奥运会，共夺得9枚金牌。除了奥运会的9枚金牌外，还在1983、1987和1991年三届世界锦标赛中夺得8金1银1铜，创造过两次百米世界纪录，多次和队友一起创造了4x100米接力世界纪录。

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.

At the 1988 Seoul Games, Lewis gained a second gold medal in the 100m after Ben Johnson was disqualified. He also defended his long jump title and finished second in the 200m. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Lewis won a third gold medal in the long jump, defeating world record holder Mike Powell by three centimetres.

He also anchored the world record-setting U.S. relay team. In 1996, Lewis barely qualified for the U.S. Olympic squad, placing third in the long jump trials by only three centimetres. At the Atlanta Games, he needed all three jumps to qualify for the final. In the final, he moved into first place with his third jump and no one was able to catch him. Twelve years after his triumphs in Los Angeles, Carl Lewis was still the Olympic long jump champion