Carl Lewis

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Olympic athlete human long jumper sprinter track and field athlete

Carl Lewis is an American track and field legend renowned for his multiple Olympic gold medals and dominance in sprinting and long jump during the 1980s and 1990s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic athlete ⓘ
human ⓘ
long jumper ⓘ
sprinter ⓘ
track and field athlete ⓘ
awardReceived Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year ⓘ
surface form: Associated Press Athlete of the Year

IAAF World Athlete of the Year ⓘ
United States Olympic Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
United States Track and Field Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
coachedBy Tom Tellez ⓘ
collegeAttended University of Houston ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1961-07-01 ⓘ
event 100 metres ⓘ
200 metres ⓘ
4 × 100 metres relay ⓘ
long jump ⓘ
familyName Lewis ⓘ
fullName Frederick Carlton Lewis ⓘ
givenName Carlton ⓘ
Frederick ⓘ
height 188 cm ⓘ
6 ft 2 in ⓘ
memberOfSportsTeam Team USA ⓘ
surface form: United States national track and field team
notableWork dominance in sprinting and long jump during the 1980s and 1990s ⓘ
numberOfOlympicGoldMedals 9 ⓘ
numberOfOlympicSilverMedals 1 ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
athlete ⓘ
singer ⓘ
OlympicGamesParticipatedIn 1984 Summer Olympics ⓘ
1988 Summer Olympics ⓘ
1992 Summer Olympics ⓘ
1996 Summer Olympics ⓘ
placeOfBirth Birmingham, Alabama, United States ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence Houston ⓘ
surface form: Houston, Texas, United States
setWorldRecordIn 100 metres ⓘ
4 × 100 metres relay ⓘ
4 × 200 metres relay ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sport athletics ⓘ
wonMedal Olympic gold medal in 100 metres at 1984 Summer Olympics ⓘ
Olympic gold medal in 100 metres at 1988 Summer Olympics ⓘ
Olympic gold medal in 200 metres at 1984 Summer Olympics ⓘ
Olympic gold medal in 4 × 100 metres relay at 1984 Summer Olympics ⓘ
Olympic gold medal in long jump at 1984 Summer Olympics ⓘ
Olympic gold medal in long jump at 1988 Summer Olympics ⓘ
Olympic gold medal in long jump at 1992 Summer Olympics ⓘ
Olympic gold medal in long jump at 1996 Summer Olympics ⓘ
Olympic silver medal in 200 metres at 1988 Summer Olympics ⓘ
worldChampionshipsGoldMedals 8 ⓘ
worldChampionshipsParticipatedIn 1983 World Championships in Athletics ⓘ
1987 World Championships in Athletics ⓘ
1991 World Championships in Athletics ⓘ
1993 World Championships in Athletics ⓘ

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