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Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis Biography and Timeline

Follow Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis through 7 dated historical records for United States of America.

Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

7Distinct records
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1961–1996Years on this page

1961

Birth of Frederick Carlton Carl Lewis

Birmingham · Sport / Athletics

Birth of Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis.

1983

World Champion

Sport / Athletics

Winner of the long jump World Championship. Winner of the 100m World Championship

1984

Olympic Gold Medal

Sport / Athletics

Winner of the long jump Olympic Gold Medal. Winner of the 4 by 100m relay Olympic Gold Medal. Winner of the 200m Olympic Gold Medal. Winner of the 100m Olympic Gold Medal

1988

Olympic Gold Medal

Sport / Athletics

Winner of the long jump Olympic Gold Medal. Winner of the 100m Olympic Gold Medal

1992

Olympic Gold Medal

Sport / Athletics

Winner of the long jump Olympic Gold Medal, 3rd consecutive title

Men's Long Jump Olympic Gold

Long Jumper · Barcelona · Sport / Athletics

Wins a third consecutive Olympic long jump title with a best jump of 8.67 metres.

1996

Olympic Gold Medal

Sport / Athletics

Winner of the long jump Olympic Gold Medal, 4th consecutive title

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.