Carl Lewis

Frederick Carlton Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. A dominant sprinter and long jumper, his career spanned from 1979 to 1996, when he last won the Olympic long jump. At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles he matched Jesse Owens' feat of winning four gold medals in the same events at a single Olympic Games, starting with a 9.99 s win in the 100 m. He was later credited with the 100 m world record for the 9.92 s he ran at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

He set world records in the 100 m, 4 × 100 m and 4 × 200 m relays, his world record in the indoor long jump has stood since 1984, and his 65 consecutive long jump victories over ten years are one of the sport's longest undefeated streaks. He was voted "World Athlete of the Century" by the International Association of Athletics Federations and "Sportsman of the Century" by the International Olympic Committee.