Carl Lewis
Awards And Accomplishments
| 1979 | New Jersey long jumper of the year |
| 1980 | Indoor and outdoor NCAA long-jump titles |
| 1981 | Sullivan Award for nation's top amateur athlete |
| 1983 | Won three events at national track championships |
| 1983 | Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year |
| 1984 | Four gold medals at Olympics |
| 1984 | Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year |
| 1985 | Jesse Owens Award |
| 1988 | Two gold medals and one silver medal at Olympics |
| 1991 | World record of 9.86 seconds in 100-meter dash |
| 1992 | Two gold medals at Olympics |
| 1996 | Fourth Olympic long-jump gold medal |
| 1999 | Named greatest U.S. Olympian of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated |
| 2001 | Inducted into National Track and Field Hall of Fame |
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