Greatest Athlete To Ever Live Was WAAAY Better Than We Thought
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Published 2024-01-24
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All Comments (21)
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Carl Lewis is also the only athlete to retain an Olympic gold medal in the men’s long jump let alone win 4 consecutive Olympic titles in the event also he qualified for the boycotted 1980 Moscow Olympics in the long jump as a teenager.
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Watching Lewis back in the day was what got me into track and field, he was amazing!
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And let us not forget Carl Lewis' legendary singing, displayed in his song "break it up"
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I saw a documentary about Ben Johnson who was famously stripped of his 1988 100m gold for doping. Turns out the guy who run the doping tests kept all samples from that race, retested them using modern methods and the highest placed athlete who was not doped came 5th (Brazil's Robson Da Silva).
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Carl still holds the INDOOR World Record for the long jump, at a staggering 28 feet, 10 inches. This record was set on January 30th of 1984. In 7 more days (it will be 40 YEARS that this record has stood, unbroken.) Remember, if the United States had not boycotted the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, Carl Lewis would have had FIVE Olympic Gold medals in the Long Jump. Think about that one for a moment, from the standpoint of longevity.
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JACKED up to the hilt!!!!
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I’ve watched your videos for a long time and they are very entertaining. Thank you for making them
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I was there to see him win in Atlanta. It's the one big event I can honestly say "I was there!"
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Thank you for a great summary of Carl Lewis achievements in the long jump. Please summarize his achievements in the 100m in a future vidoe. And he would probably have 5 long jump gold medals if the US would not have boycotted the Moscow Olympics in 1980.
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Ivan Pedroso went on to win 4 consecutive WC LJ Golds in '95, '97, '99 & '01 as well as '00 Olympic Gold. The event has really missed fellow Cuban Long Jumper Juan Miguel Echevarría who jumped 8.66m & 8.68m at just 20yrs old (still only 25) but has been absent following his Silver Medal in the '21 Tokyo Olympic Final :(
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I‘m too young to have known him but my das was a huge fan. He often told me those incredible storys. Thanks to you for keeping up the memories to the great athletes and stories.
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Felt like sooooo much info in only 11mins. And it didnt feel at all rushed. Wow! Subscribed
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I remember feeling relieved that he hadn't been on the 4x100 in 1996 because he would have been blamed for the loss. He was such a champion to still get the long jump gold.
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I'm a huge fan! I remember being absolutely glued to the television during his last Olympic appearance.
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An athlete extraordinaire.
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65 consecutive long jump wins is bloody impressive. Just over 50% of what Edwin Moses did in the 400 hurdles with 122 consecutive wins. ;)
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It is nice to see such a channel covering multiple sports events
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Great story of perseverance and dedication.
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I'm not a runner. I don't watch or follow it. But your videos are so fantastic that I watch all of them that cross my feed. Just a great job 👍
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Where I agree that Carl Lewis was indeed an amazing athlete winning medals in many events, I would still have to put Bob Beamon as the greatest long jumper just because his WR was insane.
