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"[70] Lewis's 1991 outstanding results earned him the ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year, an award he shared with gymnastics star Kim Zmeskal. Starting to appear in games in 1979 professionally, Carl played till 1996. Sports legend Carl Lewis arrives for the first annual PANAM Sports Awards in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on December 13, 2019. in Pounds - 194 lbs. [82][83], Lewis was among the named athletes and Exum's documents revealed that at the 1988 Olympics trials he had three positive results on a combined test for pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine. Fredrick Carlton, better known as Carl Lewis, was born on July 1, 1961, in Birmingham, Alabama. Fourth Wife - Jaren Pate. [26], Lewis' year-best performances in the 100m and long jump were not at the World Championships, but at other meets. His family, though not very wealthy, sold their house when he was a child to get their son a piano. On April 11, 2011, Lewis filed petitions to run as a Democrat for New Jersey Senate in the state's 8th legislative district in Burlington County. In the 100m final, Lewis faced the two men who ranked number one in the world the past two years: Burrell and Jamaican Raymond Stewart. That caused me to re-educate myself to being the very best I possibly can be this season," he said, after defeating Johnson in Zrich on August 17. In 1985 and 1986,Ben Johnsondefeated him in a 100m sprint. He fell for Jaren Elizabeth Pate and they married in 1971. Do you think Carl Lewis have secretly wed? Carl Lewis is married to Maria Carl Lewis. Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis, and the Dirtiest Race in Olympic History His accomplishments have led to numerous accolades, including being voted "World Athlete of the Century" by the International Association of Athletics Federations and "Sportsman of the Century" by the International Olympic Committee, "Olympian of the Century" by Sports Illustrated and "Athlete of the Year" by Track & Field News in 1982, 1983, and 1984. Carl Lewis was born asFrederick CarltonCarlLewis onJuly 1, 1961, in Birmingham, Alabama to Bill and Evelyn Lewis. He first claimed that Johnson had false-started, then he alluded to a stomach virus that had weakened him, and finally, without naming names, said "There are a lot of people coming out of nowhere. Lewis owns a marketing and branding company named C.L.E.G., which markets and brands products and services including his own like Vodka, Perfume, and many more. He went on to compete in three more Games: the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea; the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Spain; and the 1996 Games in Atlanta. How 'deluded' Putin thought Ukraine invasion would break up Nato & have West bowing down to Russia, leaked docs show, Man had sex with his wife on bollard after fuming neighbour placed it in cul-de-sac in protest during parking row, 'Bubbly' nightclub worker, 31, killed after her Audi crashed into a bridge on her way home from work, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).