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Carol LeGrant Lewis (born August 8, 1963) is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the long jump. She is the 1983 World Championship bronze medalist, and a 4-time US Champion. Her best long jump of 7.04 meters in 1985 is the former American record. She is the sister of nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis, and former professional soccer player Cleveland Lewis. She is also the daughter of the late American hurdler Evelyn Lawler.
target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Carol Lewis biography. Sports-reference. Retrieved on 2009-06-17.
Lewis won the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships for the first time in 1982, the first of four National championships. Statistics – USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions . USATF. Retrieved on 2013-03-26. Her 6.81m jump from that competition is the current United States, North American and Pan American Junior record. records/toplists/sprints/100-metres/outdoor/men/senior/. Iaaf.org. Retrieved on 2013-03-26. Further success came in 1983, with a win at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics. Graffit-e . University of Houston. Retrieved on 2009-06-17.
After winning the Olympic Trials, she represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics and managed to finish in ninth place at the age of twenty. The following year she won the NCAA Outdoor Championships for a second time and took bronze at the World Cup in Athletics. In Zürich in August that year, Lewis reached her peak, setting a personal best and breaking the American record in the long jump twice at the same track meeting. Her record of 7.04 m stood for two years until it was beaten by Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Long Jump All Time. IAAF (2009-06-02). Retrieved on 2009-06-17.
Lewis competed at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships, finishing in ninth position with a best jump of 6.23 m. She qualified for her third Olympics in 1988, failing to qualify for the final by just one centimeter.
Following her retirement from track and field, she went on to work as a commentator for various events for NBC Sports. She commentated on the track events for the 1996, 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics.Hiestand, Michael (2006-02-20). Gumbel's comments don't ring true for NBC pioneer Lewis. USA Today. Retrieved on 2009-06-17.
In 2000, Lewis began competing in Bobsleigh and, although she failed to make the 2002 US Olympic team, she served as Shauna Rohbock's brakeman at the 2002 World Cup in Calgary.
Personal bests
Long jump 21 August 1985 Zürich, Switzerland 7.04 meters ( AR 1985–1987)
National titles
International competitions
1980 Liberty Bell Classic Philadelphia, United States 2nd Long jump 6.60 m Pan American Junior Championships Greater Sudbury, Canada 2nd 100 m hurdles 14.62 1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd Long jump 7.00 m 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 9th Long jump 6.43 m 1985 Grand Prix Final Rome, Italy 3rd Long jump 6.73 m World Cup Canberra, Australia 3rd Long jump 6.88 m 1987 World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 9th Long jump 6.23 m 1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 13th (q) Long jump 6.47 m Categories: 1963 Births, Living People, American Female Long Jumpers, Olympic Track And Field Athletes For The United States, Athletes At The 1984 Summer Olympics, Athletes At The 1988 Summer Olympics, Track And Field Athletes From Birmingham, Alabama, African-american Track And Field Athletes, World Athletics Championships Medalists, Track And Field Broadcasters, Houston Cougars Women's Track And Field Athletes, Congressional Gold Medal Recipients, Sportspeople From Willingboro Township, New Jersey, Track And Field Athletes From New Jersey, Willingboro High School Alumni, 21st-century African-american Sportswomen, 21st-century American Sportswomen, 20th-century African-american Sportswomen, 20th-century American Sportswomen, Universiade Medalists In Athletics, Fisu World University Games Gold Medalists For The United States, Ncaa Division I Outdoor Track And Field Championships Winners, Ncaa Division I Indoor Track And Field Championships Winners, Carl Lewis
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