Carol Lewis
Carol Lewis ( Carol LeGrant Lewis ; born August 8, 1963 in Birmingham , Alabama ) is a former American long jumper .
Career
At the Liberty Bell Classic held in Moscow because of the US boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games , she won silver and bronze at the 1983 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki.
In 1984 she was ninth at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles . Four years later she was eliminated from the preliminary round of the Olympic Games in Seoul .
She was US champion four times outdoors (1982, 1983, 1985, 1986) and indoors (1983–1985, 1991).
Carol Lewis is the daughter of Evelyn Lawler , who was successful as a track and field athlete in the early 1950s, and the sister of Olympic sprint and long jump champion Carl Lewis . During her college days she started for the University of Houston , then for the Santa Monica Track Club. After her active career, she became a sports commentator for NBC television .
Personal best
- Long jump: 7.04 m, August 21, 1985, Zurich (former US record)
- Hall: 6.78 m, February 2, 1985, Dallas (former US record)
Web links
- Carol Lewis in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Carol Lewis in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ gbrathletics: United States Championships (Women)
- ↑ gbrathletics: United States Indoor Championships (Women)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lewis, Carol |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lewis, Carol LeGrant |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American long jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham , Alabama |