This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. Its factual accuracy is disputed. Tagged since September 2009. It may require general cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Tagged since September 2009. It may have been edited by a person who has a conflict of interest with the subject matter. Tagged since September 2009. Carl Lewis Carl Lewis (2009) at Save The World Awards Personal information Full name Frederick Carlton Lewis Nationality  United States Date of birth July 1, 1961 (1961-07-01) (age 49) Place of birth Birmingham, Alabama Residence Los Angeles, California Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Weight 81 kg (180 lb; 12.8 st) Sport Country  United States Sport Running Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres Retired 1997 Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Gold 1984 Los Angeles 100 m Gold 1984 Los Angeles 200 m Gold 1984 Los Angeles 4x100 m relay Gold 1984 Los Angeles Long jump Gold 1988 Seoul 100 m Gold 1988 Seoul Long jump Gold 1992 Barcelona 4x100 m relay Gold 1992 Barcelona Long jump Gold 1996 Atlanta Long jump Silver 1988 Seoul 200 m World Championships Gold 1983 Helsinki 100 m Gold 1983 Helsinki 4x100 m relay Gold 1983 Helsinki Long jump Gold 1987 Rome 100 m Gold 1987 Rome 4x100 m relay Gold 1987 Rome Long jump Gold 1991 Tokyo 100 m Gold 1991 Tokyo 4x100 m relay Silver 1991 Tokyo Long jump Bronze 1993 Stuttgart 200 m Pan American Games Gold 1987 Indianapolis Long jump Gold 1987 Indianapolis 4x100 m relay Bronze 1979 San Juan Long jump Carl Lewis as an athlete at the University of Houston Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is a former American track and field athlete who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and subsequently retired. Lewis is now an actor and has appeared in a number of films..