Long before there was Michael Phelps, Carl Lewis was the hero of the Baby Boomer generation.

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Its Ole Einar Bjoerndalen , the Carl Lewis of snow, won four biathalon gold medals alone.

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His reputation among them soared after he diagnosed Carl Lewis as hypothyroid ahead of the 1996 Olympics.

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Or Carl Lewis's back-from-the-dead long jump that gave him a ninth gold medal?

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The American's ninth career gold medal also ties him with Mark Spitz, Carl Lewis, Paavo Nurmi and Larysa Latynina for the most in Olympic history.

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Attempting a move into the long jump would see Bolt join the likes of athletics legend Carl Lewis and Jesse Owens, as sprinters with the capacity to thrive in jumping events.

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The time -- the second fastest in history -- was a new Olympic record and Bolt had achieved what only Carl Lewis had before: to have won gold medals twice in the event.

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Lemaitre became the first white man to run under 10 seconds when he clocked 9.98 seconds in Valence earlier this month, and at 21 has already run faster than both Asafa Powell and Carl Lewis at the same age.

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Mr. Logan had commissioned a study, including help from Olympic legend Carl Lewis, to find out why the U.S. track and field team won only 23 medals in Beijing and to set up strategies to win more in London.

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