Carl Lewis: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Official Site of Carl Lewis. Sep 18, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jun 27, 2026
Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - Carl Lewis. Jun 20, 2026
Add new Web site: New Jersey Hall of Fame - Carl Lewis. Feb 17, 2026
Add new Web site: NBC News - How Track and Field Star Carl Lewis Earned the Title "King Carl" at the Olympics. Oct 29, 2025
Add new Web site: CBC Sports - Ben Johnson vs. Carl Lewis: The race and the disgrace. Sep 20, 2025
Add new Web site: National Museum of African American History and Culture - Carl Lewis. Aug 09, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - Carl Lewis on Sportsmanship, Olympic Legacy. May 20, 2025
Add new Web site: ESPN Classic - King Carl had long, golden reign. Jan 17, 2025
Add new Web site: U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame - Carl Lewis. Dec 07, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Jan 24, 2024
Add new Web site: London Speaker Bureau - Carl Lewis. Dec 06, 2023
Add new Web site: Black History in America - Carl Lewis. Aug 18, 2023
Noted that his 10 Olympic medals were a record for an American track and field athlete until broken by Allyson Felix. May 03, 2023
Noted that Lewis won the 1996 Olympic long jump event on his third jump, not his last. Sep 14, 2018
Media added. Sep 26, 2017
Replaced photograph. Jul 27, 2017
Add new Web site: Black History Now - Biography of Carl Lewis. Mar 30, 2014
Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Frederick Carlton Lewis. Mar 30, 2014
Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of Alabama - Carl Lewis. Mar 30, 2014
Add new Web site: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Biography of Carl Lewis. Jun 18, 2013
Add new Web site: USA Track and Field - Biography of Carl Lewis. Jun 18, 2013
In 2011 he withdrew his bid for a seat in the state's Senate. Apr 19, 2012
Added various updates, including his decision to run for a seat in the New Jersey Senate. Apr 13, 2011
Added new Web site: Hickoksports.com - Biography of Carl Lewis. May 14, 2009
Added new Web site: International Olympic Committee - Carl Lewis. May 14, 2009
Article revised. Dec 01, 2005
Article revised. Nov 13, 2003
Article revised. May 04, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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