196 1 July 1 day, carl lewis was born in a sports family in Birmingham, USA. His parents are both track and field coaches. Her mother Evelyn was a hurdler and long jumper when she was young. She was selected for the American team to participate in the Pan American Games. Father Bill Lewis was also an American sprinter and football player when he was young.

1979, 18-year-old Lewis has grown into a big boy of 1.88 meters, studying at the University of Houston, which has a track and field tradition. At this time, knowledge enriched him day by day. More importantly, he met coach Dell, who had a great influence on him. As soon as Dyers saw Lewis, he found that he had the qualities of an excellent athlete. According to Carl's characteristics, Dyers gave him positive guidance, which enabled Lewis to form a 23-step 52-meter long jump run-up with a speed of 1 1.80 meters per second, surpassing all long jumpers. This amazing speed won him a second and a half flight time. At the same time, in order to keep his balance in the air, he changed from standing to walking three steps in the air now. In this way, continuous improvement and innovation, tacit cooperation between teaching and practice, Lewis's long jump and sprint skills are becoming more and more exquisite and perfect.

1983 is the heyday of Lewis's career. On May 14 this year, in a track and field competition held in modesto, USA, he set a record of 9.97 seconds in the plain area 100 meters, which was only 0.02 second lower than the world record of 9.95 meters set by American athlete Heinz 1968 in the plateau area of Mexico City. A month later, in the national track and field championships, Lewis first won the 100-meter championship, and then made a vigorous jump, creating the second best result in history with a score of 8.79 meters, only 1 1 cm away from the world record of 8.90 meters. He led the way in the 200-meter final. More than 20 meters away from the finish line, he raised his hands and waved to the boiling audience. As a result, his score was 19.75 seconds, which failed to break the world record by 0.03 seconds. Nevertheless, he won the 100 meter running and long jump for the third time in this competition, and won the first place in the 200 meters. Then he won three gold medals: 100 meter, long jump and 4X 100 relay at the first world track and field championship in Helsinki. The rise of Lewis has seriously impacted100m, 200m and long jump, which are the slowest world records.

Carl lewis is one of only four athletes who won nine Olympic gold medals. Carl lewis is one of only three athletes who won the gold medal four times in the same event.

1984 (Olympic Games), Lewis overtook jesse owens and won four gold medals:100m, 200m, long jump and 4x100m relay.

At the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, Lewis won his second gold medal at 100 meters after being deprived of the gold medal qualification in ben johnson. He also defended his title in the long jump and won the second place in the 200-meter race.

At the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, Lewis improved the world record held by mike powell by 3cm in the long jump and won his third Olympic gold medal in the long jump. And also led the American relay team to break the world record.

1996 barely entered the American Olympic track and field team, ranking third in the long jump qualifying, only 3 centimeters higher than the loser's fourth place. At the Atlanta Olympics, he exhausted all three chances to qualify for the long jump final. In the final, after the third jump, he rose to the first place, and then no one could surpass him.

Carl lewis has been the Olympic champion in the long jump for 12 years since he won the L.A. Olympic champion.

Ian ian thorpe.

Gender: male

Nationality: Australia

Birthday:1982.10.13

Height:1.96m.

Weight: 104kg

Nickname: torpedo

Sports: swimming (focusing on100m, 200m and 400m freestyle)

Resume:

The best swimmer in Australian history, winner of five Olympic gold medals. In 2006 165438+ 10, he announced his retirement from swimming.

Ian thorpe joined the Australian national swimming team at the age of 14. /kloc-Thorpe, 0/5 years old, became the youngest man's 400-meter freestyle world champion in 1998 World Swimming Championships. Known as "Thorpe the Flying Fish" in Australia, he is one of the most famous male swimmers in the world.

Since the 1998 World Championships, it has remained unbeaten in the 400-meter freestyle competition. Thorpe lost to Dutch star pieter van den hoogenband in the 200-meter freestyle at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, but he has never missed this event since then.

Thorpe was elected as the world's best male swimmer four times in the past six years, and won 1 1 gold medals at the World Championships, including six gold medals at the Fukuoka World Championships in 2006. At the 2003 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Thorpe became the first player in history to win the same gold medal in the World Championships three times.

Thorpe also broke the world record of the long pool (50m) with 65,438+03 times, and still holds the world records of the men's 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle.

1998 World Championship 4x200 freestyle, 4x200mfreestyle relay champion;

1999 200m freestyle champion, 400m freestyle runner-up and 4x 100 freestyle relay champion;

2000 Sydney Olympic Games 400m freestyle gold medal, 200m freestyle silver medal and 4x100m freestyle relay gold medal;

4x200 1 World Championship champion in 200m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, 4x 100 freestyle relay, 4x200mfreestyle relay, 4x 100m medley relay,100m freestyle fourth;

In 2002, the Pan-Pacific Games won the men's100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m, 4x200 freestyle relay and 4x100m medley relay.

Fifth place in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2003 World Swimming Cup.

Third place in the 2003 World Swimming Trials 100 meter freestyle; 200 m and 400 m freestyle; Runner-up in 200m individual medley; Fourth place in the 4× 100 meter freestyle relay; 4× 200m freestyle relay champion

2004 Australian Olympic swimming trials 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle champion.

Personal best:

Long pool:100m freestyle 48.8 1 sec, 200m freestyle 1:44.06 (world record), 400m freestyle 3:40. 17 (world record), 800m freestyle 7: 39./

Short course: 65438+49.05 seconds in the 000-meter freestyle, 200-meter freestyle 1:4 1. 10 (world record), and 3:35.64 in the 400-meter freestyle.

Ian thorpe has not participated in any international competitions since the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. He has been troubled by a disease called glandular fever. He didn't give up swimming training. From 2005 to 2006, he lived in the United States for a long time and tried a new training method, but he never recovered to his peak, so he returned to Australia in the second half of 2006.

On June, 2006, ian thorpe, who was only 24 years old, announced his retirement. The public has been expecting him to decide whether to participate in the World Swimming Championships in March 2007, and the Australian people also hope that he can represent Australia in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. At the press conference announcing his retirement, he said that he was only 24 years old and wanted to start a new page in his life and try other challenges. He also said that if I continue to swim, I will not pursue my dreams, but satisfy others' dreams. He wants to be himself, not too tired, and want to try a new life after swimming.