"Gold Medalist" Carl Lewis Hand Signed Time Magazine Cover Todd Mueller COA

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"Gold Medalist" Carl Lewis Hand Signed Time Magazine Cover Dated 1984.
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Frederick Carlton
"
Carl
"
Lewis
(born July 1, 1961) is an American former
track and field
athlete who won nine
Olympic
gold medals
, one Olympic silver medal, and 10
World Championships
medals, including eight gold. His career spanned from 1979 to 1996, when he last won an Olympic event. He is one of only three Olympic athletes who won a gold medal in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympic Games. Lewis was a dominant sprinter and long jumper who topped the world rankings in the
100 m
,
200 m
and
long jump
events frequently from 1981 to the early 1990s. He set
world records
in the 100 m,
4 × 100 m
and
4 × 200 m relays
, while his
world record
in the indoor long jump has stood since 1984. His 65 consecutive victories in the long jump achieved over a span of 10 years is one of the sport's longest undefeated streaks. Over the course of his athletics career, Lewis broke ten seconds for the 100 meters 15 times and 20 seconds for the 200 meters 10 times. Lewis also long jumped over 28 feet 71 times. His accomplishments have led to numerous accolades, including being voted "World Athlete of the Century" by the
International Association of Athletics Federations
and "Sportsman of the Century" by the
International Olympic Committee
, "Olympian of the Century" by
Sports Illustrated
and "Athlete of the Year" by
Track & Field News
in 1982, 1983, and 1984. After retiring from his athletics career, Lewis became an actor and has appeared in a number of films. In 2011, he attempted to run for a seat as a
Democrat
in the
New Jersey Senate
, but was removed from the ballot due to the state's residency requirement. Lewis owns a marketing and branding company named C.L.E.G., which markets and brands products and services including his own.