sport.wikisort.org - AthleteSteven Earl Lewis (born May 16, 1969) is a former American track and field athlete, winner of three gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics.
This article is about the American 400m runner. For the British pole vaulter, see Steven Lewis.
Steve Lewis
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Nationality | American |
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Born | (1969-05-16) May 16, 1969 (age 53) Los Angeles, California |
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Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
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Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
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Country | United States |
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Sport | Track |
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Event(s) | 400 metres |
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College team | UCLA Bruins |
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Club | Santa Monica Track Club |
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Born in Los Angeles, California, Steve Lewis took up track at with the Los Angeles Jets youth track club under the direction of Ronald Moore and later went to Banning High School. He transferred to American High School in Fremont, California, following his sophomore year, where he graduated in 1987. While at American he competed in track and field and still holds the Mission Valley Athletic League record in the 400 meters. He won the CIF California State Meet in 1986 and 1987.[1] He would go on to attend UCLA. As a freshman at UCLA, Lewis had a spectacular year in 1988, when the precocious 19-year-old not only completely rewrote the world junior all-time list in the 400 m, but also proved his mettle in senior competition by winning the Olympic gold medal.
Lewis had not been a total unknown prior to 1988, having set a personal best of 45.76 at the 1987 USA national junior championships, but he caught many unawares when he won his quarter-final at the USA Olympic Trials with new world junior record of 44.61, and then slashed this time the following day, when he won his semi-final in 44.11. Despite this performance, Lewis could only finish third in the final in 44.37, having been well beaten by his older compatriots, Butch Reynolds and his UCLA teammate, Danny Everett.
In the Olympic Games at Seoul, Reynolds was the clear favourite to win the gold medal, and few people took Lewis' chances seriously, but in the Olympic final Lewis set a fast pace in the early stages while Reynolds held back. Although Reynolds closed near the finish, Lewis held on to win in 43.87, still the United States, North American and World junior record. Steve won a second gold medal three days later, as a member of the victorious USA 4 × 400 m relay team which equalled the world record of 2:56.16 that had stood since the 1968 Olympics.
By the end of 1988, Lewis had run what still rank as 7 of the top ten junior 400 metre races of all time.[2]
In 1990, he won NCAA Championships in the 400 m and went on to win the US Track and Field Championships in the same event.
In 1992, Lewis, once again, competed at the Olympic Games in Barcelona and won a silver medal in the 400 m and a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay, which broke the world record (2:55.74) that Lewis had previously helped tie in the 1988 Olympic Games.
The rest of Lewis' career was affected by injury and an ongoing viral illness, and he never again competed at a major international championships.
Lewis was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2019, he was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.[3]
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Preceded by Darrell Robinson |
Men's World Junior Record Holder, 400 metres 22 May 1988 – present |
Incumbent |
 Olympic champions in men's 400 metres |
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 Olympic champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay |
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4 × 400 m |
- 1912:
Mel Sheppard, Edward Lindberg, Ted Meredith, Charles Reidpath (USA)
- 1920:
Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, John Ainsworth-Davis, Guy Butler (GBR)
- 1924:
Commodore Cochran, Alan Helffrich, Oliver Macdonald, William Stevenson (USA)
- 1928:
George Baird, Emerson Spencer, Fred Alderman, Ray Barbuti (USA)
- 1932:
Ivan Fuqua, Ed Ablowich, Karl Warner, Bill Carr (USA)
- 1936:
Freddie Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, Bill Roberts, Godfrey Brown (GBR)
- 1948:
Arthur Harnden, Cliff Bourland, Roy Cochran, Mal Whitfield (USA)
- 1952:
Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden (JAM)
- 1956:
Charles Jenkins Sr., Lou Jones, Jesse Mashburn, Tom Courtney (USA)
- 1960:
Jack Yerman, Earl Young, Glenn Davis, Otis Davis (USA)
- 1964:
Ollan Cassell, Mike Larrabee, Ulis Williams, Henry Carr (USA)
- 1968:
Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James, Lee Evans (USA)
- 1972:
Charles Asati, Munyoro Nyamau, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang (KEN)
- 1976:
Herman Frazier, Benny Brown, Fred Newhouse, Maxie Parks (USA)
- 1980:
Remigijus Valiulis, Mikhail Linge, Nikolay Chernetskiy, Viktor Markin (URS)
- 1984:
Sunder Nix, Ray Armstead, Alonzo Babers, Antonio McKay (USA)
- 1988:
Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, Butch Reynolds, Antonio McKay, Andrew Valmon (USA)
- 1992:
Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis, Darnell Hall, Charles Jenkins Jr. (USA)
- 1996:
LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank, Jason Rouser (USA)
- 2000:
Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, Sunday Bada, Enefiok Udo-Obong, Nduka Awazie, Fidelis Gadzama (NGR)
- 2004:
Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson, Andrew Rock, Kelly Willie (USA)
- 2008:
LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Reggie Witherspoon (USA)
- 2012:
Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu, Ramon Miller (BAH)
- 2016:
Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Gil Roberts, LaShawn Merritt, Kyle Clemons, David Verburg (USA)
- 2020:
Michael Cherry, Michael Norman, Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin, Trevor Stewart, Randolph Ross, Vernon Norwood (USA)
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US National Championship winners in men's 400-meter dash |
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1876-1979 Amateur Athletic Union | |
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1980-1992 The Athletics Congress | |
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1992 onwards USA Track & Field | |
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Notes |
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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1988 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Qualification |
- 1988 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track and road athletes | |
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Women's field athletes | |
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Coaches |
- Stan Huntsman (men's head coach)
- Dean Hayes (men's assistant coach)
- Irving "Moon" Mondschein (men's assistant coach)
- Tom Pagani (men's assistant coach)
- Russ Rogers (men's assistant coach)
- Joe Vigil (men's assistant coach)
- Terry Crawford (women's head coach)
- Ken Foreman (women's assistant coach)
- Dave Rodda (women's assistant coach)
- Fred Thompson (women's assistant coach)
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1992 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Qualification |
- 1992 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track and road athletes | |
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Women's field athletes | |
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Coaches |
- Mel Rosen (men's head coach)
- Harry Groves (men's assistant coach)
- Erv Hunt (men's assistant coach)
- Ed Jacoby (men's assistant coach)
- Bill Moultrie (men's assistant coach)
- Fred Samara (men's assistant coach)
- Barbara Jacket (women's head coach)
- Dorothy Doolittle (women's assistant coach)
- Lance Harter (women's assistant coach)
- Bert Lyle (women's assistant coach)
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На других языках
[de] Steve Lewis
Steve Lewis (eigentlich Steven Earl Lewis; * 16. Mai 1969 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Leichtathlet und Olympiasieger.
- [en] Steve Lewis (sprinter)
[fr] Steve Lewis (athlétisme)
Steven « Steve » Earl Lewis (né le 16 mai 1969 à Los Angeles) est un athlète américain, spécialiste du 400 mètres. Vainqueur de trois titres olympiques en 1988 et 1992, il est l'actuel détenteur du record du monde junior du 400 m en 43 s 87 établi en finale des Jeux olympiques de 1988. Il est par ailleurs l'ancien détenteur du record du monde du relais 4 × 400 m (2 min 55 s 74 en 1992).
[it] Steve Lewis
Steven Earl Lewis, detto Steve (Los Angeles, 16 maggio 1969), è un ex velocista statunitense, campione olimpico dei 400 metri piani a Seul 1988.
[ru] Льюис, Стив
Стивен Эрл Льюис (род. 16 мая 1969 года, Лос-Анджелес, шт. Калифорния, США) — американский легкоатлет (бег на 400 метров). На Олимпиадах 1988 и 1992 годов в Сеуле и Барселоне завоевал три золотых и одну серебряную медали на дистанции 400 метров и в составе сборной США эстафете 4×400 метров.
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