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Posted By: Anonymous

Jesse Owens' feat was special no doubt about it. But Carl Lewis won golds in FOUR Olympics, including four consecutive long jump gold medals. Track and field is the core sport of the Olympics, and Carl Lewis is the greatest track and field athlete ever. EDIT TO ADD And if it weren't for the 1980 boycott Lewis probably would have won golds in five, as he had qualified for the team at the age of 19.