CARL LEWIS
Carl Lewis set numerous world records in track and field, winning 65 consecutive competitions in ten years, ten Olympic gold medals, and much more. As a result, track and field organizations named him “World Athlete of the Century” and “Sportsman of the Century.”
CARL LEWIS
On Aug. 8, 1992, during the Summer Olympics, Lewis’ winning moment is captured in this photograph as he celebrates. Another world record was set by him, this time in the 4x100m relay. He ran the final leg in 8.86 seconds, a world record that he would not break until 2007.
FLORENCE GRIFFITH-JOYNER
The notoriously controversial track and field athlete was repeatedly accused of using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) to achieve her suspiciously good record. She will go down in sports history as one of the most tested athletes ever! She didn’t make a single mistake.
FLORENCE GRIFFITH-JOYNER
Her time in the 200m dash at the 1988 Olympics has yet to be beaten. Allyson Felix came the closest at the 2012 Olympics, but even she came up short with a time of 21.69.
