Carl Lewis the latter race, he finished fourth at the Olympic trials behind rising star Michael Johnson who set a personal best of 19.79 s. It was the first time the two had ever met on the track. Lewis did, however, qualify for the long jump, finishing second behind Powell, and was eligible for the 4 × 100 m relay team. At the Games in Barcelona, Lewis jumped in the first round of the long jump, beating Powell who did a final-round . In the 4 × 100 m relay, Lewis anchored another world record, in 37.40 s, a time which stood
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres Frankie Fredericks, who also finished second in the 200 metres in Barcelona. Dennis Mitchell of the United States of America won the bronze. The two central figures of the 1988 Olympic 100m did not appear in the final. Carl Lewis, the gold medalist in 1988, was not selected for the US team in the 100m. Ben Johnson reached the semifinals. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics. Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres These are the official results of the men's 100 metres event at the 1992