Carl Lewis 1996, Lewis qualified for the Olympic team in the long jump for the fifth time, the first time an American man has done so. At the Atlanta Olympics, injuries to world-record holder Mike Powell and the leading long-jumper in the world, Iván Pedroso, affected their performances. Lewis, on the other hand, was in good form. Though he did not match past performances, his third-round leap of won gold by over second-place finisher James Beckford of Jamaica. He became the third Olympian to win the same individual event four times (and one of only four), joining Danish sailor Paul Elvstrøm and
Ski jumping at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics (8 countries). The remaining spots were distributed according to the normal hill results from the World Junior Championships. There were 25 spots reserved for the boys' competition but due to reallocation it was only 24. The updated quota spots were announced on December 13, 2011, which are subject to change. Ski jumping at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Ski jumping at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics was held at the Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze in Seefeld, Austria on 14 January. For the first time ever women competed in ski jumping at an Olympic event The ski jumping event included the boys' individual event