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
Gold (Crystal Lewis album) Gold (Crystal Lewis album) Gold is the 8th studio solo album by Contemporary Christian singer Crystal Lewis. This album was released in 1998. It features two No. 1 hits, "Lord I Believe in You" and "Not the Same." Gold was later re-issued that same year with a new recording of "Lean on Me" (lead vocals by Crystal Lewis), which originally appeared on Kirk Franklin's album The Nu Nation Project that included "Lean on Me" featuring "Mary J. Blige", "R. Kelly", "Bono", Crystal Lewis and The Family. "Lean On Me" is not a cover of the popular song by Bill Withers.