Carl Lewis to emerge as a talent in the sprints. Comparisons were beginning to be made with Jesse Owens, who dominated sprint and long jump events in the 1930s. Lewis qualified for the American team for the 1980 Olympics in the long jump and as a member of the 4 × 100 m relay team. The Olympic boycott precluded Lewis from competing in Moscow; he instead participated in the Liberty Bell Classic in July 1980, which was an alternate meet for boycotting nations. He jumped for a bronze medal, and the American 4 × 100 m relay team won gold with a
Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt the Olympic Congresses in Lausanne and Paris. Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt Carl Gustaf Moritz Thure Lewenhaupt (7 January 1884 – 11 May 1935) was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he won a bronze medal in the individual jumping event. In 1924 he was a non-scoring member of the Swedish team that won a silver medal in team three-day eventing; he failed to finish his individual routine. Lewenhaupt came from a noble family and was the son of Count Carl-Johan Lewenhaupt. In 1904 he became second lieutenant in a King’s dragoons regiment,