Carl Lewis be seen with tears in his eyes afterwards. "The best race of my life," Lewis said. "The best technique, the fastest. And I did it at thirty." Lewis's world record would stand for nearly three years. Lewis also anchored the 4 × 100 m relay team to another world record, 37.50 s, the third time that year he had anchored a 4 × 100 m squad to a world record. The 1991 World Championships are perhaps best remembered for the long jump final, considered by some to have been one of greatest competitions ever in any sport. Lewis was up
Steve Lewis (sprinter) the Olympic Games in Barcelona and won a silver medal in the 400 m and a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay, which broke the world record (2:55.74) that Lewis had previously helped tie in the 1988 Olympic Games. The rest of Lewis' career was affected by injury and an ongoing viral illness, and he never again competed at a major international championships. Lewis was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004. Steve Lewis (sprinter) Steven Earl Lewis (born May 16, 1969) is a former American track and field athlete, winner of three gold