Just facts. No track athlete can match up with Lewis.
Carl Lewis >>>Usain Bolt
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SadimirPutin
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This is some premo nose candy you must be taking
Just facts. He was more well rounded, and wasn't average at the long jump, he was a gold medalist.
Bolt is great, and he's the greatest track star to ever live. Carl Lewis was a better track and field star.
I see your point. Bolt is clearly the better sprinter, or track star if you will. It is semantics to a degree because most people combine the term track and field. Because of the long jump, Lewis goes into the field area also, so if you combine the terms and get pedantic about it you are right. However most people just use the term generically as we know. One could also argue Eaton or Thompson are the better "track and field" stars. But we all know what most people mean and by that I say Bolt unequivocally.
Carl Lewis was a doper but was let off the hook
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Bolt the goat now deal with it
Carl Lewis has broken his silence on allegations that he was the beneficiary of a drugs cover-up, admitting he had tested positive for banned substances but claiming he was just one of "hundreds" of American athletes who were allowed to escape bans.
"There were hundreds of people getting off," he said. "Everyone was treated the same."
Lewis has now acknowledged that he failed three tests during the 1988 US Olympic trials, which under international rules at the time should have prevented him from competing in the Seoul games two months later.
"There were hundreds of people getting off," he said. "Everyone was treated the same."
Lewis has now acknowledged that he failed three tests during the 1988 US Olympic trials, which under international rules at the time should have prevented him from competing in the Seoul games two months later.
Bolt might be too. See Lance Armstrong.
As for the OP; Jesse Owens was the greatest track and field athlete ever.
Ran 10.3 on a packed down dirt track in old fashioned track cleats (not the synthetic turf like they run on now with the current technically advanced athletic shoes). For comparison purposes Andrew Degrasse of Canada could only do the same feat in 11 flat.
Ran 20.7 in the 200. Once again on packed down on a dirt track.
A long jump of 26.5 feet. Once again on packed down dirt. A later jump of his of 26.8 feet would be the World record until 1960 when Ralph Boston broke the record.
Jesse Owens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Usain Bolt's training partner linked to positive Jamaican drug tests
"Sources in Jamaica have named the banned substance that five Jamaican athletes tested positive for at the national trials last month as methylxanthine, a decongestant. If taken as a performance-enhancing drug it could assist in getting oxygen into the lungs.
Methylxanthine is often found in cough medicine and can be bought without a prescription over the pharmacy counter, adding to the potential confusion for athletes. A type of bronchodilator, it is commonly used in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Well-placed sources indicate that Yohan Blake, 19, who trains with Usain Bolt at the Racers Track Club in Kingston, and Sheri-Ann Brooks, the reigning 100m Commonwealth champion, are on the list of suspected offenders, although neither the International Association of Athletics Federations nor the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (Jadco) has been able to confirm those names or the name of the substance found.
Blake, who finished second behind Bolt in the 100 metres at the Aviva London Grand Prix at the weekend, appeared distressed by the accusation. He said on Friday, when news broke of the failed tests, that he was "clean" but refused to comment after his name was mentioned yesterday. Brooks's manager, Chris Mychasiw, said his athlete had been told of the positive test result and would be returning to Jamaica from Europe.
All five athletes are thought to have been notified and are due to return to the island this week. A disciplinary hearing could be held as early as Wednesday but it is likely that the verdict will recordonly a minor offence for such a substance.
Jadco's medical officer, Dr Herb Elliott played down the severity of the situation. "I can assure you it wasn't any major stuff," he said.
A spokesman for the Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association added: "This stimulant is found in a lot of nasal inhalers that people use. If they can give a satisfactory explanation of how this was found in their system, they could receive a public warning but, if it is felt it was used to gain an unfair advantage, then they could get a two-year ban."
Jamaica's prime minister, Bruce Golding, has called for an inquiry into the affair that has cast a cloud over Jamaica's track and field success. While none of the island's stars is implicated, the link to Bolt's athletics club – run by the coach Glen Mills – will be of great concern in safeguarding the sport's international reputation. Mills was at Crystal Palace at the weekend as four of his athletes made up the winning 4x100m relay squad, which yesterday posted the fourth fastest time in history with their run of 37.46sec. Mills refused to comment on the positive drugs tests but appeared unperturbed by the unfolding drama... "
Usain Bolt's training partner Yohan Blake linked to one of five positive Jamaican drug tests
Jamaica anti-doping board resigns over drug-testing crisis
WADA probes ‘significant gap’ in Jamaican testing before London Olympics | Toronto Star
5 Jamaican track athletes fail drug tests
Jamaica risks Olympic ban in row over drug-testing inquiry
when that video wws made fastest Degresse ever ran 100m was 9.93
Bolt dominated three straight Olympics
Bolt dominated three straight Olympics
Bolt might be too. See Lance Armstrong.
As for the OP; Jesse Owens was the greatest track and field athlete ever.
Ran 10.3 on a packed down dirt track in old fashioned track cleats (not the synthetic turf like they run on now with the current technically advanced athletic shoes). For comparison purposes Andrew Degrasse of Canada could only do the same feat in 11 flat.
Ran 20.7 in the 200. Once again on packed down on a dirt track.
A long jump of 26.5 feet. Once again on packed down dirt. A later jump of his of 26.8 feet would be the World record until 1960 when Ralph Boston broke the record.
Jesse Owens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bolt can't even sang, nga!
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