Sports History On This Day: August 11

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August 11, 1984 – World-class sprinter Carl Lewis earned the title of the fastest man on the planet, He repeated what Jesse Owens had accomplished almost 50 years earlier in 1936, by winning a fourth Olympic gold medal as part of the US 4 x 100m relay team.

That relay team set a world record of 37.83 seconds. Joining Owens in the accomplishment were Emmit King, Calvin Smith, and Willie Gault (who would later play for the Chicago Bears.)

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headshot of Carl Lewis circa 1984
The photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of a headshot of Carl Lewis circa 1984 Special thanks to the resources of Newspapers.com and OnThisDay.com for the information obtained.

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