Frederick Carlton Lewis

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Athlete
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Laureus_World_Sports_Award_for_Lifetime_Achievement
gptkb:James_E._Sullivan_Award
gptkb:ESPY_Award_for_Best_Male_Athlete
gptkb:Sports_Illustrated_Sportsman_of_the_Year
gptkbp:coaching_career gptkb:Track_and_Field
gptkbp:college gptkb:University_of_Houston
gptkbp:date_of_birth 1961-07-25
gptkbp:events gptkb:Long_jump
Sprinting
gptkbp:famous_quote " I think the most important thing is to be yourself."
" I run to see who has the most guts."
" If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it."
" The only way to prove you are a good sport is to lose."
" You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them."
gptkbp:famous_rival gptkb:Michael_Johnson
gptkb:Carl_Lewis
gptkb:Ben_Johnson
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Frederick_Carlton_Lewis
gptkbp:hall_of_fame_induction gptkb:USA_Track_&_Field_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:International_Association_of_Athletics_Federations_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:height 1.85 m
gptkbp:high_school gptkb:Willingboro_High_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Frederick Carlton Lewis
gptkbp:influence Role model for athletes
Increased popularity of track and field
gptkbp:medal gptkb:9
8
gptkbp:media_appearances gptkb:commentary
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_achievement 8.87 m
gptkbp:notable_achievements First athlete to win the same event in four consecutive Olympics
gptkbp:personal_best 19.75 s
9.86 s
gptkbp:philanthropy Youth sports programs
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Burlington,_New_Jersey,_USA
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:1997
gptkbp:sport Track and field
gptkbp:weight 77 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carl_Lewis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4