Carl Lewis won 9 gold medals and one silver medal during his Olympic career. He is considered one of the greatest track and field athletes of all time.

Ever since Usain Bolt hung up the spikes, track and field has been searching for the new face of the sport and might find it this weekend. Noah Lyles is on a quest to win four gold medals. The ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Carl Lewis almost didn't make it to the University of Houston. Lewis said legendary Cougars track coach Tom Tellez "didn't really try to recruit" him and just started coaching ...

When it comes to winning gold, it doesn’t hurt to look good while you do it, according to 10-time Olympic medalist Carl Lewis. Lewis, 63, won his first four gold medals during his 1984 Olympic debut ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 18: Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning the Men s 200m Final on Day 13 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 18, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, ...

Carl Lewis discusses Noah Lyles' quest for gold medals in Olympics U.S. track and field legend Carl Lewis says the sport "needs" Team USA sprinter Noah Lyles to dominate at the Olympics.

PARIS, France — It wasn't long before the men's 4x100-meter relay unraveled for the United States. On the first exchange, Christian Coleman crashed into Kenny Bednarek, then actually ran by him as ...

LOS ANGELES -- Perhaps the greatest track and field athlete in U.S. history, nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis, says the sport is dying. "We've got to stop looking at each other and saying ...

"Track bodies look amazing," the 10-time Olympic medal winner says. "So why are we not showing our bodies?” Justine Fisher is an editorial intern at PEOPLE. She began working at PEOPLE in 2025. Her ...