Freak Streaks: Unbelievable streaks in individual sports!

#4 Carl Lewis, Athletics

Lewis could do nothing wrong on the track

Freak Feat: 4 straight Golds, 65 consecutive victories over a 10-year period in the Long Jump

There was very little Carl Lewis could not do on the track and field. He could zip past opponents in the 100m and 200m, but this feat is not about that. This is about his abilities as a Long Jumper.

Carl Lewis is the most dominant Long Jumper in the history of the sport and his indoor record has stood the test of time since 1984. Lewis won 65 consecutive Long Jump events from the 1980’s to the 1990’s, over a 10-year period and this is widely considered one of the incredible undefeated streaks of all time. Lewis won the Olympic Gold in the Long Jump event at the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics and is one of only three athletes along with Michael Phelps and Al Oerter to have won 4 consecutive Gold Medals at the same event in Olympic history.

During his 19-year long career, spanning from 1979 to 1996, Carl Lewis won 10 Olympic Medals (9 Golds, 1 Silver) and 10 World Championship Medals (8 Golds, 1 Silver) in sprint and long jump events. Considered by many as the Olympian of the Century, Lewis is the only athlete to have successfully defended his long jump title, and he did it not once, not twice, but thrice!