Carl Lewis - Men's 100m - 1984 Olympics

Olympic Games
Los Angeles, CA
August 3, 1984
Men’s 100m Round One Heat One Results:
1) Carl Lewis - 10.32
2) Tony Sharpe - 10.38
3) Mike McFarlane - 10.47
4) Hasley Crawford - 10.48
5) Peter Van Miltenburg - 10.55
6) Vicente Daniel - 10.81
7) Henry Ngolwe - 10.94
8) Paul Reneau - 10.96
Olympic Games
Los Angeles, CA
August 3, 1984
Men’s 100m Semi-Final One Results (wind 0.7):
1) Raymond Stewart - 10.26
2) Sam Graddy - 10.27
3) Donovan Reid - 10.32
4) Ron Brown - 10.34
5) Desai Williams - 10.34
6) Christian Haas - 10.41
7) Marc Gasparoni - 10.49
8) Mohamed Purnomo - 10.51
Olympic Games
Los Angeles, CA
August 4, 1984
Men’s 100m Semi-Final Two Results (wind 1.5):
1) Carl Lewis - 10.14
2) Ben Johnson - 10.42
3) Mike McFarlane - 10.45
4) Tony Sharpe - 10.52
5) Luis Morales - 10.54
6) Stefano Tilli - 10.55
7) Norman Edwards - 10.63
8) Allan Wells - 10.71
Olympic Games
Los Angeles, CA
August 4, 1984
Men’s 100m Final Results (wind 0.2):
1) Carl Lewis - 9.99
2) Sam Graddy - 10.19
3) Ben Johnson - 10.22
4) Ron Brown - 10.26
5) Mike McFarlane - 10.27
6) Raymond Stewart - 10.29
7) Donovan Reid - 10.32
8) Tony Sharpe - 10.35

[@brianthurston3064]

Still my favourite athlete after all this time, the guy is awesome.

[@lew115]

and his sweat in 98% steroids.

[@cinzanobianco1]

Lewis a filthy drugs cheat who had at least 3 positive tests hidden by the corrupt Americans.

[@benwherlock9869]

@@lew115 Weird how he never got caught though. It's almost like he was either very lucky or clean.

[@lew115]

@@benwherlock9869 he did. Covered up. Lance Armstrong never got caught.

[@woody3693]

Knees at 90 degrees. Carl Lewis has the most magnificent stride of all time bar none.

[@amjan]

It is a thing of beauty indeed. Frankie Fredericks and Tim Montgomery ran like that as well. But my favourite was Michael Johnson - his running style looked super powerful.

[@andybay2669]

Michael Johnson

[@karamoke1]

One of the best athlete of all time !

[@michaeldevaney5728]

1 of the best drug cheats of all time Lewis was a cheat end of story

[@karamoke1]

@@michaeldevaney5728 Unfortunetly !

[@nikki3415]

@@michaeldevaney5728 no he wasn’t

[@sean367]

On dope 👌

[@blessedthanksgiving457]

Think you've got the names mixed up! That's ben Johnson. ​@@michaeldevaney5728

[@jadezee6316]

absolutely amazing that carl lewis can make up so much ground in such a short race.....

[@briandutertre9551]

Thats what the dope is for!!!

[@christophjanzen1742]

What?

[@homerj5782]

That was his technique. An olympic runner giving a 100% reaches top speed at around 80 meters. At that point they take it down a notch and maintain that speed as they cross the finish line. Carl lewis did the opposite, He'd run at approximately 90% and then time it that he crosses the finish line giving 100%. That's why he's always coming from behind when he races.

[@stsk1061]

@@homerj5782 No he didn't. An olympics runner reaches top speed after around 50 to 60m. It was the same for Lewis; the main difference was that he maintained that speed for longer. However, he still had a drop off towards the end of the race.

[@homerj5782]

@@stsk1061 Yes he did. My numbers might be a little off but I got that info from an interview Carl Lewis himself gave.

[@johnohill463]

I enjoy the comments. I was 13 in 1984 and remember this well. Australia won 5 gold medals at the LA games, which was a great effort for a country with 15 million people back then. Great memories. Thanks for the upload.

[@PositiveLifeVlog]

Blast from the past when running sub-10 seconds was a super rare event. Now sprinters are breaking 10 seconds in the first round. A modern day high school sprinter could actually win a medal in this 1984 Olympic Final race. Jim Hines (USA) ran 9.95 in the 1968 Olympics. In my opinion, Jim Hines’s 9.95 time was the most impressive performance during his generation.

[@tapstring2]

You must have different Internet than the rest of us. I only see two sub 10 second 100 meter High School runs

[@Retics]

Sub 10 seconds is NOT High school.

[@maximejanvier5258]

There will be a time at the sound of the gun, you will hear: Ladies and gentlemen, that was just a world record. 😊

[@copperpossum359]

Interesting. 2021 Olympics was won at just 9.8 which is barely a hair better with modern training and equipment. I’m pretty sure Carl would win today given the competition.

[@FoobsTon]

@@copperpossum359 Those 0.2 seconds are a country mile in 100 metre terms. Likely around 2 metres.

[@john-boy4283]

On Kentucky Derby day I wanted to watch a human thoroughbred, Carl Lewis. He ran so smoothly it seemed he wasn't even trying and had that great finishing speed like Usain Bolt

[@angelacoon1586]

Ben Johnson was more talented and faster than both Usain Bolt and Carl Lewis. Take a look at my reply above and check out some of the reading and I'm sure you will change your mind.

[@jacquelinerussell8530]

He could accelerate at will come from behind win Simply awesome

[@john-boy4283]

@@jacquelinerussell8530 I was fortunate enough to meet him once at a book festival and he was so nice and humble, so refreshing

[@РобинзонК-н5н]

@@angelacoon1586 ты сравнил Хер с пальцем У Болт самый Великий спринтер на все времена!

[@shaunlowekey4525]

He is such a great athlete, no matter what they have said about him, he have always been humble.

[@itsinthetreesitscoming7431]

Carl Lewis humble? Are you for real pal?

[@Davesunflower]

Ha ha he is a narsasist

[@1xsnrg]

Doped up to be sure. Three failed drug tests in the trials leading up to 1988 Olympics.

[@POLITICALYCORRECTify]

Humble, he had the nerve to take Ben's gold when they both were on the same shit. If Ben was A yank, he wouldn't have had his trophy stolen off him. Carl was a piece of shit

[@msl5253]

Carl Lewis was never/hardly humble (along with his other personal faults related to Track & Field). But okay.

[@FREE_WILL_DEFENDER]

That was the smoothest 40 meters i ever seen

[@oreopax8885]

Carl Lewis- Perfect block start, insane strides and tremendous finishing.

[@POLITICALYCORRECTify]

Perfect start, no, not close

[@nitedreamer23]

I was there for the quals! I still have my ticket stubs. Was excited to see a legend like Carl.

[@123jac]

Amazing; memories do not die, and probably life was better then.

[@OPTIONALWATCH]

I arrived early in April to Los Angeles and was around the coliseum and saw some preparations for it but headed to Chicago with my parents. I really wanted to stay but my parents already had plans to move to Chicago when we arrived from Panama.

[@mango7862]

Thanks for sharing 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@daviddavidson8050]

I was 8 years old when this happened. Man, what a race? What an Olympics. Carl Lewis was so damned fast in those days. I'll take 84' Carl Lewis against 2012 Usain Bolt any day of the week and twice on Sunday. 84 Lewis could beat Bolt! Hell a healthy and happy Justin Gatlin can beat Usain Bolt! Long live Carl Lewis and the 1984 Summer Olympics! Thanks for sharing.

[@pryme2013]

Link me to Lewis running faster than 9.58. I'll wait here.

[@ChrischrosBelgium]

Florence Griffith Joyner was the only one matching this beautiful stride.

[@waynehentley4332]

Not here. Four years later in 1988.

[@peterfrank1572]

check out Quincy Watts!

[@gbrown744]

And most probably full of drugs.

[@waynehentley4332]

@@gbrown744 😅😅😅

[@trevorphilips6306]

Druggies

[@petersiegfriedkrug]

Carl Lewis still is very famous and an inspiration to all

[@stumbling]

Jim Hines running 9.95 in 1968! Imagine what he and Carl could have run now.

[@crysjumar1]

I'm Born and bred in Los Angeles. this was a friggin beautiful summer. Carl Lewis was the man.

[@crysjumar1]

@Kevin Prima so many good things happened that summer.

[@malcolmmaharaj9218]

Carl Lewis was a drug cheat

[@crysjumar1]

@@malcolmmaharaj9218 that's debatable......but not in 1984

[@crysjumar1]

@Kevin Prima wait, let's add to that. We Are The World came out in 1984....that was such a magic year.

[@JairTheLiteraryMasturbator]

@Kevin Prima I remember how they told everyone to get out of the city, the traffic would be horrible. It was the smoothest commute ever in my life. I was young but I knew LA traffic and my step-father did all the driving but growing up in LA I knew grid-lock and it was the smoothest of all time...

[@MANSIKKASUKLAALPATZA]

ONE OF MY IDOLS

[@nessawessa343]

he's my track coach haha

[@brooklynlace5503]

I was in LA in 1984 as a 12 year old from Brooklyn NY...Didn’t know I was witnessing greatness. Great times...my father was a track and field runner so he loved It...but I had a better time at Universal Studios where Jaws was trying to eat me.

[@호랑이-c3h]

칼 루이스는 전무후무하다 그는 완벽하고 레전드다

[@jimmuchmore5854]

동의합니다. 한번은 사인회에서 그를 만났고 그의 선량한 성품과 겸손함에 깊은 인상을 받았습니다.

[@christinacascadilla4473]

If he was an athlete now he’d get every endorsement in the world instead of being shunned.

[@Pad4724]

He was a drug cheat

[@christinacascadilla4473]

@@Pad4724 probably. But that was not the reason for lack of endorsements.

[@malcolmmaharaj9218]

Drug cheats will get caught faster and will nof be hidden away

[@brianjackson5732]

@@Pad4724 A stimulant is nothing. Drug cheats are people who use drugs that alter the human body, i.e., EPO or steroids. A fat burner can be a stimulant.

[@arunavatalukdar5656]

MY FAVOURITE PLAYERS ARE. FOOTBALLER- RUD GULLIT SPRINTER- BEN JOHNSON CRICKET- VIV RICHARD

[@blessedthanksgiving457]

Was looking for this a while ago, seeing Carl Lewis and Hasley Crawford.

[@carl1095]

Greatest athlete of all time.

[@blakestillinthegame4248]

Carl Lewis was the Man 🔥🔥 🔥

[@malcolmmaharaj9218]

Carl Lewis was the man on drugs the Americans covered his drug results

[@robertridley9279]

The Olympics record at the time was 9.95 and had stood since 1968, and the world record was only 9.93. Amazing how much 100m times have lowered.

[@temp850]

Related to better tracks and shoes in part, I'd guess.

[@mssha1980]

@@temp850 training, technique, track. They didn’t even have drive phase back then

[@jesusaliriomorcillosalazar9619]

Sencillamente el hijo del viento, fue espectacular verlo competir...

[@tinaBabe4]

**I was in track & Field in 1984...Pretty Much most of MY Life. I Was 14 in 1984 Dreaming of MY DAY in the Olympics** Im STILL Dreaming Of This At 54...in 2024! B.t.w. Im in Great Shape STILL! 🤣

[@dirkwhite2678]

He is simply the best that has ever lived.

[@cobrakaisup8504]

Usian Bolt is the best.

[@malcolmmaharaj9218]

The greatest drug cheat that never been caught

[@JieShuShuai]

Mohammad Ali , Carl Lewis , Naim Suleymanoglu , Michael Jordan , Steven Redgrave. 5 greatest men athletes of all time.

[@olamavincent4413]

Back then Carl was awesome to watch... I think his best 100m was in 1991 championship final when he outrun Burrell and others clocking 9.86

[@lmao6t]

Best stride ever 🤨

[@YourMomPussStink]

Best juice ever

[@wankrecordsltd]

I think bolt might have something to say about that

[@kritikatorbis]

Carl Lewis c'est comme Fangio on entendra toujours ce genre d'expression "je cours vite comme Carl Lewis"!!!

[@babygirl6789]

Everyone looks so fit and athletic.

[@fscottgray9784]

I was lucky enough to watch the final live at the Colusium with my brother. Looked like Carl had another gear.in the final.

[@daveerickson9524]

He did. It's called performance enhancing drugs. Ben Johnson wasn't the only one.

[@efa0tz]

@@daveerickson9524 you must be canadian

[@daveerickson9524]

@@efa0tz ha ha yes yes, but no Ben Johnson fan

[@Rich-qb9ui]

One of the greats

[@stevewise1656]

These guys had no apparent drive phase. Watch Yohan Blake’s drive phase last week and his head was down for 60M.

[@williamprice2677]

2019 and High schooler Matt Boling ran a 9.98. Wow...

[@Thomas-fk3cw]

*wind aided. But Boling's non wind aided 10.12 would have won the semifinal and got him a silver in the final. Amazing. He's just an awesome talent.

[@lobotomousmonk1944]

You mean HGH boy

[@Teeman44]

Runners are so much faster now.

[@jonathanhart8570]

Mark Lewis Francis broke 10 @ 17 yrs old and that was his lifetime pb but hopefully matt won't have to much pressure or deal with it better

[@JustinW2980]

Roger Twibell was one of the commentators. I know him as the silky voice of the international broadcast during the ad breaks of the Masters. He clearly didn’t know much about golf but still has a great voice.

[@Joni_Papillon]

Carl Lewis got that same tounge-lip action as LL Cool J 😁 I wonder, how fast would Lewis have been with shoes from today.

[@tekubus]

This was the greatest country that ever existed.

[@TheRedprasad]

Well done Carl Lewis

[@Demas242]

World-Class top end speed.

[@MrPolit3]

American great Carl Lewis.

[@chrismack3327]

crooked carl .....just like Lance Armstrong he was juiced. Dont even try to convince those that know of him otherwise.

[@octopus_72]

Literally 1984

[@gutonsinman7423]

Those sprinters look like normal people, but recent sprinters look like Godzilla.

[@octopusmagnificens]

Not Andre De Grasse.

[@williamknutson6163]

This was nothing... See Carl on the 4x100 Olympic relay....epic

[@broncobilly4029]

I've never seen anyone finish as well as Carl Lewis. He would jump ahead at the 70-80 yard mark.

[@DMS-pq8]

I think these were the last Olympics not broadcast by NBC

[@damoabes928]

What a legend Carl Lewis is...

[@POLITICALYCORRECTify]

He's a scumbag piece of shit he took the same drugs as Ben who smashed him and had the NERVE to take his gold n call him a drug cheat.

[@faruzurtev2284]

imho, top athlete of the 20th century.

[@cryptominingsauce4043]

Wasn't he on speed or something when he ran?

[@lighttheskyogod3666]

Carl ran 10:14. An 18 yr old in Texas just ran a 9:98.

[@tomconstance2391]

It was wind-aided so not official. Lewis had a 9.99 in the final

[@alyjulnisce5260]

Was he checked for roids? High schoolers weren't checked for roids when I went.

[@lighttheskyogod3666]

@@alyjulnisce5260 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2nMY4WpjtaWhNk

[@zoranradonjic3662]

Karl Lewis, legend..

[@seanmcmanus867]

So naturally gifted

[@peterhammer6915]

maybe but also was a cheat

[@seanmcmanus867]

Peter Hammer was he? What are you referring to?

[@chuckgreygoodman4478]

Lewis had a great style

[@THEREALSOURCE]

Listening to the commentators....this is definitely the '80s.

[@bladimirribeaux8300]

Lewis technique is unique....best ever preties strides

[@dbcooper3503]

At a time when men were men, women were women and the Olympics was not a venue for politics.

[@sobreinquisidor]

Coug cough. Berlin 1936

[@ealemann8466]

Lil Ben Johnson.....

[@cmqguy]

Wasn’t Ben Johnson caught doping???

[@ealemann8466]

@@cmqguy Yes he was.

[@auburnmann3630]

Long Jumpers make the best Sprinters

[@haatpraat2993]

Of the 8 finalists, 5 of them can trace their roots back to Jamaica. McFarlane, Sharpe, Johnson, Reid and the only one representing Jamaica, Stewart. I would have loved to be a fly on the wall in the warm up area and seeing the looks on the American faces seeing the other 5 men from 3 different nations speaking Jamaican Patois with each other.

[@ABUJ1000]

what is up with the slow times in the semi finals with johnson - head wind?

[@rogerdodger8813]

who would have thought that 9.9s these days is fairly standard!

[@ranimouf]

Carl lewis is flying.

[@jimmuchmore5854]

No, I don't have any footage of the 1984 Olympic Trials.

[@adisukaryadi3649]

Purnomo Indonesia..🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩💪👍

[@rsvp1473]

GO COOGS!!!

[@Yacine-e9p]

Carl Sagan ; Carl Sagan est un savon de New-York ; à 31 ans, il a déjà son Doctorat ; l'œuvre de Carl est Cosmos diffusé en 12 épisodes par NAT GEO, la chaîne de TV ; mais celui qui apparaît en film, c'est bien Neil Degrass Tyson, un Afro-américain.

[@joetube141]

Probably 9.90 with favorable limit wind instead of the opposite

[@DavidKfilmmaker]

Lewis’ downfall? The National anthem.

[@cforte0423]

Juice master!

[@dandillinger23]

One of my favorite athletes growing up and to find out he was on the juice. Smh

[@romaneingram9823]

Karl knows who's GOAT...... what's my name boy!

[@sanjayshelar8460]

carl has the power to pull in the end

[@Slayer-rf8mh]

Easy with peds.

[@sanderslongdrive]

Yet another top vegan in action.

[@zulufromhell]

Usain Bolt will be born 2 years later to break all records.

[@chazcov08]

We were so proud of him here in Willingboro.... and then he said he was from Texas.

[@JWB671]

What age did he move to NJ? I know he wasn’t born there.

[@chazcov08]

@@JWB671 He was born in Alabama, but he moved to Willingboro at an early age where he was raised and his parents started the Willingboro Track Club. He attended the same high school as I did and his mom was my phys ed and study hall teacher. He didn't "move" to Texas until he attended the University of Houston in 1980.

[@jamarrich1]

Love jersey❤❤❤

[@jamesroberts1964]

Odd how much everyone improved, because 4 years later everyone is breaking 10 seconds at will.

[@charleshunter7989]

not roids ppl he ran 10.21 fisrt one I ran track and after first race on same track same day next race I always pr fisrt record

[@Haraka111]

Oh you solve the problem... So go ahead and strike his name down.. have you ever looked at Carl Lewis.. have you ever shook his hand.. you ejected him with steroids. What's the name of the steroid that he used.. when was it caught in his system.. I guarantee you a Caucasian.. have no idea what y'all have against Carl Lewis...

[@atomac23]

CL showed his face after Ben Johnson. he could not stand defeat. Complaining even how Ben looks,his physiques. i think he got to spoiled.

[@alanwhite3154]

Ben Johnson was the man. All substances should be legal.

[@12w0]

those balls and beef were errywhere

[@masuda1472]

Stopping the footage when Louis reached the goal line showed the time is `9.8` So, the time in official `9.99`is apparently wrong

[@ajs41]

The TV clock is only there as a guide. It's not the official clock.

[@philipgates988]

They used a roll of photos taken every .01 seconds back then. The starting gun was hooked to the end zone with a long wire. I’m sure you guys knew that.....just reminiscing.

[@aaronk9627]

13:05 14:40 start

[@TheStinkysteve]

I know he had a ton of natural ability but He was juicing hard too

[@tonyjones3710]

what evidence do you have?

[@garneroutlaw1]

Well a 10.3 doesn't scream juicing like all the runners putting up 9.8s these days. Juicing has become so common today it ruins the sport.

[@marguskiis7711]

Johnson was notorious for his false starts even then.

[@rebbulldesertduke]

Back when the Olympics was interesting.

[@chrisjones245]

everyone just totally shat themselve at nine nine nine

[@cameronpickard7456]

ben johnson smoked him

[@malcolmmaharaj9218]

They both were loaded that day in Korea

[@donnafreeman1016]

while on steroids

[@angelacoon1586]

@@malcolmmaharaj9218 why don't you look up the documentary by Daniel Gorden called 9.79*. It's based on the book Speed Trap by Master Coach Charlie Francis. The documentary and book will give you a clearer idea of the sport history behind who has done what in track and field history.

[@aitorcfh]

@@donnafreeman1016 watch Joe rogan podcast with Dorian Yates.

[@johnaugsburger6192]

Thanks

[@paulbuchanan643]

No doubting CL was a great athlete. But I can’t give him hero status, especially after accusing the immortal Usain Bolt of drug taking, not cool or gracious. Seems CL has forgotten his three failed drug tests of which the lightning Bolt was classy enough not to mention in his retaliation of CL’s unwarranted comments. Maybe CL should follow the example of a true great and icon Micheal Johnson!!!

[@mssha1980]

Those times are suspicious. Isn’t it interesting that his times slowed in 2013 after the JADCO expose.

[@sabra1066]

Ben Johnson looks about 30lbs lighter than in 1988. The funny thing is they were all doped even back in 1984

[@juschu67]

No are they?

[@malcolmmaharaj9218]

I agree with you , the biggest drug cheat was Carl Lewis and his close relatives , please remember who was Jackie Joyner's husband Everyone in that circle were dirty Courtesy Coach Bob K

[@garyrunner4089]

@Greg Pettis I am sure you are just joking

[@joejoe8948]

USAIN BOLT!

[@ann-mariebarton8510]

This is not abortfrågan Bolt

[@kevdebable]

Ben Johnson should've gotten on the juice earlier so he could've competed with Carl in '84.

[@tanthiennguyen9133]

Gratulation Literatur Wissenschaftler...

[@laytonjames9741]

Great video. Perfect commentary. The commentary that one gets these days is complete rubbish, too much talking, not enough information

[@Netgazum]

How did they give 3rd to Ben... he is clearly behind and a solid 4th.

[@michaelbrant1668]

A cheat won.

[@russelljohnson2008]

1980 Olympic champion at 100 meters Allan Wells finishes dead last in the semis...... POSER!

[@darrenshaw767]

He had a toe injury, that’s why

[@darrenshaw767]

@Boris The Blade ha ha, the same yanks that he beat straight after Moscow and ran into the ground in the Golden sprints a year later. Mug

[@Purimta]

Great.. 🙋