Birth Name: Frederick Carlton Lewis
Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama, U.S
Date of Birth: Houston, Texas, U.S
Ethnicity: African-American
Family Background: Carl Lewis is an American former track and field athlete who won 10 Olympic medals, including 9 gold. His sister, Carol Lewis, is also a former track and field athlete.
Carl grew up in a family of athletes. His parents, William Lewis and Evelyn Lewis (née Lawler), ran a local athletics club. Carl’s mother was a hurdler on the 1951 Pan-Am team.
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