![A historic response – marking the 40th anniversary of Lewis' 8.79m indoor leap | News | Heritage | World Athletics A historic response – marking the 40th anniversary of Lewis' 8.79m indoor leap | News | Heritage | World Athletics](https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/large/65b51d86aa3b32338b012fa3.jpg)
A historic response – marking the 40th anniversary of Lewis' 8.79m indoor leap | News | Heritage | World Athletics
![Carl Lewis This is how he jumps THE BEST LONG JUMPER in the history of athletics.33 jumps. - YouTube Carl Lewis This is how he jumps THE BEST LONG JUMPER in the history of athletics.33 jumps. - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IP4lfIFe1KI/mqdefault.jpg)
Carl Lewis This is how he jumps THE BEST LONG JUMPER in the history of athletics.33 jumps. - YouTube
![NBC Olympics & Paralympics on X: "On this day in 1984, Carl Lewis won GOLD in the long jump with a distance of 8.54 meters. http://t.co/Y4yuQIoFAZ" / X NBC Olympics & Paralympics on X: "On this day in 1984, Carl Lewis won GOLD in the long jump with a distance of 8.54 meters. http://t.co/Y4yuQIoFAZ" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLu_SjaVEAABWXL.jpg)
NBC Olympics & Paralympics on X: "On this day in 1984, Carl Lewis won GOLD in the long jump with a distance of 8.54 meters. http://t.co/Y4yuQIoFAZ" / X
![Carl Lewis (USA) long jump action sequence at the 1996 US Olympic Track and Field Team Trials Stock Photo - Alamy Carl Lewis (USA) long jump action sequence at the 1996 US Olympic Track and Field Team Trials Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2C7J4GT/carl-lewis-usa-long-jump-action-sequence-at-the-1996-us-olympic-track-and-field-team-trials-2C7J4GT.jpg)