Thank you for sharing this. 1993 was not a great year for Carl Lewis - he suffered a car accident hurting his back early in the year. That really impacted his later performances - he even stopped long jumping for a while, focusing only on sprinting. But then he was not as good (4th on the 100 & 3rd on 200 at the WC). Nevertheless - he still had some good moments like this one - beating Michael Johnson (then 25 years old) at his peak who was the best on 200 & 400. Not many people have beaten Michael Johnson. Nice race.
Great line up. Hadn't realized that Lewis was still running good 200m times at this point, despite his sub 10 second 100m run in 1996 just prior to the Olympics (which he ran on the fast Atlanta track), he'd begun to go off the boil a bit in the sprints. Great running action he had.
Johnson had not yet peaked and Lewis was past his peak, his PB of 19.75 was run in 1981 Johnson’s of 19.32 was 15 years later in 1996. Lewis longevity was 15-16 years, Johnson’s was 9, Lewis ran in an era when WCs were every 4 years as opposed to 2
@@richardstevens8839 Carl Lewis was never fast enough to break 200m record in his long career. Michael Johnson not only broke it...he smashed it by over a 3rd of a second in the Olympic Final! It was also his own record broken! Carl Lewis held one world record very briefly in his entire career!
@@matthewstylianou8363 You really don't know what you're talking about. First: AFAIK, Carl actually ran three world records in the 100m 9.93 before the olympics in 1988, equalling Calvin Smiths record. This was a world record retroactively, because Ben Johnson's 9.83 was a doping r4esult by his own admission. He broke it in the Oly final 9.92. These were later ratified as official world records. And Carl's timr in Rome, 87, also equalled Smith's record, although for some reason that wasn't officially ratified at a WR, probably because it had been already broken and Equalled by Carl himself. Then there's the concept of the low altitude world record, an unooficial list of the times that are actually the best perdormances of all time.Carl was actually the first under 10.00, for the longest time only (anythin Ben Johnson did in that time period was propelled by a long time drug program by his own admission. I think it was a 9.97 in 1983. And Calvin Smith's 9.93 is actually also a high altitude mark from Colorado, the place was called Military Academy. Then 200m: That 19.75was also an unofficial low altitude world record as well, and stayed that way until his club mate Joe DeLoach equalled it in 1988 (Edit: and was broken by mike marsh in 1992). Carl ran very close to it in that race himswelf, 19.79 He did something like 19.80 in Los Angeles Olympics 1984. And then there's the well known fact that running that 19.75 he actually threw away the chance to break Pietro Mennea's 19.72, fanning way before the line, Usain Bolt style. It would probably been something like 19.69 or 19.70 if he ran through the tape. So that would have been the mark Johnson broke in the 1996 Olympic trials. Does any of that count for anything?
Interflora was one of the event sponsors. He doesn't have to take them but a wee bit of courtesy shown to the lady would not have gone amiss! He could have passed them to a spectator.
Thank you for sharing this. 1993 was not a great year for Carl Lewis - he suffered a car accident hurting his back early in the year. That really impacted his later performances - he even stopped long jumping for a while, focusing only on sprinting. But then he was not as good (4th on the 100 & 3rd on 200 at the WC). Nevertheless - he still had some good moments like this one - beating Michael Johnson (then 25 years old) at his peak who was the best on 200 & 400. Not many people have beaten Michael Johnson. Nice race.
Carl Lewis in 1983 Year was able to sign 19:75 making the second time of all time.Please see what he was able to do more than 10 years later.
Great videos Tommy! Keep them coming!!!
David Coleman's voice and commentaries sadly missed. Great vids and memories btw
Is he retired?
David Coleman retired after the Sydney Olympics in 2000 after covering 11 Summer Olympics from 1960. Sadly, he passed away in 2013 aged 87 years.
@@tommytempo1 Thank you. I've been falling track for years and I didn't even realize it.
@@tommytempo1he is such an amazing commentator? Did he commentate Marita Koch’s 400 meter record?
@@shanarobinson7672 Yes, he did.
Clean run
Imagine if these guys would run today. There will never be a greater track and fielder than Lewis
Rubbish…..Usain Bolt blew that myth out of the water😂
michael johnson. 96’.
Great line up. Hadn't realized that Lewis was still running good 200m times at this point, despite his sub 10 second 100m run in 1996 just prior to the Olympics (which he ran on the fast Atlanta track), he'd begun to go off the boil a bit in the sprints. Great running action he had.
Lewis got the bronze in the 200 in Stuttgart behind Fredricks and Regis, is was to be the last time that Lewis would run in a major sprint final.
He ran sub 10 in 1996????? I don't think he actually did
@@cookiemonsteryummyyumz he actually did but it could have been wind aided. However for some reason he did not run at the trials
@@cookiemonsteryummyyumz He did, and it was only illegal by the tiniest of margins. 2.1m tailwind
LOVE IT the King!
Shocked by how easily Johnson was beaten here. Wonder if he was suffering an injury or coming back from one.
Johnson was not suffering from anything. That was just some vintage Lewis
Carlie lewis 19.99 in 1993
a "Santa Monica' sunset win in Lausanne
The only time Lewis beat Johnson.
Lewis was ancient by the time Johnson came on the scene
Johnson had not yet peaked and Lewis was past his peak, his PB of 19.75 was run in 1981 Johnson’s of 19.32 was 15 years later in 1996. Lewis longevity was 15-16 years, Johnson’s was 9, Lewis ran in an era when WCs were every 4 years as opposed to 2
@@richardstevens8839 Carl Lewis was never fast enough to break 200m record in his long career. Michael Johnson not only broke it...he smashed it by over a 3rd of a second in the Olympic Final! It was also his own record broken! Carl Lewis held one world record very briefly in his entire career!
@@matthewstylianou8363 You really don't know what you're talking about. First: AFAIK, Carl actually ran three world records in the 100m 9.93 before the olympics in 1988, equalling Calvin Smiths record. This was a world record retroactively, because Ben Johnson's 9.83 was a doping r4esult by his own admission. He broke it in the Oly final 9.92. These were later ratified as official world records. And Carl's timr in Rome, 87, also equalled Smith's record, although for some reason that wasn't officially ratified at a WR, probably because it had been already broken and Equalled by Carl himself. Then there's the concept of the low altitude world record, an unooficial list of the times that are actually the best perdormances of all time.Carl was actually the first under 10.00, for the longest time only (anythin Ben Johnson did in that time period was propelled by a long time drug program by his own admission. I think it was a 9.97 in 1983. And Calvin Smith's 9.93 is actually also a high altitude mark from Colorado, the place was called Military Academy.
Then 200m: That 19.75was also an unofficial low altitude world record as well, and stayed that way until his club mate Joe DeLoach equalled it in 1988 (Edit: and was broken by mike marsh in 1992). Carl ran very close to it in that race himswelf, 19.79 He did something like 19.80 in Los Angeles Olympics 1984. And then there's the well known fact that running that 19.75 he actually threw away the chance to break Pietro Mennea's 19.72, fanning way before the line, Usain Bolt style. It would probably been something like 19.69 or 19.70 if he ran through the tape. So that would have been the mark Johnson broke in the 1996 Olympic trials. Does any of that count for anything?
@@izzardclips9350 top class reply, completely agree
ルイスがジョンソンに勝った数少ないレース。
Why is Lewis refusing the yellow flowers? They are not an official gift for the winner? or just a private publicity?
Interflora was one of the event sponsors. He doesn't have to take them but a wee bit of courtesy shown to the lady would not have gone amiss! He could have passed them to a spectator.
@@tommytempo1 Yes, he was rude. I agree.
He lucky carl was only 32 at the time. Carl nothing but clasd
David Coleman great commentator