He won the long jump for the fourth straight Olympics, becoming the second track and field athlete to win four consecutive Olympic golds in the same event, along with discus thrower Al Oerter from 1956 to 1968.
Only two other athletes in any sport have won four straight golds in one Olympic event: Michael Phelps in the 200-meter individual medley from 2004 to 2016, and Denmark’s Paul Elvstrom in the one-person dinghy from 1948 to 1960.
The gold was the 10th medal of Lewis’ Olympic career, putting him behind only Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi (12) among track and field athletes.
