Vegan Athlete of the Day: Carl Lewis

Didn’t expect that one did you?  One of the greatest athletes of all time and one of the most famous Olympic athletes ever.  Carl Lewis adopted a vegan diet in 1990. He says, "My best year of track competition was the first year I ate a vegan diet."  For all of you younger folks out there here is a reminder of his accomplishments…

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​1979       New Jersey long jumper of the year
1980       Indoor and outdoor NCAA long-jump titles
1981       Sullivan Award for nation's top amateur athlete
1983       Won three events at national track championships
1983       Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
1984       Four gold medals at Olympics
1984       Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
1985       Jesse Owens Award
1988       Two gold medals and one silver medal at Olympics
1991       World record of 9.86 seconds in 100-meter dash
1992       Two gold medals at Olympics
1996       Fourth Olympic long-jump gold medal
1999       Named greatest U.S. Olympian of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated
2001       Inducted into National Track and Field Hall of Fame