Carl Lewis Ties George Brown’s Record of 41 Straight Wins With Leap of 28 Feet

Pleased with what he called the “best opening meet I’ve had in years,” Carl Lewis tied George Brown’s 1950-52 record of 41 consecutive long-jump wins with a leap of 28 feet in the Houston Invitational.

Lewis’ jump was made before fewer than 1,000 fans at Robertson Stadium. But Lewis, who took all of his six attempts in preparing for the Pepsi Invitational at UCLA May 18, said: “It’s better than a bunch of booing people at the (Los Angeles) Coliseum.” He was referring to the Olympic Games last August, when he was greeted with boos for passing on his last four tries after securing the gold medal at 28-0.

The last time Lewis lost a long-jump event was against Larry Myricks at The Athletics Congress Indoor meet on Feb. 27, 1981.

“The record means a lot,” Lewis said. “It shows I worked hard and that it takes a lot to win that many in a row. It means more than jumping 28-10 (his personal best). Only the world record (29-2 1/2) would top it all.