Steve Lewis (2004) - Hall of Fame

Steve Lewis

Induction:
2004

UCLA track & field star in the 400m and relays (1988-89-90). As a freshman, Lewis helped the Bruins to victory in the NCAA team championships by finishing second in both the 400m and 400m relay and finishing first as a member of the 1600m relay team that set a NCAA record (2:59.91). That same year (1988), Lewis set a World Junior record in the 400m (44.11) at the Olympic Trials and made the US Olympic team where he went on to win the gold medal in the 400m in 43.87, the fastest 400m time for a Bruin in history (World Junior Record). He was also a member of the United States 1600m relay team that won the gold medal while breaking the world record (2:56.16). After returning from the Olympics, Lewis competed for the Bruins for two more years and twice won the Pac-10 title in the 400m (1989, 1990). In 1990, he also captured NCAA crown in the 400m and went on to win the US Track and Field Championships in the same event. In all, Lewis currently holds or is a part of three Bruin all-time records - 400m (43.87), 400m relay (38.59) and 1600m relay (2.59.91). In 1992, Lewis, once again, represented the United States at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and won a silver medal in the 400m and a gold medal in the 1600m relay. The U.S. 1600m relay team broke the world record (2:55.74) that Lewis had previously helped set in the 1988 Olympic Games.

* Accomplishments listed above were at the time of induction.