At least half of the field has been black, and in the finals of the men's 100 meters at the 1984 Los Angeles Games all eight runners were black. Carl Lewis, a black American, emerged as the star of the track portion of the '84 Games capturing four gold medals: in the 100 meters, 200 meters, the long jump, and the 4 × 100 meters relay.
一九八四年洛杉磯奧運中，男子一百公尺的八名決賽選手，一字排開，全是黑人；而其中同時登上一百公尺、二百公尺、跳遠、四百公尺接力冠軍寶座的路易士，為美籍黑人。