Background
Born in Sacramento, California, Brian Lewis played baseball (his father and uncle had played professional baseball) through his ninth grade, but moved then to athletics, because he did not want his father to coach him.
Born in Sacramento, California, Brian Lewis played baseball (his father and uncle had played professional baseball) through his ninth grade, but moved then to athletics, because he did not want his father to coach him.
Student, Blinn Junior College, 1994. Student, Norfolk State, 1997.
Placed 2nd JUCO Indoor 200 meter, 1994. Winner Modesto Relays, 1996. Placed 3rd Paris Grand Prix, 1997.
Placed 3rd Goodwill Games, 1998. Winner Edwardsville Grand Prix, 1998. Placed 2nd Birmingham 60 meters, 1998.
Placed 2nd 100 meters United States of America Outdoors, 1999. Placed 2nd 200 meters United States of America Indoors, 2000. Placed 4th United States of America Olympic Trials, 2000.
Winner Gold medal 4x100 meter relays Sydney, 2000. Placed 1st in Chemnetz 60m, 2002. Placed 1st at Cayenne, 2002.
Placed 1st at Martinique, 2002. Placed 1st at Modesto, 2002. Gold medalist 4x100 Olympic relay, 2000.
Ranked #7 in 100m, #9 in 200m in the United States T&FN, 2001.
Lewis was the member of American 4x100 m relay team, that did not finish its heat at the 1997 World Championships.