He and his group just about raped and plundered across Europe from 84-87 when he was still Olympic titleholder and the new Jesse Owens etc… a lot of meets ultimately collapsed in the early 1990s - more than 100 simply folded because Carl and SMTC upped the ante to such an extent that the whole ceiling was artificially raised and the smaller meets couldn’t cope, couldn’t get TV because TV followed the big guys etc etc…
Charlie would know much more and may establish a more correct timeline for the record.
But I still think he was a phenomenal competitor, a champion among champions whatever his personality flaws…at least he was aware that the sports needs media, marketing and promotion…so he always had something to say even if it was mostly self-serving…
Thanks. I’m not questioning his ability - 4 Olympic Long Jump Titles in a row is pretty obscene, as is his 10-ish year winning streak in the same event.