Updated On: 12 April, 2011 08:03 AM IST | | Agencies
Track star Carl Lewis is running again. This time the prize is a New Jersey state Senate seat and not an Olympic gold medal.

Golden track star
Carl Lewis gained international fame in 1984, when he won four gold medals at the Los Angeles Olympics. He went on to win two golds and a silver at the 1988 Seoul Olympics (in pic), two golds at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and one gold for the long jump at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics the last one he competed in.
His world record in the indoor long jump has stood since 1984 and his 65 consecutive victories in the long jump achieved over a span of 10 years is one of the sport's longest undefeated streaks.
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Wrestler Jesse 'The Body' Ventura had a successful career as a wrestler in the WWF before he stood for elections and was voted the mayor of small town in the US. He later went on to become the governor of Minnesota.
Former NFL's Philadelphia Eagles offensive linesman, Jon Runyan, won a seat in the House of Representatives in New Jersey's 3rd District. He stood for the Republicans