John W. Lee

For other people named John Lee, see John Lee (disambiguation).

John William Lee (13 January 1881 – 22 August 1960) was a British athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was affiliated with Heaton Harriers, a Newcastle upon Tyne-based club.^[1]

In the 800 metres, Lee finished second in his semifinal heat and did not advance to the final. His time was 2:01.7, only .3 seconds behind John Halstead's winning time.^[2] Lee's time in the 1500 metres semifinals was 4:12.4, putting him in fourth place in the heat and eliminating him from the final.^[2]

Lee went on to serve as chairman of chairman of Newcastle United F.C. from 1949 to 1953.^[3][4]

References

1. . Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-25.
2. "John W. Lee". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
3. "NUFC 1949/50 - Diary". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
4. "Mr J W Lee, Mr Hall, William McKeag, Ted Hall, Robert Rutherford". Global Image Works. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

Sources

• Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
• De Wael, Herman (2001). . Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2006.
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2006.