Lee McRae (born January 23, 1966) is a retired track and field athlete from the United States who won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres at the 1987 Pan American Games. Lee won three consecutive NCAA indoor national championships (1986–1988) in the 55 meters and the 1986 NCAA Outdoor National Championship in the 100 meters while at the University of Pittsburgh. As a sophomore at Pitt in 1986, he broke Carl Lewis's 55 meter indoor world record by finishing in 6.00 seconds.[1]
mcrae, born, january, 1966, retired, track, field, athlete, from, united, states, gold, medal, metres, 1987, american, games, three, consecutive, ncaa, indoor, national, championships, 1986, 1988, meters, 1986, ncaa, outdoor, national, championship, meters, wh. Lee McRae born January 23 1966 is a retired track and field athlete from the United States who won the gold medal in the men s 100 metres at the 1987 Pan American Games Lee won three consecutive NCAA indoor national championships 1986 1988 in the 55 meters and the 1986 NCAA Outdoor National Championship in the 100 meters while at the University of Pittsburgh As a sophomore at Pitt in 1986 he broke Carl Lewis s 55 meter indoor world record by finishing in 6 00 seconds 1 Lee McRaePersonal informationNationality United StatesBorn 1966 01 17 January 17 1966 age 57 Pembroke North CarolinaSportSportTrack amp FieldCollege teamPittsburgh PanthersMedal record Men s AthleticsRepresenting the United StatesWorld Championships1987 Rome 4 100 m relayPan American Games1987 Indianapolis 100 metres1987 Indianapolis 4 100 m relayWorld Indoor Championships1987 Indianapolis 60 metresSummer Universiade1987 Zagreb 100 metresA native of Pembroke North Carolina McRae attended West Robeson High School 2 He was a very fast starter this ability enabled him to win major titles indoors and as a first leg runner in the U S 4 100 m relay team Personal bests edit60 yd 5 99 55 m 6 00 Former World Record 60 m 6 50 Former World Record 100 m 10 07 Universiade record 200 m 20 50 20 44wReferences edit Hersch Hank 1987 05 18 Number one at the gun Sports Illustrated New York NY Time Inc 66 20 64 65 Retrieved 2011 04 17 Locklear Mark 23 February 2009 Lee McRae former Rams running back Lee McRae at World Athletics Profile The International Track and Field Annual 1987 8 ISBN 0 671 69917 2 nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article about an American sprinter is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lee McRae amp oldid 1160012064, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
