Lee McRae
American sprinter
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| Nationality |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1966-01-17) January 17, 1966 (age 58) Pembroke, North Carolina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track & Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Pittsburgh Panthers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
A 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
- 60 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 — 20.50/20.44w
References
- Lee McRae at World Athletics
- Profile
- The International Track and Field Annual 1987/8 (ISBN 0-671-69917-2)
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World champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay
- 1983:
Emmit King, Willie Gault, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis (USA) - 1987: Lee McRae, Lee Vernon McNeill, Harvey Glance, Carl Lewis (USA)
- 1991: Andre Cason, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, Carl Lewis (USA)
- 1993: Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell, Calvin Smith (USA)
- 1995:
Donovan Bailey, Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin (CAN) - 1997: Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey, Carlton Chambers (CAN)
- 1999: Jon Drummond, Tim Montgomery, Brian Lewis, Maurice Greene (USA)
- 2001:
Morné Nagel, Corné du Plessis, Lee-Roy Newton, Matthew Quinn (RSA) - 2003: John Capel, Bernard Williams, Darvis Patton, Joshua J. Johnson (USA)
- 2005:
Ladji Doucouré, Ronald Pognon, Eddy De Lépine, Lueyi Dovy, Oudéré Kankarafou (FRA) - 2007: Darvis Patton, Wallace Spearmon, Tyson Gay, Leroy Dixon, Rodney Martin (USA)
- 2009:
Steve Mullings, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Dwight Thomas, Lerone Clarke (JAM) - 2011: Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt, Dexter Lee (JAM)
- 2013: Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, Warren Weir, Oshane Bailey (JAM)
- 2015: Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, Rasheed Dwyer (JAM)
- 2017:
CJ Ujah, Adam Gemili, Danny Talbot, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (GBR) - 2019: Christian Coleman, Justin Gatlin, Mike Rodgers, Noah Lyles, Cravon Gillespie (USA)
- 2022: Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse (CAN)
- 2023: Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley, Brandon Carnes, Noah Lyles, J.T. Smith (USA)
World Indoor Champions in men's 60 metres | |
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