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American sprinter
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
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)
1951 :
D. Campbell ,
A. Bragg ,
D. Attlesey ,
J. Voight (
USA )
1955 :
R. Richard ,
W. Williams ,
C. Thomas ,
J. Bennett (
USA )
1959 :
R. Norton ,
R. Poynter ,
B. Woodhouse ,
H. Jones (
USA )
1963 :
E. Young ,
O. Cassell ,
B. Johnson ,
I. Murchison (
USA )
1967 :
J. Bright ,
R. Copeland ,
W. Turner ,
E. McCullouch (
USA )
1971 :
A. Daley ,
D. Quarrie ,
C. Lawson ,
L. Miller (
JAM )
1975 :
B. Collins ,
C. Edwards ,
L. Brown ,
D. Merrick (
USA )
1979 :
H. Glance ,
M. Roberson ,
C. Wiley ,
S. Riddick (
USA )
1983 :
B. Jackson ,
K. Robinson ,
E. Quow ,
S. Graddy (
USA )
1987 :
C. Lewis ,
L. McNeill ,
L. McRae ,
H. Glance (
USA )
1991 :
L. Peñalver ,
F. Stevens ,
J. Aguilera ,
J. Lamela (
CUB )
1995 :
J. Isasi ,
J. Aguilera ,
J. Lamela ,
A. García-Baró (
CUB )
1999 :
E. Luciano ,
R. Oliveira ,
A. Domingos ,
C. Quirino (
BRA )
2003 :
V. Lenilson ,
E. Luciano ,
A. Domingos ,
C. Quirino (
BRA )
2007 :
V. Lenilson ,
R. Ribeiro ,
B. Moraes Jr. ,
S. Viana (
BRA )
2011 :
A. Feitosa ,
S. Viana ,
N. André ,
B. Lins (
BRA )
2015 :
BJ Lee ,
W. Spearmon ,
K. Williams ,
R. McClain (
USA )
2019 :
R. Nascimento ,
J. Vides ,
D. Silva ,
P. Oliveira (
BRA )
2023 :
R. Nascimento ,
F. Bardi ,
E. Cardoso ,
R. Correa (
BRA )
1959:
Italy (
De Murtas ,
Giannone ,
Mazza ,
Berruti )
1961:
Soviet Union (
Mikhailov ,
Ozolin ,
Bartenev ,
Chistyakov )
1963:
Hungary (
Csutorás ,
Rábai ,
Gyulai ,
Mihályfi )
1965:
West Germany (
Obersiebrasse ,
Metz ,
Felsen ,
Sundermann )
1967:
Italy (
Giani ,
Preatoni ,
Roscio ,
Berruti )
1970:
Poland (
Wagner ,
Werner ,
Gramse ,
Nowosz )
1973:
United States (
Brown ,
Riddick ,
Whatley ,
Gilbreath )
1975:
Soviet Union (
Zhidkikh ,
Silovs ,
Kolesnikov ,
Vladimirtsev )
1977:
Soviet Union (
Kolesnikov ,
Aksinin ,
Silovs ,
Ignatenko )
1979:
Italy (
Caravani ,
Grazioli ,
Lazzer ,
Mennea )
1981:
United States (
Lattany ,
Ketchum ,
Grimes ,
Smith )
1983:
United States (
Scott ,
Graddy ,
Robinson ,
Gault )
1985:
Cuba (
Querol ,
Simón ,
Chacón ,
Peñalver )
1987:
United States (
McRae ,
Heard ,
Daniel ,
Spearmon )
1989:
United States (
Watkins ,
Dees ,
Cason ,
Marsh )
1991:
United States (
Drummond ,
Goins ,
Bates ,
Trapp )
1993:
United States (
Bridgewater ,
Oaks ,
Miller ,
Jefferson )
1995:
United States (
Bowen ,
Oaks ,
Hargraves ,
Dopek )
1997:
United States (
Howard ,
Henderson ,
Carter ,
McCall )
1999:
United States (
Conwright ,
Trammell ,
Miller ,
Capel )
2001:
Japan (
Kawabata ,
Nara ,
Omae ,
Okusako )
2003:
Japan (
Ishikura ,
Takahira ,
Yoshino ,
Arai )
2005:
Italy (
Verdecchia ,
Rocco ,
Donati ,
Anceschi )
2007:
Thailand (
Autas ,
Sondee ,
Suwannarangsri ,
Suwonprateep )
2009:
Russia (
Mokrousov ,
Teplykh ,
Smirnov ,
Petryashov )
2011:
South Africa (
Dreyer ,
Magakwe ,
Sefanyetso ,
Mpuang )
2013:
Ukraine (
Perestiuk ,
Smelyk ,
Bodrov ,
Korzh )
2015:
Japan (
Ōseto ,
Nagata ,
Suwa ,
Taniguchi )
2017:
Japan (
Tanaka ,
Tada ,
Kitagawa ,
Yamashita )
2019:
Japan (
Miyamoto ,
Someya ,
Yamashita ,
Dede )
2021:
China (
Chen Jiapeng ,
Chen Guanfeng ,
Yan Haibin ,
Deng Zhijian )
1906–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Held over 60 yards from 1906 to 1986, with the exception of 1933–39 (60 meters) and 1913–15 (75 meters). Held over 55 meters from 1987–90.