BeeJay Lee
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bernard Robert Lee Jr. |
| Born | March 5, 1993 |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
| College team | USC Trojans[2][3] New Mexico Lobos[4] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 9.99 (2015) 200 m: 20.11 (2015)[5] |
Medal record | |
Bernard "BeeJay" Robert Lee Jr. (born March 5, 1993) is an American track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100 m and 200 m. He was a member of the USA team in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, UK. He ran in the winning semi-final, and received a silver medal after the team placed second in the final.[6]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Early life
[edit | edit source]Beejay Lee grew up as one of five children of Bernard Lee and Karen Lee in the Californian city of West Covina.[1] There he attended West Covina High School and participated in the athletics competitions.
College
[edit | edit source]After studying communication and journalism at the University of New Mexico, he joined the University of Southern California in 2013, running for the USC Trojans until his final season representing the school in 2015.[4][3][2]
Professional track career
[edit | edit source]At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, he finished sixth in 100 m, eighth in the 200 m, and won gold with the USA team in the 4 × 100 m relay.[7]
Statistics
[edit | edit source]Information from IAAF profile or Track & Field Results Reporting System unless otherwise noted.[5][4][3]
Personal bests
[edit | edit source]| Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| 60 m | 6.61 | n/a | Seattle, Washington, USA | February 28, 2015 | |
| 100 m | 9.99 | +1.7 | Eugene, Oregon, USA | June 25, 2015 | |
| 9.94 w | +3.7 | Eugene, Oregon, USA | June 26, 2015 | Wind-assisted | |
| 200 m | 20.11 | +0.4 | Eugene, Oregon, USA | June 28, 2015 | |
| 4×100 m relay | 37.70 | n/a | London, England | August 12, 2017 | |
| 4×200 m relay | 1:22.17 | n/a | Gainesville, Florida, USA | April 5, 2014 |
Seasonal bests
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100 m[edit | edit source]
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200 m[edit | edit source]
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International championship results[edit | edit source]
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National championship results[edit | edit source]
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Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ BeeJay Lee did not run in the final, but the four that ran in the final finished second, earning the team silver medals.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- BeeJay Lee at World AthleticsLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- BeeJay Lee at TFRRS (USC Trojans)
- BeeJay Lee at TFRRS (New Mexico Lobos)
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- BeeJay Lee at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- American men sprinters
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from West Covina, California
- Track and field athletes from Los Angeles County, California
- USC Trojans men's track and field athletes
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- New Mexico Lobos men's track and field athletes
- 21st-century American sportsmen