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'''John W. Lee''' was a [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] athlete. He competed in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]].
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'''John William Lee''' (13 January 1881 – 22 August 1960) was a [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] athlete. He competed in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]]. He was affiliated with [[Heaton Harriers]], a [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]-based club.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171241/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/john-lee-2.html John Lee]. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-25.</ref>


In the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres|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.
In the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|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.<ref name=olympedia>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69240 |title=John W. Lee |work=Olympedia |access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref> Lee's time in the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|1500 metres]] semifinals was 4:12.4, putting him in fourth place in the heat and eliminating him from the final.<ref name=olympedia/>


Lee went on to serve as chairman of chairman of [[Newcastle United F.C.]] from 1949 to 1953.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://nufc-history.co.uk/nufc-1949-50-diary.html |title=NUFC 1949/50 - Diary|publisher= Newcastle United F.C.| access-date=4 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://photos.globalimageworks.com/mr-j-w-lee-mr-hall-william-mckeag-ted-hall-robert-rutherford-newcastle-united-mr-j-w-lee-centre-is-ready-to-open-meeting-and-mr-w-mckeag-director-of-the-club-and-mr-hall-sit-at-either-end-29-december-1950apart-from-the-powerful-seymour-united-s-board-of-d|title=Mr J W Lee, Mr Hall, William McKeag, Ted Hall, Robert Rutherford|publisher=Global Image Works|access-date=4 August 2022}}</ref>
Lee's time in the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres|1500 metres]] semifinals was 4:12.4, putting him in fourth place in the heat and eliminating him from the final.


==References==
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==Sources==
* {{cite book | last = Cook | first = Theodore Andrea | year = 1908 | title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report | publisher = British Olympic Association | location = London}}
* {{cite book | last = Cook | first = Theodore Andrea | year = 1908 | title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report | publisher = British Olympic Association | location = London}}
* {{cite web | last = De Wael | first = Herman | year = 2001 | url = http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html | title = Athletics 1908 | work = Herman's Full Olympians | accessdate = 29 July | accessyear = 2006}}
* {{cite web | last = De Wael | first = Herman | year = 2001 | url = http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html | title = Athletics 1908 | work = Herman's Full Olympians | accessdate = 29 July 2006 | archive-date = 27 September 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060927093153/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html | url-status = dead }}
* {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | accessdate = 29 July | accessyear = 2006}} {{Pl icon}}
* {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | accessdate = 29 July 2006 | language = pl | archive-date = 16 February 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090216130930/http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | url-status = dead }}


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Revision as of 05:05, 10 June 2024

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. ^ John Lee. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-25.
  2. ^ a b "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). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2006.
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2006.


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