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John Wesley Lee was the first black commissioning officer in the Regular Navy. He died September 18, 2009. |
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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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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. |
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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. |
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==References== |
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* {{cite book | last = Cook | first = Theodore Andrea | year = 1908 | title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report | publisher = British Olympic Association | location = London}} |
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* {{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}} |
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* {{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}} |
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Revision as of 15:47, 19 September 2009
John Wesley Lee was the first black commissioning officer in the Regular Navy. He died September 18, 2009.
Resources: I am related to him