Lee McNeill
Lee McNeill (born December 2, 1964 in Lumberton ) is a former American sprinter who specialized in the 100-meter run .
Services
By far the greatest success of his career, he celebrated winning the 4 x 100 meter relay at the World Athletics Championships in 1987 in Rome. The US squadron in the line-up Lee McRae , Lee McNeill, Harvey Glance and Carl Lewis relegated the teams of the Soviet Union and Jamaica to their places in 37.90 seconds.
McNeill also started the relay at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. However, this was eliminated because of a mistake in the preliminary round. McNeill had taken over the baton from Calvin Smith outside the transition area as the final runner .
Lee McNeill is 1.65 meters tall and had a competition weight of 65 kilograms. He started for the Mazda Optimists Track Club .
Best performance
- 100 m: 10.09 s, Jun 17, 1988, Tampa
Web links
- Lee McNeill in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Lee McNeill in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ The New York Times : The Seoul Olympics - Track and Field: Highs and Lows for the US Squad , October 1, 1988
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McNeill, Lee |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd December 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lumberton, North Carolina |