Sammy Lee (diver)
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's diving | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1948 London | 3 m springboard | |
| Gold | 1948 London | 10 m platform | |
| Gold | 1952 Helsinki | 10 m platform | |
Dr. Sammy Lee (born August 1, 1920 in Fresno, California) is the first Asian American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States and the first man to win back-to-back gold medals in Olympic platform diving. Lee also won a bronze medal in springboard diving in the 1948 games. He went on to coach Olympic divers including Pat McCormick, Bob Webster, and Greg Louganis. He is a member of the US Olympic Hall of Fame.
[edit] External links
- Sammy Lee on The Asians in America page
- Sammy Lee on hickoksports.com
- Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story written by Paula Yoo, illustrated by Dom Lee, (LEE & LOW BOOKS, 2005), ISBN 978-1-58430-247-6. The inspirational true story of Sammy Lee, a Korean American who overcame discrimination to realize both his father’s desire that he become a doctor and his own dream of becoming an Olympic champion diver.
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