Monday 5 December 2016

Sammy Lee, First Asian-American Man to Win Olympic Gold, Die at 96

Sammy Lee, First Asian-American Man to Win Olympic Gold, Die at 96 Two-time Olympic Gold Medal Winning Diver, Sammy Lee died of pneumonia on December 2, 2016 in Newport Beach. He was 96. He was the first Asian-American to win an Olympic gold medal for the U.S. Lee became the first man to win consecutive Olympic titles in diving in 1948 and 1952 and was the oldest diver at age 32 to
win Olympic gold. He also earned a bronze in 3-meter springboard at the 1948 Games. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968 and U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1990.

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