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May 3, 1999 · Sammy Lee (born August 1, 1920, Fresno, California, U.S.—died December 2, 2016, Newport Beach, California) was an American diver, the first Asian American man to win an Olympic gold medal and the first diver to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the platform event.
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Samuel Lee (August 1, 1920 – December 2, 2016) was an American physician and diver. He was the first Asian American man to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States (the second Asian American to win a gold medal overall) [2] and the first man to win back-to-back gold medals in Olympic platform diving .
- Samuel Lee
- August 1, 1920, Fresno, California, U.S.
- American
- December 2, 2016 (aged 96), Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Dec 3, 2016 · Samuel “Sammy” Lee, MD ’47, Olympic diving champion, coach and doctor, died Dec. 2 in Newport Beach due to pneumonia. He was 96. He was USC’s oldest surviving Olympian.
Dec 6, 2016 · Sammy Lee, a Korean War veteran and the first American platform diver to win gold in consecutive Olympics, dies of pneumonia at the age of 96.
Samuel Lee (born 7 February 1959) is an English professional football coach and former player. Lee played most of his career for hometown club Liverpool during the 1970s and 1980s as a midfielder, and also represented England fourteen times. He also had playing spells at Queens Park Rangers, Osasuna, Southampton, and Bolton Wanderers.
- 7 February 1959 (age 64)
- 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
- Samuel Lee
- Liverpool, England
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Dec 3, 2016 · Dr. Sammy Lee, the first Asian-American man to win an Olympic gold medal and the first male diver to repeat as Olympic champion, died of pneumonia at age 96 on Friday. He was born in Fresno, Calif., of Korean parents and served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during the Korean War. He competed in his first Olympics in 1948 and repeated in 1952.
Dec 3, 2016 · Legendary diver Sammy Lee has passed away after a bout with pneumonia. He was 96 years old. Lee’s passing was announced on Facebook on Saturday by his daughter-in-law Gina Lee.
