BeeJay Lee

BeeJay Lee
Personal information
Full nameBernard Robert Lee Jr.
Born (1993-03-05) March 5, 1993 (age 31)
Duarte, California, US[1]
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight155 lb (70 kg)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
College teamUSC Trojans[2][3]
New Mexico Lobos[4]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 9.99 (2015)
200 m: 20.11 (2015)[5]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 4×100 m relay
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 4×100 m relay
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Costa Rica 4×100 m relay

Bernard "BeeJay" Robert Lee Jr. (born March 5, 1993) is an American track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100 m and 200 m. He was a member of the USA team in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, UK. He ran in the winning semi-final, and received a silver medal after the team placed second in the final.[6]

Biography

Early life

Beejay Lee grew up as one of five children of Bernard Lee and Karen Lee in the Californian city of West Covina.[1] There he attended West Covina High School and participated in the athletics competitions.

College

After studying communication and journalism at the University of New Mexico, he joined the University of Southern California in 2013, running for the USC Trojans until his final season representing the school in 2015.[4][3][2]

Professional track career

At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, he finished sixth in 100 m, eighth in the 200 m, and won gold with the USA team in the 4 × 100 m relay.[7]

Statistics

Information from IAAF profile or Track & Field Results Reporting System unless otherwise noted.[5][4][3]

Personal bests

Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue Date Notes
60 m 6.61 n/a Seattle, Washington, USA February 28, 2015
100 m 9.99 +1.7 Eugene, Oregon, USA June 25, 2015
9.94 w +3.7 Eugene, Oregon, USA June 26, 2015 Wind-assisted
200 m 20.11 +0.4 Eugene, Oregon, USA June 28, 2015
4×100 m relay 37.70 n/a London, England August 12, 2017
4×200 m relay 1:22.17 n/a Gainesville, Florida, USA April 5, 2014

Seasonal bests

Notes

  1. ^ BeeJay Lee did not run in the final, but the four that ran in the final finished second, earning the team silver medals.

References

  1. ^ a b "BeeJay Lee". teamusa.org. Team USA. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "BEEJAY LEE". usctrojans.com. USC Trojans. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "BEEJAY LEE USC". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "BEEJAY LEE NEW MEXICO". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "BEEJAY LEE ATHLETE PROFILE". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Final" (PDF). iaaf.org. IAAF. August 12, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  7. ^ "Athletics - Athlete Profile - LEE BeeJay". toronto2015.org. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  8. ^ "2012 USA Junior Championships - 6/15/2012 to 6/17/2012 - Bloomington, Indiana - Results". usatf.org. USATF. June 17, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "USATF Championships - 6/25/2015 to 6/28/2015 - Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore. - Results". usatf.org. USATF. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  10. ^ a b "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - 6/30/2016 to 7/10/2016 - Eugene, Oregon - Results". usatf.org. USATF. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  11. ^ "2017 USATF Championships - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 - Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, Calif. - Results". usatf.org. USATF. June 25, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2019.