Full name: Lee Edward Evans
Gender: Male
Height: 5-10.5 (180 cm)
Weight: 172 lbs (78 kg)
Born: February 25, 1947 in Madera, California, United States
Affiliations: Santa Clara Valley Youth Village, Santa Clara (USA)
Country: United States
Sport: Athletics
Medals: 2 Gold (2 Total)
In 1966, his first year out of Overfelt High School, Lee Evans was undefeated and won his first AAU title. In 1967 he won the 400 m and the 4×400 m relay (with [Vince Matthews] and the non-Olympians Emmett Taylor and Albert Stinson) at the Pan American Games and in 1968, while a junior at San Jose State, he was NCAA champion. Evans then went on to win the Final Trials with a world record of 44.0 (44.06), which he reduced to 43.86 in the Olympic final. He won a second gold and another world record plaque in the 4×400 m relay. Evans won the last of his five AAU titles in 1972 and, after placing fifth at the Final Trials, went to München as a member of the 4×400 m relay team. However, because of the ouster of [Vince Matthews] and [Wayne Collett], and the injury to [John Smith], the U.S. could not field a team in this event. At the end of the 1972 season, Evans joined the professional ranks. His 400 m mark of 43.86 stood as a world record until broken by [Butch Reynolds] in 1988. Personal Bests: 100 – 10.9 (1966); 200 – 20.4 (1969); 400 – 43.86 (1968); 880y – 1:52.0 (1966); 440yH – 50.5 (1970). |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
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1968 Summer | 21 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | Men's 400 metres | United States | USA | 1 | Gold | WR |
1968 Summer | 21 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | United States | USA | 1 | Gold | WR |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T(H) | T(A) | L | |
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1968 Summer | 21 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | United States | Final | 1 | WR | 43.8 | 43.86 | 6 | |
1968 Summer | 21 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | United States | Semi-Finals | Heat Two | 1 | QU/OR | 44.8 | 44.83 | |
1968 Summer | 21 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | United States | Quarter-Finals | Heat Two | 2 | QU | 45.5 | 45.54 | |
1968 Summer | 21 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | United States | Round One | Heat One | 1 | QU | 45.3 | 45.40 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | T(H) | T(A) | ST | |
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1968 Summer | 21 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | United States | USA | Final | 1 | WR | 2:56.1 | 2:56.16 | 44,1 | |
1968 Summer | 21 | Ciudad de México | Athletics | United States | USA | Round One | Heat One | 1 | QU/=OR | 3:00.7 | 3:00.71 |