Lee McRae

Lee McRae

Personal information

Nationality

United States

Born

January 17, 1966 (age 58)
Pembroke, North Carolina

Sport

Track & Field

College team

Pittsburgh Panthers

Medal record

Men's Athletics

Representing the United States
World Championships
	1987 Rome	4×100 m relay
Pan American Games
	1987 Indianapolis	100 metres
	1987 Indianapolis	4×100 m relay
World Indoor Championships
	1987 Indianapolis	60 metres
Summer Universiade
	1987 Zagreb	100 metres

Lee McRae (born January 23, 1966) is a retired track and field athlete from the United States who won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres at the 1987 Pan American Games. Lee won three consecutive NCAA indoor national championships (1986–1988) in the 55 meters and the 1986 NCAA Outdoor National Championship in the 100 meters while at the University of Pittsburgh. As a sophomore at Pitt in 1986, he broke Carl Lewis's 55 meter indoor world record by finishing in 6.00 seconds.^[1]

A native of Pembroke, North Carolina, McRae attended West Robeson High School.^[2]

He was a very fast starter; this ability enabled him to win major titles indoors and as a first leg runner in the U.S 4 × 100 m relay team.

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Personal bests

60 yd — 5.99
55 m — 6.00 (Former World Record)
60 m — 6.50 (Former World Record)
100 m — 10.07 (Universiade record)
200 m — 20.50/20.44w

References

^ Hersch, Hank (1987-05-18). "Number one at the gun". Sports Illustrated. 66 (20). New York, NY: Time, Inc: 64–65. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
^ Locklear, Mark (23 February 2009). "Lee McRae former "Rams" running back".

Lee McRae at World Athletics
Profile
The International Track and Field Annual 1987/8 (ISBN 0-671-69917-2)

World champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay

1983: Emmit King, Willie Gault, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis (USA)
1987: Lee McRae, Lee Vernon McNeill, Harvey Glance, Carl Lewis (USA)
1991: Andre Cason, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, Carl Lewis (USA)
1993: Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell, Calvin Smith (USA)
1995: Donovan Bailey, Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin (CAN)
1997: Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey, Carlton Chambers (CAN)
1999: Jon Drummond, Tim Montgomery, Brian Lewis, Maurice Greene (USA)
2001: Morné Nagel, Corné du Plessis, Lee-Roy Newton, Matthew Quinn (RSA)
2003: John Capel, Bernard Williams, Darvis Patton, Joshua J. Johnson (USA)
2005: Ladji Doucouré, Ronald Pognon, Eddy De Lépine, Lueyi Dovy, Oudéré Kankarafou (FRA)
2007: Darvis Patton, Wallace Spearmon, Tyson Gay, Leroy Dixon, Rodney Martin (USA)
2009: Steve Mullings, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Dwight Thomas, Lerone Clarke (JAM)
2011: Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt, Dexter Lee (JAM)
2013: Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, Warren Weir, Oshane Bailey (JAM)
2015: Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, Rasheed Dwyer (JAM)
2017: CJ Ujah, Adam Gemili, Danny Talbot, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (GBR)
2019: Christian Coleman, Justin Gatlin, Mike Rodgers, Noah Lyles, Cravon Gillespie (USA)
2022: Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse (CAN)
2023: Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley, Brandon Carnes, Noah Lyles, J.T. Smith (USA)

World Indoor Champions in men's 60 metres

Pan American Champions in men's 100 metres

Pan American Champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay

1951: D. Campbell, A. Bragg, D. Attlesey, J. Voight (USA)
1955: R. Richard, W. Williams, C. Thomas, J. Bennett (USA)
1959: R. Norton, R. Poynter, B. Woodhouse, H. Jones (USA)
1963: E. Young, O. Cassell, B. Johnson, I. Murchison (USA)
1967: J. Bright, R. Copeland, W. Turner, E. McCullouch (USA)
1971: A. Daley, D. Quarrie, C. Lawson, L. Miller (JAM)
1975: B. Collins, C. Edwards, L. Brown, D. Merrick (USA)
1979: H. Glance, M. Roberson, C. Wiley, S. Riddick (USA)
1983: B. Jackson, K. Robinson, E. Quow, S. Graddy (USA)
1987: C. Lewis, L. McNeill, L. McRae, H. Glance (USA)
1991: L. Peñalver, F. Stevens, J. Aguilera, J. Lamela (CUB)
1995: J. Isasi, J. Aguilera, J. Lamela, A. García-Baró (CUB)
1999: E. Luciano, R. Oliveira, A. Domingos, C. Quirino (BRA)
2003: V. Lenilson, E. Luciano, A. Domingos, C. Quirino (BRA)
2007: V. Lenilson, R. Ribeiro, B. Moraes Jr., S. Viana (BRA)
2011: A. Feitosa, S. Viana, N. André, B. Lins (BRA)
2015: BJ Lee, W. Spearmon, K. Williams, R. McClain (USA)
2019: R. Nascimento, J. Vides, D. Silva, P. Oliveira (BRA)
2023: R. Nascimento, F. Bardi, E. Cardoso, R. Correa (BRA)

Summer Universiade champions in men's 100 metres

1959: Livio Berruti (ITA)
1961–1963: Enrique Figuerola (CUB)
1965: Hideo Iijima (JPN)
1967: Gaoussou Koné (CIV)
1970: Siegfried Schenke (GDR)
1973: Juris Silovs (URS)
1975: Pietro Mennea (ITA)
1977: Silvio Leonard (CUB)
1979: Mike Roberson (USA)
1981: Mel Lattany (USA)
1983–1985: Chidi Imoh (NGR)
1987: Lee McRae (USA)
1989: Andre Cason (USA)
1991: Michael Bates (USA)
1993: Daniel Effiong (NGR)
1995: David Oaks (USA)
1997: Vincent Henderson (USA)
1999: André da Silva (BRA)
2001: Marcus Brunson (USA)
2003: Chris Lambert (GBR)
2005: Hu Kai (CHN)
2007: Simeon Williamson (GBR)
2009: Rolando Palacios (HON)
2011: Jacques Harvey (JAM)
2013: Anaso Jobodwana (RSA)
2015: Akani Simbine (RSA)
2017: Yang Chun-han (TPE)
2019: Paulo André de Oliveira (BRA)
2021: Kadrian Goldson (JAM)

Summer Universiade champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay

1959: Italy
(De Murtas, Giannone, Mazza, Berruti)
1961: Soviet Union
(Mikhailov, Ozolin, Bartenev, Chistyakov)
1963: Hungary
(Csutorás, Rábai, Gyulai, Mihályfi)
1965: West Germany
(Obersiebrasse, Metz, Felsen, Sundermann)
1967: Italy
(Giani, Preatoni, Roscio, Berruti)
1970: Poland
(Wagner, Werner, Gramse, Nowosz)
1973: United States
(Brown, Riddick, Whatley, Gilbreath)
1975: Soviet Union
(Zhidkikh, Silovs, Kolesnikov, Vladimirtsev)
1977: Soviet Union
(Kolesnikov, Aksinin, Silovs, Ignatenko)
1979: Italy
(Caravani, Grazioli, Lazzer, Mennea)
1981: United States
(Lattany, Ketchum, Grimes, Smith)
1983: United States
(Scott, Graddy, Robinson, Gault)
1985: Cuba
(Querol, Simón, Chacón, Peñalver)
1987: United States
(McRae, Heard, Daniel, Spearmon)
1989: United States
(Watkins, Dees, Cason, Marsh)
1991: United States
(Drummond, Goins, Bates, Trapp)
1993: United States
(Bridgewater, Oaks, Miller, Jefferson)
1995: United States
(Bowen, Oaks, Hargraves, Dopek)
1997: United States
(Howard, Henderson, Carter, McCall)
1999: United States
(Conwright, Trammell, Miller, Capel)
2001: Japan
(Kawabata, Nara, Omae, Okusako)
2003: Japan
(Ishikura, Takahira, Yoshino, Arai)
2005: Italy
(Verdecchia, Rocco, Donati, Anceschi)
2007: Thailand
(Autas, Sondee, Suwannarangsri, Suwonprateep)
2009: Russia
(Mokrousov, Teplykh, Smirnov, Petryashov)
2011: South Africa
(Dreyer, Magakwe, Sefanyetso, Mpuang)
2013: Ukraine
(Perestiuk, Smelyk, Bodrov, Korzh)
2015: Japan
(Ōseto, Nagata, Suwa, Taniguchi)
2017: Japan
(Tanaka, Tada, Kitagawa, Yamashita)
2019: Japan
(Miyamoto, Someya, Yamashita, Dede)
2021: China
(Chen Jiapeng,Chen Guanfeng,Yan Haibin,Deng Zhijian)

v t e US National Championship winners in men's 60-meter dash
1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1906: Charles Seitz 1907: James O'Connell 1908: Robert Cloughan 1909: R W Gill 1910: Robert Cloughan 1911: Alvah Meyer 1912: Not held 1913: Howard Drew 1914: Alvah Meyer 1915: Irvin Howe 1916–17: Jo Loomis 1918: William Genzenmueller 1919–20: Loren Murchison 1921: Ward Conway 1922–24: Loren Murchison 1925: Cecil Coaffee 1926: Chester Bowman 1927–28: Karl Wildermuth 1929: James Daley 1930: Chester Bowman 1931: Ira Singer 1932: Emmett Toppino 1933–34: Ralph Metcalfe 1935: Ben Johnson 1936: Ralph Metcalfe 1937–38: Ben Johnson 1939: Herbert Thompson 1940: Mozelle Ellerbe 1941: Herbert Thompson 1942: Barney Ewell 1943: Herbert Thompson 1944: Ed Conwell 1945: Barney Ewell 1946: Tom Carey 1947–48:Ed Conwell 1949: Bill Dwyer 1950: Andy Stanfield 1951: Ed Conwell 1952: John O'Connell 1953-56: John Haines 1957: Ira Murchison 1958: Ed Collymore 1959–60: Paul Winder 1961–62: Frank Budd 1963: Sam Perry 1964: Bob Hayes 1965: Sam Perry 1966–68: Bill Gaines 1969–70: Charles Greene 1971: Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa (MAD) 1972: Delano Meriwether 1973: Hasely Crawford (TRI) 1974: Herb Washington 1975: Hasely Crawford (TRI) 1976: Steve Williams 1977: Steve Riddick 1978: Houston McTear 1979: Steve Riddick
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Curtis Dickey 1981: Stanley Floyd 1982: Ron Brown 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Emmit King 1985: Albert Lawrence (JAM) 1986: Lee McRae 1987: Lee McRae 1988: Emmit King 1989: Leroy Burrell 1990: Brian Cooper 1991: Andrés Simón (CUB); Andre Cason 1992: Leroy Burrell
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Jon Drummond 1994: Dennis Mitchell 1995: Tim Harden 1996: Donovan Powell (JAM); Keith Williams 1997: Randall Evans 1998: Kenny Brokenburr 1999: Tim Harden 2000: Jon Drummond 2001: Maurice Greene 2002: Terrence Trammell 2003: Justin Gatlin 2004: Shawn Crawford 2005: Mardy Scales 2006: Leonard Scott 2007: DaBryan Blanton 2008: Mike Rodgers 2009: Mark Jelks 2010–11: Mike Rodgers 2012: Trell Kimmons 2013: D'Angelo Cherry 2014–16: Marvin Bracy 2017: Ronnie Baker 2018: Christian Coleman 2019: Demek Kemp 2020: Christian Coleman
Held over 60 yards from 1906 to 1986, with the exception of 1933–39 (60 meters) and 1913–15 (75 meters). Held over 55 meters from 1987–90.

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