American sprinter
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]
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.
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 [ edit ]
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]
Information from IAAF profile or Track & Field Results Reporting System unless otherwise noted.[ 5] [ 4] [ 3]
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
Year
Time
Wind (m/s)
Venue
Date
2010
10.61
+0.9
Walnut, California , USA
April 17
2011
10.49 w
+2.1
Arcadia, California , USA
April 9
10.65
+0.2
Arcadia, California , USA
April 9
2012
10.26 w
+4.3
Austin, Texas , USA
May 25
10.28
+1.3
Des Moines, Iowa , USA
June 6
2013
10.07
+1.6
Los Angeles, California , USA
May 12
2014
10.25
-0.7
Los Angeles, California , USA
May 4
10.16 w
+2.7
Fayetteville, Arkansas , USA
May 30
2015
9.99
+1.7
Eugene, Oregon , USA
June 25
9.94 w
+3.7
Eugene, Oregon , USA
June 26
2016
10.08 w
+2.4
Norwalk, California , USA
April 16
10.09
+0.7
Phoenix, Arizona , USA
May 21
2017
10.05
+1.2
Sacramento, California , USA
June 22
Year
Time
Wind (m/s)
Venue
Date
2010
21.90
+1.7
Norwalk, California , USA
May 22
2011
20.96
+0.8
Norwalk, California , USA
May 27
2012
21.04
+0.8
Air Force Academy, Colorado , USA
May 12
2013
21.23
+2.0
Gainesville, Florida , USA
April 5
2014
20.83
+1.3
Los Angeles, California , USA
May 4
2015
20.11
+0.4
Eugene, Oregon , USA
June 28
2016
20.23
+1.0
Norwalk, California , USA
April 16
2017
20.17
+0.6
Somerville, Massachusetts , USA
June 4
International championship results [ edit ]
National championship results [ edit ]
^ BeeJay Lee did not run in the final, but the four that ran in the final finished second, earning the team silver medals.
^ a b "BeeJay Lee" . teamusa.org . Team USA. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2019 .
^ a b "BEEJAY LEE" . usctrojans.com . USC Trojans . Retrieved May 25, 2019 .
^ a b c "BEEJAY LEE USC" . tfrrs.org . Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved May 25, 2019 .
^ a b c "BEEJAY LEE NEW MEXICO" . tfrrs.org . Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved May 25, 2019 .
^ a b "BEEJAY LEE ATHLETE PROFILE" . iaaf.org . IAAF . Retrieved May 24, 2019 .
^ "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 .
^ "Athletics - Athlete Profile - LEE BeeJay" . toronto2015.org . Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017 .
^ "2012 USA Junior Championships - 6/15/2012 to 6/17/2012 - Bloomington, Indiana - Results" . usatf.org . USATF . June 17, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2019 .
^ a b "USATF Championships - 6/25/2015 to 6/28/2015 - Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore. - Results" . usatf.org . USATF . Retrieved May 26, 2019 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
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 )