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Lee Calhoun

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Lee Calhoun (born Feb. 23, 1933, Laurel, Miss., U.S.—died June 21, 1989, Erie, Pa.) was an American athlete, the first to win successive gold medals in the Olympics for the 110-metre hurdles. Calhoun competed for North Carolina College, winning national collegiate championships in the 120-yard hurdles in 1956 and 1957; he was national outdoor hurdles champion three times (1956, 1957, and 1959) and indoor 60-yard hurdles champion twice (1956, 1957). In the 110-metre hurdles at...

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