Lee Evans, record-setting sprinter and Olympic gold medalist, dies at 74
Lee Evans was the first man to crack 44 seconds in the 400 meters, winning the gold medal at the 1968 Mexico City Games in 43.86. Author: Associated Press Updated: 3:29 PM CDT May 19, 2021
LAGOS, Nigeria Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday. He was 74.
USA Track and Field confirmed Evans death. The San Jose Mercury News reported that Evans family had started a fundraiser in hopes of bringing him back to the U.S. from Nigeria, where he coached track, to receive medical care after he suffered a stroke last week.
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