What is Lee Evans (sprinter)?
[[File:Lee Evans-2.jpg|right|200px]] '''Lee Edward Evans''' (February 25, 1947 – May 19, 2021) was an American sprinter. He won two gold medals in the [[1968 Summer Olympics]], setting world records in the [[World record progression 400 metres men|400 meters]] and the [[4 × 400 metres relay at the Olympics|4 × 400 meters relay]]. Evans co-founded the [[Olympic Project for Human Rights]] and was part of the athlete's boycott and the [[Black Power movement]]. He was born in [[Madera, California]]. In 2011, Evans was diagnosed with a [[brain]] [[tumour]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Almond |first=Elliott |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2011/12/21/olympic-legend-lee-evans-to-undergo-surgery-for-brain-tumor/ |title=Olympic legend Lee Evans to undergo surgery for brain tumor |work=East Bay Times |location=California |publisher=Bay Area News Group |date=2011-12-21 |access-date=2020-08-29 }}</ref> On May 15, 2021, Evans had a [[stroke]] and was hospitalized in [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Update: Children of Olympic legend Lee Evans start fund raising campaign |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/16/update-children-of-olympic-legend-lee-evans-start-fund-raising-campaign/ |work=The Mercury News |date=May 16, 2021}}</ref> He died four days later, aged 74.<ref>{{cite news |title=Record-setting sprinter, '68 Olympic activist Lee Evans dies |url=https://apnews.com/article/africa-olympic-games-sports-de67384e953a769c09cf7fbbd9d46d3f |work=AP News |date=May 19, 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Lee}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American sprinters]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States]] [[Category:American civil rights activists]] [[Category:Sportspeople from California]] [[Category:Deaths from stroke]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}