Roddy Lee

Roddy Lee is an American school teacher who represented the Republic of China at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Lee began running track while a student at El Cerrito High School in El Cerrito, California. As a high school athlete, "I liked the hurdles best," he has said. "It was a little more exciting and the races were a little faster." ["Mr. Lee's Olympic Past," Marisol Brooke, "El Caballero" IV.3, 1 Feb. 2008.]

Following graduation, Lee attended UC Berkeley where he was a business major and member of the track team. While running for the university, he was approached by a Chinese official to run in the 1970 Asian Games. Lee had dual Chinese (Republic of China)/American citizenship at the time and accepted the offer. He won two silver medals at the games. He also ran for China in the 1972 Olympics.

During his senior year of college, Lee decided to become a track coach. He earned his teaching credentials then coached track at Kennedy High School for ten years, after which he moved to his alma mater, ECHS, where he currently coaches track and golf. He is also the school's computer science instructor and leads its IT team. In addition of all that, he is also the El Cerrito High physical education teacher.

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