Bulldogs at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games
Roster
Priester, Lee
4x400m
/ Olympic Games
Asst. Coach
/ Olympic Games
Javelin
/ Olympic Games
Modern Pentathlon
/ Olympic Games
1500m
/ Olympic Games
Lee Priester
- Sport:
- Track & Field
- Event:
- Javelin
- Hometown:
- Meridian, Miss.
- Country:
- United States
- At MSU:
- 1921-1925
Bio
Competed in the javelin at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games ... entered the Games holding the American record at 62.61m (205-5), which he threw at the Georgia Tech Relays that spring ... world record-holder at the time Jonni Myrra of Finland won the gold despite throwing just 62.96m ... was 1923 NCAA javelin runner-up while at State ... placed fourth in the 1923 AAU Meet, but made the 1924 Olympic team when he finished second at the Olympic Trials ... later worked as an engineer.
Paris 1924 Results
Men's Javelin
July 6 - Qualifying - 54.51m - 11thOLYMPIC GAMES | Navasky Anderson's Olympic Journey
Monday, July 29
OLYMPIC GAMES | Marco Arop's Olympic Journey
Thursday, July 25
OLYMPIC GAMES | Anderson Peters' Olympic Journey
Monday, July 22
OLYMPIC GAMES | Ilana Izquierdo's Olympic Journey
Sunday, July 21
