Dewey Lee Yoder Jr, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Dewey Lee Yoder Jr

American athlete

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1930

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Dewey Lee Yoder Jr

  • Dewey Lee Yoder Jr (born July 18, 1930) is an American hurdler, known as Lee Yoder.
  • Yoder attended Mercersburg Academy as a youth, where he trained under Jimmy Curran.
  • He came second in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1952 US Olympic trials, beaten only by eventual gold medalist Charles Moore (also from Mercersburg).
  • He competed in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics.Running for the University of Arkansas, Yoder finished second at the 1952 NCAA Track and Field Championships behind Bob Diviney from Kansas.
  • Yoder later played field hockey, including as part of the bronze medal winning American team at the 1967 Pan American Games.
  • He was manager for the United States field hockey team at the 1984 Olympics.

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