Jim Lea (athlete), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American sprinter
Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1932
Place of Birth: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Date of Death: 27-Mar-2010
Profession: sprinter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Jim Lea (athlete)
- Jim Lea (November 6, 1932 – March 27, 2010) was an American sprinter who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
- Lea represented the US Air Force as a runner. Lea competed in the 1955 Pan Am Games, where both Lea and Louis Jones beat the previous world records in the 400 meters, with Jones winning the race.
- Commentators credited these two record-breaking performances to the high altitude in Mexico City, where they competed.Lea qualified for the Olympics at the Armed Forces track and field championship.
- Experts at the time considered Lea one of the best prospects for an olympic medal for the United States.
- Lea once again competed against Jones, and once again Jones won, breaking his own world record in the process.
- Despite this, both Jones and Lea did poorly in the 1956 Olympics and neither won a medal.Lea struggled with nerves before competition, and reportedly panicked before every one of them.
- Before his Olympics competition, he suffered a nervous skin rash.
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