LeRoy See
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Born | New York City, New York, USA |
Died | 19 June 1922 New York City, New York, USA |
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Sport | Speed skating |
Club | New York Athletic Club |
LeRoy Allen See (alternative first name spelling Le Roy) ( – 19 June 1922) was an American amateur speed skater and cyclist active during the first decade of the 20th century.
See held the world's amateur skating record for the 220 yard dash (set in 1900) for over a decade before it was broken by Edmund Lamy.[1]
See died on June 19, 1922 at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in New York City following an operation.[2]
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- ^ "Lamy brothers, speed and jumping ice skating champions" The Courier Democrat (Langdon, North Dakota), Feb. 16 1911, pg. 3
- ^ "Le Roy A. See, former skater-cyclist, dies" The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 20 June 1922, pg. 2
Categories:
- 1922 deaths
- People from New York City
- Sportspeople from New York City
- American male speed skaters