Dexter Lee (born 18 January 1991) is a

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n sprinter who specialises in the 100 and

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. He became the first athlete to win back-to-back titles at

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when he won the 100 metres in 2008 and 2010.

Career

In 2006, his first international appearance ended with the win of two gold medals (100 metres, and 4x100 metres relay) at the

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., followed by three gold medals (100 metres, 200 metres, and 4x100 metres relay) at the

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. He won the 100 metres at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics in a time of 10.51 seconds, before backing that up with the 100 metre title at the 2008 World Junior Championships in 10.40 seconds. In 2010, he won the 100 metres at the championships in Moncton with a time of 10.21 seconds. He was disqualified after a

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in the 200 m first round heats. He also won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics. In October 2009, Lee moved to

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, where he joined a training group that includes two-time Olympic 200m champion

Veronica Campbell-Brown Veronica Campbell-Brown CD ( Campbell; born 15 May 1982) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 meters.

. He has plans to enroll in a junior college in Atlanta. Lee is a former student of Herbert Morrison Technical High School in

Montego Bay Montego Bay is the capital of the Parishes of Jamaica, parish of Saint James Parish, Jamaica, St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth-largest urban area in the country by population, after Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston, Spanish Town, and Por ...

. He is one of nine children—seven boys and two girls—and his older brother Keniel was himself a finalist in the Jamaican high school championships 100 metres.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Dexter 1991 births Living people People from Montego Bay Jamaican male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships winners Pan American Games competitors for Jamaica