George Lee (born 28 December 1886 in

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, date of death unknown) was a

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who competed in the

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. In 1912 at the

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Olympics he was eliminated in the first round of the 5000 metres event as well as of the 10,000 metres competition. He was the fourth-place finisher at the

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, sharing in the team title with England.

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1886 births Year of death missing Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Durham, England English male long-distance runners {{UK-athletics-bio-stub