Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story

Title

Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story

Subject

Lee, Sammy, -- 1920- -- Juvenile literature. Divers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Springboard diving -- Juvenile literature. Lee, Sammy, -- 1920- Divers -- United States -- Biography. Springboard diving.

Description

A biography of Korean American diving champion Sammy Lee, focusing on how his childhood determination and his father's dreams set the stage for a medical career as well as his athletic achievements which earned him Olympic gold medals in 1948 and 1952

Creator

Yoo, Paula

Publisher

Lee and Low Books, Inc.

Date

2005

Type

GV838 .L44 Y66

Identifier

2003.500.2897

Collection