Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story

ISBN-10
0736794190
ISBN-13
9780736794190
Category
Divers
Language
English
Published
2013
Author
Paula Yoo

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"--Provided by publisher.

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