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LeRoy See

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LeRoy See
Personal information
BornNew York City, New York, USA
Died19 June 1922
New York City, New York, USA
Sport
SportSpeed skating
ClubNew 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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  1. ^ "Lamy brothers, speed and jumping ice skating champions" The Courier Democrat (Langdon, North Dakota), Feb. 16 1911, pg. 3
  2. ^ "Le Roy A. See, former skater-cyclist, dies" The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 20 June 1922, pg. 2