Leander James 'Lee' Talbott (July 12, 1887 – September 16, 1954) was an American track and field athlete,

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competitor, and

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from

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. He attended the

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and was a weight thrower and wrestler, first at

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in 1907 and then at

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in 1909. He was a member of the

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, and he competed in the

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as a member of the

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. In his prime, Talbott stood 6' 6" inches and weighed 220 lbs.''The New York Evening World'', April 19, 1907. In 1908 he finished fifth in the hammer throw competition, sixth in the discus throw event, and eighth in the shot put competition. Talbott was a member of the American tug of war team that refused to compete against the Liverpool Police team after the first round of the controversial Olympic tug of war event. He also participated as a wrestler in the freestyle heavyweight event but was eliminated in the first round after losing his bout to the upcoming gold medalist,

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. He is the only athlete to compete in three sports at one Olympic Games celebration. In 1909, he won the hammer throw in the

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championship, and in 1909 and 1915, he was the champion in the 56-lb. weight throw. Between 1909 and 1917, Talbott won 20 medals at the

championships in the shot put, discus throw, hammer throw, and the 56-lb. weight throw.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Talbott, Lee 1887 births 1954 deaths American male hammer throwers American male shot putters American male discus throwers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Olympic tug of war competitors for the United States Olympic wrestlers for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Tug of war competitors at the 1908 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Male weight throwers Penn State Nittany Lions wrestlers American male sport wrestlers Sportspeople from Kansas City, Missouri Track and field athletes from Kansas City, Missouri 20th-century American sportsmen

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