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Nicknamed Babsie and Beki,<ref name=unigames>{{cite web|url=http://www.unisport.com.au/HighPerformance/SummerUniversiade/Pages/BekiLee.aspx |
Nicknamed Babsie and Beki,<ref name=unigames>{{cite web|title=BEKI LEE - ATHLETICS|url=http://www.unisport.com.au/HighPerformance/SummerUniversiade/Pages/BekiLee.aspx|work=Australian University Sport|publisher=Australian University Sport|accessdate=16 August 2012|author=Australian University Sport|year=2009}}</ref><ref name=aoc>{{cite web|url=http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/rebecca-lee |title=London 2012 - Rebecca Lee |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee |date=1986-11-25 |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref> Lee was born on 25 November 1986.<ref name=aoc/> She is from New South Wales,<ref name=unigames/> growing up in [[Mt Druitt]]<ref> {{cite web | url = http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/rebecca-lee | title = Beki Lee | accessdate = 2012-08-09 | quote = Lee grew up in Mt Druitt in Western Sydney}}</ref> in Sydney's western suburbs.<ref name=sourceoly/> She attended [[Minchinbury Public School]] and [[Colyton Public School]]<ref name=aoc/> before going to high school at [[Rooty Hill High School]] and [[St Marys Senior High School]]. She attended the [[Australian College of Physical Education]] where she started work on a Bachelor of Sports Business <ref name=unigames/><ref name=aoc/> in 2007<ref name=aoc/> and was still enrolled via correspondence in 2012.<ref name=sourceoly/> {{As of|2012}}, she lives in [[Canberra]].<ref name=aoc/> |
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth name | Rebecca Lee |
| Nickname(s) | Babsie, Beki |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Born | 25 November 1986 |
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) (2012) |
| Weight | Template:Unit weight (2012) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 20 km Road Walk |
| Club | Asics West |
Rebecca "Beki" Lee (born 25 November 1986) is an Australian race walker. She finished fourth in the 20km walk at the 2012 Oceania & Australian Race Walking Championships. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 20 km walk event.
Personal
Nicknamed Babsie and Beki,[1][2] Lee was born on 25 November 1986.[2] She is from New South Wales,[1] growing up in Mt Druitt[3] in Sydney's western suburbs.[4] She attended Minchinbury Public School and Colyton Public School[2] before going to high school at Rooty Hill High School and St Marys Senior High School. She attended the Australian College of Physical Education where she started work on a Bachelor of Sports Business [1][2] in 2007[2] and was still enrolled via correspondence in 2012.[4] As of 2012[update], she lives in Canberra.[2]
Lee is 160 centimetres (63 in) tall, weighs 47 kilograms (104 lb),[2] and is right handed.[1]
Athletics
Lee competes in the 20 km Road Walk events.[2] She started race walking when she was seven years old,[1] getting more serious at it when she was about ten years old.[4] Her personal best finish in an international competition was tenth place at the Taicang, China hosted 2011 IAAF Race Walking Challenge in the 20 km race walk with a time 1:35.35 set.[1]
Lee is a member of the Asics West athletics club.[1][2][2] She has a scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport.[4] She was coached by Marilyn Pearson from 2003 to 2010.[2] Brent Vallance then became her coach and is her coach as of 2012.[2] Before competitions, her pre-race ritual involves listening to Bob Dylan.[1]
Lee finished tenth in the 20 km walk at the 2011 IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Taicang, China.[2] She finished tenth in the 20 km walk at the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, China.[2] She finished second in the 20 km walk at the 2011 Australian Race Walking Championships in Melbourne, Australia.[2] She did not finish in the 20 km walk at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge in Taicang, China.[2] She finished fourth in the 20 km walk at the 2012 Oceania & Australian Race Walking Championships in Hobart, Australia.[2] She was disqualified from the 20 km walk at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Saransk, Russia.[2]
Lee was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 20 km walk event.[4][5][6][7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Australian University Sport (2009). "BEKI LEE - ATHLETICS". Australian University Sport. Australian University Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "London 2012 - Rebecca Lee". Australian Olympic Committee. 1986-11-25. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ^ "Beki Lee". Retrieved 2012-08-09.
Lee grew up in Mt Druitt in Western Sydney
- ^ a b c d e Liu, Susan (2012-06-21). "Stepping out on an Olympic stage Beki Lee". Hornsby & Upper North Shore Advocate. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ^ "Breen into Olympic aths squad". The West Australian. 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ^ "Steve Hooker, cabeza de cartel de la selección australiana de atletismo". Campeonato mundial. 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ^ Noticias EFE. "Steve Hooker, cabeza de cartel de la selección australiana de atletismo". La Rioja. Retrieved 2012-07-05.