Dewey Lee Yoder Jr (July 18, 1930 – May 17, 2023) was an American hurdler, known as Lee Yoder. Yoder attended Mercersburg Academy as a youth, where he trained under Jimmy Curran. He came second in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1952 US Olympic trials, beaten only by eventual gold medalist Charles Moore (also from Mercersburg). He competed in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Running for the University of Arkansas, Yoder finished second at the 1952 NCAA Track and Field Championships behind Bob Diviney from Kansas. Yoder later played field hockey, including as part of the bronze medal winning American team at the 1967 Pan American Games. He was manager for the United States field hockey team at the 1984 Olympics.

Lee Yoder

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1930 births

2023 deaths

Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes

Mercersburg Academy alumni

Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics

American male hurdlers

Olympic track and field athletes for the United States

American male field hockey players

Pan American Games medalists in field hockey

Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States

Track and field athletes from Philadelphia

Field hockey players at the 1967 Pan American Games

Olympic coaches for the United States

Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games

Lee Yoder