Jeanette Lee
American pool player
Jeanette Lee (born Lee Jin-Hee, Hangul: 이진희, July 9, 1971) is an American professional pool player. She was nicknamed the Black Widow.[1] Lee was born in New York City. She won an individual gold medal at the World Games in 2001. Lee is thought to be one of the greatest billiards players.[2]
.jpg) | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Black Widow | ||||||||||||||
| Born | July 9, 1971 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
In 2013, Lee was honored into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame.[3]
In February 2021, Lee announced that she was diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.[4][5]
References
change- ↑ "Reference to her nickname". Archived from the original on 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ "The Survey Says...: Pool & Billiard Magazine's 22nd Annual Player and Fan Poll". Pool & Billiard Magazine. Vol. 26, no. 2. Summerville, South Carolina: Sports Publications. February 2008. p. 14. ISSN 1049-2852.
- ↑ "Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame Inductees, 2011-2018". bca-pool.com. Billiard Congress of America. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ↑ Bieler, Des (2021-02-18). "Jeanette Lee, pool's 'Black Widow,' reveals diagnosis of Stage 4 cancer". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ↑ Hutton, Alice (2021-02-18). "US billiards player 'The Black Widow' diagnosed with cancer". The Independent. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
This short article about a person from the United States can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.