Lee Oudenryn
{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Lee Oudenryn
|fullname = Lee Oudenryn
|image =
|position = {{rlp|WG}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|02|08}}
|birth_place = Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia
|retired = yes
|height = {{convert|187|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|90|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = Parramatta Eels
|year1start = 1992
|year1end = 95
|appearances1 = 50
|tries1 = 18
|goals1 = 37
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 146
|club2 = Gold Coast
|year2start = 1996
|year2end =
|appearances2 = 18
|tries2 = 8
|goals2 = 3
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 38
|club3 = Auckland Warriors
|year3start = 1997
|year3end = 00
|appearances3 = 61
|tries3 = 23
|goals3 = 1
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 94
|club4 = North Queensland
|year4start = 2001
|year4end =
|appearances4 = 3
|tries4 = 0
|goals4 = 0
|fieldgoals4 = 0
|points4 = 0
|source = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Lee_Oudenryn.html Lee Oudenryn] rugbyleagueproject.org
}}
Lee Oudenryn (born 8 February 1970) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. His outstanding speed saw him play mostly on the {{rlp|wg}}, though he also played a few games at {{rlp|fb}}.
Background
Oudenryn was born in Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia.
Playing career
A former junior soccer player, Oudenryn switched to rugby league in the early 1990s and made his first grade début on the wing for the Parramatta Eels in 1992 against Eastern Suburbs at the Sydney Football Stadium. He went on to play 19 games and score 8 tries in his debut season.
A noted speedster, Oudenryn gained a reputation as the fastest player in rugby league when he defeated Great Britain winger Martin Offiah, generally regarded at the time to be the fastest player, by half a metre in a 100-metre sprint race{{cite news
| last = Proszenko
| first = Adrian
| title = Race lines up NRL's quick men
| work = The Sydney Morning Herald
| place =Australia
| date = 16 May 2010
| url = http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/race-lines-up-nrls-quick-men-20100515-v5eu.html
| accessdate = 16 May 2010}} prior to the Parramatta vs Great Britain match played at Parramatta Stadium during the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia (which Parramatta won 22–16).[http://rugbyleague.co.nz/player.asp?id=117&teamID=4 Lee Oudenryn] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015065754/http://rugbyleague.co.nz/player.asp?id=117&teamID=4 |date=15 October 2008}} rugbyleague.co.nz
Oudenryn's standing as the fastest player in rugby league took a big hit at the Rugby League Sprint race held during the Botany Bay Gift in March 1993. Over 75 metres, Oudenryn could only finish in 3rd place behind winner Brett Dallas and second placed John Minto.[http://www.promotionalgift.com.au/promotional-gift-articles/1993/3/1/bulldog-winger-is-leagues-fastest/ 1993 Rugby League Sprint] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222130121/http://www.promotionalgift.com.au/promotional-gift-articles/1993/3/1/bulldog-winger-is-leagues-fastest/ |date=22 December 2015}}
After spending four seasons at Parramatta where he scored 146 points (18 tries, 37 goals) in 50 games, he signed to play with the Gold Coast Chargers in 1996. After a single season with the Chargers, Oudenryn moved to play with the Auckland Warriors in the 1997 Super League season, and stayed with the club until the end of the 2000 NRL season.
Oudenryn then signed with the North Queensland Cowboys, spending 2001 in Townsville before retiring at the end of the season at age 31.
Later years
After retiring from playing, Oudenryn returned to New Zealand where he is now a member of the New Zealand Police.{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/4230165a6502.html|title=Dogs at the centre of action on Rural Day|date=8 October 2007|work=Manawatu Standard|accessdate=14 October 2011}}
In 2011 Oudenryn returned to Australia where he continued his passion for policing. He is currently a detective in the New South Wales Police Force.
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