Albert Lee (born 17 October 1962) is an Australian double leg amputee athlete who participated at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in sitting volleyball.

Despite this, he has competed in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race, achieved world records and is a qualified optometrist who studied at the University of New South Wales.

Sex, age and type 2 diabetes are all key factors when determining the relative risk rate for lower limb amputations in the Australian public.

When amputation occurs at a younger age - less than 35 years old - the effect on risk rate due to sex is emphasized.

By being a young male, one would be at a higher relative risk for lower limb amputation due to any cause than one's female counterparts at that stage of life.

The team consisted of 11 members which included Edward Bray, Paul Croft, Darren Gay, Lee, Brant North, Kevin Price, Glenn Pyne, Brett Roworth, Greg Sobczak, Bruce Thompson and Mark Whiteman.

In the classification for places 11 and 12, the team managed their first international win against the United States of America by 3 sets to 1.

[3] When Lee gets on board he removes his prosthetic legs, due to this he has a lower center of gravity which allows him to stick to the deck.

He is able to move around the yacht with often more ease than non-disabled crew who would need to crouch and crawl to reach the spaces he can.

The founder of the Making Waves Foundation - David Pescud - made Albert a promise and said "you'll never regret this experience - it'll change your life".

Following this promise, despite not having any sailing experience, Lee was ready to take on the challenge and tough training required to prepare for the race.

The crew needed to work as a team, have a strong awareness of sea safety survival and constantly maintain the vessel.

[9] Lee competed in 1996; however, the team broke their boat's boom and the vessel had to be retired leading to an incomplete attempt.

[11] The crew was made up of D Pescud (20) (navigator), G Johnstone (8), M Thomson (7), R Speedy (10), D Leslie (1), C Josling (10), B Allen (3), K Moore, A Lee (4), B Canham (6), D D'annunzio, G Kennedy, T Purkiss, G Donovan and R Sealey.

[3] Sports and physical activity have been found to have a positive effect on the quality of life and self-esteem of people with limb amputations.

It has also been found that participation in such activities has helped amputees to accept their disabilities and improve motor function.

[4] He has been involved with the Brien Holden Foundation in providing indigenous eye care to remote Australian communities.

He has been on trips to Sri Lanka, Vanuatu, the Tiwi Islands, the Northern Territory[14] and Nepal where he provided spectacle corrections to those affected by the natural disasters[4][13] Albert joined the Making Waves Foundation upon its inception in 1994, it is a non-profit organization which aims to use sailing to change people's opinions of disabled people.

[4] Lee is a registered optometrist and has an optometry practice at Shop 4, 2 King Street, Rockdale, NSW.