Chee Swee Lee (born 10 January 1955) is a Singaporean middle-distance runner who competed in the

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and

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. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the

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Athletic career

At 14 years old, Chee represented Singapore in the 400m event at the

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(SEAP Games). She won the silver medal. At the 1971 SEAP Games, Chee won the silver in the 4x400m relay and the bronze medal in the 400m event At the 1973 SEAP Games, Chee won two individual silvers in the 400m and 800m and the team silver in the 4x400m relay. At the

1974 Asian Games The 7th Asian Games ( fa, بازی‌های آسیایی ۱۹۷۴) were held from 1 to 16 September 1974 in Tehran, Imperial State of Iran. The Aryamehr Sports Complex was built for the Games. The Asian Games were hosted in the Middle East for th ...

, Chee competed in the

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event and won the gold medal with 55.08 seconds, setting a Games record and Singapore national record for the 400m. She also won a silver in the women’s 4x400m and bronze in the 4x100m relays. At the 1975 SEAP Games, Chee won the 400m and 800m events and the silver medal at 4x400m relay. Chee competed in the 400m race at the 1976 Olympics but did not finish her heat due to an injury sustained before the event. She also took part in the

1981 Southeast Asian Games The 1981 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 11th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines from 6 to 15 December 1981. This was the first time that the Philippines hosted the Games since its first pa ...

Personal life

After her athletic career in Singapore, Chee moved to the United States and studied at

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and

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona, CPP, or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo. See the '' name'' section of this article for more info ...

. She continued with college and club competitions while studying and won athletic scholarships for her studies. Chee is married and stays in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is working as a real estate agent.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chee, Swee Lee 1955 births Living people Singaporean female sprinters Singaporean female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Singapore Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Singapore Asian Games silver medalists for Singapore Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Place of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games competitors for Singapore SEA Games gold medalists for Singapore SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore SEA Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Singaporean women