Chee Swee Lee (born 10 January 1955) is a Singaporean
middle-distance runner who competed in the
400
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and
800 metres
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. She competed in the
women's 800 metres at the
1976 Summer Olympics
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Athletic career
At 14 years old, Chee represented Singapore in the 400m event at the
1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
The 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, officially known as the 5th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Rangoon, Burma from 6 to 13 December 1969 with 15 sports featured in the games. Republic ...
(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
400m
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...
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
Mt. San Antonio College
Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) is a public community college in southern California, located in Walnut in eastern Los Angeles County. It offers more than 260 degree and certificate programs, 25 support programs, and more than 50 studen ...
and
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
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. 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.
References
External links
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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