Lionel Chee (born 4 August 1931) is a Singaporean

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player. He competed in the men's tournament at the

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. He was given the honour of carrying the national flag of Singapore at the

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of the

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, becoming the eighth water polo player to be a

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at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.

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* 1931 births Living people Singaporean male water polo players Olympic water polo players for Singapore Water polo players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in swimming Asian Games medalists in water polo Asian Games gold medalists for Singapore Asian Games silver medalists for Singapore Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore Swimmers at the 1951 Asian Games Swimmers at the 1954 Asian Games Water polo players at the 1951 Asian Games Water polo players at the 1958 Asian Games Water polo players at the 1962 Asian Games Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games 20th-century Singaporean people {{Singapore-waterpolo-bio-stub