Chee Swee Lee

Chee Swee Lee (born 10 January 1955) is a Singaporean middle-distance runner who competed in the 400 and 800 metres. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Chee Swee Lee
Personal information
NationalitySingaporean
Born (1955-01-10) 10 January 1955
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
Event(s)400 m, 800 m
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Singapore
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1974 Tehran400 m
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1975 Bangkok400 m
Gold medal – first place1975 Bangkok800 m
Silver medal – second place1969 Rangoon400 m
Silver medal – second place1971 Kuala Lumpur4x400 m
Silver medal – second place1973 Singapore400 m
Silver medal – second place1973 Singapore800 m
Silver medal – second place1973 Singapore4x400 m
Silver medal – second place1975 Bangkok4x400 m
Bronze medal – third place1971 Kuala Lumpur400 m
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chee.

Athletic career

At 14 years old, Chee represented Singapore in the 400m event at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (SEAP Games). She won the silver medal.[2]

At the 1971 SEAP Games, Chee won the silver in the 4x400m relay and the bronze medal in the 400m event[3] At the 1973 SEAP Games, Chee won two individual silvers in the 400m and 800m[2] and the team silver in the 4x400m relay.[3]

At the 1974 Asian Games, Chee competed in the 400m event and won the gold medal with 55.08 seconds, setting a Games record[4] and Singapore national record for the 400m.[5] She also won a silver in the women’s 4x400m and bronze in the 4x100m relays.[2]

At the 1975 SEAP Games, Chee won the 400m and 800m events[4] and the silver medal at 4x400m relay.[3] Chee competed in the 400m race at the 1976 Olympics but did not finish her heat due to an injury sustained before the event.[4] She also took part in the 1981 Southeast Asian Games.[4]

Personal life

After her athletic career in Singapore, Chee moved to the United States and studied at Mt. San Antonio College and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She continued with college and club competitions while studying and won athletic scholarships for her studies.[4]

Chee is married and stays in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is working as a real estate agent.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chee Swee Lee". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  2. "A track queen returns, and is blown away". TODAYonline. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. "Singapore SEAP/SEA Games History (Athletics Only)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2015.
  4. "Chee Swee Lee". Singapore Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  5. hermesauto (26 August 2017). "Athletics: Singapore legend Chee Swee Lee wants successor Dipna Lim-Prasad to be an inspiration to others". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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