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Lionel Chee

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Lionel Chee
Personal information
NationalitySingaporean
Born (1931-08-04) 4 August 1931 (age 93)
Sport
SportWater polo
Medal record
Representing  Singapore
Asian Games
Swimming
Gold medal – first place 1951 New Delhi 4x100m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place 1951 New Delhi 3x100m medley relay
Silver medal – second place 1954 Manila 4x200m freestyle relay
Water polo
Silver medal – second place 1951 New Delhi Men's tournament
Silver medal – second place 1958 Tokyo Men's tournament
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Jakarta Men's tournament

Lionel Chee (born 4 August 1931) is a Singaporean water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was given the honour of carrying the national flag of Singapore at the opening ceremony of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, becoming the eighth water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lionel Chee". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Lionel Chee". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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