Nickname(s) Flying Fish Name Neo Kok | Nationality Singapore | |
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Full name Neo Chwee Kok, John Paul Born 31 May 1931 ( 1931-05-31 ) Singapore Died January 30, 1987, Singapore | ||
Neo Chwee Kok, John Paul (Chinese: 梁水国; pinyin: Liáng Shuǐguó; 31 May 1931 – 23 January 1987) was a Singaporean swimmer who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was ranked third in a list of Singapore's 50 Greatest Athletes of the Century by The Straits Times in 1999.
Neo was born the fifth child in a family of eight in Singapore but grew up on Pulau Sambu, Riau, Indonesia.
On 23 January 1987, Neo died of cancer at the age of 55.
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