James Chapman (rower)
| James Chapman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 February 1979 Sydney |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education |
Newington College University of Technology, Sydney |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Parents | Christopher Maitland Chapman |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2012 London | Coxless Four |
| World Championships medal record | ||
| Silver | 2011 Lake Bled | Coxed Pair |
Competitor for  Australia | ||
James Jonathan Chapman (born 2 November 1979) is an Australian national, Olympic representative and Olympic medal winning rower.[1]
Education
Raised in Sydney, Chapman attended Newington College[2] where he was coached by Olympian and fellow Old Newingtonian Michael Morgan OAM. In 1997 he was a member of the Newington Head of the River winning 1st VIII. He studied Accounting at Sydney's University of Technology.
Rowing
His senior rowing has been done with the Sydney Rowing Club. For nine of the ten years from 2003 to 2012 he was seated in the New South Wales state VIII which contested the Kings Cup at the Australian Rowing Championships. In 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012 Chapman was part of New South Wales crews which were victorious. He was a reserve in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, came 4th in the 2003 World Championships, 2nd in the 2000 U23 World Championships 2000, 1st in the King’s Interstate Cup 2004 (breaking the NSW drought of 20 years), 2008, 2010 and 2011 and 4th in the World Championships 2006 in the men's eight. He rowed for Australia in the men's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[3] He is a silver medalist from the 2011 World Rowing Championships and at the 2012 London Olympics, Chapman won a silver medal in the Australian men's coxless four.
Banking
Since 2011, Chapman has worked at Westpac as a member of the transactional banking team.
References
- ↑ 2008 Australian Olympic Team
- ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999)
- ↑ Rowing Australia Athlete Profile: James Chapman