Place Of Birth | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia |
Residence | Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation | Casual High School Teacher (English) |
International Debut | 2001 (Road World Cup) |
Coach | Mick Chapman and Warren McDonald |
Club | Team Equipe Nurnberger Versicherung (Germany) |
Recent Results | UCI Road World Championships (Madrid, Spain, 24-Sep-2005) 29th in the Road Race (3:08.58)
Lowland International Rotterdam Tour (Rotterdam, Netherlands, 4-Sep-2005) 8th in the Road Race (3:14.29) |
Commonwealth Games History | has not competed |
Olympic Games History | Athens 2004 12th in the Olympic Games Road Race |
Other | Olivia started competitive cycling in 1999 at the age of 26.
She is coached by her father, Mick Chapman, who has been an accredited cycling coach for 24 years and currently coaches two national teams in Australia.
Her career highlights include winning the National Road Series in Australia, competing in the 2002 and 2003 World Championships and being named the 2001 New South Wales (Australia) Road Woman of the Year. |