James Jonathan Chapman is an Australian national, Olympic representative and Olympic medal winning rower.
Education
Raised in Sydney, Chapman attended Newington College 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.
Career
His senior rowing has been done with the Sydney Club. Foreign twelve of the 13 years from 2003 to 2015 he was seated in the New South Wales state VIII which contested the Kings Cup at the Australian Championships. In 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 Chapman was part of New South Wales crews which were victorious.
He rowed for Australia in the men"s eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
From 1998, Chapman worked at Westpac starting as a teller, completing his Accounting Degree.
Membership
In 1997 he was a member of the Newington Head of the River winning 1st VIII.