Mr Ian
CHESTERMAN

AUS
Entry in the IOC

2025

Born

17 April 1959

Education

Bachelor of Commerce, University of Melbourne, Australia.

Career

Sports Administrator, Public Relations and Media Consultant.

Sports Practised

Athletics, Skiing

Sports Administration

President of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) (2022 - ); AOC Vice President (2016-2022); Executive Member since 2001. General Manager of the Australian Olympic Team at Olympic Winter Games Lillehammer 1994; Chef de Mission of the Australian Olympic Team at Nagano 1998, Salt Lake City 2002, Torino 2006, Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014, and PyeongChang 2018; Chef de Mission of the Australian Team Winter Youth Olympic Games at Lillehammer 2016; Chef de Mission of the Australian Olympic Team at Tokyo 2020. Executive Board Member of ONOC (2023 - ). Board Member (2022-2024) then Vice President (2024 - ) of the Organising Committee for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games; Chair of the Australian Olympic Foundation (2022 - ). Board Member of the Oceania Australia Foundation (2022 - ). Board member of the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (2001 - ).

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

Life Member of the Australian Olympic Committee (2018); Member of the Order of Australia (2019); Australian Sports Medal (2000).

IOC History

IOC Member (2025 -)