The VIS congratulates Olympic rowing champion, Kim Brennan, on her appointment as a Deputy Chef de Mission for Tokyo 2020.
The VIS alumna has been named alongside fellow Olympic gold medallist Susie O’Neill and Olympic fencer Evelyn Hall, who were also announced as Deputy Chefs de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo Australian Olympic Team on Friday.
The trio rounds out Chef de Mission Ian Chesterman’s leadership team for the Games.
Brennan says to be contributing to the Team effort so soon after retirement is exciting, “Every Olympian wants to keep contributing in one way or another. We have that bond. To be stepping into this role gives me the chance to make a different type of contribution,” Brennan said.
In 2016, Brennan became the first Australian woman in 20 years to win an Olympic rowing gold medal. She won the Women’s Single Scull event at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
