They have been appointed as athlete liaison officers along with former basketball player Andrew Gaze, who represented Australia in five Olympics.

 

 

The trio are part of a new-look management team appointed by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), which also includes Chris Fydler, a swimmer who won a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and Kitty Chiller as Deputy Chef de Missions for London.

 

Waugh, who played a record 168 times for Australia and captained them between 1999 and 2004, scoring nearly 11,000 runs, had a similar role at the Beijing Olympics last year.

 

Eales, capped by Australia 86 times, captaining them a record 55 times, was an athlete liasion officer at the Athens Olympics in 2004, as well as Beijing.

 

Glaze played for Australia in every Olympics between Los Angeles in 1984 and Sydney 16 years later.

 

He carried the flag during the Opening Ceremony at the Sydney Games, also captaining his side.

 

John Coates, the President of the AOC, said: “Andrew is a tremendous competitor and possesses a terrific personality, that combination makes him the ideal person for this role.

 

“We will never forget the charisma and goodwill he generated in the [Athletes'] Village in Sydney.

 

"He was extremely popular and well respected by his teammates and other athletes from all round the world.

 

"The re-appointment of John and Steve was a mere formality for AOC Executive following their contribution in Beijing.

 

“Our team is fortunate to have athletes of their calibre, along with Andrew Gaze, as part of the London campaign”.

 

Fydler represented Australia in three Olympics between 1992 and 2000 was a member of the 4x100 metres freestyle relay team alongside Ian Thorpe that won a gold medal in Sydney.

 

He also won five Commonwealth Games gold medals during a successful career.

 

Aged 36, he is now a lawyer and a member of the Board of Swmming Australia.

 

Fydler is the current chairman of Swimming Australia's Finance and Audit Committee and has served on the organisation's Disciplinary Committee.

 

He was recently appointed to the international Fina Disciplinary Committee.

 

He is also the general manager of Oriel Technologies.

 

Chiller (pictured), 44, represented Australia in the Modern Pentathlon at the 2000 Olympics, finishing 14th in an event won by Britain's Stephanie Cook.

 

She has since has held key managerial roles with the Doha Asian Games and Melbourne Commonwealth Games, both held in 2006.

 

Chiller is currently national project manager for Telstra Business and the Business Woman of the Year Awards.

 

They will serve under Nick Green, the dual rowing gold medallist, who was appointed last year Australia's Chef de Mission for London 2012.

 

Green succeeds Coates, who stood aside as Chef de Mission last November after leading the Australian team to six Olympics.

 

At the time Coates signalled it was time to introduce new blood to the AOC’s management ranks.

 

Fydler and Chiller will replace long-serving Olympians Michael Wenden, Lynne Bates and Peter Montgomery as well as Executive Board member Russell Withers as Deputy Chefs de Missions.

 

Chiller said: "I am extremely honoured and thrilled to have been awarded this position.

 

"I have been involved in the Olympic family for many years in a variety of roles from athlete to media to management.

 

"To be able to bring my experience, and most importantly the immense passion that I have for the Olympic Movement, to such a prestigious position as Deputy Chef de Mission is an enormous honour.

 

“The Australian Olympic team is undoubtedly one of the most professional and well prepared teams in the world and I very much look forward to adding whatever I can to ensure that that respected tradition continues."

 

Coates said: "In Nick, Chris and Kitty we have three outstanding leaders who excelled as athletes and have continued in that vein in their business and private lives post their competitive years.

 

"We have no doubt they will make a major contribution to the on-going success of our Olympic teams."