Camplin, an Olympic gold medallist in aerial skiing at Salt Lake City 2002, was confirmed in the role today at the AOC's annual general meeting in Sydney. 

It will be the second consecutive Games she has performed the role, having been in charge of Australia's team at the first Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck in 2012. 

Camplin joins another Olympic champion, former swimmer Susie O'Neill, who as Chef de Mission is leading 91 athletes to the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing in August this year.

Kitty Chiller, a Sydney 2000 Olympian in modern pentathlon, meanwhile, is Chef de Mission of the Australian team for Rio 2016. 

"All three women excelled on the field of play and their sporting prowess and leadership qualities will come to the fore in these new roles," said AOC President John Coates.

"We have gender equality in most of our teams and therefore it is to be expected that teams in the 21st century would be led by women".

Alisa Camplin celebrates winning the Olympic gold medal in the aerials at Salt Lake City 2002 ©Getty Images

In addition five of the 12 elected members of the AOC Executive are women, with four of them Olympians - Chiller, Kim Crow, Nicole Livingstone and Danielle Woodward.

Camplin, 39, became the first Australian to win medals at consecutive Winter Olympics.when she won a bronze in the aerials at Turin 2006.

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