Lucy Katherine Chaffer (born 19 October 1983 in

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

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) is an Australian skeleton racer. She competed for

Australia at the 2014 Winter Olympics Australia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Australia's team consisted of 60 athletes competing in 11 sports, which represented the largest Winter Olympics team the country had ever sent. Medalists ...

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in the skeleton events. She is also a team member of the four time winning premiership hockey team, the Reds Women's 5's and is their lightning strike of a wing. She is famously known for her strong self passing ability. Chaffer attended Santa Maria College, Perth and was a physical education teacher at the school.

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