Olivier is a sophomore from Oegstgeest in the Netherlands. He attended Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden for high school where he played field hockey. Olivier started rowing at the amsterdamse studenten roeivereniging (amsterdam student rowing association) A.S.R. Nereus. At the club, he was a member of the fastest lightweight freshmans's eight at the Dutch Indoor Rowing Championships (NKIR) and earned two wins in one weekend in the lightweight coxed four at the Hollandia.