Sport
Many students of the School have gone on to represent Australia at the Olympics and win medals. Twenty-eight past students have competed in the Olympics during the school's history, winning twelve bronze, four silver and four gold medals across a range of sporting disciplines.
- Athletics
- Norma Croker – Class of 1952 – Olympian
- Cricket
- Ian Healy – Class of 1981 – Australian test cricketer
- Mel Johnson – Class of 1959 – Australian Test cricket match umpire
- Michael Kasprowicz – Class of 1990 – Australian test cricketer
- Stuart Law – Australian test cricketer
- John Maclean – Australian test cricketer
- Colin McIntyre – Queensland cricketer
- Glenn Trimble – Australian ODI cricketer
- Football
- Ben Halloran – Class of 2009 – Gold Coast United FC, Brisbane Roar
- Chris Harold – Class of 2009 – Gold Coast United FC, Perth Glory
- Gol-Gol Mebrahtu – Class of 2007 – Gold Coast United FC, Melbourne Heart
- Hockey
- Fred Quine – Class of 1956 – Olympian
- Kayaking
- Lyndsie Fogarty – Class of 2002 – Olympian 2008
- Netball
- Peta Stephens – Class of 1995 – Queensland Firebirds Captain
- Rowing
- Matthew Bode – Olympian
- Ralph Cruikshank – 1993 Australian U23 team
- Ian Edmunds – Class of 1978 – Olympic bronze medallist
- Bo Hanson – Class of 1990 – Olympian
- Rugby League
- Jay Aston – Papua New Guinea Rugby League World Cup Side 2008
- Wally Lewis – Class of 1977 – Australian national team captain from 1984 to 1989
- Andrew McCullough – Class of 2007 – Brisbane Bronco
- Ryan McGoldrick – Cronulla, Castleford Tigers, USA RL Team
- Paul Morgan – Class of 1964 – Queensland
- John Plath – Brisbane Bronco
- Will Tupou – Class of 2007 – North Queensland Cowboys
- Rugby Union
- Paul Alo-Emile – Class of 2009 – Melbourne Rebels
- Mark Bartholomeusz – Class of 1994 – Wallaby, ACT Brumbies
- Paul Carozza – Wallaby 15 caps, Queensland Reds
- Chris Feauai-Sautia – Class of 2011 – Queensland Reds
- Charlie Fetoai – Class of 2005 – Queensland Reds
- Peter Hynes – Class of 2000 – Wallaby, Queensland Reds
- Paul Kahl – Class of 1985 – Wallaby, Queensland Reds
- Steve Kefu - Wallaby, Queensland Reds
- Peter McLean – Class of 1969 – Wallaby
- William McLean – Class of 1933 – Wallaby Captain
- Paul Mooney – Class of 1946 – Wallaby
- David Paice – England, England Saxons, London Irish
- Ed Quirk – Class of 2008 – Queensland Reds
- Jacob Rauluni – Fiji Captain, Queensland Reds
- Mosese Rauluni – Fiji Captain
- Peter Slattery – Class of 1983 – Wallaby, Queensland Reds
- Brian Smith – Wallaby 5 caps and Ireland 9 caps, Queensland Reds, Former England attacking coach
- Matt Toomua – Class of 2007 – Wallaby, ACT Brumbies
- Brando Va'aulu – Queensland Reds
- David Wilson – Class of 1984 – Wallaby
- Softball
- Marissa Carpadios – Olympian 2004
- Danielle Stewart – Class of 1998 – Olympian 2008
- Swimming
- Duncan Armstrong – Class of 1985 – Olympian 1988, 1992
- Brad Cooper – Class of 1971 – Olympian
- Justin Lemberg – Class of 1983 – Olympian 1984
- Hayley Lewis – Class of 1991 – Olympian 1992, 1996
- Scott Logan – Class of 1993 – Olympian 1996
- Lise Mackie – Class of 1993 – Olympian
- Jon Sieben – Class of 1983 – Olympian 1984, 1988, 1992
- Tennis
- Scott Draper – Class of 1991
- Triathlon
- Rina Hill – Year 9 1983 – Olympian
- Waterpolo
- Kate Gynther – Class of 1999 – Olympian 2004, 2008
- Amy Hetzel – Class of 2000 – Olympian 2008
Read more about this topic: List Of Alumni From Brisbane State High School
Famous quotes containing the word sport:
“Every American travelling in England gets his own individual sport out of the toy passenger and freight trains and the tiny locomotives, with their faint, indignant, tiny whistle. Especially in western England one wonders how the business of a nation can possibly be carried on by means so insufficient.”
—Willa Cather (18761947)
“Justice was done, and the President of the Immortals, in Æschylean phrase, had ended his sport with Tess. And the dUrberville knights and dames slept on in their tombs unknowing. The two speechless gazers bent themselves down to the earth, as if in prayer, and remained thus a long time, absolutely motionless: the flag continued to wave silently. As soon as they had strength they arose, joined hands again, and went on.
The End”
—Thomas Hardy (18401928)