Tasmanian Institute of Sport of Institute Tasmanian Tasmanian Institute of Sport of Institute Tasmanian ANNUALANNUAL REPORTREPORT // YEARBOOKYEARBOOK 2008-092008-09 TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT PO Box 93 (55 Oakden Road) PROSPECT TAS 7250 AUSTRALIA Tel: +61 3 6336 2202 Fax: +61 3 6336 2211 www.tis.tas.gov.au
[email protected] 2 Contents ISSUE 68 – SEPTEMBER 2008 TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT Page Minister’s Foreword 4 Chairman’s Report 5 Back from the Olympic Games: from left, Kate Hornsey, Stephanie Grant, Kerry Hore, Scott Brennan, Brendan Long and Mark Jamieson. Photo courtesy of The Examiner. Reflecting on our Director’s Report 6 Olympic efforts By Paul Austen, DIRECTOR It was a strong performance from Australia WITH the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing now fad- that reinforced the country’s widely acclaimed ing into the background, it is worth spending a capacity to compete with great success on the few moments to reflect on the event itself and, international sporting stage. importantly, the contribution made by our Tas- That is not to say the discussions about the manian athletes to Australia’s continued sporting reviewing, planning and resourcing needed for Administration 7 success at the event. Australia to compete among the top nations in Firstly, much has been made of the result that London 2012 should not be had. On the contrary, saw Australia slip from fourth place in the medal they are critically important to our future chances tally in Athens to sixth in Beijing, as well as the of success in four years time. progress that Great Britain has made into the top However, care should be taken in promoting four nations.