Celebrating 70 years of Olympic legacy event, Sunshine Beach Surf Lifesaving Club, Sunshine Beach, 12 March 2026

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TitleCelebrating 70 years of Olympic legacy event, Sunshine Beach Surf Lifesaving Club, Sunshine Beach, 12 March 2026Additional InformationA Sunshine Coast Region 2032 Legacy Taskforce Event

Celebrating 70 years of Olympic Games legacy since 1956 and honouring Sunshine Coast Olympians and those associated with the Olympic Games.

Interviews led by Benny Pike OLY (1980 Boxing).

Benny Pike OLY (1980 Boxing) in conversation with: Jenny Edwards - (Commonwealth Games Swimming) for Robyn Thorn - Olympic Games 1964 Swimming, Jan Ingram for Dawn Fraser OAM - Olympic Games 1956, 1960 & 1964 Swimming, Graeme Sherman Olympic Games 1960 Water Polo, Hayden Kenny - Olympic Games 1984 & 1988 Kayak, Scott Buttsworth for Edward (Ted) Peirce - Olympic Games 1956, 1960 & 1964 Water Polo, Warren Moore - Olympic Games 1956 Gymnastics, Bryan Harper - Olympic Games 1956 Canoe and Tony Frost - Olympic Games 2000 torch relay bearer.

Guest Speaker: Dr Ian Jobling, founding director of the University of Queensland Centre of Olympic Studies, shared historical context about the 1956 Games.

Credits include thanks also to Olympians:
Barry Cheales, 1964 Gymnastics
Greg Rogers, 1968,1972 Swimming
Peter Rigby (for John Rigby), 1960 Swimming
Peter Lloyd, 1972, 1976 Gymnastics
Larry Sengstock, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 Basketball
Tom King, 1996, 2000 Sailing

Filming funded by Noosa Council as part of the Noosa's Sporting History project.
Corporate CreatorNoosa CouncilDate12 March 2026FormatMP4LanguageEnglish

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Subject (Keywords)SportOlympic Games

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LocalitySunshine BeachPersonBenny PikeBryan HarperOrganisation & ClubSunshine Beach Surf Life Saving ClubNoosa CouncilProjectNoosa's Sporting HistoryMenuDecade | 2020-2029Location | Sunshine BeachTopic | Sport & Recreation

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