Trevor Evans (Brisbane, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise today to congratulate the Australian Olympians and Paralympians who have since returned home from their successful campaigns at the Rio Olympics. In particular, I would like to personally congratulate the athletes residing in my electorate of Brisbane, who act not only as ambassadors for their sport and for their country but also for the great city of Brisbane. I was lucky to meet so many of them last month at the welcome home ceremony conducted at Brisbane City Hall.

Australia came 10th overall in the medal tally; however, if I may be slightly parochial, out of the 29 medals Australia won overall Queenslanders won 14, representing almost half of the entire medal tally. Queensland is the Sunshine State, so it should come as no surprise that the Brisbane-based athletes competed in the pool and on the water, and I would like to personally congratulate each individual who represented Australia and Brisbane. Our Olympians included: Rhys Howden in water polo; Maddie Edmunds in rowing; and in swimming Jack McLoughlin; Georgia Bohl; Brittany Elmslie and Bronte Campbell—both gold medal winners in the women's 4 x 100-metre freestyle relay; Cate Campbell, who won silver in the women's 4 x 100-metre medley relay and gold in the women's 4 x 100-metre freestyle relay final; Emily Seebohm, who won silver in the women's 4 x 100-metre medley relay; and Bronte Barratt, who won silver in the women's 4 x 200-metre freestyle relay. Congratulations to them all. (Time expired)