Sydney 2000 Olympics

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Special Note

On Thursday 2nd July 2009------(almost nine years after the event !!)
thirty-four videos of Brett at the Sydney Olympics were uploaded to this site

They are terrific !! ...... and--CLICK HERE--to go to that Video Albumn
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The Sydney 2000 Olympics

In Brett's words - "An awesome experience !!"

NOTE - This is "Part One" of the Olympic Index

Click here to go to "Part Two"
which includes
the Athletes' Parade in Sydney, souvenirs, Brett's return to Cairns,
his Olympic tattoo, speaking engagements, awards, donations, etc

- The Australian Olympic Committee - and other "official" letters and information

#01 - "Congratulations on your selection" letter from the AOC - Tuesday 22nd August 2000

#02 - "Congratulations on your performance" letter from the AOC - 26th October 2000

#03 - Official Participation Certificate

#04 - Official Participation Certificate - Baseball - Australia finished in seventh place

#05 - The Olympians Club of Queensland - details of the "Olympians Celebration 2000 Dinner"

#06 - Invitation the the above Dinner - to be held on Wednesday 22nd November 2000 - at this Dinner all athletes are to be presented with their Official Participation Pin - Brett was unable to attend (in Cairns), and his pin was presented at a later stage

#07 - "Two free return flights to any destination"!!! - a gift from the major sponsor, Ansett Airlines - unfortunately Ansett went "bust" before Brett was able to go anywhere!!!

#08 - "Congratulations on competing" letter from the Queensland Academy of Sport - Wednesday 1st November 2000

- The lead-up to the Olympics

#01 - "Roneberg in line for selection" - in the training squad - article from the Cairns Post - Saturday 29th July 2000

#02 - color photograph which was published with the above article ..........a nice photo

#03 - SELECTED!!! - "Baseballers in Olympic Team" - article from the Cairns Post - Friday 25th August 2000

#04 - a notice from the Brevard County Manatees web site - Brett was still in the USA when the final selections were made

#05 - "On Games duty" - an article from the Cairns Post - Saturday 26th August 2000

#06 - is now the only representative from Cairns in the Olympics - article from the Cairns Post - Saturday 2nd September 2000

#07 - "Manatees player hopes Olympics in off-season plans" - article from the Florida Today paper - includes interview with Brett, photos, and comments from the Marlins - Sunday 3rd September 2000

- Return to Cairns from the United States

This section has been redone!!!
It was one of the first albumns that I uploaded, and some of
the photos and articles are not clear and are difficult to read.
So, a new albumn has been made and is called
"Invitational Game with Cubs"
and it can be accessed by clicking here

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Flying to Cairns from the USA, Brett arrives on Saturday 2nd September 2000 - he then departs to join up with the Olympic team on Monday 4th September 2000 - while in Cairns, he is going to play in the local competition and will suit up for Cubs against Reds

#01 - "Coup for Cubs with Olympian on roster" - a pre-game article from the Cairns Post - Thursday 31st August 2000

#02 - "Cubs get boost from Roneberg" - another pre-game article from the Cairns Post - Saturday 2nd September 2000

#03 - the game - five photos - Brett being interviewed, Geoff and Sharon, Sharon scoring, Brett with bat and ball

#04 - the game - four photos - Cubs team photo - Brett at bat and running - and on the mound to pitch the last inning!!!

#05 - the game - three photos - Brett on deck swinging and in the batter's box

#06 - post-game report from the Cairns Post - Brett got a couple of hits, and Cubs lost the game!!!

- Departing Cairns for the Olympic Games!!!

#01 - "A proud Olympian - there'll be chills when I take to the field" - from the Cairns Post - Monday 4th September 2000 ..........a great article and photo!!!

#02 - Brett checking through at Cairns Airport - and Geoff and Tanya - six photos - Monday 4th September 2000

- The Australian Team

#01 - "Australia finalises Olympic Baseball Team" - complete roster and report on the team - Monday 11th September 2000

#02 - "......the team includes durable Cairns first baser......" - article from the Adelaide Advertiser - Friday 25th August 2000

#03 - the official Team photograph

#04 - another team photo, with the players wearing their Olympic track-suits

- Player Profiles

#01 - various profiles were released on each of the Olympic athletes - this page contains excerpts from Brett's, and details his career "in brief"

- The Olympic Village

#01 - the Village streets, and athlete's cabins

#02 - the cabins, and Brett's bed and area!!! - the athletes were able to keep the "Sydney 2000" doona!!!

#03 - the athletes' bus - and the Olympic Rings in the gardens - in both photos, the Olympic Flame can be seen in the background

Towards the end of the Olympics, the Australians started to decorate their cabins!!!

......Number One

......Number Two

......Number Three

- Clothing and Uniforms

For the Olympics

#01 - "Blazer Induction Ceremony" - 15th September 2000

#02 - The formal suit - two photos of Brett ..........nice photos

#03 - Opening Ceremony uniform - and also worn during the Athletes' Parade after the Olympics ..........two great photos

#04 - Closing Ceremony uniform

Baseball

#01 - training/batting practise uniform - two photos ..........two nice photos taken out front of the athlete's cabins

#02 - game uniform - #17!!!

#03 - player's cap

#04 - Olympic baseball supporter's cap

After the Olympics, Brett had a display unit made up for a few items - including a jersey autographed by the Australian Team, a baseball bat signed by "many and varied" athletes, various Olympic pins, etc, etc

#01 - the display unit

#02 - Brett with his Olympic souvenirs

- Baseball Venues