Brendan Flynn

Who is Brendan Flynn?

Brendan Flynn was an Olympic women's basketball coach and Australian sports administrator.

Flynn was a leading women's basketball coach in South Australia in the late 1970s. He was appointed the Australian women's national basketball team Head Coach in 1981, a position which he held until 1984. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Games, he coached the team to fifth position. From 1982 to 1985, he was Head Women's Coach of the Australian Institute of Sport basketball program. He coached the team to third place in the 1983 Women's National Basketball League. After coaching, he transferred to the Australian Institute of Sport's management area.

In 1987, he moved to Adelaide to manage the establishment of the Australian Institute of Sport Cricket Academy, which had its headquarters at the Del Monte Hotel, Henley Beach in Adelaide. As well as cricket, the facility also housed AIS cyclists. In 1998, he was General Manager of Sport at the Australian Paralympic Committee based in Sydney. Following the resignation of Scott Derwin in 1999, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer the Australian Paralympic Committee. He held this position until 2003. His successor was Darren Peters.