The Australian Sport Awards originally called the Sport Australia Awards were established by the Confederation of Australian Sport in 1980. [1] From 1980 to 1996, the awards were limited to seven categories. In 1993, there was a merger of the Sport Australia Awards and the ABC Sports Award of the Year. [2]
Dawn Fraser Award was introduced in 2000 to reflect the achievements and standing of Dawn Fraser in Australia and on the international sporting stage. [3]
Year | Young Female Athlete of the Year | Young Male Athlete of the Year | Young Team of the Year |
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1980 | Debbie Flintoff (Athletics) | Larry Kleist (Sailing) | Australian Junior Squash Team |
1981 | Anne Minter (Tennis) | Grant Kenny (Surf life saving) | Australian 16 & Under Tennis Team |
1982 | Kerri-Anne Connor (Paralympic swimming) | Pat Cash (Tennis) | Australian Schoolboys Rugby Union Team |
1983 | Julie Kent (Diving) | Darren Clark (Athletics) | National Youth Soccer Team |
1984 | Robyn Friday (Squash) | Dean Woods (Cycling | Australian Junior Men's Squash Team |
1985 | Cindy-Lou Fitzpatrick (Swimming) | Robert Waller (Cycling) | Australian Junior Women's Squash Team |
1986 | Jessica Crisp (Sailing) | Miles Murphy (Athletics) | Australian Schoolboys Rugby Union Team |
1987 | Sarah Fitz-Gerald (Squash | Jason Stoltenberg (Tennis) | Australian Girls 16 & Under Tennis Team |
1988 | Pauline Menczer (Surfing) | Michael Diamond (Shooting sport) | Australian World Youth Netball Cup Team |
1989 | Shelley Gorman (Basketball) | Michael Diamond (Shooting sport) | Australian Junior Women's Rowing Team |
1990 | Hayley Lewis (Swimming) | Rohan Robinson (Athletics) | Australian Women's Triathlon Team |
1991 | Hayley Lewis (Swimming) | Tim Forsyth (Athletics) | Australian Women's Youth Basketball Team |
1992 | Lynette McKenzie (Surfing) | Tim Forsyth (Athletics) | Australian Women's Junior Coxless Pair |
1993 | Louise Sauvage (Athletics) | Brad McGee (Cycling) | Australian Women's Youth Basketball Team |
1994 | Kasumi Takahashi (Gymnastics) | Brad McGee (Cycling) | Australian Junior 4000m Pursuit Cycling Team |
1995 | Sarah Blanck (Sailing | Luke Roberts (Cycling) | Australian Women's Junior Squash Team |
1996 | Rachel Linke (Cycling) | Taj Burrow (Surfing) | Australian Junior 4000m Pursuit Cycling Team |
1997 | Rachael Marshall (Cycling) | Grant Hackett (Swimming) | Australian U21 Men's Hockey Team |
1998 | Jelena Dokic (Tennis) | Ian Thorpe (Swimming) | Australian Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m Relay Team (Athletics) |
1999 | Georgie Clarke (Athletics) Lori Munz (Swimming) | Grant Hackett (Swimming) | Cycling Olympic Sprint Team |
2000 | Lauren Jackson (Basketball) | Aaron Baddeley (Golf) | Australian 21 & Under Netball Team |
2001 | Giaan Rooney (Swimming) | Grant Hackett (Swimming) | Australian U/19 Men's Softball Team |
2002 | Jana Pittman (Athletics) | Todd Reid (Tennis) | Australian U19 World Cup Cricket Team |
2003 | Lisa Mathison (Cycling) Nerissa Wright (Water skiing) | Nick Flanagan (Golf) | Australian Junior Track Cycling Team |
2004 | Liesel Jones (Swimming) | Michael Ford (Cycling) | 470 Team Elise Rechichi / Tessa Parkinson (Sailing |
2005 | Libby Lenton (Swimming) | Chris Noffke (Athletics) | Australian Junior Men's Downhill Mountain Bike Team |
2006 | Josephine Tomic (Cycling) | Travis Meyer (Cycling) | Junior Track/Road Cycling World Championship Team |
Year | Coach of the Year | Sports Executive of the Year | Sports Official of the Year |
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1980 | Lindsay Gaze (Basketball) | Phil Coles | Not awarded |
1981 | Bill Sweetenham (Swimming) | John Raschke | Not awarded |
1982 | Charlie Walsh (Cycling | Leslie Martyn | Not awarded |
1983 | Frank Stanton (Rugby league) | John Dedrick | Not awarded |
1984 | Charlie Walsh (Cycling | Verlie Seagrove | Not awarded |
1985 | Alan Jones (Rugby union) | James Barry | Not awarded |
1986 | Reinhold Batschi (Rowing) | Brian Emery | Not awarded |
1987 | Richard Aggiss (Field hockey) | Robert McMurtrie | Not awarded |
1988 | Laurie Lawrence (Swimming) | Graham Halbish Adrienne Smith | Not awarded |
1989 | Johnny Lewis (Boxing) | Bill Palmer | Not awarded |
1990 | Craig Hilliard (Athletics) | Alan Atkins | Not awarded |
1991 | Ju Ping Tian (Gymnastics) | Noeleen Dix | Not awarded |
1992 | Noel Donaldson (Rowing)) | Steve Haynes | Not awarded |
1993 | Charlie Walsh (Cycling) | Rod McGeoch | Not awarded |
1994 | Charlie Walsh (Cycling) | Bob McCullough | Not awarded |
1995 | Scott Volkers (Swimming) | Martin Whiteley | No awarded |
1996 | Ric Charlesworth (Field hockey) | Russell Withers | Not awarded |
1997 | Ric Charlesworth (Field hockey) | Robert Elphinston | Not awarded |
1998 | Jill McIntosh (Netball) | Perry Crosswhite | Donald Prior (Field hockey) |
1999 | Doug Frost (Swimming) | Rob Curkpatrick | Maureen Boyle (Netball) |
2000 | Ric Charlesworth (Field hockey) | Lois Appleby | Bill Harrigan (Rugby league) |
2001 | Darren Cahill (Tennis) | Robert Bradley | Reg Brandis (Athletics) |
2002 | Shayne Bannan (Cycling) | John O'Neill | Sharon Kelly (Netball) |
2003 | Leigh Matthews (AFL) | John O'Neill | Bill Harrigan (Rugby league) |
2004 | Barry Dancer (Field hockey) | Graham Fredricks | David Tillett (Sailing) |
2005 | Paul Roos (AFL) | David Gallop | Bill Mildenhall (Basketball) |
2006 | Norma Plummer (Netball) | Brian Cook | Barbara Morgan (Lifesaving) |
Year | Sports Media Award | Business Innovation Award | Sport Export Award |
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1997 | Bruce McAvaney | Not awarded | Not awarded |
1998 | Ron Reed | Not awarded | Not awarded |
1999 | Roy Masters | PMSI Group | AV Syntec |
2000 | Karen Tighe | AV Syntec | Cleanevent |
2001 | Karen Tighe | IsoSport Kinetic Pty Ltd | Sportstec Pty Ltd |
2002 | Special Broadcasting Service – Tour de France coverage | Golf BioDynamics Pty Ltd | Croker Oars Pty Ltd |
2003 | ABC Radio – 2003 Rugby World Cup coverage | AV Syntec Pty Ltd | Ronstan International Pty Ltd |
2004 | Channel Ten – Motor Sports coverage | Not awarded | Not awarded |
2005 | Special Broadcasting Service – 2006 World Cup Qualifier | SKUD18 (Vic) | Not awarded |
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