The World Trophy for Australasia was one of several annual sporting trophies awarded by the Helms Athletic Foundation. The World Trophy was established by Helms in 1939 to honour the foremost amateur athlete of each continent of the world, including Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, and South America. [1]
Australasian awards for 1896 to 1949 were decided by a Committee in Australasia established by the Foundation. Members of the Committee were Sir Frank Beaurepaire (Chairman), and Messrs. Harold G. Alderson, Hugh R. Weir, Jack Metcalfe, Frank H. Pizzey, Hector de Lacy, Ern Cowley and R.J. McPherson (Secretary). [2] [3] After the initial Committee selection, amateur athletes were nominated by their own countries for consideration by the Foundation. Winners were presented with a silver plaque and had their names added to the World Trophy that was located at the Helms Foundation and subsequently the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles (now known as the LA84 Foundation). [4] Winners can only win the award once. [4]
| Year | Athlete | Sport | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Edwin Flack | Athletics | Australia |
| 1897 | Alex B. Sloan [5] | Rowing | Australia |
| 1898 | Victor Trumper | Cricket | Australia |
| 1899 | Stan Rowley | Athletics | Australia |
| 1900 | Frederick Lane | Swimming | Australia |
| 1901 | George A. Moir | Athletics | Australia |
| 1902 | James Donald | Rowing | Australia |
| 1903 | Richmond 'Dick' Cavill | Swimming | Australia |
| 1904 | Herbert Hunter | Athletics | Australia |
| 1905 | Benard Kieran | Swimming | Australia |
| 1906 | Nigel Barker | Athletics | Australia |
| 1907 | Norman Brookes | Tennis | Australia |
| 1908 | Snowy Baker | Multiple sports | Australia |
| 1909 | Tony Wilding | Tennis | New Zealand |
| 1910 | Frank Beaurepaire | Swimming | Australia |
| 1911 | Harold Hardwick | Swimming | Australia |
| 1912 | Cecil Healy | Swimming | Australia |
| 1913 | Cecil McVilly | Rowing | Australia |
| 1914 | Bill Longworth | Swimming | Australia |
| 1915 | Fanny Durack | Swimming | Australia |
| 1916–18 | No awards | ||
| 1919 | Clive Disher | Rowing | Australia |
| 1920 | Ivo Whitton [6] | Golf | Australia |
| 1921 | Edwin 'Slip' Carr | Athletics | Australia |
| 1922 | Gerald Patterson | Tennis | Australia |
| 1923 | Nick Winter | Athletics | Australia |
| 1924 | Andrew Charlton | Swimming | Australia |
| 1925 | Victor Richardson | Multiple sports | Australia |
| 1926 | Randolph Rose | Athletics | New Zealand |
| 1927 | Stanley Lay | Athletics | New Zealand |
| 1928 | Bobby Pearce | Rowing | Australia |
| 1929 | Jim Carlton | Athletics | Australia |
| 1930 | Don Bradman | Cricket | Australia |
| 1931 | Noel Ryan | Swimming | Australia |
| 1932 | Edgar 'Dunc' Gray | Cycling | Australia |
| 1933 | Jack Crawford | Tennis | Australia |
| 1934 | Jack Metcalfe | Athletics | Australia |
| 1935 | Cecil Matthews | Athletics | New Zealand |
| 1936 | Jack Lovelock | Athletics | New Zealand |
| 1937 | Robin Biddulph | Swimming | Australia |
| 1938 | Jim Ferrier | Golf | Australia |
| 1939 | Dr David 'Brian' Dunn | Athletics | Australia |
| 1940–44 | No awards | ||
| 1945 | Doug Harris | Athletics | New Zealand |
| 1946 | John Treloar | Athletics | Australia |
| 1947 | John Winter | Athletics | Australia |
| 1948 | Merv Wood | Rowing | Australia |
| 1949 | Sid Patterson [7] | Cycling | Australia |
| 1950 | John Marshall | Swimming | Australia |
| 1951 | Frank Sedgman | Tennis | Australia |
| 1952 | Marjorie Jackson | Athletics | Australia |
| 1953 | John Landy | Athletics | Australia |
| 1954 | Jon Henricks | Swimming | Australia |
| 1955 | Shirley Strickland [8] | Athletics | Australia |
| 1956 | Lorraine Crapp | Swimming | Australia |
| 1957 | Stuart Mackenzie [9] | Rowing | Australia |
| 1958 | Herb Elliott [8] | Athletics | Australia |
| 1959 | John Konrads | Swimming | Australia |
| 1960 | Peter Snell | Athletics | New Zealand |
| 1961 | Dawn Fraser [10] | Swimming | Australia |
| 1962 | Murray Rose | Swimming | Australia |
| 1963 | Tony Sneazwell | Athletics | Australia |
| 1964 | Betty Cuthbert [11] | Athletics | Australia |
| 1965 | Ron Clarke | Athletics | Australia |
| 1966 | Fred Stolle | Tennis | Australia |
| 1967 | Judy Pollock | Athletics | Australia |
| 1968 | Michael Wenden | Swimming | Australia |
| 1969 | Pam Kilborn | Athletics | Australia |
| 1970 | Kerry O'Brien | Athletics | Australia |
| 1971 | Shane Gould [12] | Swimming | Australia |
| 1972 | Gail Neall | Swimming | Australia |
| 1973 | Stephen Holland | Swimming | Australia |
| 1974 | Jenny Turrall | Swimming | Australia |
| 1975 | John Walker | Athletics | New Zealand |
| 1976 | Dick Quax | Athletics | New Zealand |
| 1977 | Eddie Palubinskas | Basketball | Australia |
| 1978 | Tracey Wickham | Swimming | Australia |
| 1979 | Rod Dixon | Athletics | New Zealand |
| 1980 | Michelle Ford | Swimming | Australia |
| 1981 | Allison Roe | Athletics | New Zealand |
| 1982 | Anne Audain | Athletics | New Zealand |
| 1983 | Robert de Castella | Athletics | Australia |
| 1984 | Jon Sieben | Swimming | Australia |
| 1985 | Glynis Nunn | Athletics | Australia |
| 1986 | Suzanne Landells | Swimming | Australia |
| 1987 | Debbie Flintoff-King | Athletics | Australia |
| 1988 | Duncan Armstrong | Swimming | Australia |
| 1989 | Kerry Saxby | Athletics | Australia |
| 1990 | Hayley Lewis | Swimming | Australia |
| 1991 | Kieren Perkins | Swimming | Australia |
| 1992 | James Tomkins | Rowing | Australia |
| 1993 | Danyon Loader | Swimming | New Zealand |
| 1994 | Samantha Riley | Swimming | Australia |
| 1995 | Russell Coutts | Yachting | New Zealand |
| 1996 | Susan O'Neill | Swimming | Australia |
| 1997 | Beatrice Faumuina | Athletics | New Zealand |
| 1998 | Michael Klim | Swimming | Australia |
| 1999 | Ian Thorpe | Swimming | Australia |
| 2000 | Cathy Freeman | Athletics | Australia |