Finalists Announced: 2017 NSW Sports Awards
Sport NSW is delighted to announce the finalists for the 2017 NSW Sports Awards, with over 30 sports recognised for their achievements and excellence.
NSW Champions of Sport – Layne Beachley AO
Layne Beachley is arguably Australia’s greatest surfer of all time, having been the only surfer, male or female, to claim six consecutive world titles (1998 – 2003).
NSW Champions of Sport – Kurt Fearnley OAM
Kurt Fearnley is one of the most decorated Paralympic athletes Australia has ever produced and the winner of the NSW Athlete of the Year with a Disability four times becoming the second athlete to do so – winning the award in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2009.
NSW Champions of Sport – Michelle Martin OAM
Michelle was the inaugural winner of the NSW Athlete of the Year in 1994 and went back-to-back by claiming the award again in 1995.
NSW Champions of Sport – Tom Burton OAM
On his Olympic debut at Rio in 2016, Tom Burton took the sailing world by storm when he raced to first place in the laser class to be crowned the Olympic champion.
NSW Champions of Sport – Louise Sauvage OAM
Louise Sauvage became the first athlete to win back-to-back NSW Athlete of the Year with a Disability awards – taking home the prize in both 2000 and 2001.
Sport NSW and Coffs Harbour City Council Host Girls Get Active Day
Sport NSW and Coffs Harbour City Council joined forces to present a fun and inspiring Girls Get Active Day on Wednesday 8 November.
NSW Champions of Sport - Maddison Elliott OAM
Maddison Elliott has won the Sport NSW Athlete of the Year with a Disability award in the last two years (2015 and 2016), which remarkably follows her wins in the Young Athlete of the Year with a Disability category in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Variety Xmas Walk
Walk for kids that can't in the annual Variety Xmas Walk fundraising events in Sydney and Newcastle
NSW Champions of Sport - Michael Clarke
Since announcing himself on the international cricket stage with a century on his Test debut in October 2004 in India, Michael Clarke became one of the most successful cricket players of the modern era.
NSW Champions of Sport - David Hall OAM
David has the distinction of being the only athlete in the history of the NSW Sports Awards to be a five-time winner of the NSW Athlete of the Year award (able-bodied or with a disability) with his successes coming in 1995, 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2005.
NSW Champions of Sport - Petria Thomas OAM
Without a doubt 2004 proved to be the biggest year of Petria Thomas’ swimming career – and the year she won the NSW Athlete of the Year.
Sport NSW and Lane Cove Council Host Girls Get Active Day
Sport NSW and Lane Cove Council joined forces to present an inspiring Girls Get Active Day on Wednesday 25 October.
NSW Champions of Sport – Matthew Levy OAM
Matthew was crowned NSW Athlete of the Year with a Disability in 2014, on the back of his outstanding achievements at the Brazil Championships and the Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in California.
Industry Forum, AGM and Annual Report
Sport NSW held it’s Industry Forum and AGM on Tuesday night with an excellent crowd on hand at ACPE to hear from Australian Sports Commission Chief Executive Officer Kate Palmer.
NSW Champions of Sport – Brad Kahlefeldt
2006 NSW Athlete of the Year Brad Kahlefeldt won four World Cups, was a gold medallist at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games and finished the year with the title of Australian and Oceania Champion as well as ITU World Number one ranking.
Introducing the NSW Champions of Sport
Sport NSW is delighted to today launch the inaugural NSW Champions of Sport Ceremony.
NSW Champions of Sport – Tom Slingsby OAM
Named as Australia's first ISAF World Sailor of the Year in 2010 - fittingly Tom was named the 2010 Sport NSW Athlete of the Year.