Western Australian Sports Star of the Year
The Western Australian Sports Star Award, currently known as The West Australian RAC Sports Star Award, is an annual award for sportspeople from the Australian state of Western Australia and/or playing for teams based in Western Australia. It has been running since 1956.
The award has had several multiple winners. Cricketer Dennis Lillee won the award five times (1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, and 1981), and is the only person to win the award in consecutive years on two separate occasions. Another cricketer, Rod Marsh, was the second person to win the award four times (1972, 1973, 1974, and 1981), and is the only person to win the award in three consecutive years. Golfer Graham Marsh (1973, 1977, 1985, and 1986) and hockey player Ric Charlesworth (1976, 1979, 1986, and 1987) also won the award four times, while swimmer David Dickson (1961, 1963, and 1966) and tennis player Margaret Court (1969, 1970, and 1973) won the award three times.
Cricket has produced the most winners of the award, with 14 winners. Ten athletes and ten swimmers have won the award, as well as eight footballers, six cyclists, and six hockey players.
The most recent edition of the now titled RAC SportWest Awards were held at RAC Arena on Thursday 11 March 2021, delayed from 11 February due to a COVID-19 occurrence in Western Australia. The 2020 winner - Jai Hindley - claimed a second-place finish at the 2020 Giro d'Italia in only his third Grand Tour start and in the midst of a global pandemic.
List of winners by year[]
| Year | Winner | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Hockey | |
| 1957 | Shirley de la Hunty | Athletics |
| 1958 | Herb Elliott | Athletics |
| 1959 | Brian Foley | Australian rules football |
| 1960 | Bob Simpson | Cricket |
| 1961 | David Dickson | Swimming |
| 1962 | Bob Marshall | Billiards |
| Dixie Willis | Athletics | |
| Haydn Bunton, Jr. | Australian rules football | |
| 1963 | David Dickson (2) | Swimming |
| Bob Marshall (2) | Billiards | |
| Joyce Bennett | Athletics | |
| 1964 | Graham McKenzie | Cricket |
| 1965 | John Ryan | Swimming |
| Peter Kelly | Cricket | |
| Bill Walker | Australian rules football | |
| 1966 | David Dickson (3) | Swimming |
| Phil Coulson | Harness racing | |
| Barry Cable | Australian rules football | |
| 1967 | Brian Griffin | Lacrosse |
| Bill Walker (2) | Australian rules football | |
| Lynne Watson | Swimming | |
| 1968 | Brian Glencross | Hockey |
| Lyn McClements | Swimming | |
| 1969 | Yachting | |
| Margaret Court | Tennis | |
| 1970 | Margaret Court (2) | Tennis |
| 1971 | Dennis Lillee | Cricket |
| Gaye Switch | Netball | |
| 1972 | Dennis Lillee (2) | Cricket |
| Rod Marsh | Cricket | |
| 1973 | Margaret Court (3) | Tennis |
| Hockey | ||
| Rod Marsh (2) | Cricket | |
| Graham Marsh | Golf | |
| 1974 | Rod Marsh (3) | Cricket |
| Yachting | ||
| 1975 | Athletics | |
| Rifle shooting | ||
| Dennis Lillee (3) | Cricket | |
| 1976 | Ric Charlesworth | Hockey |
| Dennis Lillee (4) | Cricket | |
| 1977 | Graham Marsh (2) | Golf |
| Dean Williams | Squash | |
| 1978 | (2) | Yachting |
| Barbara Wall | Squash | |
| 1979 | Ric Charlesworth (2) | Hockey |
| Kim Hughes | Cricket | |
| Barbara Wall (2) | Squash | |
| 1980 | Kim Hughes (2) | Cricket |
| Harness Racing | ||
| 1981 | Rod Marsh (4) | Cricket |
| Sue Roberts | Powerlifting | |
| Terry Alderman | Cricket | |
| Dennis Lillee (5) | Cricket | |
| 1982 | Neil Brooks | Swimming |
| 1983 | Steele Bishop | Cycling |
| 1984 | Yachting | |
| Peter Evans | Swimming | |
| Steve Malaxos | Australian rules football | |
| 1985 | Elizabeth Smylie | Tennis |
| Graham Marsh (3) | Golf | |
| 1986 | Ric Charlesworth (3) | Hockey |
| Geoff Marsh | Cricket | |
| Graham Marsh (4) | Golf | |
| 1987 | Peter Gilmour | Yachting |
| Thomas Stachewicz | Swimming | |
| Ric Charlesworth (4) | Hockey | |
| 1988 | Elspeth Clement | Hockey |
| 1989 | Terry Alderman (2) | Cricket |
| 1990 | Bruce Reid | Cricket |
| Ian Brown | Swimming | |
| 1991 | Roger Mackay | Golf |
| Shelley Taylor-Smith | Swimming | |
| 1992 | Craig Parry | Golf |
| Ramon Andersson | Canoeing | |
| Peter Matera | Australian rules football | |
| 1993 | Ramon Andersson (2) | Canoeing |
| Dean Capobianco | Athletics | |
| 1994 | Darryn Hill | Cycling |
| 1995 | Darryn Hill (2) | Cycling |
| 1996 | Luc Longley | Basketball |
| Rob Scott | Rowing | |
| 1997 | Luc Longley (2) | Basketball |
| 1998 | Lucy Tyler-Sharman | Cycling |
| 1999 | Justin Langer | Cricket |
| 2000 | Rechelle Hawkes | Hockey |
| 2001 | Dmitri Markov | Athletics |
| 2002 | Simon Black | Australian rules football |
| 2003 | Adam Gilchrist | Cricket |
| Peter Dawson | Cycling | |
| 2004 | Ryan Bayley | Cycling |
| 2005 | Ben Cousins | Australian rules football |
| Robin Bell | Canoeing | |
| 2006 | Paul Burgess[1] | Pole vault |
| 2007 | Michael Hussey | Cricket |
| 2008 | Steve Hooker | Pole vault |
| 2009 | Steve Hooker (2) | Pole vault |
| 2010 | Lauren Mitchell | Gymnastics |
| 2011 | Cameron Meyer[2] | Cycling |
| 2012 | Cameron Meyer (2)[2] | Cycling |
| 2013 | Kim Mickle[3] | Javelin |
| 2014 | Mitchell Johnson[4] | Cricket |
| 2015 | Nat Fyfe | Australian rules football |
| 2016 | Curtis Luck | Golf |
| 2017 | Sam Kerr | Soccer |
| 2018 | Sam Kerr (2) | Soccer |
| 2019 | Nat Fyfe (2) | Australian rules football |
| 2019 | Golf | |
| 2020 | Jai Hindley | Cycling |
List of winners by sport[]
See also[]
References[]
- WA Sports Star of the Year 1956 to 2005, The West Australian, 11 January 2006.
- ^ "Burgess best in the West". The West Australian. 10 January 2007. Archived from the original on 16 April 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2007.
- ^ a b "Meyer top of WA's sporting crop". 13 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Mickle earns WA sports star honour". 16 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Johnson bowls over Sports Star award". 8 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- Sport in Western Australia
- Australian sports trophies and awards
- Awards established in 1956
- 1956 establishments in Australia
- Lists of sportspeople from Western Australia