Western Australian Sports Star of the Year
The Western Australian Sports Star of the Year, currently known as The West Australian ANZ Sports Star of the Year, 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.
List of winners by year
| Year | Winner | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Morna Pearce | 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 | Syd Lodge | Yachting |
| Margaret Court | Tennis | |
| 1970 | Margaret Court (2) | Tennis |
| 1971 | Dennis Lillee | Cricket |
| Gaye Walsh | Netball | |
| 1972 | Dennis Lillee (2) | Cricket |
| Rod Marsh | Cricket | |
| 1973 | Margaret Court (3) | Tennis |
| Roslyn Fisher | Hockey | |
| Rod Marsh (2) | Cricket | |
| Graham Marsh | Golf | |
| 1974 | Rod Marsh (3) | Cricket |
| Rob O'Sullivan | Yachting | |
| 1975 | John Gilmour | Athletics |
| Libby Felton | Rifle shooting | |
| Dennis Lillee (3) | Cricket | |
| 1976 | Ric Charlesworth | Hockey |
| Dennis Lillee (4) | Cricket | |
| 1977 | Graham Marsh (2) | Golf |
| Dean Williams | Squash | |
| 1978 | Rob O'Sullivan (2) | Yachting |
| Barbara Wall | Squash | |
| 1979 | Ric Charlesworth (2) | Hockey |
| Kim Hughes | Cricket | |
| Barbara Wall (2) | Squash | |
| 1980 | Kim Hughes (2) | Cricket |
| Lou Austin | 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 | Graham Lillingston | 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 |
| Robert 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 |
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.
- 1 2 "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.