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This award was first awarded in 1998. It is named after Sir Donald Bradman and recognises the sporting achievement of the year which has inspired the people of Australia. [4] As of 2022, there are three people who have won the award more than once; Steve Hooker (2008 and 2009), Sally Pearson (2012 and 2014) and Ashleigh Barty (2019 and 2022). [5]
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List of notable Australian sportswomen.List is based on their inclusion into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, [1] Olympic and Paralympic individual gold medalist, multiple individual medalist at Olympic Games and world championships or recognized through public opinion lists. [2]
Australian cue sports people (4 C) Australian curlers (5 C) Australian cyclists (11 C, 2 P) D. Australian darts players (1 C, 39 P) Australian divers (5 C) E.
Classification: People: By occupation: People in sports: Sportspeople: By nationality: Australian Also: Australia : People : By occupation : People in sports : Sportspeople Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
The following Australian netball internationals were members of the squad that won the 1991 World Netball Championships. In 1992 all the players and their head coach, Joyce Brown, were awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. In 2012 they were also inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. [46] [47]
Australia has competed in athletics in all Summer Olympics. Edwin Flack won the Men's 800 m and 1500 m at the 1896 Summer Olympics. He won Australia's first athletics and Olympics medals and was that country’s first gold medallist. [1] Athletics is the Australia's second most successful Olympic sport after swimming.
Mark Schwarzer is Australia's most capped player. The Australia men's national soccer team represents the country of Australia in international association football.It is fielded by Football Australia, the governing body of soccer in Australia, and competes as a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), which encompasses the countries of Asia, having previously been a part of the ...