Western Australian Sports Star of the Year
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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 Western Australian sportspeople. It has been running since 1956.
[edit] List of Western Australian Sports Star of the Year 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 | Swimming |
| Bob Marshall | Billiards | |
| Joyce Bennett | Athletics | |
| 1964 | Graham McKenzie | Cricket |
| 1965 | John Ryan | Swimming |
| Peter Kelly | Cricket | |
| Bill Walker | Australian Rules Football | |
| 1966 | David Dickson | Swimming |
| Phil Coulson | Harness Racing | |
| Barry Cable | Australian Rules Football | |
| 1967 | Brian Griffin | Lacrosse |
| Bill Walker | Australian Rules Football | |
| Lynne Watson | Swimming | |
| 1968 | Brian Glencross | Hockey |
| Lyn McClements | Swimming | |
| 1969 | Syd Lodge | Yachting |
| Margaret Court | Tennis | |
| 1970 | Margaret Court | Tennis |
| 1971 | Dennis Lillee | Cricket |
| Gaye Walsh | Netball | |
| 1972 | Dennis Lillee | Cricket |
| Rod Marsh | Cricket | |
| 1973 | Margaret Court | Tennis |
| Roslyn Fisher | Hockey | |
| Rod Marsh | Cricket | |
| Graham Marsh | Golf | |
| 1974 | Rod Marsh | Cricket |
| Rob O'Sullivan | Yachting | |
| 1975 | John Gilmour | Athletics |
| Libby Felton | Rifle shooting | |
| Dennis Lillee | Cricket | |
| 1976 | Ric Charlesworth | Hockey |
| Dennis Lillee | Cricket | |
| 1977 | Graham Marsh | Golf |
| Dean Williams | Squash | |
| 1978 | Rob O'Sullivan | Yachting |
| Barbara Wall | Squash | |
| 1979 | Ric Charlesworth | Hockey |
| Kim Hughes | Cricket | |
| Barbara Wall | Squash | |
| 1980 | Kim Hughes | Cricket |
| Lou Austin | Harness Racing | |
| 1981 | Rod Marsh | Cricket |
| Sue Roberts | Powerlifting | |
| Terry Alderman | Cricket | |
| Dennis Lillee | 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 | Golf | |
| 1986 | Ric Charlesworth | Hockey |
| Geoff Marsh | Cricket | |
| Graham Marsh | Golf | |
| 1987 | Peter Gilmour | Yachting |
| Thomas Stachewicz | Swimming | |
| Ric Charlesworth | Hockey | |
| 1988 | Elspeth Clement | Hockey |
| 1989 | Terry Alderman | 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 | Canoeing |
| Dean Capobianco | Athletics | |
| 1994 | Darryn Hill | Cycling |
| 1995 | Darryn Hill | Cycling |
| 1996 | Luc Longley | Basketball |
| Robert Scott | Rowing | |
| 1997 | Luc Longley | 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 |
[edit] List of winners by sport
[edit] References
- WA Sports Star of the Year 1956 to 2005, The West Australian, January 11, 2006.
- ^ Burgess best in the West. The West Australian (10th January 2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
