Halberg awards
The Westpac Halberg awards recognise New Zealand's top sporting achievements.
The annual award was started in 1949 by NZ Sportsman magazine founder Jack Fairburn. The original inscription on the trophy was Fairburn’s words: "The New Zealand Sportsman’s Trophy to be awarded annually to the New Zealand athlete whose personal performances or example, has had the most beneficial effect on the advancement of sport in the country". Awarding of the New Zealand Sportsman’s Trophy ceased along with publication of NZ Sportsman in 1960.
The trophy was restarted by The Halberg Trust (named for athlete Sir Murray Halberg), which amended the wording of the inscription in line with the manner in which it granted the Award. The Awards are presented at a dinner which traditionally rotates between the New Zealand cities of Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland, and which in recent years has been broadcast live on television. The award was expanded to include Westpac Sportswomen of the year, Westpac Team of the year, SPARC Coach of the year as well as the Lion Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award and Leadership Awards. The award was eventually renamed in Murray Halberg's honour, and since then the supreme award has been known as the Halberg award.
The Awards help the Halberg Trust to raise funds, which are then used to provide opportunities for young people with disabilities to be active in sport or active leisure pursuits of their choice.
Winners
Category finalists and winners
Category winners are in bold
2000s
Decade Champion |
Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell (rowing)[3] |
2009
Supreme Award |
Valerie Vili (athletics)[3] |
Sportsman of the Year |
Scott Dixon (motor sport), Mahé Drysdale (rowing), Duncan Grant (rowing), Richie McCaw (rugby union), Daniel Vettori (cricket) |
Sportswoman of the Year |
Sophie Pascoe (swimming), Alison Shanks (cycling), Valerie Vili (athletics), Sarah Walker (BMX cycling) |
Team of the Year |
All Whites (football), Men's lightweight double scull (rowing), Men’s senior pair (rowing), Women's 420 (sailing) |
Coach of the Year |
Tim Carswell (cycling), Ricki Herbert (football), Kirsten Hellier (athletics), Richard Tonks (rowing) |
Emerging Talent Award |
Aaron Cruden (rugby union), Sam Meech (yachting), Robbie Manson (rowing), Sam Webster (cycling) |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
Kenny Smith |
Leadership Award |
John Anderson |
2008
Supreme Award |
Valerie Vili (athletics) |
Sportsman of the Year |
Tom Ashley (wind surfing), Scott Dixon (motorsport), Hayden Roulston (cycling), Danny Lee (golf), [[Nick Willis (athletics) |
Sportswoman of the Year |
Sam Warriner (triathlon), Val Smith (bowls), Valerie Vili (athletics), Sophie Pascoe (swimming) |
Team of the Year |
Women's Double Scull (rowing), All Blacks (rugby union), Kiwis (rugby league), Men's Team Pursuit (cycling) |
Coach of the Year |
Stephen Kearney (Rugby League), Richard Tonks (rowing), Grant Beck (wind surfing), Kirsten Hellier (athletics) |
Emerging Talent Award |
Graham Oberlin-Brown (rowing), Chris Rahardja (Karate), Jossi Wells (Skiing), Paige Hareb (surfing) |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
Ron Shakespeare |
Leadership Award |
Susie Simcock |
2007
Supreme Award |
Valerie Vili (athletics)[4] |
Sportsman of the Year |
Mahé Drysdale (rowing), Duncan Grant (rowing), Jonathan Wyatt (athletics), Brad Butterworth (yachting) |
Sportswoman of the Year |
Nicole Begg (in line skating), Katherine Prumm (motocross), Valerie Vili (athletics), Sarah Walker (BMX class cycling) |
Team of the Year |
Men's Coxless Four (rowing), Women's Double Scull (rowing), Men's Pair (rowing), Emirates Team New Zealand (yachting) |
Coach of the Year |
Gordon Tietjens (Rugby union), Calvin Ferguson (rowing), Chris Nilsson (rowing), Kirsten Hellier (athletics) |
Emerging Talent Award |
Emma Twigg (rowing),[5] Danny Lee (golf), Edward Dawkins (cycling), Brendan Hartley (motor sport) |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
Merv Wallace |
Leadership Award |
John Graham |
2006
Supreme Award |
Mahé Drysdale (rowing)[6] |
Sportsman of the Year |
Mahé Drysdale (rowing), Moss Burmester (swimming), Kalon Dobbin(speed Skating), Richie McCaw (rugby union), Nick Willis (athletics) |
Sportswoman of the Year |
Farah Palmer (rugby union), Hannah McLean (swimming), Valerie Vili (athletics), Sam Warriner (triathlon) |
Team of the Year |
All Blacks (rugby union), Black Ferns (rugby union), Hamish Pepper and Carl Williams (yachting), Silver Ferns (netball) |
Coach of the Year |
Ruth Aitken (netball), Jan Cameron(swimming), Kirsten Hellier (athletics), Graham Henry (rugby union), Richard Tonks (rowing) |
Emerging Talent Award |
Nathan Cohen(rowing), Graham Oberlin-Brown (rowing), Katherine Prumm(motorcycling), Rebecca Spence (multi-sport) |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
Ken Elliot (golf) |
Leadership Award |
Tana Umaga (rugby union) |
2005
Supreme Award |
Michael Campbell (golf) |
Sportsman of the Year |
Michael Campbell (golf), Daniel Carter (rugby union), Mahé Drysdale (rowing), Jonathan Wyatt (mountain running) |
Sportswoman of the Year |
Irene van Dyk (netball), Kate McIlroy (mountain running), Valarie Vili (athletics), Sam Warriner (triathlon) |
Team of the Year |
All Blacks (rugby union), George Bridgewater & Nathan Twaddle (rowing men's pair), Caroline & Georgina Evers-Swindell (rowing women's double scull), Nicky Coles & Juliette Haigh (rowing women's pair) |
Coach of the Year |
Ruth Aitken (netball), Graham Henry (rugby union), Brian McLennan (rugby league), Richard Tonks (rowing) |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
Fred Strachan (rowing) |
Leadership Award |
Don Rowlands (rowing) |
2004
Supreme Award |
Sarah Ulmer (cycling) |
Sportsman of the Year |
Hamish Carter (triathlon), Bevan Docherty (triathlon), Ben Fouhy (canoeing), Greg Henderson (cycling) |
Sportswoman of the Year |
Rachael Anderson (surf life saving), Angela McMillan (aerobics), Vanessa Quin (mountain biking), Sarah Ulmer (cycling) |
Team of the Year |
Black Sox (softball), Caroline & Georgina Evers-Swindell (rowing), Sharon Sims & Jo Edwards (bowls), New Zealand Sevens (rugby union) |
Coach of the Year |
Brendon Cameron (cycling), Chris Pilone (triathlon), Dick Tonks (rowing), Don Tricker (softball) |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
Heather & Jeff Robson (tennis & badminton) |
Leadership Award |
Sir Brian Lochore (rugby union) |
References
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