World Trophy for Australasia

The World Trophy, originally known as the Helms Award, was an annual sporting award established by the Helms Athletic Foundation in 1939 to honour the foremost amateur athlete of each continent of the world, including Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, and South America.[1] Even though the Foundation was established in 1936, the awards date back to the 1896, the year of the first Summer Olympics. Australasian awards for 1896 to 1949 were decided by a Committee in Australasia established by the Foundation. Members of the Committee were Sir Frank Beaurepaire (Chairman), and Messrs. Harold G. Alderson, Hugh R. Weir, Jack Metcalfe, Frank H. Pizzey, Hector de Lacy, Ern Cowley and R.J. McPherson (Secretary). [2][3] After the initial Committee selection, amateur athletes were nominated by their own countries for consideration by the Foundation. Winners were presented with a silver plaque and had their names added to the World Trophy that was located at the Helms Foundation and subsequently the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles (now known as the LA84 Foundation).[4] Winners can only win the award once.[4]

Winners

Year AthleteSportCountry
1896Edwin Flack AthleticsAustralia
1897A.B. Sloan Rowing Australia
1898Victor Trumper Cricket Australia
1899Stan Rowley Athletics Australia
1900Frederick Lane Swimming Australia
1901George A. Moir Athletics Australia
1902James Donald RowingAustralia
1903Richmond 'Dick' Cavill Swimming Australia
1904 Herbert HunterAthletics Australia
1905Barney Kiernan Swimming Australia
1906Nigel Barker Athletics Australia
1907Norman Brookes Tennis Australia
1908Snowy Baker Multiple sportsAustralia
1909Tony Wilding Tennis New Zealand
1910Frank Beaurepaire Swimming Australia
1911Harold Hardwick Swimming Australia
1912Cecil Healy Swimming Australia
1913Cecil McVilly Rowing Australia
1914Bill LongworthSwimming Australia
1915Fanny DurackSwimming Australia
1916–18No awards
1919Harold Disher RowingAustralia
1920Ivo Whitton[5]GolfAustralia
1921Edwin 'Slip' Carr Athletics Australia
1922Gerald Patterson Tennis Australia
1923Nick Winter Athletics Australia
1924Andrew CharltonSwimming Australia
1925Victor Richardson Multiple sports Australia
1926Randolph Rose Athletics New Zealand
1927Stanley Lay Athletics New Zealand
1928Bobby Pearce Rowing Australia
1929Jim Carlton Athletics Australia
1930Don Bradman Cricket Australia
1931Noel RyanSwimming Australia
1932Edgar 'Dunc' GrayCyclingAustralia
1933Jack Crawford Tennis Australia
1934Jack Metcalfe Athletics Australia
1935Cecil Matthews Athletics New Zealand
1936Jack Lovelock Athletics New Zealand
1937Robin Biddulph Swimming Australia
1938Jim Ferrier Golf Australia
1939Dr David 'Brian' Dunn Athletics Australia
1940–44No awards
1945Doug Harris Athletics New Zealand
1946John Treloar Athletics Australia
1947John Winter AthleticsAustralia
1948Merv WoodRowingAustralia
1949Sid Patterson[6]CyclingAustralia
1950John MarshallSwimming Australia
1951Frank Sedgman Tennis Australia
1952Marjorie Jackson AthleticsAustralia
1953John Landy AthleticsAustralia
1954Jon Henricks Swimming Australia
1955Shirley Strickland[7]AthleticsAustralia
1956Lorraine Crapp Swimming Australia
1957Stuart MackenzieRowingAustralia
1958Herb Elliott[7]AthleticsAustralia
1959John KonradsSwimmingAustralia
1960Peter SnellAthleticsNew Zealand
1961Dawn Fraser[8]SwimmingAustralia
1962Murray RoseSwimmingAustralia
1963Tony SneazwellAthleticsAustralia
1964 Betty Cuthbert[9]AthleticsAustralia
1965Ron Clarke Athletics Australia
1966Fred Stolle Tennis Australia
1967Judy Pollock Athletics Australia
1968Michael WendenSwimmingAustralia
1969Pam KilbornAthletics Australia
1970Kerry O'BrienAthleticsAustralia
1971Shane Gould[10]SwimmingAustralia
1972Gail Neall SwimmingAustralia
1973Stephen Holland SwimmingAustralia
1974Jenny TurrallSwimmingAustralia
1975John Walker Athletics New Zealand
1976Dick Quax Athletics New Zealand
1977Eddie Palubinskas Basketball Australia
1978Tracey Wickham SwimmingAustralia
1979Rod Dixon Athletics New Zealand
1980Michelle Ford SwimmingAustralia
1981Allison Roe Athletics New Zealand
1982Anne Audain Athletics New Zealand
1983Robert de Castella Athletics Australia
1984Jon Sieben SwimmingAustralia
1985Glynis NunnAthletics Australia
1986Suzanne LandellsSwimmingAustralia
1987Debbie Flintoff-KingAthletics Australia
1988Duncan ArmstrongSwimmingAustralia
1989Kerry SaxbyAthletics Australia
1990Hayley LewisSwimmingAustralia
1991Kieren PerkinsSwimmingAustralia
1992James TomkinsRowingAustralia
1993Danyon LoaderSwimmingNew Zealand
1994Samantha RileySwimmingAustralia
1995Russell CouttsYachtingNew Zealand
1996Susan O'NeillSwimmingAustralia
1997Beatrice FaumuinaAthleticsNew Zealand
1998Michael KlimSwimmingAustralia
1999Ian ThorpeSwimmingAustralia
2000Cathy FreemanAthleticsAustralia

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Helms Athletic Foundation" (PDF). Bulletin du Comite International Olympique (25): 26–28. 1951.
  2. 1 2 "World of Sport". Adelaide Advertiser. 25 August 1950. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. ↑ de Lacy, H.A. (9 January 1952). "HELMS AWARD – Sedgman was clear winner". Sporting Globe. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Pollard, Jack (1973). Ampol's sporting records. Sydney: Jack Pollard Pty Ltd.
  5. ↑ Whitton, Ivo Harrington (1893–1967) Biographical Entry – Australian Dictionary of Biography Online
  6. ↑ Australian cyclists
  7. 1 2 Western Australian Sports Federation
  8. ↑ Fraser, Dawn – Australian Women Biographical entry
  9. ↑ 1996 Cuthbert Ten Dollars
  10. ↑ http://www.ausport.gov.au/tours/sportex/teachers%20notes.pdf
  11. ↑ Ampol Australian Sporting Records (8th rev. ed.). Sydney: Bantam. 1988.
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