The Western Australian Hall of Champions was created in 1983 by the then-recently created Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS). The Sportswriters' Association of Western Australia had suggested the development of a Hall of Champions to the Government of Western Australia, to honour past athletes from the state who had made a significant impact in their sport. It was inaugurated by Keith Wilson, the Minister for Sport and Recreation, on 19 August 1985.Western Australian Hall of Champions handbook (2006)
Fourteen foundation inductees were made in 1985 and since then several new inductees are made each year at a dinner hosted by WAIS. The award is the highest honour that can be accorded a West Australian sportsperson.
The induction criteria are: The person must have achieved the highest level of open competition in his/her sport; The person must be product of the Western Australian sporting system, or have established their reputation while living in and representing Western Australia; The person must been retired from open competition for at least five years.
The award is separate from the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year which is given to currently competing sportspeople.
Inductees Hall of Champions foundational memberHall of Champions LegendHall of Champions foundational member and LegendHall of Champions membership revoked NameSportYear of inductionNotes1985 Steele BishopCycling Barry CableAustralian rules footballCable's membership was revoked on 22 June 2023 due to legal findings that he sexually abused a child.Herb ElliottAthletics Graham FarmerAustralian rules football Dennis LilleeCricket Walter LindrumBilliards Bob MarshallBilliards Rod MarshCricket Lyn McClements (later Lyn McKenzie)SwimmingGraham McKenzieCricketGeorge MoloneyAustralian rules football Shirley Strickland (later Shirley de la Hunty)AthleticsWilliam 'Nipper' TruscottAustralian rules footballJohn WinterAthletics 1986 Jerry DolanAustralian rules football Brian GlencrossField hockey Brian GriffinLacrosse John InverarityCricket Johnny LeonardAustralian rules football Phil MatsonAustralian rules football Frank MooreHorse racing Don MorrisonSurf lifesaving Decima Norman (later Decima Hamilton) Athletics Eric PearceField hockey May Pearce (later May Campbell) Field hockey Don SmartField hockey Rolly TaskerYachting Frank TreenHorse racing 1987 Dixie IngramAthletics Ron JohnsonSpeedway Frank KersleyHarness racing Merv McIntoshAustralian rules football Julian PearceField hockey Barry ShepherdCricket Bill WalkerAustralian rules football 1988 George DoigAustralian rules football David NeeshamWater polo Percy OliverSwimming Ian TomlinsonAthletics Barbara WallSquash Clive WilderspinTennis 1989 Trevor BickleAthletics Ray EvansField hockey Jack SheedyAustralian rules football Gaye TeedeNetball Bruce YardleyCricket 1990 Ian CairnsSurfing Mavis Gray (née Beckett) Field hockey Kevin O'HalloranSwimming 1991 Jack ClarkeAustralian rules football Bob MassieCricket Jean Pearce (later Jean Wynne) Field hockey Annette Simper (née Foley) Netball 1992 Marian Bell (later Marian Aylmore) Field hockey Peter EvansSwimming Graham MossAustralian rules football Ernest ParkerCricket & Tennis 1993 Neil BrooksSwimming Ern HenfryAustralian rules football Lesley HuntTennis Jill McIntoshNetball 1994 Ross GlendinningAustralian rules football Kim HughesCricket Evelyn de Lacy (née Whillier) Swimming 1995 Ric CharlesworthField hockey Steve MarshAustralian rules football J. J. MillerHorse racing Ken VidlerSurf lifesaving 1996 Elspeth Denning(aka Elspeth Clement-Denning and Elspeth Denning-Clement.née Elspeth Swain) Field hockey Tom HoadWater polo Gary MarocchiAssociation football Lorraine McCoulough-Fry Disabled Swimming Lynne Watson (later Lynne Bates) Swimming 1997 David BellField hockey Connie Hicks (née Haigh) Lawn bowls John ToddAustralian rules football 1998 Brad HardieAustralian rules football Graham MarshGolf Phil MayAthletics 1999 Terry AldermanCricket Sharon BuchananField hockey Stephen MichaelAustralian rules football 2000 Brian PeakeAustralian rules football Christine StantonAthletics Terry WalshField hockey 2001 Jodie CooperSurfing Geoff MarshCricket Elsma Merillo (née Harris) Netball 2002 Fred Kersley Jr.Harness racing Wendy Pritchard (née Butcher) Field hockey Graeme WoodCricket 2003 Haydn BuntonAustralian rules football Jackie PereiraField hockey Dean WilliamsSquash 2004 Jeff KennedyLacrosse George OwensAustralian rules football 2005 Rechelle HawkesField hockey Bernie NaylorAustralian rules football Bruce ReidCricket 2006 Priya CooperSwimming Craig DaviesField hockey Bridgette GustersonWater polo 2007 Michelle HagerField hockey Luc LongleyBasketball 2008 Jim SchraderHarness racing Kate StarreField hockey 2009 Maxine BishopGolf Sammy ClarkeAustralian rules football Darryn HillCycling 2010 Peter MateraAustralian rules football Louise SauvageWheelchair racing 2011 Chris LewisHarness racing Denis MarshallAssociation football Allana SlaterGymnastics 2012 Justin LangerCricket Lorraine PackhamField hockey 2013 Danielle Woodhouse (née Gusterson) OAMWater polo 2014 1961 WA State Football TeamAustralian rules football Ryan BayleyCycling Shelley Taylor-SmithMarathon swimming 2015 Adam GilchristCricket Stan LazaridisAssociation football 2016 1967–68 Western Australian State Cricket TeamCricket Tully BevilaquaWomen's basketball 2017 Sally IronmongerNetball Dean KempAustralian rules football 2018 1969-72 Western Australian Women's State Netball TeamNetball Gary BuckenaraAustralian rules football Bevan GeorgeField hockey Belinda StowellYachting 2019 Justin EvesonWheelchair basketball Tessa ParkinsonSailing Elise RechichiSailing Eamon SullivanSwimming 2020 1985-91 Western Australian Women's State Hockey TeamField Hockey Amber BradleyRowing Terry GaleGolf Todd PearsonSwimming 2021 Lauren MitchellGymnastics Brad NessWheelchair basketball 2022 Ken McAullayAustralian Football Bill KirbySwimming 2024 1992 West Coast Eagles teamAustralian football Tony AdamsonBaseball Damon DilettiField hockey Michael HusseyCricket Matthew PavlichAustralian football Elizabeth SmylieTennis
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