The World Trophy for Australasia was one of several annual sporting trophies awarded by the Helms Athletic Foundation. The World Trophy was established by Helms in 1939 to honour the foremost amateur athlete of each continent of the world, including Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, and South America.
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). 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). Winners can only win the award once.
Winners Year AthleteSportCountry1896Edwin Flack AthleticsAustralia1897Alex B. SloanRowing Australia1898Victor Trumper Cricket Australia1899Stan Rowley Athletics Australia1900Frederick Lane Swimming Australia1901George A. Moir Athletics Australia1902James Donald RowingAustralia1903Richmond 'Dick' Cavill Swimming Australia1904 Herbert HunterAthletics Australia1905Benard Kieran Swimming Australia1906Nigel Barker Athletics Australia1907Norman Brookes Tennis Australia1908Snowy Baker Multiple sportsAustralia1909Tony Wilding Tennis New Zealand1910Frank Beaurepaire Swimming Australia1911Harold Hardwick Swimming Australia1912Cecil Healy Swimming Australia1913Cecil McVilly Rowing Australia1914Bill LongworthSwimming Australia1915Fanny DurackSwimming Australia1916–18No awards 1919Clive Disher RowingAustralia1920Ivo WhittonGolfAustralia1921Edwin 'Slip' Carr Athletics Australia1922Gerald Patterson Tennis Australia1923Nick Winter Athletics Australia1924Andrew CharltonSwimming Australia1925Victor Richardson Multiple sports Australia1926Randolph Rose Athletics New Zealand1927Stanley Lay Athletics New Zealand1928Bobby Pearce Rowing Australia1929Jim Carlton Athletics Australia1930Don Bradman Cricket Australia1931Noel RyanSwimming Australia1932Edgar 'Dunc' GrayCyclingAustralia1933Jack Crawford Tennis Australia1934Jack Metcalfe Athletics Australia1935Cecil Matthews Athletics New Zealand1936Jack Lovelock Athletics New Zealand1937Robin Biddulph Swimming Australia1938Jim Ferrier Golf Australia1939Dr David 'Brian' Dunn Athletics Australia1940–44No awards 1945Doug Harris Athletics New Zealand1946John Treloar Athletics Australia1947John Winter AthleticsAustralia1948Merv WoodRowingAustralia1949Sid PattersonAustralian cyclistsCyclingAustralia1950John MarshallSwimming Australia1951Frank Sedgman Tennis Australia1952Marjorie Jackson AthleticsAustralia1953John Landy AthleticsAustralia1954Jon Henricks Swimming Australia1955Shirley StricklandAthleticsAustralia1956Lorraine Crapp Swimming Australia1957Stuart MackenzieRowingAustralia1958Herb ElliottAthleticsAustralia1959John KonradsSwimmingAustralia1960Peter SnellAthleticsNew Zealand1961Dawn FraserFraser, Dawn – Australian Women Biographical entrySwimmingAustralia1962Murray RoseSwimmingAustralia1963Tony SneazwellAthleticsAustralia1964 Betty Cuthbert1996 Cuthbert Ten DollarsAthleticsAustralia1965Ron Clarke Athletics Australia1966Fred Stolle Tennis Australia1967Judy Pollock Athletics Australia1968Michael WendenSwimmingAustralia1969Pam KilbornAthletics Australia1970Kerry O'BrienAthleticsAustralia1971Shane GouldSwimmingAustralia1972Gail Neall SwimmingAustralia1973Stephen Holland SwimmingAustralia1974Jenny TurrallSwimmingAustralia1975John Walker Athletics New Zealand1976Dick Quax Athletics New Zealand1977Eddie Palubinskas Basketball Australia1978Tracey Wickham SwimmingAustralia1979Rod Dixon Athletics New Zealand1980Michelle Ford SwimmingAustralia1981Allison Roe Athletics New Zealand1982Anne Audain Athletics New Zealand1983Robert de Castella Athletics Australia1984Jon Sieben SwimmingAustralia1985Glynis NunnAthletics Australia1986Suzanne LandellsSwimmingAustralia1987Debbie Flintoff-KingAthletics Australia1988Duncan ArmstrongSwimmingAustralia1989Kerry SaxbyAthletics Australia1990Hayley LewisSwimmingAustralia1991Kieren PerkinsSwimmingAustralia1992James TomkinsRowingAustralia1993Danyon LoaderSwimmingNew Zealand1994Samantha RileySwimmingAustralia1995Russell CouttsYachtingNew Zealand1996Susan O'NeillSwimmingAustralia1997Beatrice FaumuinaAthleticsNew Zealand1998Michael KlimSwimmingAustralia1999Ian ThorpeSwimmingAustralia2000Cathy FreemanAthleticsAustralia
See also Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees Sport in Australia Australian Sport Awards Australian Institute of Sport Awards ABC Sports Award of the Year
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