The Sport Australia Hall of Fame was established on 10 December 1985 to recognise the achievements of Australian sportsmen and sportswomen. The inaugural induction included 120 members with Sir Don Bradman as the first inductee and Dawn Fraser the first female inductee. In 1989, the Hall of Fame was expanded to include associate members who have assisted in the development of sport in Australia. In 2012, there were 518 members. Each year the Hall of Fame inducts notable retired athletes, associate members and upgrades one member to 'legend' status.
The main award each year is the 'Don' Award but other awards include Team Sport Australia Award, Spirit of Sport Award and Hall of Fame Moments.
The National Sports Museum located at the Melbourne Cricket Ground houses the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.
The Don Award
This award was first awarded in 1998. It is named after Sir Donald Bradman and recognises the sporting achievement of the year which has inspired the people of Australia. As of 2022, there are three people who have won the award more than once; Steve Hooker (2008 and 2009), Sally Pearson (2012 and 2014) and Ashleigh Barty (2019 and 2022).
Year Athlete/team SportRef. 1998 Cricket Athletics 1999 Swimming 2000 Athletics 2001 Tennis 2002 Freestyle skiing Speed skating 2003 Horse racing 2004 Swimming 2005 Swimming 2006 Athletics Socceroos Soccer 2007 Cricket Cricket 2008 Diving Athletics 2009 Athletics 2010 Freestyle skiing 2011 Cycling 2012 Athletics 2013 Golf 2014 Athletics 2015 Golf 2016 Horse racing 2017 Boxing 2018 Athletics (Paralympic) 2019 Tennis 2020 Australian women's T20 cricket team Cricket 2021 Basketball 2022 Tennis 2023 Matildas Soccer 2024Jessica and Noemi FoxCanoeing2025 Motorsport
The Dawn Award This award was first awarded in 2021. It is named after Dawn Fraser and recognises a courageous ground-breaker who has demonstrated achievement against the odds and challenged the status quo.
Year Athlete/team SportRef. 2021 Tennis 2022 Athletics 2023 Water polo 2024 Basketball 2025Surfing
Legends Inductionyear Athlete Sport LegendyearRef. 1985 Cricket 1993 Swimming Cycling Athletics 1994 Tennis Sailing 1986 Horse racing 1995 1985 Athletics Rugby league Cycling Athletics Australian rules football Swimming 1996 1986 Boxing 1985 Equestrian Athletics 1997 Tennis 1998 Billiards Swimming 1999 Squash 2000 Golf 2001 Tennis 2002 Motorsport 2003 1986 Cricket 2004 1985 Athletics 2005 1987 Australian rules football 2006 1988 Golf 2007 1991 Horse racing 2008 1985 Athletics 2009 Tennis 1994 Australian rules football 2010 1985 Rugby league 2005 Athletics 2011 2002 Swimming 2012 1985 Sailing 2013 Tennis 2014 1987 Netball 2015 Rugby league 2016 1985 Athletics 2017 Cricket 2018 2007 Athletics (Paralympic) 2019 2003 Rugby union 2020 1985 Cricket 2021 2008 Swimming 1985 Athletics 2022 2009 Cricket 2011 Surfing 2023 1987 Rugby union 1985 Australian rules football Squash 2024 2014 Para-skiing 2011Cricket20252005Andrew GazeBasketball
See also National Sports Museum Sport in Australia ABC Sports Award of the Year Australian Sport Awards Australian Institute of Sport Awards World Trophy for Australasia Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees
References
External links Sport Australia Hall of Fame Website