The announcement of the 41st legend of Australian sport and induction of seven new members will be the highlights at the 35th Sport Australia Hall of Fame gala dinner on Thursday 10 October, 2019. The night will also celebrate the…
The Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF) is mourning the passing of our esteemed Member, Graham 'Polly' Farmer who has passed away in Perth, aged 84, after a long period of poor health. Farmer was an inaugural Inductee into The…
Super-cyclist Robbie McEwen’s wheels peddled fastest on the Champs-Élysées on the final stage of the Tour de France. At his peak he was regarded as Australia’s best road race sprinter. The first Australian to win the green sprinter’s jersey at…
National sport leaders came together in Melbourne last night for the fourth National Sport Integrity Forum to discuss the pressing issues of inclusion, equality, fairness, human and athlete rights in sport under the theme The Rise of the Athlete Rights: The…
Former Socceroo and human rights activist Craig Foster, Olympic gold medallist and IOC Member James Tomkins OAM along with former athletes Tamsyn Lewis Manou and Mianne Bagger will be joined by World Players Association Executive Director Brendan Schwab and Victorian…
The Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF) is mourning the passing of our esteemed Member and Wallabies Legend John Edward Thornett MBE who passed away at his home in Batemans Bay on Friday 4th January 2019, aged 83. John was…
Veteran wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley AO has created history becoming the first athlete with a disability to win the coveted ‘The Don’ Award, as the late cricketing great Richie Benaud OBE was posthumously elevated to become the 40th Legend of Australian Sport at the 34th…
In a career that witnessed iconic success, heartbreak and one of the most courageous performances in Australian Olympic history, Drew Ginn OAM cemented himself as an extraordinary performer during the nation’s most successful period of rowing. Winning three gold medals…
From a door boy at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics to one of the most influential administrators in Australia’s Commonwealth Games history, Sam Coffa’s devotion to Australian sport has been second-to-none. As a competitor, coach, official and administrator, Salvatore ‘Sam’ Coffa's…