Boxer Jeff ‘the Hornet’ Horn scored the upset win of 2017 when he outpunched legend Manny Pacquiao to take the WBO welterweight world title. Horn’s win captivated a global audience and has now landed him the 2017 ‘The Don’ Award…
Debbie Handley Cummins BEM is proud that she was prepared to back herself financially to represent Australia at the elite level and pave the way for young women in the sport who can now aspire to be Olympians. Her world-class résumé…
Many athletes at the elite level have opportunities to etch their name in the history books but very few soared to greatness as often as Steve Hooker OAM did when he ruled the pole vault world. Hooker’s record in track and field…
Brad McGee OAM gave everything he had on the bike in a 10-year cycling career that made him an Olympic gold medallist, world champion and wearer of all Grand Tour leader’s jerseys. The first Australian rider to lead the general classification…
While on a mission to prove to the world how able-bodied he was in the sports world, despite his disability, five-time Paralympian Troy Sachs OAM became the best wheelchair basketball player of his time. That relentless drive and commitment to be elite…
The late Frank Ponta was an elite athlete in his own right competing at five Paralympic Games, yet his lifelong work as a coach will see his legacy in sport remain for generations. Underscoring how much of an impact Ponta had on…
Five of the country’s most talented teenagers are set to be mentored by five of Australia’s Hall of Fame members, as part of the 2018 Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program. The Scholarship and Mentoring Program aims to…
Sports medicine was in its infancy when highly decorated doctor Grace Bryant OAM finished university and started her career that would include five Olympic campaigns. Bryant’s expertise and dedication to her profession will lead to induction as a General Member into the Sport Australia Hall…
The fight that set Lauren Burns OAM on her way to Olympic taekwondo glory at the Sydney 2000 Games cannot be played back on any video player for one simple reason, it did not broadcast live. It was on this day 17 years…
The goal posts did not move for Tony Lockett from the early days of him kicking the footy with his dad in the street to becoming the game’s most prolific goal kicker. His incredible exploits on the football field will see Lockett…