Criteria

Membership of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF) is the crowning achievement of a sporting career, and represents the highest level of peer recognition for an individual’s contribution to their sport.

SAHOF recognises and promotes the outstanding sporting achievements of our sportspeople to preserve Australia’s rich sporting heritage. It is an illustrious group of Australia’s most respected and celebrated champions that span the test of time. They are the best of the best, who through their achievements have made a significant contribution to our nations sporting history and have inspired young Australians to achieve their potential in both sport and life.

SAHOF Membership is divided into two categories;

    1. Athlete Members
      Athlete Members are those who have competed at the top level of competition available in their chosen sport.
    2. General Members
      General Members are selected for excellence and outstanding achievements in roles supportive to sports participants (administration, coaching/training, sports media/history, sports science/technology and sports umpiring, refereeing, judging).

 Selection Criteria

  1. Criteria for Election to Membership of SAHOF: Athlete Members

1.1 Membership as an Athlete Member of SAHOF is limited exclusively to the top echelon of Australian athletes who have all achieved the highest honours at the peak level of competition.

1.2 Nominees;

a) must be an Australian Citizen;
b) must be superior achievers at the highest level of competition in a recognised sport (Sport Australia & other);
C) must have the support of their peers.

1.3 Nominees shall not be considered until four years after;

a) retirement from their highest level of competition at the relevant international and/or national level; or
b) the performance of a particularly outstanding athletic achievement, that in the opinion of the Committee, warrants special consideration.

i. Consideration of 1.3 b) would be considered in sports such as golf, yachting and equestrian where age is not a barrier to competing at the highest level.

1.4 The Committee;

a) may consider a nominee who is part of a team on the same basis as it considers any individual nomination;

b) will consider the degree of difficulty for a nominee to attain the highest level of achievement;

c) will consider in addition to a candidate’s individual achievements, that person’s integrity, sportsmanship and character;

d) may refer a nomination received from an individual or other interested person to the Relevant Sporting Organisation (RSO) to verify achievements which have been attributed to a nominee;

e) may seek advice from the RSO where two or more nominees in respect of the same sport or sporting discipline are under consideration;

f) may seek endorsement of a nomination by the relevant RSO, noting lack of endorsement is not a bar to selection.

2. Criteria for Election to Membership of SAHOF: General Members

2.1 Membership for General Members was established to recognise those who have shown excellence and had outstanding achievements in roles supportive to sports participants.

2.2 The primary requirement for selection as a General Member is a high-level achievement from personal effort or initiative, in a field of endeavour that contributes to the performances of Australian athletes or to the development and status of Australian sport.

2.3 Nominees;

a) must be an Australian Citizen;

b) must have displayed an extraordinary contribution at the highest international or national level of that person’s sport or to sport generally; and

c) must be:

        • Initiators/game changers
        • Innovators whose work has been adopted widely
        • Sports developers
        • Achievers at the highest levels of office or appointment available

2.4 Fields of endeavour which would be considered suitable as contributions to the performances of athletes or to the development and status of Australian sport include:

        • Sports administration
        • Sports coaching/training
        • Sports science/medicine
        • Sports media/history

2.5 Nominees may be involved in other areas but must satisfy the criteria detailed in 2.2 and 2.3.

2.6 Mere long-term service or involvement with sport or sporting bodies by a candidate without having satisfied the primary requirement in 2.1 and/or demonstrated outstanding achievement arising from personal initiative or innovation is not sufficient justification for selection.

2.7 The Committee;

a) will consider in addition to a candidate’s individual achievements, that person’s integrity, sportsmanship and character;

b) may refer a nomination received from an individual or other interested person to the RSO to verify achievements which have been attributed to a nominee;

c) may seek advice from the RSO where two or more nominees in respect of the same sport or sporting discipline are under consideration;

d) may seek endorsement of a nomination by the relevant RSO, noting lack of endorsement is not a bar to selection.

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