The Australian Sport Awards, originally called the Sport Australia Awards, were established by the Confederation of Australian Sport in 1980.[1] From 1980 to 1996, the awards were limited to seven categories.
In 1993, there was a merger of the Sport Australia Awards and the ABC Sports Award of the Year.[2]
The Dawn Fraser Award was introduced in 2000 to reflect the achievements and standing of Dawn Fraser in Australia and on the international sporting stage.[3]
| Year | Young Female Athlete of the Year | Young Male Athlete of the Year | Young Team of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Debbie Flintoff (Athletics) | Larry Kleist (Sailing) | Australian Junior Squash Team |
| 1981 | Anne Minter (Tennis) | Grant Kenny (Surf life saving) | Australian 16 & Under Tennis Team |
| 1982 | Kerri-Anne Connor (Paralympic swimming) | Pat Cash (Tennis) | Australian Schoolboys Rugby Union Team |
| 1983 | Julie Kent (Diving) | Darren Clark (Athletics) | National Youth Soccer Team |
| 1984 | Robyn Friday (Squash) | Dean Woods (Cycling | Australian Junior Men's Squash Team |
| 1985 | Cindy-Lou Fitzpatrick (Swimming) | Robert Waller (Cycling) | Australian Junior Women's Squash Team |
| 1986 | Jessica Crisp (Sailing) | Miles Murphy (Athletics) | Australian Schoolboys Rugby Union Team |
| 1987 | Sarah Fitz-Gerald (Squash | Jason Stoltenberg (Tennis) | Australian Girls 16 & Under Tennis Team |
| 1988 | Pauline Menczer (Surfing) | Michael Diamond (Shooting sport) | Australian World Youth Netball Cup Team |
| 1989 | Shelley Gorman (Basketball) | Michael Diamond (Shooting sport) | Australian Junior Women's Rowing Team |
| 1990 | Hayley Lewis (Swimming) | Rohan Robinson (Athletics) | Australian Women's Triathlon Team |
| 1991 | Hayley Lewis (Swimming) | Tim Forsyth (Athletics) | Australian Women's Youth Basketball Team |
| 1992 | Lynette McKenzie (Surfing) | Tim Forsyth (Athletics) | Australian Women's Junior Coxless Pair |
| 1993 | Louise Sauvage (Athletics) | Brad McGee (Cycling) | Australian Women's Youth Basketball Team |
| 1994 | Kasumi Takahashi (Gymnastics) | Brad McGee (Cycling) | Australian Junior 4000m Pursuit Cycling Team |
| 1995 | Sarah Blanck (Sailing | Luke Roberts (Cycling) | Australian Women's Junior Squash Team |
| 1996 | Rachel Linke (Cycling) | Taj Burrow (Surfing) | Australian Junior 4000m Pursuit Cycling Team |
| 1997 | Rachael Marshall (Cycling) | Grant Hackett (Swimming) | Australian U21 Men's Hockey Team |
| 1998 | Jelena Dokic (Tennis) | Ian Thorpe (Swimming) | Australian Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m Relay Team (Athletics) |
| 1999 | Georgie Clarke (Athletics) Lori Munz (Swimming) | Grant Hackett (Swimming) | Cycling Olympic Sprint Team |
| 2000 | Lauren Jackson (Basketball) | Aaron Baddeley (Golf) | Australian 21 & Under Netball Team |
| 2001 | Giaan Rooney (Swimming) | Grant Hackett (Swimming) | Australian U/19 Men's Softball Team |
| 2002 | Jana Pittman (Athletics) | Todd Reid (Tennis) | Australian U19 World Cup Cricket Team |
| 2003 | Lisa Mathison (Cycling) Nerissa Wright (Water skiing) | Nick Flanagan (Golf) | Australian Junior Track Cycling Team |
| 2004 | Liesel Jones (Swimming) | Michael Ford (Cycling) | |
| 2005 | Libby Lenton (Swimming) | Chris Noffke (Athletics) | Australian Junior Men's Downhill Mountain Bike Team |
| 2006 | Josephine Tomic (Cycling) | Travis Meyer (Cycling) | Junior Track/Road Cycling World Championship Team |
| Year | Coach of the Year | Sports Executive of the Year | Sports Official of the Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Lindsay Gaze (Basketball) | Phil Coles | Not awarded | |
| 1981 | Bill Sweetenham (Swimming) | John Raschke | Not awarded | |
| 1982 | Charlie Walsh (Cycling | Leslie Martyn | Not awarded | |
| 1983 | Frank Stanton (Rugby league) | John Dedrick | Not awarded | |
| 1984 | Charlie Walsh (Cycling | Verlie Seagrove | Not awarded | |
| 1985 | Alan Jones (Rugby union) | James Barry | Not awarded | |
| 1986 | Reinhold Batschi (Rowing) | Brian Emery | Not awarded | |
| 1987 | Richard Aggiss (Field hockey) | Robert McMurtrie | Not awarded | |
| 1988 | Laurie Lawrence (Swimming) | Graham Halbish Adrienne Smith | Not awarded | |
| 1989 | Johnny Lewis (Boxing) | Bill Palmer | Not awarded | |
| 1990 | Craig Hilliard (Athletics) | Alan Atkins | Not awarded | |
| 1991 | Ju Ping Tian (Gymnastics) | Noeleen Dix | Not awarded | |
| 1992 | Noel Donaldson (Rowing)) | Steve Haynes | Not awarded | |
| 1993 | Charlie Walsh (Cycling) | Rod McGeoch | Not awarded | |
| 1994 | Charlie Walsh (Cycling) | Bob McCullough | Not awarded | |
| 1995 | Scott Volkers (Swimming) | Martin Whiteley | No awarded | |
| 1996 | Ric Charlesworth (Field hockey) | Russell Withers | Not awarded | |
| 1997 | Ric Charlesworth (Field hockey) | Robert Elphinston | Not awarded | |
| 1998 | Jill McIntosh (Netball) | Perry Crosswhite | Donald Prior (Field hockey) | |
| 1999 | Doug Frost (Swimming) | Rob Curkpatrick | Maureen Boyle (Netball) | |
| 2000 | Ric Charlesworth (Field hockey) | Lois Appleby | Bill Harrigan (Rugby league) | |
| 2001 | Darren Cahill (Tennis) | Robert Bradley | Reg Brandis (Athletics) | |
| 2002 | Shayne Bannan (Cycling) | John O'Neill | Sharon Kelly (Netball) | |
| 2003 | Leigh Matthews (AFL) | John O'Neill | Bill Harrigan (Rugby league) | |
| 2004 | Barry Dancer (Field hockey) | Graham Fredricks | David Tillett (Sailing) | |
| 2005 | Paul Roos (AFL) | David Gallop | Bill Mildenhall (Basketball) | |
| 2006 | Norma Plummer (Netball) | Brian Cook | Barbara Morgan (Lifesaving) |
| Year | Sports Media Award | Business Innovation Award | Sport Export Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Bruce McAvaney | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1998 | Ron Reed | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 1999 | Roy Masters | PMSI Group | AV Syntec | |
| 2000 | Karen Tighe | AV Syntec | Cleanevent | |
| 2001 | Karen Tighe | IsoSport Kinetic Pty Ltd | Sportstec Pty Ltd | |
| 2002 | Special Broadcasting Service – Tour de France coverage | Golf BioDynamics Pty Ltd | Croker Oars Pty Ltd | |
| 2003 | ABC Radio – 2003 Rugby World Cup coverage | AV Syntec Pty Ltd | Ronstan International Pty Ltd | |
| 2004 | Channel Ten – Motor Sports coverage | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2005 | Special Broadcasting Service – 2006 World Cup Qualifier | SKUD18 (Vic) | Not awarded |
