The Western Australian Sports Star Award, currently presented at the SportWest Awards, is an annual award for sportspeople from the Australian state of Western Australia and/or playing for teams based in Western Australia. It has been running since 1956 and has grown to celebrate sport in the West Australian community along with high-performance achievements that have been part of the tradition of the Awards.
The award has had several multiple winners. Cricketer Dennis Lillee won the award five times (1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, and 1981), and is the only person to win the award in consecutive years on two separate occasions. Another cricketer, Rod Marsh, was the second person to win the award four times (1972, 1973, 1974, and 1981), and is the only person to win the award in three consecutive years. Golfer Graham Marsh (1973, 1977, 1985, and 1986) and hockey player Ric Charlesworth (1976, 1979, 1986, and 1987) also won the award four times, while swimmer David Dickson (1961, 1963, and 1966) and tennis player Margaret Court (1969, 1970, and 1973) won the award three times.
Cricket has produced the most winners of the award, with 14 winners. Ten athletes and ten swimmers have won the award, as well as eight footballers, six cyclists, and six hockey players.
The most recent edition of the SportWest Awards was presented at Optus Stadium on 23 February 2023 where Jai Hindley became a two-time winner of Western Australia's most prestigious sports award following victory in the 2022 Giro d'Italia.
| Year | Winner | Sport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Hockey | ||
| 1957 | Athletics | ||
| 1958 | Athletics | ||
| 1959 | Australian rules football | ||
| 1960 | Cricket | ||
| 1961 | Swimming | ||
| 1962 | Billiards | ||
| Athletics | |||
| Australian rules football | |||
| 1963 | David Dickson (2) | Swimming | |
| Bob Marshall (2) | Billiards | ||
| Athletics | |||
| 1964 | Cricket | ||
| 1965 | Swimming | ||
| Cricket | |||
| Australian rules football | |||
| 1966 | David Dickson (3) | Swimming | |
| Harness racing | |||
| 1967 | Lacrosse | ||
| Bill Walker (2) | Australian rules football | ||
| Swimming | |||
| 1968 | Hockey | ||
| Swimming | |||
| 1969 | Yachting | ||
| Tennis | |||
| 1970 | Margaret Court (2) | Tennis | |
| 1971 | Cricket | ||
| Netball | |||
| 1972 | Dennis Lillee (2) | Cricket | |
| Cricket | |||
| 1973 | Margaret Court (3) | Tennis | |
| Hockey | |||
| Rod Marsh (2) | Cricket | ||
| Golf | |||
| 1974 | Rod Marsh (3) | Cricket | |
| Yachting | |||
| 1975 | Athletics | ||
| Rifle shooting | |||
| Dennis Lillee (3) | Cricket | ||
| 1976 | Hockey | ||
| Dennis Lillee (4) | Cricket | ||
| 1977 | Graham Marsh (2) | Golf | |
| Squash | |||
| 1978 | Rob O'Sullivan (2) | Yachting | |
| Squash | |||
| 1979 | Ric Charlesworth (2) | Hockey | |
| Cricket | |||
| Barbara Wall (2) | Squash | ||
| 1980 | Kim Hughes (2) | Cricket | |
| Harness Racing | |||
| 1981 | Rod Marsh (4) | Cricket | |
| Powerlifting | |||
| Cricket | |||
| Dennis Lillee (5) | Cricket | ||
| 1982 | Swimming | ||
| 1983 | Cycling | ||
| 1984 | Yachting | ||
| Swimming | |||
| Australian rules football | |||
| 1985 | Tennis | ||
| Graham Marsh (3) | Golf | ||
| 1986 | Ric Charlesworth (3) | Hockey | |
| Cricket | |||
| Graham Marsh (4) | Golf | ||
| 1987 | Yachting | ||
| Swimming | |||
| Ric Charlesworth (4) | Hockey | ||
| 1988 | Hockey | ||
| 1989 | Terry Alderman (2) | Cricket | |
| 1990 | Cricket | ||
| Swimming | |||
| 1991 | Golf | ||
| Swimming | |||
| 1992 | Golf | ||
| Canoeing | |||
| Australian rules football | |||
| 1993 | Ramon Andersson (2) | Canoeing | |
| Athletics | |||
| 1994 | Cycling | ||
| 1995 | Darryn Hill (2) | Cycling | |
| 1996 | Basketball | ||
| Rowing | |||
| 1997 | Luc Longley (2) | Basketball | |
| 1998 | Cycling | ||
| 1999 | Cricket | ||
| 2000 | Hockey | ||
| 2001 | Athletics | ||
| 2002 | Australian rules football | ||
| 2003 | Cricket | ||
| Cycling | |||
| 2004 | Cycling | ||
| 2005 | Australian rules football | ||
| Canoeing | |||
| 2006 | Paul Burgess[1] | Pole vault | |
| 2007 | Cricket | ||
| 2008 | Pole vault | ||
| 2009 | Steve Hooker (2) | Pole vault | |
| 2010 | Gymnastics | ||
| 2011 | Cameron Meyer[2] | Cycling | |
| 2012 | Cameron Meyer (2) | Cycling | |
| 2013 | Kim Mickle[3] | Javelin | |
| 2014 | Mitchell Johnson[4] | Cricket | |
| 2015 | Australian rules football | ||
| 2016 | Curtis Luck | Golf | |
| 2017 | Sam Kerr | Soccer | |
| 2018 | Sam Kerr (2) | Soccer | |
| 2019 | Nat Fyfe (2) | Australian rules football | |
| 2019 | Hannah Green | Golf | |
| 2020 | Jai Hindley | Cycling | |
| 2021 | Madison de Rozario | Athletics | |
| 2022 | Jai Hindley | Cycling |