Canberra Sport Awards

Canberra Sport Awards or CBR Sport Awards were originally established in 1984 by the Board of ACT Sports House. From 1984 to 2014 they were referred to as ACT Sportstar of the Year Awards and organised by ACTSPORT. The ACT Government took over the Awards after ACTSPORT ceased operations in 2015 and renamed them Canberra Sport Awards.[1] There were no Awards in 2015 due to the transition from ACTSPORT to ACT Government.

Inductions to the ACT Sport Hall of Fame are part of the annual Awards.

Major Awards 1984-

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Several Awards - overall athlete and coach were not continued in Canberra Sport Awards. Rising Star replaces Junior Athlete.

Year Overall 1984-2014 Male Athlete / Men's Sport Female Athlete / Women's Sport Junior 1984-2014 / Rising Star 2018 Coach 1994-2014 Team
1984 Robert de Castella
Athletics
Phil Smyth
Basketball
Sue Cook
Athletics
No award No award Canberra Cannons
Basketball
1985 David Campese
Rugby union
David Campese
Rugby union
Robyn Lorraway
Athletics
No award No award Mercedes IV Sailing Team
1986 Robert de Castella
Athletics
Rob de Castella
Athletics
Jeanette Baker-Finch
Tenpin bowling
No award No award Canberra Costain Cats
Australian football
1987 Canberra Raiders
Rugby league
Wally Masur
Tennis
Jenny Bourne
Orienteering
No award No award Canberra Raiders
Rugby league
1988 Loretta Dorman
Hockey
Phil Smyth
Basketball
Loretta Dorman
Hockey
No award No award Canberra Cannons
Basketball
1989 Bradley Clyde
Rugby league
Bradley Clyde
Rugby league
Ballanda Sack
Rowing
Anne Minns
Athletics
No award Canberra Raiders
Rugby league
1990 Jane Flemming
Athletics
Andrew Lloyd
Athletics
Lisa-Marie Vizaniari
Athletics
Anne Minns
Athletics
No award Canberra Raiders
Rugby league
1991 Bruce Hick
Rowing
Bruce Hick
Rowing
Julie Young Robert Neill
Australian football
No award Canberra Raiders
Rugby league
1992 George Snow
Yachting
George Snow
Yachting
Liz Moller
Rowing
Angela Kennedy
Swimming
No award Weston Creek Women's Soccer Team
1993 Ricky Stuart
Rugby league
Ricky Stuart
Rugby league
Sharon Stekelenburg Water skiing Ben Ellwood
Tennis
No award ACT U/15 Rugby League Team
1994 Deane Rogers
Cycling
John Pennay Water skiing Sharon Stekelenburg
Water skiing
Deane Rogers
Cycling
Tim Sheens
Rugby league
Canberra Raiders
Rugby league
1995 Megan Still
Rowing
Neil Bates
Motor rallying
Megan Still
Rowing
Annabel Ellwood
Tennis
Geoff Stokes
Rugby union
Canberra Kookaburras
Rugby union
1996 Megan Still
Rowing
Bruce Hick
Rowing
Megan Still
Rowing
Stuart Boswell
Squash
Brett Flanigan
Basketball
Canberra Cannons
Basketball
1997 Neil Stephens
Cycling
Neil Stephens
Cycling
Lisa Llorens
Paralympic athletics
Michael Rogers
Cycling
Rod MacQueen
Rugby union
ACT Brumbies
Rugby union
1998 Stephen Larkham
Rugby union
Stephen Larkham
Rugby union
Sharon Dodgson
Water skiing
Alison Wright
Cycling
Sue Donoghue
Rowing
ACT U/21 Women's Volleyball Team
1999 Michael York
Hockey
Michael York
Hockey
Tracey Gaudry
Cycling
Troy de Haas
Orienteering
Jill McIntosh
Netball
ACT Bowls Team
2000 Lauren Jackson
Basketball
Stirling Mortlock
Rugby union
Lauren Jackson
Basketball
Siobhan Paton
Paralympic swimming
Carrie Graf
Basketball
Canberra Capitals
Basketball
2001 Petria Thomas
Swimming
George Smith
Rugby union
Petria Thomas
Swimming
Kial Stewart
Cycling
Eddie Jones
Rugby union
ACT Brumbies
Rugby union
2002 Michael Milton
Paralympic skiing
Michael Milton
Paralympic skiing
Lauren Jackson
Basketball
James Meadley
Cycling
Warren McDonald
Cycling
Canberra Capitals
Basketball
2003 Lauren Jackson
Basketball
Michael Rogers
Cycling
Lauren Jackson
Basketball
Jessie MacLean
Cycling
Bob Harrow
Softball
Canberra Capitals
Basketball
2004 Petria Thomas
Swimming
Michael Rogers
Cycling
Petria Thomas
Swimming
Adam Folkard
Softball
David Nucifora
Rugby union
ACT Brumbies
Rugby union
2005 Michael Rogers
Cycling
Michael Rogers
Cycling
Oenone Wood
Cycling
Lauren Boden
Athletics
Lindsey Carroll
Softball
ACT Bowls Team
2006 Lauren Jackson
Basketball
Michael Rogers
Cycling
Lauren Jackson
Basketball
Dan Ellis
Cycling
Carrie Graf
Basketball
Canberra Capitals
Basketball
2007 Carrie Graf
Basketball
Andrew Kirkpatrick
Softball
Oenone Wood
Cycling
Tom Palmer
Cycling
Carrie Graf
Basketball
Canberra Capitals
Basketball
2008 Tully Bevilaqua
Basketball
Adam Pine
Swimming
Michelle Wu
Triathlon
Tom Palmer Cycling
Caroline Buchanan
Cycling
Norma Plummer
Netball
ACT Open Men's Softball
2009 Adam Folkard
Softball
Adam Folkard
Softball
Christine Wolf
Paralympic athletics
Melissa Breen
Athletics
Bob Harrow
Softball
Canberra Capitals
Basketball
2010 Caroline Buchanan
Cycling
Michael Rogers
Cycling
Caroline Buchanan
Cycling
Edward Bissaker Cycling
Mitchell Lovelock-Fay Cycling
Carrie Graf
Basketball
Canberra Capitals
Basketball
2011 Susan Powell
Cycling
Andrew Kirkpatrick
Softball
Susan Powell
Cycling
Allison Rice
Cycling
Bob Harrow
Softball
Ice Dragons Dragon Boats
2012 Susan Powell
Cycling
Patrick Mills
Basketball
Susan Powell
Cycling
Nick Kyrgios
Tennis
Jikta Klimovski
Football
Canberra United FC
Football
2013 Nick Kyrgios
Tennis
Michael Matthews
Cycling
Caroline Buchanan
Cycling
Nick Kyrgios
Tennis
Michael Collins
Baseball
ACT Open Men's Softball

Team

2014 Caroline Buchanan Cycling
Susan Powell Cycling
Michael Matthews
Cycling
Caroline Buchanan Cycling
Susan Powell Cycling
Alexandria Nicholls
Cycling
Michael Collins
Baseball
Canberra Cavalry
Baseball
2015 No awards
2016 discontinued Patrick Mills
Basketball
Kim Brennan
Rowing
Not awarded discontinued Canberra Raiders
Rugby league
2017 discontinued Michael Matthews
Cycling
Caroline Buchanan
Cycling
Not awarded discontinued ACT Schoolboys Rugby Union
2018 discontinued Nick Kyrgios
Tennis
Chloe Hosking
Cycling
Keeley Small
Athletics
discontinued Canberra Brave
Ice hockey
2019 discontinued Nathan Lyon
Cricket
Kelsey-Lee Barber
Athletics
Kye A'Hern Mountain Bike
Karly Roestbakken (Football)
discontinued Canberra Capitals

Basketball

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Awards 2016-

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Awards established for Canberra Sports Awards.

Year Athlete of the Year – Para Sport Outstanding Service to Sport Ministers Award
Event Excellence:
Ministers Award
Innovation
Ministers Award
Inclusion
People's Sporting Champion
2016 Susan Powell
Paralympic cycling
Steve Dodt
Athletics
Tennis ACT Ginninderra Athletics Club Woden Valley Gymnastics Jarrod Croker
Rugby league
2017 Jayden Sawyer
Paralympic athletics
Carmel Weatherburn
Netball
Capital Football Canberra/Broulee Nippers Club Canberra Regional Rugby League Cameron Crombie
Paralympic athletics
2018 Emily Tapp
Para-triathlon
Robyne Houston
Netball
Uni-Norths Junior Rugby Union Club Tennis ACT Capital Lakes Rowing Club Emma Housden
Softball
2019 Kathryn Ross
Para-rowing
Peter Boden Athletics
Brian Golledge Football
Marie Hart Indoor Cricket
Dragon Boat ACT for Australian championships Triathlon ACT for young women leadership program Royal Life Saving ACT for Swim My Way Lauren Boden

Athletics

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Discontinued Awards

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These ACTSPORT Awards have not been continued by the Canberra Sports Awards. The AIS Award was selected from athletes on scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport campus in Canberra. In 2014, there was no AIS Award as the AIS no longer offered athlete scholarships. In its place, the Harry Marr Award was created and Patrick Millss was its inaugural and only recipient.

Year AIS ACT Athlete 1984-2013 Masters Athlete Special Achievement 2009-2008
Community Award 2009-2014
Contribution to Sport 1984-2008
Official 2009-2014
Volunteer
1984 Karen Phillips
Swimming
No award No award No award No award
1985 Michelle Pearson
Swimming
No award No award No award No award
1986 James Galloway
Rowing
No award No award No award No award
1987 Kerry Saxby
Athletics
No award No award No award No award
1988 Kerry Saxby
Athletics
No award No award No award No award
1989 Monique Allen
Gymnastics
No award No award No award No award
1990 Jane Flemming
Athletics
No Award No Award Harry Marr No Award
1991 Linley Frame
Swimming
No Award No Award Beverly Williams No Award
1992 Nicole Stevenson
Swimming
Raymond Russell No Award
1993 Matthew Dunn
Swimming
No Award No Award Joan Kellett No Award
1994 Nicole Stevenson
Swimming
No Award No Award Ray Brown No Award
1995 Megan Still Rowing
Kate Slatter Rowing
No Award No Award Peter Anderson No Award
1996 Megan Still Rowing
Kate Slatter Rowing
No Award No Award Richard Cater No Award
1997 Michael Klim
Swimming
Ken Uren No Award Pat Dart No Award
1998 Michael Klim
Swimming
Ros Balodis No Award Graham Carter No Award
1999 Michael Klim
Swimming
Rob Marshall Kel O'Neill No Award
2000 Michael Klim
Swimming
Jenny Bourne Nicole Wood Heather Reid No Award
2001 Nathan Deakes
Athletics
Heather McKay John Allender Brenda McConchie No Award
2002 Petria Thomas
Swimming
os Balodis Jake McCormick No Award No Award
2003 Australian Quad
Rowing
Bob Harrow Belinda Archer Jim Roberts No Award
2004 Petria Thomas
Swimming
Lisa Wilson Zoe Buckman Alan Ray No Award
2005 Oenone Wood
Cycling
Ros Balodis Dan Ellis Ron Cahill No Award
2006 Robert Crowther
Athletics
Ros Balodis Tom Palmer Martin Grace No Award
2007 Nathan Deakes
Athletics
Alison Ide Ashleigh Craig Ian Ellis No Award
2008 Jared Tallent
Athletics
Jackie Fairweather Queanbeyan Whites Rugby Chris Timpson
2009 Heath Francis
Paralympic athletics
Michael Aisbett Tom Ward Witold Rejilich
2010 Peter Leek
Paralympic swimming
Susan Powell Ian McDermitt Lisa Colquhoun Joan Kellett
2011 Alicia Coutts
Swimming
Janice Banens Robbie Chesher Geoff Northam Angelique Clyde-Smith
2012 Alicia Coutts
Swimming
Ros Balodis Terry McInness
Scott Ballard
Glen Munday Mick Pini
2013 Evan O'Hanlon
Paralympic athletics
Martin Fryer Michael Frost William Walker David Bagnall
2014 No Award Jayne Hardy Margaret Baccetto Ben Williams Franca Jones

Canberra News (1972-1973) and Canberra Times had an annual award called the Sports Star of the Year.

Year Athlete
1972 Mick Cuthel
Rugby Union
1973 Peter Lang
Motor Rallying
1974 Tony Beaton
Athletics
1975 Sue Gadd
Softball
1976 Graeme Reid
Field Hockey

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References

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  1. ^ "ACTSPORT: Canberra's peak sporting body to shut down after 30 years of service". ABC News. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  2. ^ "ACT Sports Star 1984 to 2014" (PDF). ACTSPORT website on Wayback. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-03. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Awards". CBR Awards website. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. ^ Dutton, Chris (19 November 2019). "Canberra sport awards: Kelsey-Lee Barber, Nathan Lyon and Capitals win big". Canberra Times. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Sports Star of the Year award again". The Canberra Times. Vol. 49, no. 14, 035. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 April 1975. p. 28. Retrieved 30 December 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Graham Reid takes out award". The Canberra Times. Vol. 51, no. 14, 564. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 December 1976. p. 22. Retrieved 30 December 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Softballer is Sports Star of the Year". The Canberra Times. Vol. 50, no. 14, 246. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 December 1975. p. 36. Retrieved 30 December 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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