Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The Institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of th ...
(AIS) was opened in 1981. AIS Sports Star of the Year (later named AIS Athlete of the Year) was first established in 1983/84 with the first winner being swimmer
Karen Phillips.
In 1995, AIS Junior Athlete of the Year was established. Other major awards include AIS Team of The Year, AIS Coach of the Year and AIS Program of the Year.
Other awards included: Sport Achievement Awards, Vocation Awards and Education Awards. There were several memorial scholarship awards that recognise the contribution of deceased AIS athletes, coaches and administrators - Brent Harding Memorial Award for Swimming, Nathan Meade Memorial Award for Diving,
Gary Knoke
Gary James Knoke (4 February 1942 – 9 July 1984) was Australians, Australian Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games competing track and field athlete who was ranked third in the world in 400 metres hurdles during 1966.
National representative
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Memorial Award for Athletics, Darren Smith Memorial Award for Road Cycling, Ben Mitchell Medal for AFL and Bob Staunton Memorial Award for Basketball.
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The awards were broadened in 2013 to include Direct Athlete Assistance recipients as well as AIS scholarship holders as part of the AIS Winning Edge Strategy. The awards were renamed the AIS Sport Performance Awards (ASPAs) in 2014 with several new awards - Sport Personality of the Year, Para Performance of the Year, Community Club Award and Volunteer/Administrator Award.]
AIS Best of the Best
In 2002 as part of the AIS 21st birthday celebrations, 21 athletes were inducted into the AIS 'Best of the Best' hall of Fame. In 2006, four athletes were added and in 2011 another five athletes.
*Stuart O'Grady
Stuart O'Grady (born 6 August 1973) is a retired Australian professional road bicycle racer, who rode as a professional between 1995 and 2013. A former track cyclist, O'Grady and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in the Men's Madison at the 2004 ...
was inducted in 2006 but this was indefinitely suspended on 31 July 2013 due to an admission of doping.
AIS Male Athlete of The Year
AIS Female Athlete of the Year
AIS Emerging Athlete of the Year
This award recognises a talented junior athletes performances during the year. Previously AIS Junior Athlete of the Year.
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AIS Team of the Year
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AIS Coach of the Year
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ABC Sport Personality of the Year
Voted for by the general public.
Team of the Year
Voted for by the general public.
ABC Best Sporting Moment of The Year
Voted for by the media. Previously called Sport Performance of the Year Award.
AIS Para Performance of the Year
Discontinued and replaced by Male and Famle Para-athlete of the Year
Male Para-athlete of the Year
Female Para-athlete of the Year
High Performance Program of the Year
AIS Leadership Award
Sport Australia
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is the Australian Government commission responsible for supporting and investing in sport in Australia. The Commission incorporates the Australian Institute of Sport. From 2018 to 2022, it was known as S ...
Award
Award highlighting integrity and sportsmanship in Australian sport.
Athlete Community Engagement Award
AIS World's Best Award
This award may not be awarded annually.
AIS Service Award
This award may not be awarded annually.
Discontinued Awards
AIS Athlete of the Year
Replaced in 2015 by Male and Female Athletes of the Year.
AIS Program of the Year
Discontinued as AIS no longer operates sports scholarship programs.
AIS Volunteer/Administrator Award
AIS Community Club Award
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AIS Award - ACT Sports Star of the Year
From 1984 to 2013, ACTSPORT included an AIS Athlete of the Year for athletes on scholarship at the AIS Canberra campus.
See also
* Australian Sport Awards
The Australian Sport Awards, originally called the Sport Australia Awards, were established by the Confederation of Australian Sport in 1980. From 1980 to 1996, the awards were limited to seven categories.
In 1993, there was a merger of the Spor ...
* Sport Australia Hall of Fame
The Sport Australia Hall of Fame was established on 10 December 1985 to recognise the achievements of Australian sportsmen and sportswomen. The inaugural induction included 120 members with Sir Don Bradman as the first inductee and Dawn Fraser t ...
* ABC Sports Award of the Year ABC Sports Award of the Year was one of the premier sports awards in Australia. From 1951 to 1983, it was called the ABC Sportsman of the Year Award.
The award was originally voted for by Australian Broadcasting Corporation sports supervisors and ...
* World Trophy for Australasia
The World Trophy, originally known as the Helms Award, was an annual sporting award established by the Helms Athletic Foundation in 1939 to honour the foremost amateur athlete of each continent of the world, including Africa, Asia, Australasia, Eu ...
* Sport in Australia
References
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Australian sports trophies and awards
Awards established in 1984
Australian sports coaching awards
Lists of Australian sportspeople