List of Young Australian of the Year Award recipients
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The Young Australian of the Year Awards[1] commenced in 1979, and recognises those aged 16 to 30 who are outstanding and exceptional young Australians. 1993 was the only year in which an award was not certified.
| Year of award |
Name |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Julie Sochacki |
| 1980 | Peter Hill |
| 1981 | Paul Radley |
| 1982 | Mark Ella |
| 1983 | Michael Waldock |
| 1984 | Jon Sieben (OAM - no year listed for award of medal) |
| 1985 | Deahnne McIntyre |
| 1986 | Simone Young |
| 1987 | Marty Gauvin |
| 1989 | Duncan Armstrong |
| 1990 | Cathy Freeman |
| 1991 | Simon Fairweather (OAM - no year listed for award of medal) |
| 1992 | Kieren Perkins OAM |
| 1994 | Anna Bown |
| 1995 | Poppy King |
| 1996 | Rebecca Chambers |
| 1997 | Nova Peris-Kneebone (AO - no year listed for award of medal) |
| 1998 | Tan Le |
| 1999 | Bryan Gaensler |
| 2000 | Ian Thorpe (OAM - no year listed for award of medal) |
| 2001 | James Fitzpatrick |
| 2002 | Scott Hocknull |
| 2003 | Lleyton Hewitt |
| 2004 | Hugh Evans |
| 2005 | Khoa Do |
| 2006 | Trisha Broadbridge |
| 2007 | Tania Major |
| 2008 | Casey Stoner |
| 2009 | Jonty Bush |
| 2010 | Mark Donaldson, VC |
| 2011 | Jessica Watson |
| 2012 | Marita Cheng |
[edit] References
- ^ "Australian of the Year Awards — Award Recipients". Australianoftheyear.org.au. http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/?action=list&type=2&cat=2. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
