Western Australian Sports Star of the Year
The Western Australian Sports Star Award, currently known as The West Australian RAC Sports Star Award, 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.
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.
On Thursday 8 February 2018, the Awards took place at Perth's new Optus Stadium, where the winner for 2017 was announced as being Samantha Kerr. Sam became the first winner from the sport of soccer to claim what is widely regarded as Western Australia's most prestigious sports award.
List of winners by year
List of winners by sport
See also
References
- WA Sports Star of the Year 1956 to 2005, The West Australian, 11 January 2006.
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