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Selection Committee

The Selection Committee is responsible for recommending each year the selection of Members for induction into The Sport Australia Hall of Fame, selection of the winner of 'The Don' Award, and selection of teams to be recognised.

The Selection Committee comprises nine Members and one external 'sports expert' (chosen for his or her extensive sporting knowledge). Roy Masters was elected to the Selection Committee as ‘sports expert’ in 2008.

Rob de Castella MBE - Chairman (Board)

Appointed to the SAHOF Committee in 1997
Appointed as Chairman of the SAHOF Committee in 2000

 

John Bertrand AM - (Board)

Appointed to the SAHOF Committee in 2005 as Chairman of The Sport Australia Hall of Fame

 

Raelene Boyle MBE

Raelene was one of the world's great modern day female sprinters. She was selected in every Australian Olympic and Commonwealth Games team between 1968 and 1982 winning a total of twelve medals. She won three Olympic silver medals and six Commonwealth Games gold medals. She set a number of Australian and Commonwealth records and was a member of two world record breaking Australian relay teams. Raelene was a Board Member of the Hall of Fame before joining the Selection Committee and spends much of her time supporting the Breast Cancer Network of Australia and the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.

Appointed to the SAHOF Committee in 1998

 

Alan Davidson AM MBE

Alan was an all-round cricketer whose greatest strength was as a left-arm fast-medium bowler. Alan played in 44 Test matches for Australia, scoring 1328 runs at an average of 24.59 and capturing 186 wickets at an average of 20.53, including a memorable 7 for 93 against India. He was the first player to take more than 10 wickets and score over 100 runs in a Test match. Alan maintained an active involvement with the game, as a coach, a selector, and an administrator. Alan was the Executive Director of the Rothmans National Sports Foundation and was President of the NSW Cricket Association for 33 years, a record term. He is a Member of the NSW Sports Advisory Council and is on the Integrity and Assurance Committee of Racing NSW.
Appointed to the SAHOF Committee in 2004

 

Harry Gordon CMG AM

Harry is an eminent journalist, editor, author and sports historian. An award-winning sportswriter (Olympic sports, tennis, boxing and Australian football), he has been the official historian of the Australian Olympic Committee since 1992. He is the author of 14 books, including the acclaimed history, 'Australia and the Olympic Games'. He covered his first of many Olympics in Helsinki in 1952. He has received the highest individual awards of the Australian Olympic Committee (the Order of Merit, 1999), the International Olympic Committee (the Olympic Order, 2001) and the International Society of Olympic Historians (Lifetime Award, 2006). In 2002 he received the Australian Sports Commission's inaugural award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports Journalism.
Appointed to the SAHOF Committee in 1997

 

Bruce McAvaney AM

Justifiably called "The Master Sportscaster", Bruce McAvaney has commentated and hosted events including the AFL grand final and the Brownlow Medal, called four and hosted five Melbourne Cups, Bathurst 1000, Australian Open tennis, President's Cup golf, Australian Masters golf, World Athletic Championships, World Swimming Championships, all Summer Olympics from 1984 and Winter Olympics from 1998; the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games, and the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Bruce is known for his meticulous research and in-depth knowledge of the sports and athletes he covers.
Appointed to the SAHOF Committee in 1997

 

Alan Whelpton AM

Alan Whelpton was President of Surf Life Saving Australia from 1975 to 2001 retiring to accept the position of President of the International Life Saving Federation. During his term as President of SLSA he instigated many changes including the televising of surf life saving competitions. He is also the Chairman of the NSW Sport and Recreation Advisory Council and a Member of the Selection Committee for the NSW Hall of Champions.
Appointed to the SAHOF Committee in 2000

 

Michael McKay OAM - (Board)

Appointed to the SAHOF committee in 2009

 

Roy Masters AM

Roy is a well known Australian Rugby League coach, sports administrator and sports journalist. He is currently a columnist at the Sydney Morning Herald. Roy birngs a wealth of sporting knowledge to the committee given his background in all sports and as an inaugural ASC director.
Appointed to the SAHOF Committee in 2008

 

Louise Sauvage

Louise Sauvage was a dominant force in women's wheelchair racing for 12 years, from her debut aged 18 at the 1992 Paralympics in Barcelona to her retirement after the Athens Olympics in 2004. Over the course of her career, Sauvage won nine Paralympic gold medals, four Boston Marathons, and was four times the winner of the 800m Wheelchair Exhibition Race at the IAAF World Athletic Championships. She holds world records in the 1500m, 5000m and 4x100m and 4x400m relays. Louise Sauvage was Australian Female Athlete of the Year in 1999, and International Female Wheelchair Athlete of the Year in 1999 and 2000. Her performances elevated Paralympic sport into the spotlight of Australian sport for the first time. Since retiring from international competition Louise has turned her attention to assisting the development of future Paralympic athletes, and in November 2006 was elected to the Board of the Australian Paralympic Committee.
Appointed to the SAHOF Committee in 2009

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