:: SPORT AUSTRALIA HALL OF FAME :: Recognising Australia's greatest athletes and providing scholarships to Australia's youth

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“When considering the stature of an athlete or for that matter any person, I set great store in certain qualities which I believe to be essential in addition to skill. They are that the person conducts his of her life with dignity, with integrity, courage, and perhaps most of all, with modesty. These virtues are totally compatible with pride, ambition, and competitiveness.”

Sir Donald Bradman speaking at his induction into The Sport Australia Hall of Fame, 1985

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SAHOF HAPPENINGS

2008.08.27
John Bertrand named 2008 Melburnian of the Year - The Sport Australia Hall of Fame Chariman John Bertrand was today named the 2008 Melburnian of the Year.

2008.07.24
24TH ANNUAL DINNER AND INDUCTION CEREMONY - The Annual Dinner and Induction Ceremony will take place on Wednesday October 8 at Palladium at Crown Melbourne. Book Tickets Online

2008.06.23
'Olympic Moments' Melbourne Lunch - The best of the best of Australian sport gathered at the MCG on Wednesday June 4 to acknowledge some of our greatest Olympians and sporting teams at the Melbourne Olympic Moments lunch.

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CRITERIA FOR ATHLETE MEMBERS

1.	Nominees must:

	(a)	be Australian Citizens;
	(b)	be superior achievers at the highest level of competition; and
	(c)	have the support of their peers.

2.	Nominees shall not be considered until after a two year waiting period following:

	(a)	retirement from the highest level of competition;
	(b)	the performance of a particularly outstanding athletic achievement that warrants special recognition.

(Consideration of 2(b) would be appropriate in sports such as golf, sailing and equestrian where age is not a barrier to competing at the highest level.)

3.	Team players will be considered on the same basis as individuals.

4.	The Selection Committee will consider the degree of difficulty for a Nominee to attain the highest level of achievement.

5.	The Selection Committee will consider in addition to a Nominee's individual achievements, that person's integrity, sportsmanship and character.

6.	Any person or organisation may make nominations for consideration by the Selection Committee.

7.	The Selection Committee will consider the degree of difficulty for a Nominee to attain the highest level of achievement.

CRITERIA FOR GENERAL MEMBERS

1.	The primary requirement for selection as a General Member is high level achievement from personal effort or initiative, in a field of endeavour that contributes to the performances of athletes or to the development and status of Australian sport.

2.	Nominees should have made a major contribution at the international or national level to their sport or to sport generally.

3.	Nominees should have made a major contribution at the international or national level to their sport or to sport generally.

	·	Sports administration
	·	Sports coaching / training
	·	Sports science / technology
	·	Sports media / history

Nominees may be involved in other areas, but their achievements must satisfy the criterion detailed in 1 above.

	·	Initiators
	·	Innovators whose work has been adopted widely
	·	Sports developers
	·	Achievers at the highest levels of office or appointment available
	·	Contributors to their sport or to Australian sport generally at the highest level.

4.	Mere long term service or involvement with sport or sporting bodies by a Nominee without having satisfied the paramount requirement in clause 1 or demonstrated outstanding achievement arising from personal initiative or innovation, is not sufficient justification for selection.

5.	Only in exceptional circumstances will there be more than two people annually inducted as General Members.

6.	Nominations are to be submitted annually. Any nomination which has been previously submitted, but not selected may be reconsidered by the Committee.

Nominations for consideration by the Selection Committee may be made by any person or organisation.

The Selection Committee reserves the right to seek endorsement of any nomination by the appropriate peak organisation(s) in Australia, responsible for the sport(s) or field(s) of endeavour in which achievements have been attributed to the Nominee.

8.	The endorsement of any nomination by the appropriate peak organisation is highly desirable, but its absence will not necessarily debar the Nominee from selection.

9.	The Selection Committee will be the arbiter in respect to the selection or otherwise of any Nominee, subject always to final approval by the Board.

Before you nominate
Nomination Forms