# Western Australian Sports Star of the Year

The Western Australian Sports Star Award, currently presented at the SportWest Awards, 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 and has grown to celebrate sport in the West Australian community along with high-performance achievements that have been part of the tradition of the Awards.
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.
The most recent edition of the SportWest Awards was presented at Optus Stadium on 23 February 2023 where Jai Hindley became a two-time winner of Western Australia's most prestigious sports award following victory in the 2022 Giro d'Italia.

## List of winners by year

| Year | Winner | Sport |
| 1956 | Morna Pearce | Hockey |
| 1957 | Shirley de la Hunty | Athletics |
| 1958 | Herb Elliott | Athletics |
| 1959 | Brian Foley | Australian rules football |
| 1960 | Bob Simpson | Cricket |
| 1961 | David Dickson | Swimming |
| 1962 | Bob Marshall | Billiards |
| 1962 | Dixie Willis | Athletics |
| 1962 | Haydn Bunton, Jr. | Australian rules football |
| 1963 | David Dickson (2) | Swimming |
| 1963 | Bob Marshall (2) | Billiards |
| 1963 | Joyce Bennett | Athletics |
| 1964 | Graham McKenzie | Cricket |
| 1965 | John Ryan | Swimming |
| 1965 | Peter Kelly | Cricket |
| 1965 | Bill Walker | Australian rules football |
| 1966 | David Dickson (3) | Swimming |
| 1966 | Phil Coulson | Harness racing |
| 1967 | Brian Griffin | Lacrosse |
| 1967 | Bill Walker (2) | Australian rules football |
| 1967 | Lynne Watson | Swimming |
| 1968 | Brian Glencross | Hockey |
| 1968 | Lyn McClements | Swimming |
| 1969 | Syd Lodge | Yachting |
| 1969 | Margaret Court | Tennis |
| 1970 | Margaret Court (2) | Tennis |
| 1971 | Dennis Lillee | Cricket |
| 1971 | Gaye Switch | Netball |
| 1972 | Dennis Lillee (2) | Cricket |
| 1972 | Rod Marsh | Cricket |
| 1973 | Margaret Court (3) | Tennis |
| 1973 | Roslyn Fisher | Hockey |
| 1973 | Rod Marsh (2) | Cricket |
| 1973 | Graham Marsh | Golf |
| 1974 | Rod Marsh (3) | Cricket |
| 1974 | Rob O'Sullivan | Yachting |
| 1975 | John Gilmour | Athletics |
| 1975 | Libby Felton | Rifle shooting |
| 1975 | Dennis Lillee (3) | Cricket |
| 1976 | Ric Charlesworth | Hockey |
| 1976 | Dennis Lillee (4) | Cricket |
| 1977 | Graham Marsh (2) | Golf |
| 1977 | Dean Williams | Squash |
| 1978 | Rob O'Sullivan (2) | Yachting |
| 1978 | Barbara Wall | Squash |
| 1979 | Ric Charlesworth (2) | Hockey |
| 1979 | Kim Hughes | Cricket |
| 1979 | Barbara Wall (2) | Squash |
| 1980 | Kim Hughes (2) | Cricket |
| 1980 | Lou Austin | Harness Racing |
| 1981 | Rod Marsh (4) | Cricket |
| 1981 | Sue Roberts | Powerlifting |
| 1981 | Terry Alderman | Cricket |
| 1981 | Dennis Lillee (5) | Cricket |
| 1982 | Neil Brooks | Swimming |
| 1983 | Steele Bishop | Cycling |
| 1984 | Graham Lillingston | Yachting |
| 1984 | Peter Evans | Swimming |
| 1984 | Steve Malaxos | Australian rules football |
| 1985 | Elizabeth Smylie | Tennis |
| 1985 | Graham Marsh (3) | Golf |
| 1986 | Ric Charlesworth (3) | Hockey |
| 1986 | Geoff Marsh | Cricket |
| 1986 | Graham Marsh (4) | Golf |
| 1987 | Peter Gilmour | Yachting |
| 1987 | Thomas Stachewicz | Swimming |
| 1987 | Ric Charlesworth (4) | Hockey |
| 1988 | Elspeth Clement | Hockey |
| 1989 | Terry Alderman (2) | Cricket |
| 1990 | Bruce Reid | Cricket |
| 1990 | Ian Brown | Swimming |
| 1991 | Roger Mackay | Golf |
| 1991 | Shelley Taylor-Smith | Swimming |
| 1992 | Craig Parry | Golf |
| 1992 | Ramon Andersson | Canoeing |
| 1992 | Peter Matera | Australian rules football |
| 1993 | Ramon Andersson (2) | Canoeing |
| 1993 | Dean Capobianco | Athletics |
| 1994 | Darryn Hill | Cycling |
| 1995 | Darryn Hill (2) | Cycling |
| 1996 | Luc Longley | Basketball |
| 1996 | Rob Scott | Rowing |
| 1997 | Luc Longley (2) | Basketball |
| 1998 | Lucy Tyler-Sharman | Cycling |
| 1999 | Justin Langer | Cricket |
| 2000 | Rechelle Hawkes | Hockey |
| 2001 | Dmitri Markov | Athletics |
| 2002 | Simon Black | Australian rules football |
| 2003 | Adam Gilchrist | Cricket |
| 2003 | Peter Dawson | Cycling |
| 2004 | Ryan Bayley | Cycling |
| 2005 | Ben Cousins | Australian rules football |
| 2005 | Robin Bell | Canoeing |
| 2006 | Paul Burgess | Pole vault |
| 2007 | Michael Hussey | Cricket |
| 2008 | Steve Hooker | Pole vault |
| 2009 | Steve Hooker (2) | Pole vault |
| 2010 | Lauren Mitchell | Gymnastics |
| 2011 | Cameron Meyer | Cycling |
| 2012 | Cameron Meyer (2) | Cycling |
| 2013 | Kim Mickle | Javelin |
| 2014 | Mitchell Johnson | Cricket |
| 2015 | Nat Fyfe | Australian rules football |
| 2016 | Curtis Luck | Golf |
| 2017 | Sam Kerr | Soccer |
| 2018 | Sam Kerr (2) | Soccer |
| 2019 | Nat Fyfe (2) | Australian rules football |
| 2019 | Hannah Green | Golf |
| 2020 | Jai Hindley | Cycling |
| 2021 | Madison de Rozario | Athletics |
| 2022 | Jai Hindley | Cycling |

## List of winners by sport

| Sport | Winners |
| Athletics | Shirley de la Hunty, Herb Elliott, Dixie Willis, Joyce Bennett, John Gilmour, Dean Capobianco, Dmitri Markov, Paul Burgess, Steve Hooker, Kim Mickle |
| Australian rules football | Brian Foley, Haydn Bunton, Jr., Barry Cable, Bill Walker, Steve Malaxos, Peter Matera, Simon Black, Ben Cousins, Nat Fyfe |
| Basketball | Luc Longley |
| Billiards | Bob Marshall |
| Canoeing | Ramon Andersson, Robin Bell |
| Cricket | Bob Simpson, Graham McKenzie, Peter Kelly, Dennis Lillee, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee, Kim Hughes, Terry Alderman, Geoff Marsh, Bruce Reid, Justin Langer, Adam Gilchrist, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson |
| Cycling | Steele Bishop, Darryn Hill, Lucy Tyler-Sharman, Peter Dawson, Ryan Bayley, Cameron Meyer, Jai Hindley |
| Golf | Roger MacKay, Graham Marsh, Craig Parry, Curtis Luck, Hannah Green |
| Gymnastics | Lauren Mitchell |
| Harness racing | Phil Coulson, Lou Austin |
| Hockey | Morna Pearce, Brian Glencross, Roslyn Fisher, Ric Charlesworth, Elspeth Clement, Rechelle Hawkes |
| Lacrosse | Brian Griffin |
| Netball | Gaye Walsh |
| Powerlifting | Sue Roberts |
| Rifle shooting | Libby Felton |
| Rowing | Rob Scott |
| Soccer | Samantha Kerr |
| Squash | Dean Williams, Barbara Wall |
| Swimming | David Dickson, John Ryan, Lynne Watson, Lyn McClements, Neil Brooks, Peter Evans, Thomas Stachewicz, Ian Brown, Shelley Taylor-Smith |
| Tennis | Margaret Court, Elizabeth Smylie |
| Yachting | Syd Lodge, Rob O'Sullivan, Graham Lillingston, Peter Gilmour |