# Lonsdale Cup (NZOC)

The Lonsdale Cup is awarded annually by the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) to a New Zealand athlete (or team) who has demonstrated the most outstanding contribution to an Olympic or Commonwealth sport during the previous year.
The cup is a scale replica of the original Queen Anne cup of the same design presented by Lord Lonsdale during the 1911 Festival of Empire meeting. Originally won by Canada, it was subsequently given to the British Empire Games Federation to ensure its best use as an Empire Games trophy.
Due to its impractical size and the Federation deciding not to award such a trophy for the Games, the original was melted down in 1934, and smaller scale cups were given to the British Empire Games Associations in existence at the time.
It is on permanent display at the NZOC's New Zealand Olympic Museum, with athletes receiving a scale replica.

## Recipients

New Zealand's Lonsdale Cup has been awarded annually since 1961.
| Year | Winner | Sport |
| 1961 | Murray Halberg | Athletics |
| 1962 | Peter Snell | Athletics |
| 1963 | Bill Baillie | Athletics |
| 1964 | Peter Snell | Athletics |
| 1965 | Don Oliver | Weightlifting |
| 1966 | Valerie Young | Athletics |
| 1967 | Dave McKenzie | Athletics |
| 1968 | Ian Ballinger | Shooting |
| 1969 | Jeff Julian | Athletics |
| 1970 | Harry Kent | Cycling |
| 1971 | Les Mills | Athletics |
| 1972 | Rod Dixon | Athletics |
| 1973 | Jack Foster | Athletics |
| 1974 | Dick Tayler | Athletics |
| 1975 | John Walker | Athletics |
| 1976 | Dick Quax | Athletics |
| 1978 | Rebecca Perrott | Swimming |
| 1979 | Ian Ferguson | Canoeing |
| 1980 | Anthony Cuff | Cycling |
| 1981 | David Barnes Hamish Willcox | Yachting |
| 1982 | Neroli Fairhall | Archery |
| 1983 | David Barnes Hamish Willcox | Yachting |
| 1984 | Ian Ferguson | Canoeing |
| 1985 | Ian Ferguson Paul MacDonald | Canoeing |
| 1986 | Anthony Mosse | Swimming |
| 1987 | Paul MacDonald | Canoeing |
| 1988 | Bruce Kendall | Yachting |
| 1989 | Anthony Mosse | Swimming |
| 1990 | Gary Anderson | Cycling |
| 1991 | Anna Simcic | Swimming |
| 1992 | Danyon Loader | Swimming |
| 1993 | Brenda Lawson | Rowing |
| 1994 | Stephen Petterson | Shooting |
| 1995 | Chris White | Rowing |
| 1996 | Danyon Loader | Swimming |
| 1997 | Beatrice Faumuina | Athletics |
| 1998 | Rob Waddell | Rowing |
| 1999 | Barbara Kendall | Yachting |
| 2000 | Rob Waddell | Rowing |
| 2001 | Blyth Tait | Equestrian |
| 2002 | Sarah Ulmer | Cycling |
| 2003 | Caroline Evers-Swindell Georgina Evers-Swindell | Rowing |
| 2004 | Sarah Ulmer | Cycling |
| 2005 | New Zealand rowing team | Rowing |
| 2006 | Valerie Vili | Athletics |
| 2007 | Valerie Vili | Athletics |
| 2008 | Caroline Evers-Swindell Georgina Evers-Swindell | Rowing |
| 2009 | Mahé Drysdale | Rowing |
| 2010 | Silver Ferns | Netball |
| 2011 | Valerie Adams | Athletics |
| 2012 | Hamish Bond Eric Murray | Rowing |
| 2013 | Valerie Adams | Athletics |
| 2014 | Valerie Adams | Athletics |
| 2015 | Lydia Ko | Golf |
| 2016 | Lisa Carrington | Canoeing |
| 2017 | Lisa Carrington | Canoeing |
| 2018 | Black Ferns sevens | Rugby sevens |
| 2019 | Silver Ferns | Netball |
| 2020 | Peter Burling Blair Tuke | Sailing |
| 2021 | Lisa Carrington | Canoeing |
| 2022 | Zoi Sadowski-Synnott | Snowboarding |
| 2023 | Lisa Carrington | Canoeing |
| 2024 | Lydia Ko | Golf |