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PAST WINNERS

The Sports Star Awards Honour Roll provides some indication of the quality of the Illawarra's sporting heritage. The awards night is a celebration of our sports champions and their contribution to our community. Previous winners, listed below, include some of the most well-known sporting names and have included a number of world champions.

1980: DIANNE GORMAN (hockey)
1981: MICHAEL CRONIN (rugby league)
1982: WAYNE GARDNER (motorcycle racing)
1983: NOT AWARDED
1984: KAREN PHILLIPS (swimming)
1985: MERLE RICHARDSON (lawn bowls)
1986: WAYNE GARDNER (motorcycle racing)
1987: WAYNE GARDNER (motorcycle racing)
1988: DARREN MERCER (iron man)
1989: DARREN MERCER (iron man)
1990: WAYNE GARDNER (motorcycle racing)
1991: ROD WISHART (rugby league)
1992: DANIELLE WOODWARD (canoeing) & STEVE ELKINGTON (golf)
1993: NATASHA STURGES (sailboarding)
1994: ROD WISHART (rugby league)
1995: JOSH KERSTEN (cycling)
1996: TROY CORSER (motorcycle racing)
1997: JONATHAN HALL (duathlon)
1998: BRIAN HANCOCK (harness racing)
1999: BRETT LEE (cricket)
2000: W'GONG WOLVES (soccer)
2001: W'GONG HAWKS (basketball)
2002: KERRYN MCCANN (athletics)
2003: KATY JAROCHOWICZ (golf)
2004: BRENDAN DOWLER & TRISTAN KNOWLES (wheelchair basketball)
2005: TROY CORSER (motorcycle racing)
2006: KERRYN MCCANN (athletics)
2007: SALLY FITZGIBBONS (surfing)
2008: BRENDAN DOWLER, TRISTAN KNOWLES, TROY SACHS and BRETT STIBNERS (paralympian basketball)
2009: Jay Marmont (motocross)
2010: ST George Illawarra Dragons

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