Don Award Winners List
The Don Award is an annual award presented in Australia, in recognition of the sporting achievement of the year which has inspired the people of Australia.
The ward is named after legendary Australian cricketer Donald "Don" Bradman. It can be awarded to an individual or a team. Tennis player Ash Barty, hurdler Sally Pearson and pole vaulter Steve Hooker are the only athletes to have won the award twice.
| Year | Athlete | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Australia Women's Football Team | Association Football |
| 2022 | Ash Barty | Tennis |
| 2021 | Patty Mills | Basketball |
| 2020 | Australia Women's Cricket Team | Cricket |
| 2019 | Ash Barty | Tennis |
| 2018 | Kurt Fearnley | Paralympic athletics |
| 2017 | Jeff Horn | Boxing |
| 2016 | Michelle Payne | Horse Racing |
| 2015 | Jason Day | Golf |
| 2014 | Sally Pearson | Athletics |
| 2013 | Adam Scott | Golf |
| 2012 | Sally Pearson | Athletics |
| 2011 | Cadel Evans | Cycling |
| 2010 | Lydia Lassila | Aerial Skiing |
| 2009 | Steve Hooker | Athletics |
| 2008 | Steve Hooker | Athletics |
| 2008 | Matthew Mitcham | Diving |
| 2007 | Glenn McGrath | Cricket |
| 2007 | Shane Warne | Cricket |
| 2006 | Kerryn McCann | Athletics |
| 2006 | The 2006 Socceroos | Football |
| 2005 | Grant Hackett | Swimming |
| 2004 | Petria Thomas | Swimming |
| 2003 | Damien Oliver | Horse Racing |
| 2002 | Steven Bradbury | Short Track Speed Skating |
| 2002 | Alisa Camplin | Aerial Skiing |
| 2001 | Pat Rafter | Tennis |
| 2000 | Cathy Freeman | Athletics |
| 1999 | Ian Thorpe | Swimming |
| 1998 | Mark Taylor | Cricket |
| 1998 | Heather Turland | Athletics |
Related Pages
- More annual sporting awards
- List of some of the greatest athletes.
- About Sport in Australia
- More about the World of Sport
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