Australian Women's Health Women in Sport Awards were first awarded in 2011. The awards were established by the Australian Women's Health Magazine to recognise the achievements of Australian women in sport. The awards are the main awards for Australian women in sport and cover athletes, performances, teams, leaders and journalists. The awards are also known as "I Support Women in Sport Awards".

Hall of Fame

Women's Health Athlete

Outstanding Woman in Sport

Australian Federal Government Award.

Standout Moment

Champion Team

Person of Sporting Influence

Local Sporting Champion

Earlier awards called Local Heroine.

Leadership Legend

One to Watch

Young Achiever

Irregular or Ceased Awards

*Service to Sport: 2011 -

Layne Beachley Layne Collette Beachley (born 24 May 1972) is a former professional surfer from Manly, New South Wales. She won the World Championship seven times. Currently she is the chair of Surfing Australia. Surfing career At the age of 16 Beachley ...

(Surfing) ; 2013 -

Stephanie Gilmore Stephanie Louise Gilmore (29 January 1988) is an Australian professional surfer and eight-time world champion on the Women's WSL World Tour (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2022). Career Gilmore's life as a surfer began at age 9 wh ...

(Surfing) ; 2014 - Catherine Cox (Netball) ; 2015 -

Lydia Lassila Lydia Lassila (née Ierodiaconou) (born 17 January 1982) is an Australian Olympic freestyle skier gold medalist who competed in the 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympic Games. She is the 2010 Olympic champion and the 2014 bronze med ...

(Aerial skiing) *Grassroots Greatest: 2011 - Cathy Lambert (Paralympic sport) *Unsung Hero: 2011 - Julie Coutts *Comeback of the Year: 2011 -

Anna Meares Anna Maree Devenish Meares (born 21 September 1983) is an Australian retired track cyclist. She currently resides in Adelaide in South Australia where the Australian Institute of Sport's Track Cycling program has its headquarters at the Adelaid ...

(Cycling) ; 2018 -

Cate Campbell Cate Natalie Campbell, (born 20 May 1992) is a Malawian-born Australian competitive swimming (sport), swimmer, and a current multiple world record holder, who won two bronze medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics, a gold medal at the 2012 Summer O ...

(Swimming) ; 2019 -

Lauren Parker Lauren Parker (born 15 December 1988) is an Australian para-triathlete and para-cyclist. She won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. She has won multiple World Triathlon Championships in Women's PTWC. Personal life Parker was born ...

(Para Triathlon) *Fair Fighter: 2011 -

Sam Stosur Samantha Jane Stosur ( ; born 30 March 1984) is an Australian professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 in doubles, a ranking which she first achieved on 6 February 2006 and held for 61 consecutive weeks. Also a former top ten s ...

(Tennis) ; 2012 -

Bridie Kean Dr. Bridie Kean (born 27 February 1987) is an Australian wheelchair basketball player and canoeist. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, and a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. In 2016, she beca ...

(Wheelchair Basketball) ; 2013 -

Sally Pearson Sally Pearson, OAM (née McLellan; born 19 September 1986) is an Australian former athlete. She is the 2011 and 2017 World champion and 2012 Olympic champion in the 100 metres hurdles. She also won a silver medal in the 100 m hurdles at th ...

(Athletics) ; 2014 - Jordan Mercer (Surf Life Saving) ; 2015 -

Caroline Buchanan Caroline Buchanan (born 24 October 1990) is an Australian cyclist who has won multiple world championships in BMX and mountain biking. She represented Australia at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's BMX event. Personal Nicknamed ...

(BMX) ; 2016 -

Liesl Tesch Liesl Dorothy Tesch AM (born 17 May 1969) is an Australian wheelchair basketball player, sailor, and politician. She is a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing Gosford since the 2017 Gosford state by-el ...

(Paralympic Sailing, Wheelchair Basketball) and

Ruan Sims Ruan Sims (born 4 February 1982) is an Australian former rugby league and rugby union footballer. She played rugby union for . She was a member of the Wallaroos squad at the 2006, and 2010 Rugby World Cup where they finished in third place. ...

(Rugby League, Rugby Union) *Person of Sporting Words: 2011 - Joanna Griggs (

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) ; 2012 -

Giaan Rooney Giaan Leigh Rooney, OAM (born 15 November 1982) is an Australian former competitive swimmer and television personality. As a member of the Australian team in women's 4×100-metre medley relay, she won an Olympic gold medal and broke a world ...

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Nine Network The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television netw ...

) ; 2013 -

Liz Ellis Elizabeth Margaret Ellis, (born 17 January 1973) is a retired Australian netball player, a member of the national team from 1992 until 2007 and captain for the last four of those years. She is the most capped international player for Australian ...

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Fox Sports Fox Sports is the brand name for a number of sports channels, broadcast divisions, programming, and other media around the world. The ''Fox Sports'' name has since been used for other sports media assets. These assets are held mainly by the Fo ...

and SBS) ; 2014 -

Mel McLaughlin Melanie Louise McLaughlin (born September 1979) is an Australian sport presenter for the Seven Network. McLaughlin previously worked for Fox Sports where she hosted association football shows including ''Kick Off'', Indian Super League and '' F ...

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Network 10 Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...

) ; 2015 - Amanda Shalala (

ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...

) *Contribution to Community: 2015 - Amna Karra-Hassan (AFL)

References

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