ABOUT
Sport SA works to ensure the spotlight shines on the exceptional achievements of our State’s finest athletes and the teams behind the stars.
Each year, the South Australian Sport Awards stands out as one of the most prominent events on the SA sporting calendar. The awards honour individuals or teams, including athletes, coaches, administrators, and volunteers from both metropolitan and regional areas of South Australia, recognising their outstanding contributions to sport and celebrating the state’s great events.
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2023 Award Nomination Forms
Download the following nomination forms to enter your nominee and submit to operations@sportsa.org.au.
ABC Adelaide Athlete of the Year Award
Coach of the Year Award
Reconciliation Award
ABC Adelaide Para-Athlete of the year Award
Emerging Athlete of the Year Award
Ruby Warner Spirit of Sport Award
Active Inclusion Award
Event of the Year Award
Team of the Year Award
Administration of the Year Award
Official of the Year Award
Volunteer of the Year Award
Our 2023 winners
Active Inclusion Award
Schnippers, Christies Beach Surf Living Saving Club
Reconciliation Award
Aboriginal Junior Development Academy, SACA
Administrator of the Year Award
Ashleigh Goode, Special Olympics
Volunteer of the Year Award
Brett Nitschke, SACA
Official of the Year Award
Zoe Eastwood-Bryson, SA Race Walkers Club
Ruby Warner Spirit of the Year Award
Ariane Phillpotts-Jones, Christies Beach Surf Life Saving Club
Event Of The Year Award
LIV Golf, Grange Golf Club
Community Event of The YeaR award
SA Country Swimming Championship,
Mt Gambier Swimming Club
Coach Of The Year Award
Viktor Zhuravlev, Gymnastics SA
Team Of The Year Award
Thunderbirds, Netball SA
Emerging Athlete Of The Year Award
Cameron Zajer, Volleyball SA
PARA Athlete Of The Year Award
Hugo Taheny, Western Athletics Club
Athlete Of The Year Award
Curtis Mead, Baseball SA
Our 2023 finalists
ACTIVE INCLUSION AWARD
Daughters & Dads, SACA
ACTIVE INCLUSION AWARD
Francy Kyriacou, Tennis SA
ACTIVE INCLUSION AWARD
Schnippers, Christies Beach Surf Live Saving Club
RECONCILIATION AWARD
Bikes Palya, Bicycle SA
RECONCILIATION AWARD
Aboriginal Junior Development Academy, SACA
RECONCILIATION AWARD
North Haven SLC, Surf Life Saving SA
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
Ashleigh Goode, Special Olympics
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
Eran Boyd, Racing SA
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
Shane Bernhardt, SACA
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Brett Nitschke, SACA
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Jessica Morton, Elizabeth Life Saving Club
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Matt Lucas, Lockleys Football Club
OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
Corey Bowen, SANFL
OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
Paul Rothswell, Christies Beach Surf Living Saving Club
OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
Zoe Eastwood-Bryson, SA Race Walkers Club
EVENT OF THE YEAR AWARD
LIV Golf, Grange Golf Club
EVENT OF THE YEAR AWARD
Junior State Championships & Bigham Cup, Gymnastics SA
EVENT OF THE YEAR AWARD
SA Country Swimming Championship,
Mt Gambier Swimming Club
COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD
Luke Williams, SACA
COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD
Stewart Parkinson, SA Underwater Hockey
COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD
Viktor Zhuravlev, Gymnastics SA
TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD
Adelaide Giants, Baseball SA
TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD
Adelaide Strikers, SACA
TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD
Thunderbirds, Netball SA
EMERGING ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Cameron Zajer, Volleyball SA
EMERGING ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Emily Hart, Tenpin SA
EMERGING ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Ruby Kerrison, Gymnastics SA
PARA ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Angus Hincksman, Southern Athletics Club
PARA ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Anu Francis, Flow Endurance
PARA ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Hugo Taheny, Western Athletics Club
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Clay Mason-Stephens, Gymnastics SA
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Georgia Beddall, Gymnastics SA
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Rebekah Thomson, Gymnastics SA
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Curtis Mead, Baseball SA
The 2023 gallery
Find all our photos taken from the 2023 Rebel South Australian Sport Awards.