The 1999 Australian Sports Awards highlights the magnificent accomplishments of Australian sport over the past year and shows that Paralympic athletes are receiving recognition for their outstanding achievements, Shadow Minister for Sport, Senator Kate Lundy, said today.
“The fact that Louise Sauvage has been named Australian Female Athlete of the Year is a tremendous boost to wheelchair athletics and a welcome recognition that Paralympic sport is well and truly part of mainstream sport in Australia.
“I am thrilled that Louise’s achievements have been honoured by such a prestigious award. 120 sports experts from a variety of national sporting organisations judged these awards, in what was clearly the most outstanding field in the history of the Australian Sports Awards.
“There is no doubt that Ian Thorpe and Louise Sauvage are the outstanding athletes of 1999.
Senator Lundy congratulated all the winners of the 1999 Australian Sports Awards:
Ian Thorpe (Male Athlete of the Year),
Louise Sauvage (Female Athlete of the Year),
Grant Hackett (Junior Male Athlete),
Olympic Sprint Team (Junior Team of the Year),
Georgie Clarke and Lori Munz (Junior Female Athletes),
Maureen Boyle (Official of the Year),
Doug Frost (Coach of the Year),
Rob Curkpatrick (Executive of the Year),
The Australian Cricket Team (Team of the Year),
The Melbourne Storm (Domestic Team of the Year)
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