What is the Hall of Fame?
Established in 1995 by the Albury Wodonga Festival of Sport, the Hall of Fame recognises the achievements of 72 home-grown athletes who have reached the highest level in their chosen sport. The Albury Wodonga Festival of Sport Hall of Fame highlights the valuable platform the city provides in fostering a pathway for sportspeople to excel on both the national and international stage through its world-class facilities and community support.
Sport Albury Wodonga has a collection of memorabilia stored from our famous sportspeople from the region that have excelled at the highest level.
Hall Of Fame Members
| 1995 | 1. | Margaret Court | Wimbledon Singles Tennis Champion |
| 2. | Paul Jarvie | Olympic and Commonwealth Swimming | |
| 3. | Merv Lincoln | Olympic and Commonwealth Athletics | |
| 4. | Pat Scammell | Olympic and Commonwealth Athletics | |
| 5. | Steve Rixon | Test and Sheffield Cricketer | |
| 6. | Robert Ballard | Olympic Relay Representative | |
| 7. | Martin Hunter | World Champion Canoeist | |
| 8. | Louise Briers | Australian Golf Representative | |
| 9. | Brad Jones | Australian Auscar Champion | |
| 10. | Marie Jackson | Australian and US Allstar 5 Basketball | |
| 11. | Bill Howard | First to win two Stawell Gifts | |
| 12. | Andrew Hoy | Olympic Gold Medal Equestrian | |
| 13. | Danielle Lamond | World Karate Champion | |
| 14. | Lance Mann | Stawell Gift Winner | |
| 15. | Haydn Bunton | 3 Brownlow Medals in Australian Rules | |
| 16. | Rex Hartwig | Wimbledon Doubles Tennis Champion twice | |
| 17. | Gary Smith | Woodchopping World Champion | |
| 18. | Jack Crawford | Wimbledon Singles Tennis Champion | |
| 19. | Better Loosen Up | Japan Cup/Cox Plate, etc. | |
| 20. | Campaign King | Doomben 10,000/7 Group One wins | |
| 21. | Bradley Clyde | Rugby League Test and State of Origin | |
| 22. | Graeme Boyd | Commonwealth Clay Shooter | |
| 23. | Guy Newman | Olympic Water Polo Representative | |
| 24. | John Hayes | Stawell Gift Winner | |
| 25. | Greg Meredith | World Class Squash | |
| 26. | Andrew Paul | Australian Biathlon Representative | |
| 27. | John Gorkom | Australian Champion Boxing | |
| 28. | Bob Mark | Davis Cup Tennis | |
| 29. | Dianne Balestrat | Federation Cup Tennis | |
| 30. | Anthony Evans | Olympic Cross Country Skiing | |
| 31. | Rob Phillis | Motor Cycle Racing | |
| 32. | Steve Whithouse | Motor Cycle Racing | |
| 33. | Graeme Geddes | Motor Cycle Racing | |
| 34. | Glen Chapman | Stawell Gift Winner | |
| 35. | Linda Harvey | Australian Hockey Player | |
| 36. | Michelle Smart | Australian Hockey Umpire | |
| 37. | Dinny Ryan | Brownlow Medallist Australian Rules | |
| 38. | Fred Etuati | Commonwealth Boxing | |
| 39. | Michael Haisman | Australian 125cc Motor Cycle Champion | |
| 40. | Simon Gould | Australian Water Polo Representative | |
| 1996 | 41. | Tania Burdack | Australian Water Polo Team |
| 42. | Peta Edebone | Olympic Softball Team | |
| 43. | Emma George | World Record Holder Pole Vault | |
| 44. | Dianne I’Anson | Australian Volleyball Team | |
| 45. | Dianne Larkin | International Tennis Umpire | |
| 46. | Ian Miller | Stawell Gift Winner | |
| 47. | Ron Whish-Wilson | World Wood Chop Title | |
| 48. | Jeff Yensch | World Wood Chop Title | |
| 1997 | 49. | Matthew Coulter | Australian Kayaking Champion |
| 50. | John Stoney | Australian Champion Athlete | |
| 51. | Jeff McVean | International Equestrian Representative | |
| 52. | Hayden Virtue | Australian Sailing Champion | |
| 53. | Rhonda Scammell | International Softball Umpire | |
| 54. | Margaret Gorski | Australian Snooker Champion | |
| 55. | Angela Ianotta | Australian Soccer Representative | |
| 56. | Cassandra Johnson | Australian Waterski Champion | |
| 1998 | 57. | Herman Van Ree | Australian Yachting Champion |
| 58. | Wayne Nichols | Australian Cycling Representative | |
| 59. | Vern Barberis | Olympic and Commonwealth Weightlifting Champion | |
| 60. | Glen Thurlow | World Water Skiing Champion | |
| 61. | Sheena Storie | Australian Soccer Referee | |
| 62. | Brian Waters | Commonwealth Athletics | |
| 1999 | 63. | Renae Burdack | Australian Water Polo Representative |
| 64. | Lynn-Maree Cranage | Australian Biathlon Representative | |
| 65. | Sal Ebanez | Australian Karate Coach | |
| 66. | Kevin Brawn | Australian Tenpin Bowling Coach | |
| 2000 | 67. | Tim Lowndes | Australian Small Bore and Air RifleShooter |
| 68. | Lauren Jackson | Australian Ladies Basketball Team | |
| 2001 | 69. | Scott McGrory | Olympic Gold Medalist Cyclist |
| 2002 | 70. | John Byrne | International Softball Umpire |
| 71. | Brett Kettle | Australian Woodchooping Champion | |
| 2004 | 72. | Tony Zerbst | Australian Kayaking Champion |
| 2022 | Jess Foley | International Basketball AFLW | |
| Joshua Thornton | Commonwealth Games Lawn Bowls | ||
| David McPartland | International Cycling | ||
| Archie Thompson | Australian Socceroo Soccer Player | ||
| Greg Griffiths | International Cycling Official | ||
| Josh Kennedy | Australian Socceroo Soccer Player | ||
| Amy Chapman | Australian Matildas Soccer Player | ||
| Andrew McDonald | Australian Test Player and Coach Cricket | ||
| Stephen Mowlam | Australian and Olympic Hockey Player | ||
| Patrick Murphy | Australian and Olympic Swimmer |
The Sport Albury Wodonga committee has established the Hall of Fame award. The criteria for induction requires the sportsperson to have represented Australia at an Open International Level or have won an Australian recognised event at an Open level. Nominations cover athletes, umpires/referees, coaches/officials that have made a contribution to sport.
