Nine WAIS athletes have been shortlisted for the 2020/2021 Herb Elliott medal as the depth of Western Australian sporting stars will again be on display as the winner is announced at the Western Australian Hall of Champions induction dinner.
The winner will be selected from 12 athletes who have won Olympic and Paralympic gold medals, won a golf major, won individual stages at cycling Grand Tours, captained the Kookaburras to silver, won the AFLW best and fairest and all have inspired the nation.
Shortlisted Athletes
Annabelle McIntyre
First Western Australian to win Olympic gold in rowing
Ben Popham
Paralympic gold medallist
Peter Bol
800m Australian Record and first Olympic finalist in over 50 years
Brianna Throssell
Olympic gold and dual bronze medallist
Kiara Bowers
AFWL Women’s Best and Fairest
Aran Zalewski
Captained Kookaburras to Olympic silver medal
Minjee Lee
Won Evian Championship (LPGA Major)
Matt Wearn
Olympic gold medallist
Jai Hindley
Second overall at 2020 Giro d’Italia (First Western Australian to finish on the podium of a Grand Tour)
Zac Incerti
Dual Olympic bronze medallist
Ben O’Connor
First Western Australian to win an individual stage of the Tour de France
Tamsin Cook
Olympic bronze medallist after 10 months back in the poool
The 2021/2022 Herb Elliott Medallist will be announced on Monday November 1 at Crown Towers.
