- Australia's Olympians have their say.
MOST OUTSTANDING AUSTRALIAN MALE OLYMPIAN OF THE XXIX OLYMPIC GAMES BEIJING 2008
Steve Hooker - Athletics
MOST OUTSTANDING AUSTRALIAN FEMALE OLYMPIAN OF THE XXIX OLYMPIC GAMES BEIJING 2008
Stephanie Rice - Swimming
MOST OUTSTANDING AUSTRALIAN TEAM PERFORMANCE OF THE XXIX OLYMPIC GAMES BEIJING 2008
Drew Ginn and Duncan Free - Rowing
The Olympians of Australia announced who they believe are Australia's most outstanding Olympians of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad.
With such brilliant performances across a range of sports at the 2008 Olympic Games the voting was very tight with all Australian Olympians, both past and present, nominating their preferences.
It was always going to be difficult to pick the winner but Olympians Club of Australia President Leon Wiegard thought the outcome was as it should be. 'Hooker received 54% of the vote out of the five male nominees, Rice 42% out of six nominees and the great rowing pair of Ginn and Free received 31% of the vote from the six highly performed teams nominated.'
Past winners of the Award, which is presented by the Olympians Club of Victoria at their annual dinner, reads like the who's who of Olympic sport:
1983 All Time Greatest
Dawn Fraser, Swimming
Murray Rose, Swimming
1984 Los Angeles
Glynis Nunn, Athletics
Jon Sieben, Swimming
1988 Seoul
Debbie Flintoff-King, Athletics
Duncan Armstrong, Swimming
Special Award, Women's Hockey Team
1992 Barcelona
Kathy Watt, Cycling
Kieren Perkins, Swimming
1996 Atlanta
Susie O'Neill, Swimming
Kieren Perkins, Swimming
Women's Hockey Team
2000 Sydney
Catherine Freeman, Athletics
Ian Thorpe, Swimming
Women's Hockey Team
2002 Salt Lake City
Alisa Camplin, Aerial Freestyle Skiing
2004 Athens
Men's Hockey Team
Petria Thomas, Swimming
Ryan Bayley, Cycling
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