Equestrians feature strongly in Halberg Award nominees

Andrew Nicholson. © Peter Nixon/FEI

New Zealand equestrians characteristic strongly amid nominations for the 50th annual Westpac Halberg Awards.

Veteran eventer Andrew Nicholson is nominated for the High Performance Sport New Zealand Sportsman of the Year.

Erik Duvander is nominated for High Performance Sport New Zealand Coach of the Year

The New Zealand eventing team, which won bronze at the London Olympics, is nominated for Westpac Team of the Year.

In all, at that spot are 63 nominations across all categories.

Named afterwards Olympic Champion Sir Murray Halberg, the Westpac Halberg Awards are the country’s pre-eminent platform to abide by as well as celebrate New Zealand sporting excellence.

Its high profile too provides the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation (formally Halberg Trust) alongside a flagship fundraising chance for Sir Murray’s charity, which aims to heighten the lives of physically disabled immature people past times enabling them to participate inwards sport.

Award winners volition last announced at Vector Arena, inwards Auckland, on Feb 14. The final result volition last televised alive on SKY Sport.

The 30-strong Voting Academy volition straightaway vote to decide finalists amid the nominees, which volition last announced on Jan 1.

Any outstanding performances past times private athletes or teams are even as well as then considered until Dec 31.

This year, the Westpac Halberg Awards received 12 nominations for Sportsman, 8 for Sportswoman, 6 for Disabled Sportsperson, 17 for Team, nine for Emerging Talent as well as eleven for Coach of the Year.

Westpac Halberg Awards spokesperson as well as Halberg Disability Sport Foundation main executive Geoff Burgess, said the Westpac Halberg Award Voting Academy was i time over again inwards for unopen to tough conclusion making.

“There accept been as well as then many captivating sporting performances inwards 2012 that I am certain volition fuel populace speculation leading upwardly to the Awards.”

“Five gilded medals as well as a record-equalling 13-medal haul at the London Olympics was business office of an incredible yr that too saw the Silver Ferns as well as All Blacks dominate their competition, as well as the New Zealand Paralympic Team convey habitation a remarkable 17 medals,” says Burgess.

“In 2012 nosotros too saw novel sporting stars emerge, non to hollo the outstanding victories of the Chiefs, the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic as well as the New Zealand Breakers to hollo a few. The contest is huge this year,” Burgess said.

The Halberg Award criteria province the abide by last given to the private athlete, athlete inwards a team, or squad whose achievement inwards 2012 represented excellence inwards sport at the highest level.

When voting, the Voting Academy members visit whether the achievement was inwards that sport’s “pinnacle event”,  whether it was a globe record, globe ranking or recognition, the character of the plain or contest as well as the global nature of the sport.

Only winners of the Sportsman, Sportswoman, Disabled Sportsperson as well as Team of the Year Award categories are eligible to claim the country’s pinnacle accolade for sporting excellence – the Halberg Award.

 

The amount listing of nominations for the 50th Westpac Halberg Awards:

High Performance Sport New Zealand Sportsman of the Year
Jack Bauer (Cycling), Scott Campbell (Baseball), Mahe Drysdale (Rowing), Mitch Evans (Motorsport), Westley Gough (Cycling), Richie McCaw (Rugby), Brook MacDonald (Cycling – Mountain Biking), Peter Michael (Speed Skating), Andrew Nicholson (Equestrian), Hayden Paddon (Motorsport), Levi Sherwood (Freestyle Motocross), Simon van Velthooven (Cycling).

High Performance Sport New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year
Valerie Adams (Athletics), Lauren Boyle (Swimming), Lisa Carrington (Canoeing), Joelle King (Squash), Lydia Ko (Golf), Sarah Walker (BMX), Alison Shanks (Cycling), Linda Villumsen (Cycling).

Halberg Disability Sport Foundation Disabled Sportsperson of the Year
Mary Fisher (Para Swimming), Phillipa Gray (Para Cycling), Cameron Leslie (Para Swimming), Sophie Pascoe (Para Swimming), Daniel Sharp (Para Swimming), Fiona Southorn (Para Cycling).

Westpac Team of the Year
All Blacks (Rugby)
The Chiefs (Rugby)
New Zealand Diamond Blacks (Baseball)
John Kennard as well as Hayden Paddon (Motorsport)
NZ Eventing Olympic Team (Equestrian)
NZ Men’s 49er Class Team – Peter Burling as well as Blair Tuke (Sailing)
NZ Men’s Double Scull – Nathan Cohen as well as Joseph Sullivan (Rowing)
NZ Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls – Peter Taylor as well as Storm Uru (Rowing)
NZ Men’s Pair – Eric Murray as well as Hamish Bond (Rowing)
NZ Men’s Pursuit Team – Sam Bewley, Marc Ryan, Jesse Sergent, Westley Gough, Aaron Gate NZ (Cycling)
New Zealand SKYCITY Breakers (Basketball)
NZ Men’s Sprint Team – Ethan Mitchell, Sam Webster, Edward Dawkins (Cycling)
New Zealand Surf Life Saving Team (Surf Lifesaving)
NZ Women’s 470 Team – Jo Aleh as well as Polly Powrie (Sailing)
NZ Women’s Pair – Rebecca Scown as well as Juliette Haigh (Rowing)
Silver Ferns (Netball)
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic (Netball)

Westpac Emerging Talent
Anton Cooper (Mountain Biking), Makauley Fox (Baseball), Trent Jones (BMX), Dylan Kennett (Track Cycling), Lydia Ko (Golf), Andrew McKenzie (Sailing), Corey Main (Swimming), Mathew Ogden (Orienteering), Sophie Williamson (Road Cycling).

Coach of the Year
Scott Bartlett (Surf Lifesaving), Roly Crichton (Para Swimming), Erik Duvander (Equestrian), Calvin Ferguson (Rowing), Nathan Handley (Sailing), Steve Hansen (Rugby), Dave Rennie (Rugby), Waimarama Taumaunu (Netball), Noeline Taurua (Netball), Richard Tonks (Rowing), Gordon Walker (Canoeing).

The 30-strong Voting Academy comprising media representatives, erstwhile athletes as well as coaches is:
Philippa Baker-Hogan, Richard Becht, Richard Boock, Hamish Carter, Ron Cheatley, Graeme Crosby, Greg Ford, Andy Hay, Rachael Henderson, Debbie Hockley, Michael Jones, Jayne Kiely, Dave Leggat, Danyon Loader, Te Arahi Maipi, Jonathan Millmow, Peter Montgomery, Ron Palenski, Farah Palmer, Ramesh Patel, Michelle Pickles, Mark Richardson, Susie Simcock, Mark Sorensen, Mike Stanley, Rikki Swannell, Howie Tamati, Brendan Telfer, Sarah Ulmer as well as Adine Wilson.

 

Bagikan Artikel ini