Athletics

 Athletics
Inducted : 1996

Profile

Has had the distinction of being appointed National Coach of Athletics in the Philippines from 1979 until 1983 and in Australia from 1988 until 1993.

Has coached 8 Olympians including Hector Begeo and Sharon Stewart (Russell).

International Level

• 1969 - Pacific Conference Games 1500. Gold.
• 1971 - Won major races in Oslo, Koln and Stockholm in  distances from 3000m to 5000m.
• 1971 - Ranked No. 5 in world over 5000m.
• 1971 - Ran 7.50.2 for 3000m, at the time the 8th fastest ever  recorded.
• 1972 - Selected Australian Olympic Team.
• 1972 - Set an Australian 5000m record which stood for 16 years until 1988.
• 1972 - Won major U.S.A. Invitation races in Bakersfield Modesto and Los Angeles.

Rowing

Tennis Administrator

Member

• Three time Olympian (2000 Volleyball, 2008 and 2012 Beach Volleyball)
  
  
• First Ballarat Olympian to have represented Australia in two Olympic sports (Volleyball and Beach Volleyball).
  
  
• Highest Olympic placing of 5th in the World
  
  
• Olympic debut as an indoor volleyball player at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 grew up in Napoleons and attended the Ballarat Grammar School
  
  
• A strong sportswoman, succeeding in rowing before taking up Volleyball.
  
  
• Volleyball Australian Champion 2006- 2008
  
  
• 2008 Australian Female Beach Volleyball player of the year
  
  
• 2007 FIVB World Tour Seoul Open 1st
  
  
• 2007 Women's FIVB World Tour "Most Improved" Player
  
  
• 2008 FIVB World Tour 3rd best blocker

Athletics Administrator

Athletics

Swimming

Athletics

Shooting

Basketball

Rowing

Cricket Administrator

Basketball

Cycling

Rowing

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• World Number One (70 years & over)
  
  
• Australian Champion in senior tennis multiple times
  
  
• Australian Team Member at the World Senior Championships
  
  
• Born in Clunes and played junior tennis in Ballarat.
  
  
• Victorian Junior Champion and represented Victoria for 10 years
  
  
• Member of the Harry Hopman’s training squad with Australian Davis Cup players.
  
  
• Competed in several Australian Opens and played against
  
  
  • Rod Laver, John Newcombe
  • Neale and John Fraser, Fred Stolle
  • Arthur Ashe, Frank Sedgman
    
    
• Number one player in the Premier State League for 19 years

Cricket and Lawn Bowls Administrator

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Basketball

Badminton

Cricket/Football

Inducted : 1996 

 Profile

Percy will go down in history as one of Victoria's finest all-round sportsmen. The only sportsman to play over 200 games at top level cricket and football. He also was selected to represent Victoria in both sports.

Football

• Played with Melbourne from 1931 to 1944.
• Played in the great Melbourne premiership sides of 1939, 1940, 1941.
• Captained Victorian State team.
• Selected in State sides 1932-34, 35, 37,38.
• Captain and Coach of Melbourne 1942 - 44.
• Played 213 games kicked 323 goals.
• One of the best rovers of his era.

Cricket

• Played with Melbourne Cricket Club 1932-46
• Captained Melbourne C.C. 1940.
• Runs compiled 7072.
• In 1942, in 4 games, he made 411 runs without being dismissed.
• Played for Victoria in 18 matches and 27 Innings with 4 not outs.
• His highest score was 226 not out.
• He compiled 1186 runs at an average of 51.5.

Note: He was also Chief Sporting Editor of the Age from 1946 until 1971.

Golf

Swimming Administrator

Australian Rules Football Caching

 Profile

• 2015 Melbourne Cup win on ‘Prince of Penzance’, - the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup
  
  
• 2018 First female trainer/ jockey to win a City race on Sweet Rockette
  
  
• Born in Ballarat and grew up on a farm at Miners Rest,
  
  
• Youngest of ten children to Paddy and Mary Payne
  
  
• Rode in her first competitive race at the age of 15
  
  
• Over 700 career winners.

Lawn Bowls

Tennis Administrator

Media

Harness Racing Administrator

Golf/Swimming Administrator

Athletics

Australian Rules Football Coaching

Australian Rules Football

Cricket

Ausralian Rules Football

• Born in Ballarat.
  
  
• Olympic Gold Medallist  (2012 London Olympic Games)
  
  
• Olympic Silver Medallist (2016 Rio Olympic Games)
  
  
• Olympic Silver and Bronze Medallist (2008 Beijing Olympic Games)
  
  
• 2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne - Bronze medal
  
  
• 2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi  – Gold Meal
  
  
• Participated in Six World Championships (Silver and Bronze Medallist)
  
  
• World Race Walking Cup -2 times Gold and 2 times Bronze medallist.
  
  
• Six time winner - Ballarat Sportsperson of the Year Award

Badminton Administrator

Athletics

Athletics

Athletics

Rowing

Administrator - Rowing

Rowing

• Commenced training in 1965 as one of the first six students  (foundation member)
  
  
• 1971 Received his first black belt, the equal first karate black belt in Ballarat
  
  
• 1973 commenced visits to Okinawa, Japan, the birth place of Karate
  
  
• 1976 promoted to 5th Degree Black Belt,
  
  
• 1985 promoted to 6th Degree Black Belt,
  
  
• 1990 promoted to 7th Degree Black Belt,
  
  
• 2009 promoted to 9th Degree Black Belt,
  
  
• 2-time Ballarat Sportsmen’s club Sportsman of the Year

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Horse Racing

Australian Rules Football

Associate

Rowing

Racing Administrator

Boxing

Football Administrator

Rowing

Basketball