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Wheelchair Sports Australia has two major awards the Sir Ludwig Guttman Award and the Lord's Taverners.


The Lord's Taverners Award was established in 1985 in recognition of individuals who make a significant contribution to Junior Wheelchair Sport in Australia. The Lord's Taverners Trophy was first awarded in Melbourne at the 3rd National Junior Wheelchair Games by the then President Frank Tyson, a former fast bowler who represented England for many years.
Past Recipients:

1985:Kevin Bawden 1995:Laurie Salotti
1987:Yvonne Talbott 1997:Anne Marsh
1989:Frank Ponta 1999:Bernie Foley
1991:Sally Salotti 2001:Yvonne Talbott
1993:Anne Marsh 2003:Linda Ross
2005:Evan Bennett 2007:Marg Angel

The Sir Ludwig Guttman Award was established in 1981 by the then Australian Wheelchair Sports Federation, in recognition of the founder of Wheelchair Sport, to provide a means of recognition of individuals who make a significant contribution to Wheelchair Sport in Australia
Past Recipients:

1981:Kevin Betts 1992:Dr John Grant
1984:Frank Ponta 1994:Richard Oliver
1986:Kevin Bawden 1996:Dr John Bourke
1988:Kevin Coombs 1998:Don Perriman
1990:George Dunstan 2003:Norma Beer
2006:Michael Godfrey-Roberts  
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