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Hewitt Athlete of Year
13mar03
LLEYTON HEWITT upstaged Ian Thorpe but there was no differentiating between
aerial skier Alisa Camplin and squash champion Sarah Fitz-Gerald at last night's
Australian Sport Awards.
Hewitt, who retained the tennis world No.1 ranking and won Wimbledon, edged out
Thorpe for the male athlete of the year.
But judges could not split aerial skier Camplin and squash world champion
Fitz-Gerald in the female category.
The awards were announced at a glittering ceremony at Crown casino in Melbourne.
Camplin has had a spectacular year, this month winning the World Cup season
title to add to
her Olympic and world championship crowns.
Fitz-Gerald's 2002 triumph in Qatar was her fifth world championship title.
The winner of 61 tour titles announced in February she had withdrawn from the
Women's International Squash Players' Association tour and would instead limit
herself to minor tournaments and exhibitions.
The tie is only the second time in the awards' 23-year history that the winners
could not be separated.
In 1996 swimmer Susie O'Neill and triathlete Jackie Gallagher shared the award.
The Australian cricket team was named the country's best international team
after a year of dominance including winning nine of 10 Tests in the calendar
year and series victories over Pakistan and South Africa.
AFL yardstick Brisbane was named the best national team after winning
back-to-back premierships.
Dual Commonwealth Games track gold medallist Jana Pittman won the young female
award, while Todd Reid and Pat Rafter helped tennis complete a trifecta of
individual honours.
Reid, the Junior Wimbledon winner, was named best young male athlete and the
recently-retired Rafter was presented with the Dawn Fraser Award for outstanding
contribution to the community on top of sporting achievements.
AUSTRALIAN SPORT AWARDS:
Male athlete: Lleyton Hewitt;
Female athlete: Sarah Fitz-Gerald and Alisa Camplin;
International team: Australian cricket team;
National team: Brisbane (AFL);
Dawn Fraser Award (for outstanding contribution to the community): Pat Rafter;
Young male athlete: Todd Reid;
Young female athlete: Jana Pittman;
Young team: Australian under-19 cricket team;
Coach of the year: Shayne Bannan (cycling);
Sport Executive: John O'Neill (rugby);
Official of the year: Sharon Kelly (netball).
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