Yahoo Lifestyle Sally Pearson named Sports Woman of the Year
Pearson's win comes after beating out a star-studded lineup of finalists.Photo via Getty Images
Sally Pearson was named Sports Woman of the Year at the I Support Women In Sports Awards in Sydney last night
The Olympic champion hurdler beat snowboarder Torah Bright, mountain biker Caroline Buchanan, swimmer Cate Campbell, gymnast Lauren Mitchell and swimmer and paralympian Jessica Gallagher to take out top prize.
The Sportswoman of the Year award was handed to Sally Pearson by 2013 winner surfer Sally Fitzgibbons.
Pearson said, "I'm incredibly grateful and honoured to be collecting this award. I want to thank Women's Health and editor Felicity Harley for doing an amazing job for women. Take no shortcuts. Always train like you're number two so you can get to number one."
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Women’s Health editor Felicity Harley said “This night is all about giving recognition and telling the stories of Australian sports women, to who don’t get enough coverage for their efforts and talents. The Women’s Health ‘I Support Women In Sport’ awards was created as a platform to bring together and champion the successes of our country’s female sporting greats, and the night is all about telling their stories.”
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And the #ISWIS Women's Health Sports Woman of the Year goes to @sallyp100h! #ISupportWomenInSport pic.twitter.com/fDmoJcRYQg
— Women's Health Aus (@womenshealthaus) October 13, 2014
Harley said Pearson is a hit with the Australian public: “Sally is an outstanding athlete. Who can forget the excitement and pure emotion of her bringing home Gold for Australia at both the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games?
Our award will be another addition to her shelf already filled with sporting achievement awards. Sally is a great advocate for women in sport and the sought-after title of 2014 Women’s Health Sports Woman of the Year is voted for by our readers, who love Sally.”
And the full list of 2014 I Support Women In Sport Winners are...
Local Heroine
Katie Williams
Fair Fighter
Jordan Mercer
Service to the Sport
Catherine Cox
Leadership Legend
Laura Geitz
Person of Sporting Words
Mel McLaughlin
A-Team of the Year
Diamonds
One to Watch
Emma McKeon
Moment of the Year
Women’s 4x100m swimming relay team
Outstanding Woman in Sport
Jessica Fox
Women’s Health Sports Woman of the Year
Sally Pearson
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