The full list of nominees for this year's Halberg Awards has been released with 76 Kiwi athletes up for awards.
The nominations come from achievements from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023, and include representatives from 27 sports.
Among the field of nominations, former supreme winners snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synott, canoeist Dame Lisa Carrington, shot-putter Tom Walsh and the All Blacks are all listed.
Sadowski-Synott and Carrington are two of the 17 nominations for Sportswoman of the Year with cycling star Ellesse Andrews and rugby sevens players Tyla Nathan-Wong and Stacey Waaka also included along with spearfishing world champs medallist Alex Edwards.
Included in the 12 Sportsman nominations are Walsh, golfer Ryan Fox, driver Shane van Gisbergen, World Rugby Player of the Year Ardie Savea, breakout Black Cap Rachin Ravindra and resurgent Warrior Shaun Johnson.
The All Blacks, Sevens teams and Warriors are among 11 Teams nominations while departed All Blacks coach Ian Foster and boxing trainer Isaac Peach are among the 16 nominees for Coach of the Year.
The 61st Halberg Awards ceremony will be on February 14, 2024.
Full List of Nominees for the 61st Handa Halberg Awards
Sportswoman of the Year (eligible for Supreme Halberg Award)
Alex Edwards (spearfishing), Courtney Duncan (motorcross), Ellesse Andrews (cycling-track), Emma Twigg (rowing), Erika Fairweather (swimming), Erin Routliffe (tennis), Evie Corrigan (powerlifting), Lani Daniels (boxing), Dame Lisa Carrington (canoe racing), Luuka Jones (canoe slalom), Mea Motu (boxing), Samara Maxwell (cycling-mountain biking), Stacey Waaka (rugby-sevens), Tayla Bruce (lawn bowls), Tori Peeters (athletics), Tyla Nathan-Wong (rugby-sevens), Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (snow sports)
Sportsman of the Year (eligible for Supreme Halberg Award)
Aaron Gate (cycling-track), Ardie Savea (rugby-union), Brendon Hartley (motorsport), Hayden Paddon (motorsport), Marko Stamenić (football), Paul Coll (squash), Rachin Ravindra (cricket), Ryan Fox (golf), Sam Gaze (cycling-mountain bike), Shane van Gisbergen (motorsport), Shaun Johnson (rugby-league), Tom Walsh (athletics)
Para Athlete/Para Team of the Year (eligible for Supreme Halberg Award)
Anna Grimaldi (Para athletics), Anna Taylor (Para cycling), Ben Westenberg (Para cycling), Cameron Leslie (Para swimming and wheelchair rugby), Danielle Aitchison (Para athletics), Devon Briggs (Para cycling), Eltje Malzbender (Para cycling), Lisa Adams (Para athletics), Nicole Murray (Para cycling), Rachel Maia (Para climbing), Teri Blackbourn and Julie O'Connell (Para lawn bowls), Will Stedman (Para athletics)
Team of the Year (eligible for Supreme Halberg Award)
All Blacks (rugby-union), All Black Sevens (rugby-sevens), Black Ferns Sevens (rugby-sevens), Black Fins (underwater hockey), Blackjacks (women's lawn bowls), Jackie Kiddle and Matthew Dunham (coastal rowing), Men's Madison-Aaron Gate and Campbell Stewart (cycling-track), Men's Team Pursuit-Aaron Gate, Campbell Stewart, Tom Sexton and Nick Kergozou (cycling-track), New Zealand Warriors (rugby-league), Women's K4 500m (canoe racing), Women's Team Pursuit-Bryony Botha, Michaela Drummond, Emily Shearman and Ally Wollaston (cycling-track)
Coach of the Year
Adrian Hegyvary (cycling-track), Clark Laidlaw (rugby-sevens), Cory Sweeney (rugby-sevens), Damian Wiseman (Para cycling), Gordan Walker (canoe racing), Ian Foster (rugby-union), Isaac Peach (boxing), Jason Clarke (powerlifting), Lars Humer (swimming), Liam Watson (underwater hockey), Mike Rodger (rowing), Nicholas Flyger (cycling-track), Paul Manning (cycling-track), Sam Thompson (cycling-mountain bike), Sean Thompson (snow sports), Simon Finnel (cycling-track)
Emerging Talent
Ben Shirley (skate sport), Erice Van Leuven (cycling-mountain bike), Ethan Olivier (athletics), Julian David (climbing), Lucia Georgalli (snow sports), Milly Clegg (football), Tara Vaughan (canoe racing), Yanhao Li (figure skating).
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