The Lonsdale Cup on display at the New Zealand Olympic Museum

The Lonsdale Cup is awarded annually by the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) to a New Zealand athlete (or team) who has demonstrated the most outstanding contribution to an Olympic or Commonwealth sport during the previous year.[1]

The cup is a scale replica of the original Queen Anne cup of the same design presented by Lord Lonsdale during the 1911 Festival of Empire meeting. Originally won by Canada, it was subsequently given to the British Empire Games Federation to ensure its best use as an Empire Games trophy.

Due to its impractical size and the Federation deciding not to award such a trophy for the Games, the original was melted down in 1934, and smaller scale cups were given to the British Empire Games Associations in existence at the time.

It is on permanent display at the NZOC's New Zealand Olympic Museum, with athletes receiving a scale replica.

Recipients

New Zealand's Lonsdale Cup has been awarded annually since 1961.[1]

YearWinnerSport
1961Murray HalbergAthletics
1962Peter SnellAthletics
1963Bill BaillieAthletics
1964Peter SnellAthletics
1965Don OliverWeightlifting
1966Valerie YoungAthletics
1967Dave McKenzieAthletics
1968Ian BallingerShooting
1969Jeff JulianAthletics
1970Harry KentCycling
1971Les MillsAthletics
1972Rod DixonAthletics
1973Jack FosterAthletics
1974Dick TaylerAthletics
1975John WalkerAthletics
1976Dick QuaxAthletics
1978Rebecca PerrottSwimming
1979Ian FergusonCanoeing
1980Anthony CuffCycling
1981David Barnes
Hamish Willcox		Yachting
1982Neroli FairhallArchery
1983David Barnes
Hamish Willcox		Yachting
1984Ian FergusonCanoeing
1985Ian Ferguson
Paul MacDonald		Canoeing
1986Anthony MosseSwimming
1987Paul MacDonaldCanoeing
1988Bruce KendallYachting
1989Anthony MosseSwimming
1990Gary AndersonCycling
1991Anna SimcicSwimming
1992Danyon LoaderSwimming
1993Brenda LawsonRowing
1994Stephen PettersonShooting
1995Chris WhiteRowing
1996Danyon LoaderSwimming
1997Beatrice FaumuinaAthletics
1998Rob WaddellRowing
1999Barbara KendallYachting
2000Rob WaddellRowing
2001Blyth TaitEquestrian
2002Sarah UlmerCycling
2003Caroline Evers-Swindell
Georgina Evers-Swindell		Rowing
2004Sarah UlmerCycling
2005New Zealand rowing teamRowing
2006Valerie ViliAthletics
2007Valerie ViliAthletics
2008Caroline Evers-Swindell
Georgina Evers-Swindell		Rowing
2009Mahé DrysdaleRowing
2010Silver Ferns[2][3]Netball
2011Valerie AdamsAthletics
2012Hamish Bond
Eric Murray		Rowing
2013Valerie AdamsAthletics
2014Valerie Adams[4]Athletics
2015Lydia KoGolf
2016Lisa CarringtonCanoeing
2017Lisa Carrington[5]Canoeing
2018Black Ferns sevens[6]Rugby sevens
2019Silver Ferns[7]Netball
2020Peter Burling and Blair Tuke[8]Sailing
2021Lisa Carrington[9]Canoeing
2022Zoi Sadowski-Synnott[10]Snowboarding

References

  1. 1 2 "Lonsdale Cup". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Silver Ferns win Lonsdale Cup". www.rnz.co.nz. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Honour for Silver Ferns". www.smh.com.au. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Athletics: Val Adams wins Lonsdale Cup for a fifth time". The New Zealand Herald. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Lisa Carrington secures Lonsdale Cup for second successive year". Voxy.co.nz. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Black Ferns sevens wins New Zealand Olympic Committee's Lonsdale Cup". Stuff.co.nz. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "Silver Ferns win Lonsdale Cup for Netball World Cup triumph". Stuff.co.nz. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "2020 Lonsdale Cup awarded". NZ Olympic committee. NZ Olympic committee. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Dame Lisa Carrington wins Lonsdale Cup". RNZ News. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  10. ↑ Caldwell, Olivia (21 December 2022). "Kiwi snowboarding sensation Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins Lonsdale Cup". Stuff. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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