Anna Meares, John Cahill, Grant Schubert among seven stars to be inducted into SA Sport Hall of Fame
CYCLING great Anna Meares is among seven athletes set to be honoured with induction into the SA Sport Hall of Fame at the The Advertiser / Channel 7 SA Sports Awards next week.
CYCLING great Anna Meares is among seven athletes set to be honoured with induction into the SA Sport Hall of Fame.
The dual-Olympic gold medallist and 11-time world champion retired from competition in 2016 as the most decorated female track cyclist in the history of the sport.
Meares, who was born in Queensland but relocated to Adelaide as part of the Australian Institute of Sport cycling program, was the first Australian to win individual medals at four consecutive Olympics.
The 36-year-old will be added to the star-studded Hall of Fame at The Advertiser / Channel 7 SA Sports Awards at Adelaide Oval on Friday, November 16.
Fellow Olympic champion Grant Schubert will also be inducted for a hockey career spanning six international titles.
Loxton-born Schubert won gold at the 2004 Athens Games, a year after being named World Hockey Young Player of the Year.
The striker later claimed three Champions Trophies, a World Cup and Commonwealth Games gold.
Port Adelaide legend John Cahill will be honoured for his four SANFL premierships as a player and 10 flags as a coach with the Magpies.
He will be joined by 1996 Olympic team eventing gold medallist Wendy Schaeffer and dual-Melbourne Cup winning jockey John Letts.
Anthony Clarke, who secured Australia’s first Paralympic judo gold medal 18 years after losing his sight in a car crash, is another who will be inducted.
The SA women’s lacrosse team will round out the additions to the Hall of Fame for winning 11 straight national titles from 1985-95.