Waitaki Sports Hall of Fame Inductees

2024 - 2 new Inductees:

Anne Taylor - Netball 

Bruce Hunter - Athletics & Rugby

2023 - 2 new inductees:

Phil Williamson - racing

1962 North Otago Rugby team

2022-3 new inductee:

Ave Luxon

2021 - 2 new inductees:

Terry O'Neil

​​​​​​​Herbie Familton

2020 - 3 new inductees:

Emmet Gradwell

Georgina Salter

Ann Stephens

LIST OF INDUCTEES: 

Athletics – Betty Forbes-Taylor:

British Empire Games, Sydney 1938

High jump – 3rd

Athletics – John (Jack) Sutherland QSM

Born 18/1/1927

British Empire Games NZ 1950 – 440 yds - 5th (final); 440 yds relay - 3rd

NZ v Australia 1949 – 440 yds - 2nd

Athletics – Sandra McGookin (Goodsir):

Born 14/2/1949

1971      NZ v Australia

1974      Commonwealth Games

1995      NZ Games

6 NZ javelin titles

Athletics – Trish Hill:

Paralympics athlete representing NZ from 1975-1988

World record holder – slalom 1980, 1983, 1984

World record holder – 1500 & 5000m track 1982

World record holder – 200m track 1979

Winning 36 international medals and trophies 1975-88

Athletics – Trevor John James

Born 30.5.1946

NZ Fespic Games – Athletics and Multi Sports

1977 Sydney – Shot Put - Gold, Discus - Gold, Small Bore Rifle – Silver, Precision Javelin – Bronze, Table Tennis – Bronze

1994 Beijing – Discus – Bronze, Shot Put – 4th, Javelin 5th.

1975–1997 – 108 NZ National Titles (Gold)

Hockey – Scott Anderson:

Born 26.6.68

Goalie

115 tests for NZ 1990-2000

NZ Captain 1997-2000

1992 – Barcelona Olympics – Spain

1998 – World Cup – Utrecht, Holland

1998 – Commonwealth Games- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Indoor Hockey – Gary Lee:

Born 4.8.68

Striker

1994 – 2000 NZ Indoor Hockey

Played 40 tests matches for NZ

Played a total of 80 matches for NZ

Rowing – Cox Four:

Doug Pulman, Rusty Robertson, Keith Heselwood, George Paterson, Bill Smedley, Winston Stephens

1962 – Perth – British Empire Games

2 NZ titles

Rowing – Russell Robertson (Rusty) - MBE:

Born 24/12/1927

NZ Coach – Empire Games Perth 1962 Coxed Four – Gold medal

1968 – Mexico Olympics – Coxed Four – Gold medal

1972 – Munich Olympics – Coxed Four – 6th; Coxless Four – 2nd ; Eights – 1st

Rowing – AG (Lex) Clark:

Born 20.2.43

Member of NZ Rowing Eight – 1964 Tokyo Olympics

NZ Rowing Eight (Reserve) 1966 World Champs – Yugoslavia

NZ Championship Eight – Auckland Rowing Club 1966 & 1968

Otago Senior Eight – 2nd inter-provincial Eights – Wellington

Rowing – Peter Lindsay:

Born 10.10.1951

Coxwain

1970 – NZ Colts – Australia

1970 – World Champs – Noah Hill, Canada

1972 – Munich Olympics, Coxed Four

Rowing – Gary Robertson:

Born 14/4/1950

1971 European Championships, Copenhagen – Eights – Gold medal

1972 Olympic Games, Munich – Eights – Gold medal

Rugby -  Ernest Edward Booth:

Born Teschemakers 24/2/1876, died Christchurch 18/10/1935

Fullback and Three-quarter

Nicknamed “General”

1905-07 represented NZ

24 matches (3 internationals)

Points for NZ 19 (5 tries, 2 conversions)

Rugby – Colin Cuthbert Gillies:

Born 8/10/1912

First five-eighth

1936 represented NZ

2 matches (1 international)

Rugby – Ian Hurst:

Born 27/8/1951

Second five-eighth and Centre three-quarter

Represented NZ 1972-74

Played 32 matches (5 international)

Points for NZ = 44, 11 tries

Rugby – Philip Charles Gard:

Born 20.11.1947, died 3.6.1990

Second five-eighth and Centre three-quarter

7 matches for All Blacks

1971 1 test v Lions – Auckland

1972 6 matches, internal tour

1966-77 Represented North Otago

Softball – Graeme Robertson

1986 Emerging Player Award

1987 NZ Black Sox– NZ & USA tour

1988 World Series Saskatoon Canada –Pitcher in 6 games