New South Wales Hall of Champions
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Hall of Champions collection | |
|---|---|
_(5001039b11).jpg) Part of the collection | |
| Location | Australia Avenue, Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°51′12″S 151°04′10″E / 33.8534°S 151.0694°E |
| Owner | State Sports Centre Trust |
| Official name | Hall of Champions (collection) |
| Type | state heritage (movable / collection) |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 1295 |
| Type | Olympic Objects |
| Category | Collections |
  Location of Hall of Champions collection in Sydney | |
The New South Wales Hall of Champions is a museum at Australia Avenue, Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by State Sports Centre Trust (State Government). The museum's collection was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
The collection was started in 1978 by the then Minister for Sport, the late Ken Booth. The Hall of Champions was established to pay tribute to sportsmen and women from New South wales who had excelled at national and international level. Each year a number of athletes are selected by a committee and inducted into the Hall. A permanent photographic display and sporting biography is displayed of the athlete. Inductees donate material relating to their sporting career. These items are then incorporated into exhibitions which are changed on a regular basis. The collection is based on those athletes who have been inducted into the Hall of Champions. As of 1997 there are 269 athletes on the Roll of Honour. The Hall of Champions was originally housed in Sports House in the historic The Rocks area, but was moved to the State Sports Centre, Homebush in 1984 when it opened.[1]
Description
The collection consists of clothing, sports equipment, medals, pennants, certificates, trophies, badges and photographs, as well as ephemera (tickets, programmes, souvenirs, magazines, autographs and scrapbooks).[1]
