2019 Halbergs
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@Bovidae said in 2019 Halbergs:
@Stargazer
The Halbergs tend to favour Olympic sports, World Champions (ABs, Silver Ferns, etc) and Americas Cup winners.ABs aren't anywhere near World Champions ATM!
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57th ISPS Handa Halberg Awards Finalists Announced
The Halberg Foundation has announced 26 finalists for six categories at the 57th ISPS Handa Halberg Awards – New Zealand’s pre-eminent event to celebrate and honour sporting achievements from 2019.Finalists for New Zealand's Favourite Sporting Moment of 2019 Announced
The Halberg Foundation has announced ten sporting highlights for New Zealand’s Favourite Sporting Moment of 2019 – the only category voted for by the public at the 57th ISPS Handa Halberg Awards..
Sportswoman of the Year- Courtney Duncan (Motorcycling) - won the 2019 Women's Motocross World Championship (WMX)
- Laura Langman (Netball) - captained the Silver Ferns to the 2019 Netball World Cup title in Liverpool
- Lisa Carrington (Canoe racing) - claimed two world titles in 2019 the K1 200 and K1 500
- Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (Snowboarding) - produced New Zealand’s first Snowboarding World Championships gold medal in 2019
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Sportsman of the Year- Israel Adesanya (Mixed martial arts) - was the 2019 UFC Middleweight Champion title winner
- Kane Williamson (Cricket) - led the Black Caps to the ICC Cricket World Cup final
- Scott McLaughlin (Motorsport) - claimed a maiden Bathurst 1000 title at Mount Panorama in 2019
- Tom Walsh (Athletics) - is a finalist for the ISPS Handa Sportsman of the Year after placing first overall in shot put at the 2019 IAAF Diamond League
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Para Athlete/ Team of the Year- Cameron Leslie (Para swimming and wheelchair rugby) - claimed two golds and a world record at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships and a bronze with the Wheel Blacks at the Asia Oceania Wheelchair Rugby Championships
- Emma Foy and Hannah van Kampen (Para cycling) - claimed two world titles in 2019
- Lisa Adams (Para athletics) - earnt her first shot put gold at the World Para Athletics Championships in 2019
- Sophie Pascoe (Para swimming) - won four gold medals at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships
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Team of the Year- Black Ferns Sevens (Sevens rugby) - claimed the World Sevens Series in 2019
- BLACKCAPS (Cricket) - were ICC Cricket World Cup finalists in 2019
- Silver Ferns (Netball) - won the Netball World Cup in 2019
- Women's Double - Olivia Loe and Brooke Donoghue (Rowing) - excelled in the world's double sculls at the World Rowing Championships
- Women's Eight (Rowing) - in a first for New Zealand, the Women's Eight won gold and became world champions at the 2019 World Rowing Championships
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Coach of the Year- Eugene Bareman (Mixed martial arts) - coached Israel Adesanya to his UFC Middleweight Champion title in 2019
- Gary Hay (Rowing) - supported the Women’s Eight and Women’s Pair teams to gold respectively at the World Rowing Championships in 2019
- Gordon Walker (Canoe racing) - supported Lisa Carrington and the NZ Sprint Kayak team to four world titles in 2019
- Noeline Taurua (Netball) - guided the Silver Ferns to claim the Netball World Cup in 2019
- Roly Crichton (Para swimming) - coached Para swimmer Sophie Pascoe to four gold medals at the World Para Swimming Championships
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Emerging Talent Award- Alice Robinson (Ski racing) - won a FIS Alpine World Cup in Giant Slalom
- Erika Fairweather (Swimming) - earned the 200m freestyle gold at the FINA Junior World Championships
- Laurence Pithie (Cycling) - claimed two World Championship titles at the UCI Junior Track World Championships
- Seb Menzies and Blake McGlashan (Yachting) - gained gold at the Youth Sailing World Championships
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New Zealand's Favourite Sport Moment- Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (Snowboarding) - wins New Zealand’s first ever snowboard FIS World Championships gold medal - (Park City)
- Lisa Adams (Para athletics) - breaks world record to win shot put gold at World Para Athletics Championships - (Dubai).
- Silver Ferns (Netball) - winning Netball World Cup – (Liverpool).
- Martin Guptill (Cricket) - throw to run out M.S Dhoni to get New Zealand into the Cricket World Cup final – (London)
- The BLACKCAPS (Cricket) - Super Over against England in the Cricket World Cup final - (London)
- Women's Eight (Rowing) - winning gold at the World Rowing Championships – (Ottensheim)
- Israel Adesanya (Mixed martial arts) - winning UFC Middleweight title – (Melbourne)
- Scott McLaughlin (Motorsport) - winning Bathurst – (Bathurst)
- Alice Robinson (Ski racing) - winning World Cup season opening giant slalom race – (Sölden)
- TJ Perenara (Rugby) - Try against Namibia in Rugby World Cup – (Tokyo)
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It's good to see that the ABs weren't rolled out just because. TJ's try was fooking amazing but that's about it from last year. I could see Razor in as coach of the year, the threepeat pretty special, maybe even team. They'll be well on when they probably do it again this year
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@Machpants I think only teams & individual sportsmen/women/coaches that represent NZ can be nominated for a Halberg Award.
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@Stargazer said in 2019 Halbergs:
@Machpants I think only teams & individual sportsmen/women/coaches that represent NZ can be nominated for a Halberg Award.
Good point!
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@jegga said in 2019 Halbergs:
Bit disappointed Laurel Hubbard isn’t there for her results in the pacific games .
Would have been a ballsy move to nominate her/him/them.
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@Cyclops said in 2019 Halbergs:
@JC said in 2019 Halbergs:
Carrington/ Adesanya/ Taurua/ Black Ferns for the main awards for me.
Scott Mclaughlin is a good shout too. Best ever season in the v8s.
I thought the criteria was impact on the world stage. I could be wrong though.
Regardless, a good season in a minor regional competition doesn't cut it for me.
If it was F1 or Indycars he'd have a shot.
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An interesting and informative read about the politics of the Halbergs.
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@Bovidae said in 2019 Halbergs:
An interesting and informative read about the politics of the Halbergs.
I love the Halbergs, for better or for worse. That was a very interesting article and while Romanos clearly has his own agenda with that piece, it would be very interesting to know more about why they went from panel decisions to secret ballot. I can understand the reasoning for the secret ballot (that article makes a reasonably good case actually, since its basically all people lobbying for their pet favourites).
But at the end of the day, it's great way to raise money for a good cause and celebrate NZ's sporting success, and we probably shouldn't worry too much as the inevitable wierd decisions come out from time to time. Comparing sports is a thankless chore and there will inevitably be guys who are long term legends but always get beaten out by guys who have a single spectacular year. Perhaps they should add an award for sustained performance (say best over the last five years) but that brings its own pitfalls.
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@Cyclops said in 2019 Halbergs:
@Bovidae said in 2019 Halbergs:
An interesting and informative read about the politics of the Halbergs.
I love the Halbergs, for better or for worse. That was a very interesting article and while Romanos clearly has his own agenda with that piece, it would be very interesting to know more about why they went from panel decisions to secret ballot. I can understand the reasoning for the secret ballot (that article makes a reasonably good case actually, since its basically all people lobbying for their pet favourites).
But at the end of the day, it's great way to raise money for a good cause and celebrate NZ's sporting success, and we probably shouldn't worry too much as the inevitable wierd decisions come out from time to time. Comparing sports is a thankless chore and there will inevitably be guys who are long term legends but always get beaten out by guys who have a single spectacular year. Perhaps they should add an award for sustained performance (say best over the last five years) but that brings its own pitfalls.
I recall back in the day Brendan Telfer talking (pontificating ?) about the change.
He was a contemporary on the panel with Romania apparently.
I seem to recall he mentioned some of the sports stars felt "bullied" in the panel discussion so got it changed. (I got the impression he felt they were being a but precious. Perhaps "triggered" may be the word we'd use today.)
But from the description in the article you can see how that would work if you went in with preconceived preferences and they got challenged by fact and logic.
