Patmore alongside Kurt Fearnley have been named as finalists for both the Para-Performance of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year in the AIS Sport Performance Awards (#ASPAs), the annual celebration of Australian high performance sport.
Para-snowboarder Simon Patmore etched his name into the history books in 2018, becoming the first Australian to medal at a Winter and Summer Paralympics. Patmore became Australia’s first gold medallist at Winter Paralympics since 2002 when he took gold in the Men’s Snowboard Cross SB-UL at PyeongChang. Patmore also claimed a bronze medal at PyeongChang in the Men’s Banked Slalom SB-UL. His achievements were more remarkable given his switch from athletics, where he had claimed a bronze medal in the men’s 200m at the 2012 London Paralympics.
Triple Olympian Scotty James (Snowboard) contested one of the most hotly contested Olympic finals in the Snowboard Halfpipe, where he claimed bronze behind American legend Shaun White. James also claimed silver medals at the X-Games and World Cup in Snowmass USA, named Australian flagbearer for the opening ceremony to the Winter Olympics.
Finalists in the Para-Performance of the Year are:
- Madison de Rozario (Athletics)
- Curtis McGrath (Canoeing)
- Kurt Fearnley (Athletics)
- Simon Patmore (Snowboard)
- Rohan Dennis (Cycling)
- Scotty James (Snowboard)
- Kurt Fearnley (Athletics)
- Simon Patmore (Snowboard)
All winners of the AIS Sport Performance Awards (#ASPAs) will be announced at a black-tie function at The Star, Sydney, on Thursday 13 December 2018.
Finalists are being announced this week in all other categories for the AIS Sport Performance Awards (#ASPAs), including: female athlete; emerging athlete; coach; leader; team and; high performance program.
The AIS, in partnership with ABC Grandstand, has also launched a public vote to determine the ABC Sport Personality of the Year and Best Sporting Moment of the past 12 months.
ABC Grandstand is the media partner for the AIS Sport Performance Awards and Australians can vote at aisawards.abc.net.au from now until 5pm AEDT on 9 December, 2018.