Australian Sporting Highlights for 2011
As always, it was a great year in sports for Australian athletes and teams.
On the world stage, the Australian women won the World Netball Championships. Highlights for individual athletes: Cyclist Cadel Evans became the first Australian to win the Tour de France, hurdler Sally Pearson won the coveted IAAF World Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year award.
Sally Pearson won gold at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in a championships record time, and was our sole gold medallist.
Samantha Stosur won the US open tennis tournament to become first Aussie woman to win a grand slam event since 1980. NBA player Andrew Bogut was the highest paid Australian athlete for 2011.
The 2011 Don Award, which recognises the sporting achievement of the year which has inspired the people of Australia, was awarded to cyclist Cadel Evans.
Below is a timeline of some significant results in Australian sport for the year 2011.
| Date(s) | Sport | Event | Location | results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7–29 | Soccer | AFC Asian Cup | Qatar | won by Japan over Australia, 1-0 in extra time. |
| Jan 17-30 | Tennis | Australia Open | Melbourne | singles titles won by Kim Clijsters and Novak Djokovic |
| July 3 to 10 | Netball | World Championships | Singapore | won by Australia over New Zealand by 1 goal |
| July 2 - July 24 | Cycling | Tour de France | France 2011 | won by Australian Cadel Evans |
| Aug 29 -Sep 11 | Tennis | US Open | New York | Samantha Stosur (Australia) defeated Serena Williams (USA). Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated Rafael Nadal (Spain) |
| Oct 1 | AFL | Grand Final | Melbourne | won by Geelong over Collingwood |
| Oct 2 | Rugby League | Grand Final | Sydney | The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles defeated the New Zealand Warriors |
| Nov 1 | Horse Racing | Melbourne Cup | Melbourne | won by French horse Dunedin |
If you have a correction or know of events that should be included here, please let me know.
Related Pages
- Australian Sport Timeline
- Highlights of world sport in 2011
- Timeline (all years) in the world of sport
- For sporting events in 2012 and other future events, see the Calendar of Major Sporting Events
- More about the World of Sport
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