SENIOR FEMALE ATHLETE NOMINATION

Description: This award recognizes extraordinary athletic performance by a female athlete who is competing on a team or in an individual sport representing .

Criteria: • Any female athlete who is 19 years or older on January 1, 2013 is eligible. • Nominees will be judged for their performance in 2013 only. • An athlete can be nominated in only one category by a Member Organization of Sport BC. • Eligible athletes are those who have resided in British Columbia for the 2013 calendar year or those who received the majority of the sport development in British Columbia before relocating. • Nominees will be considered on the basis of their amateur performance only (by definition of the Provincial Sport Organization). • Member organizations may submit only one nominee in this category, unless there is more than one World or Olympic Champion

Submission Requirements: • Only typewritten or word-processed nominations will be accepted • Sport BC reserves the right to seek additional nominations at any time and the right to decline nominations • Fully completed nomination forms and citations must be received at Sport BC by Friday, November 15, 2013 • Please include a head and shoulders or action photo of the nominee in jpg format with a minimum of 300 pixels per inch Previous Senior Female Athlete Award Recipients: 2012- , Soccer 2011- Paula Findlay, Triathlon 2006 - Christine Sinclair, Soccer 2010 - Maelle Ricker, Snowboardcross 2005 - Christine Sinclair, Soccer 2009 - Annaymay Pierse, Swimming 2004 - , Cycling 2008 - Carol Huynh, Wrestling 2003 - Brittany Reimer, Swimming 2007 - Britt Janyk, Alpine Skiing 2002 - Christine Sinclair, Soccer

Previous Senior Athlete Award Recipients: 2001 - Roland Green, Mountain Biking 1983 - Brit McRoberts, Athletics 2000 - Daniel Igali, Wrestling 1982 - , Alpine Skiing 1999 - Lori Bowden, Triathlon 1981 - Gerry Sorensen, Alpine Skiing 1998 - Ross Rebagliati, Snowboarding; Peter Reid, 1980 - , Athletics Triathlon 1979 - Dave Murray, Alpine Skiing 1997 - Neal Marshall, Speed Skating 1978 - Philip Delesalle, Gymnastics 1996 - Kathleen Heddle, Rowing 1977 - Debbie Brill, Athletics 1995 - Alison Sydor, Cycling 1976 - Greg Joy, Athletics 1994 - Angela Chalmers, Athletics 1975 - Joyce Yakubowich, Athletics 1993 - Paige Gordon, Diving 1974 - Wendy Cook, Swimming 1992 - Kerrin Lee-Gartner, Alpine Skiing 1973 - , 1991 - Chris Wilson, Wrestling 1972 - Karen Magnussen, Figure Skating 1990 - Paul Williams, Athletics 1971 - Karen Magnussen, Figure Skating 1989 - Doug Roxburgh, Golf 1970 - George Athans, Water Skiing 1988 - Tracy Wilson, Figure Skating 1969 - Dorothy Lidstone, Archery 1987 - Robert Boyd, Alpine Skiing 1968 - , Alpine Skiing 1986 - Robert Boyd, Alpine Skiing 1967 - Nancy Green Raine, Alpine Skiing 1985 - Lynn Williams, Athletics 1984 - Lori Fung, Rhythmic Gymnastics

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SENIOR FEMALE ATHLETE NOMINATION

Nominator Information Name: Title: Organization: Address: City: Postal Code: Phone: Email:

Seconder Information Name: Title: Organization: Address: City: Postal Code: Phone: Email:

Nominee Information Name: Title: Organization: Address: City: Postal Code: Phone: Email: Sport(s) represented: Club or Team represented: Gender: M F Age:

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SENIOR FEMALE ATHLETE NOMINATION

Citation Please provide information that will assist the selection committee in choosing the recipient: What titles did the nominee win in 2013?

What records did the nominee set in 2013?

How did the nominee improve in 2013?

What inspires you the most about this nominee?

Is the nominee ranked provincially, nationally or internationally?

What can you tell us about the nominee as a person?

What is the PSO definition of “amateur”?

Supporting Information:

Please provide other comments, facts, and figures for the selection committee to consider. Only one page single-spaced of information will be accepted. Newspaper clippings are acceptable as part of the additional page of information.

The information collected on this nomination form will be kept confidential, and will be used solely for the purpose of the Athlete of the Year Awards.

Nominations must be submitted on-line or by email by Friday, November 15, 2013 to:

Email: [email protected] Phone: 604 333.3400

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