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2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 200820 Oct 2009 - AIS Athlete of the Year finalists named
The Minister for Sport Kate Ellis today announced the finalists for the coveted Australian Institute of Sport Athlete of the Year.
Australian Olympic stars triathlete Emma Moffatt, swimmer Brenton Rickard and sprint canoeist Ken Wallace are the 2009 finalists.
"The AIS is all about achieving excellence and each of this year's finalists exemplified this with their performances in the past year," Ms Ellis said.
"The AIS continues to be a world leader working with sports to develop talent and the sporting calibre on show in 2009 is building on this high standard."
Moffatt was crowned UTI World Champion after winning five gold medals in this year's World Championship Series.
Rickard broke the world record to win gold in the 100m breaststroke at the 2009 FINA World Championships.
Wallace won silver in the K1 1000m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Hungary his first World Cup medal in this event.
Wallace could become the fourth athlete to win back-to-back Athlete of the Year titles following in the footsteps of athlete Kerry Saxby-Junna (1986-89), swimmer Michael Klim (1998 and 1999) and swimmer Petria Thomas (2001 and 2002). Gymnast Philippe Rizzo won in 2001 and 2006.
The AIS Junior Athlete of the Year Award finalists are track and road cyclist Jack Bobridge, basketballer Liz Cambage, slalom canoeist Jessica Fox, winter athlete Nathan Johnstone, tennis player Olivia Rogowska and netballer Amy Steel.
"There is an amazing new generation of sporting talent coming through the ranks, pointing to great things to come for Australia on the adult stage," Ms Ellis said.
"I congratulate these athletes and coaches on their success and wish them well as they gear up for the New Delhi Commonwealth Games next year and London in 2012."
The 2009 AIS Award winners will be announced on Thursday 12 November at the AIS Arena in Canberra.