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Paralympic great Madison de Rozario has won the top individual honour at the Australian Women in Sport Awards.
- Madison de Rozario becomes the first Australian para-athlete to win four Commonwealth Games gold medals
- Basketball great Lauren Jackson is inducted into the hall of fame
- Ash Barty's Australian Open win is named the "stand-out moment", while 19-year-old Matildas' star, Mary Fowler, is named "one to watch"
She was named the athlete of the year ahead of Australian Open champion Ash Barty, swimmer Emma McKeon, canoeist Jess Fox, footballer Sam Kerr and CrossFit athlete Tia-Clair Toomey.
After winning two gold medals at the Tokyo Paralympics last year, de Rozario became the first Australian to win the New York marathon in any category last November.
At this year's Birmingham Commonwealth Games, de Rozario won the T54 1500m and marathon events to become the first Australian para-athlete to take out four Games gold medals.
Barty's Australian Open win in January was honoured as the stand-out moment, while basketball great Lauren Jackson was inducted into the awards' hall of fame after coming out of retirement to play at the World Cup.
The all-conquering Australian women's cricketers were named the champion team for the third successive time at the awards, which were held on Sunday night in Sydney for the first time since 2019.
Retired Paralympic swimming star Ellie Cole was recognised by the federal government as the most-outstanding woman in sport.
Two key AFLW figures were recognised at the awards: league general manager Nicole Livingstone was named the person of sporting influence and Collingwood player Chloe Dalton was honoured as the leadership legend for her advocacy of women's sport and Paralympians.
Other awards included 19-year-old Matildas' star, Mary Fowler, as the one to watch and 21-year-old Olympic swimmer Kaylee McKeown as the young achiever, while basketball referee Jacqui Dover was honoured as the local sporting champion.
AAP