Nomination Criteria

The Marlborough Sports Awards Sportsperson of the Year Award criteria states it will be presented to the individual athlete, athlete in a team, or team whose achievement represented excellence in their chosen sport.

When assessing the nominees, the judging panel consider if their achievement was in that sport’s pinnacle event, plus the quality of the field or competition and the global nature of the sport.

• All nominations must be submitted using the online form.
• Athletes, coaches, managers and officials can be nominated for achievements during the judging period
• Organisations may provide up to three nominations: This is a maximum of two individuals and one team. Individuals can now be in the same category.
• Awards will be made in five categories: Junior Sportsman, Junior Sportswoman, Sportsman, Sportswoman and Team of the Year.
• To be eligible for junior awards the nominee must be aged under 19 at some time during the judging year (1 September 2022 - 31 August 2023).
• Winners of the five categories will be chosen from the full list of nominees and will be eligible for the main award, the Marlborough Sportsperson of the Year.
• To be eligible nominees must be affiliated to a Marlborough-based club or organisation during the period of judging.
• For teams to be eligible they must have represented Marlborough or a club or organisation based in Marlborough during the judging period.
• Teams must comprise of two or more athletes.
• Nominees agree that information provided and any image(s) of the nominee can be used for publication and promotion related to the Awards.

Any queries over eligibility can be addressed to Peter Jones at [email protected] or 027 44 11 654.