David Dixon Award is a four-yearly award given to the outstanding athlete of each Commonwealth Games, based on their performance at the event, fair play, and overall contribution to their team's participation at the Commonwealth Games.

The award was introduced in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and is named after the former honorary secretary of the Commonwealth Games Federation for 17 years, David Dixon.

Winners

Year Athlete Athletic field Country
2002 Natalie du Toit[1] Swimming  South Africa
2006 Samaresh Jung[1] Shooting  India
2010 Trecia Smith[2] Athletics  Jamaica
2014 Francesca Jones[3] Rhythmic gymnastics  Wales
2018 David Liti[4] Weightlifting  New Zealand
2022 Feng Tianwei Table Tennis  Singapore

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Oath & Award Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. Commonwealth games Federation. Retrieved on 2014-08-04.
  2. ^ Trecia Smith wins David Dixon Award Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. Commonwealth games Federation (2010-10-05). Retrieved on 2014-08-04.
  3. ^ "Wales Frankie Jones is games 'outstanding athlete'". ITV News. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  4. ^ "David Liti receives the David Dixon Award for outstanding sporting spirit at Commonwealth Games". Stuff.co.nz. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-04-16.


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