Tanya Denver (nee Lewis)
OccupationJournalist
Known forJournalism, Sport

Tanya Denver (née Lewis, died 2001) was an Australian journalist and deputy sports editor of The Advertiser who raised the profile of sport, particularly women's sport, in South Australia before her death during childbirth in 2001.[1]

Legacy

Denver's extensive work in covering a wide variety of sport at state, national and international level was widely acknowledged and has been memorialised through the naming of The Tanya Denver Award, which has been presented annually since 2002. This award is presented to the athlete who best demonstrates outstanding sportsmanship and endeavour annually as part of The Advertiser-Channel 7 Sports Star of the Year Awards,[2] which has been awarded to high performance sports men and women including Natalie von Bertouch, Stuart O'Grady and Jason Gillespie.[1][3][4]

Netball Australia also acknowledge the loss to sport and journalism with Denver's passing through the Tanya Denver Medal which is awarded annually to journalists and media who exemplify her work and provide the best media coverage of netball in Australia.[5][6][7] Denver is again acknowledged for her extensive history in covering elite cycling with the Tanya Denver Memorial Award for the Highest Placed South Australian, as part of the UCI World Tour Event SANTOS Tour Down Under.[1][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Australian journalist Tanya Denver dies". Autobus.cyclingnews.com. 4 September 2001.
  2. ^ "Home – Sport SA – revolutioniseSPORT". Sportsa.org.au. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Chris Davies recognised with Tanya Denver Award". ESPNcricinfo. 7 February 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. ^ "The Advertiser Channel 7 Sports Star of the Year Award | the Advertiser". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  5. ^ [1] Archived 8 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2014.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "The NSW Swifts". Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Santos Tour Down Under - Australia Day Glory for Gerrans". Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
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