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Winners of the 2016 Maccabi Victoria Sports Awards were announced last week,
The quality of our award nominees for the 2016 calendar year was outstanding and reflects the incredible talent in our community. We can be very proud of all winners and nominees.
Paralympic table tennis player Barak Mizrachi has been named Outstanding Jewish Sportsman of the year, Outstanding Maccabi Sportsman of the Year and winner of our inaugural All Abilities Award. Mizrachi represented Australia at the Rio Paralympics in 2016.
The Outstanding Jewish Sportswoman of the year was Martine Lewis Mitchell, who took 1st place in the over 40's Australasian Natural Body Building competition in the fitness division, qualifying for the world championships in Toronto.
Gymnast Alexandra Kiroi won the Outstanding Jewish Junior Sportswoman of the Year award and athlete Piper Montag, won the Outstanding Maccabi Junior Sportswoman of the Year award, whilst Snooker player Marc Fridman won the Outstanding Maccabi Junior Sportsman and cyclist Riley Hart the Outstanding Jewish Junior Sportman award.
Master awards went to Transplant Games swimmer Annabelle Taylor (Maccabi), athlete Zac Ashkanasy (Maccabi) and swimmer Barry Carp (Jewish).
Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder and Junior Australian Team cyclist Riley Hart was awarded the Rising Star Award.
Allan Rosen from the Maccabi Junior Cricket Club was named as the Outstanding Maccabi Administrator of the year.
Congratulations to all Award winners & nominees, a full listing of award winners is below.
Outstanding Maccabi Junior Sportswoman of the Year
Piper Montag - Athletics
Outstanding Maccabi Junior Sportsman of the Year
Marc Fridman - Cue Sports
Outstanding Maccabi Sportswoman of the Year
Not awarded in 2016
Outstanding Maccabi Sportsman of the Year
Barak Mizrachi – Maccabi Table Tennis Club
Outstanding Maccabi Masters Sportswoman of the Year
Annabelle Taylor – Swimming
Outstanding Maccabi Masters Sportsman of the Year
Zac Ashkanasy - Athletics
Outstanding Jewish Junior Sportswoman of the Year
Alexandra Kiroi - Gymnastics
Outstanding Jewish Junior Sportsman of the Year
Riley Hart - Cycling
Outstanding Jewish Sportswoman of the Year
Martine Lewis Mitchell - Body Building
Outstanding Jewish Sportsman of the Year
Barak Mizrachi – Table Tennis
Outstanding Jewish Masters Sportswoman of the Year
Not awarded in 2016
Outstanding Jewish Masters Sportsman of the Year
Barry Carp – Swimming
Outstanding Maccabi Administrator of the Year
Allan Rosen - Maccabi Junior Cricket
All Abilities Award
Barak Mizrachi – Table Tennis
Outstanding Maccabi Team of the Year (VIC)
Section 9 Girls - Maccabi Tennis Club
Maccabi Victoria Rising Star Award
Riley Hart - Cycling