Bill Sturrup Award

• Pro hockey player Sarah Nurse named Hamilton’s 2023 athlete of the year

  Sarah Nurse, a 28-year-old Hamilton-born athlete with a long list of relatives who are or have been in pro sports, earned her first Golden Horseshoe Athlete of the Year title.

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  Feb 23, 2023
  
• Finalists announced for Golden Horseshoe Athlete of the Year

  Soccer goalie Milan Borjan, NBA Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Olympic champion Sarah Nurse have been named finalists for the 2022 Golden Horseshoe Athlete of the Year.

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  Feb 8, 2023
  
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• Hamilton’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins Golden Horseshoe Athlete of the Year

  The Hamilton basketball star beat out Dundas golfer Mackenzie Hughes and Forge FC captain Kyle Bekker for the annual award.

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  Mar 6, 2021
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• Star-studded list of nominees for Golden Horseshoe Athlete of the Year

  This year's winner will receive the 25th annual Bill Sturrup Award on Feb. 27 in Hamilton.

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  Feb 5, 2020
• Heather Bansley named 2018 Golden Horseshoe Athlete of the Year

  Heather Bansley, a beach volleyball star, beat out hockey player Brandon Saigeon and basketball player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for the honour.

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  Feb 28, 2019
• Wrestler Michelle Fazzari named Golden Horseshoe Athlete of the Year

  Hamilton wrestler Michelle Fazzari has won the Bill Sturrup Award as the Golden Horseshoe Athlete of the Year for 2017.

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  Feb 22, 2018