Golfer Karrie Webb, driver Mark Webber and football stars Brad Fittler and Chris Judd have had their legendary status underlined as four of nine inductees into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.
Netballer Catherine Cox, softballer Tanya Harding, triple Commonwealth tenpin bowling champion Cara Honeychurch, basketball coach Adrian Hurley and paralympic pioneer Sir George Bedbrook were also inducted on Wednesday.
Two current members will be elevated to Legend of Australian Sport status when The Don Award and The Dawn Award are announced on December 8.
Harding won medals at four successive Olympics, Webb won 41 LPGA titles while Webber ended a 28-year winning drought for Australian drivers in Formula One.
Judd won two Brownlow Medals while current NSW coach Fittler was a former Australian rugby league captain and premier at two different clubs.
Inductees are nominated by the public and awarded by a selection panel chaired by Bruce McAvaney.
"It's an honour to recognise this outstanding group who confirm the breadth of excellence we have here in our country across international sports and those specific to our own region," he said.
"Today's inductees represent those who've performed at the highest level and those who've cemented the foundations for those who follow.
"Men and women who've responded with well-deserved pride and humility in the knowledge they stand in the company of greats."
The nine new members will join the likes of Sir Donald Bradman, Dawn Fraser, Cathy Freeman, Ian Thorpe, Raelene Boyle, Sir Jack Brabham, Layne Beachley, John Eales and Bart Cummings on the Sport Australia honour role.
2022 INDUCTEES
* Sir George Bedbrook (general member, administrator) - The orthopedic surgeon and advocate led the first Australian team for athletes with a disability in the 1957 Stoke Mandeville Games, the forerunner to the Paralympics.
* Catherine Cox (athlete member, netball) - A 16-year international career with 108 Diamonds caps, winning the 2002 Commonwealth Games and two World Championships.
* Brad Fittler (athlete member, rugby league) - A premier with Penrith and the Sydney Roosters, Fittler captained NSW 14 times and his country in 20 of his 40 Tests, winning three World Cups.
* Tanya Harding (athlete member, softball) - Played 283 times for Australia over 15 years, winning medals at four consecutive Olympics.
* Cara Honeychurch (athlete member, tenpin bowling) - A world champion and three-time Commonwealth Games medallist in 1998, Honeychurch won eight titles on the Professional Women's Bowling Association tour.
* Dr Adrian Hurley (general member, basketball) - Helped establish the Australian Institute of Sport basketball program and served as the head coach or assistant coach of the national team for more than a decade, guiding the Boomers to fourth at the Seoul Olympics.
* Chris Judd (athlete member, Australian football) - A six-time All-Australian, including one as captain, Judd won Brownlow Medals at West Coast and Carlton in a 279-game AFL career.
* Karrie Webb (athlete member, golf) - Seven majors are among 41 LPGA tour titles, to go with 13 Australian, 15 European and three Japanese events. The youngest person at the time to reach the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2005.
* Mark Webber (athlete member, motor racing) - Broke a 28-year winning drought for Australian drivers in F1, the first of nine grand prix victories. Also secured 42 podium finishes and 13 pole positions and won the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship.
