Hall of Fame
The Volleyball Australia Hall of Fame was introduced in 2012 during the Federation's 50th year, as a way to recognised those Athletes who have made an outstanding contribution to the sport of volleyball in Australia at the international and national levels.
Ozzie Ozolins – Men’s Indoor
Our first inductee was a pioneer of the game and made the 1st ever Australian representative side. He played in the Australian Volleyball Championships for South Australia and was very influential in South Australian volleyball and was selected in the ‘All Australian Team’ for many years. Although he played only three games for Australia it was during a time when...
Di Biebrick – Women’s Indoor
Our second inductee is from the early era as well but clearly had additional opportunities to play internationally compared to Ozzie. She made the first ever Australian Representative side and then went on to play 79 games for Australia including two Asian Championships in 1975 and 1979 and a World Championship in 1982.
Dan Howard – Men’s Indoor
Our next indoor male inductee has quite an impressive resume. He played at the elite level from 1994 through 2008, amassed 328 for Australia including 144 of those as Captain of the Australian Men’s Team. He played in two Olympic Games – Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 as well as 3 x World Championships in 1998, 2002 and 2006. His...
Pauline Manser – Women’s Indoor
Our next indoor female inductee is well known to the Australian volleyball community and although retired from her elite playing days is still very actively involved as a coach. Her career as an indoor player is what has earned her this Hall of Fame Honour but it goes without saying that she has succeeded at a high level in both...
Julien Prosser – Men’s Beach
Our inaugural male beach inductee excelled on the beach for nearly 20 years. Domestically he was crowned Australian Beach Champion 14 times in the period between 1989 and 2007. Internationally he played 145 FIVB World Tour matches winning 8 bronze and 1 gold medal in the process. He proudly represented Australia in three Olympic Games 1996, 2000 and 2004 with...
Kerri Pottharst – Women’s Beach
Our inaugural female beach inductee also played both disciplines but it was on the beach that she excelled. Over a 13 year period she won 8 Australian Beach titles and played in 92 FIVB World Tour Events amassing a total of 20 medals – 10 Bronze, 8 Silver and 2 Gold. She represented Australia at three consecutive Olympic Games in...
George Mraz – Men’s Indoor
George was a founding member of our Men’s Volleyball Team, having played every match from 1971 to 1979. In total George played 49 games for Australia, captaining 20 of those including the first ever Asian Volleyball Championships in Melbourne 1975 and the second Asian Volleyball Championships in Bahrain 1979. He competed in the first 2 Oceania Championships in 1973 and...
Sue Dansie – Women’s Indoor
Like our Male Indoor player being inducted this year, our Female Indoor Player Sue Dansie also made her National Team debut in 1971, playing in a total of 44 matches from 1971 to 1982. Her competition highlights included the 1973 and 1976 Oceania Championships, the 1975 and 1979 Asian Championships, and to cap it all off, Sue was part of...
Lee Zahner – Men’s Beach
Our male beach inductee is one half of our Men’s Beach Team of the Century, with his partner having been inducted last year. Before he took to the sand Lee Zahner represented Australia in indoor volleyball at the national junior and Australian university levels. But it was on the beach that he found his greatest success. The Queenslander teamed up...
Anita Palm – Women’s Beach
A worthy recipient and pioneer of women’s beach volleyball in Australia, Anita also started her volleyball career on the indoor floorboards, representing Queensland in junior and senior teams, as well as Australia at the junior and senior level, where she played 28 games for the Senior Indoor team before making the move to the beach. Making her mark on the...
