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Kerri TEPPER (2022)

• TTV Board of Management (Communications Portfolio) – 1993
• Athlete Advisory Committees - National & VIC Athlete Career & Education (ACE) Program / VIC Sport Drug Agency Athlete Advisory Committee 1995 – 1997
• Patron, Kerri Tepper Table Tennis Tournament for People with Disabilities, Horsham. 1996 – present
• SBS / ABC TV coverage of Australian Open Table Tennis Pro Tour. 1996 – 2000
• Advisory Committee Member, Sports Federation Foundation (SFF). 1997 – 1998
• Board Member, Victorian Olympic Council (VOC). 1999 – 2013, including
  • Vice President VOC 1997 – 2013;
  • Director, Victorian Olympic Foundation 2009 – 2013;
  • Education Commission Member; as well as developing & launching the VOC Julius Patching Official of the Year Award 2007.)
• Selection Panellist, VicSport Awards. 1999 – 2002
• Facilitator, Australian Olympic Academy – VIC. 1999 & 2004
• Presenter, Australian Olympic Committee’s Drug Education Program (2000 - 2002) and WADA Drug Education Program (including World University Games – Beijing August 2001; Commonwealth Games - Manchester 2002.)
• Director of the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS). 2001 – 2007 (Including Chair VIS Marketing Committee. 2001 – 2003)
• Course Conductor, Oceania Table Tennis Federation Women’s Development Course. Fiji – 2004
• Expert Commentator, Channel 7 Olympic Table Tennis Coverage 2004 & 2008
• Board Member, Volunteering Victoria. 2012 - 2013

Career Highlights

• Dual Olympian (Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992)
• 4 Commonwealth medals (1 silver, 3 bronze)
• 16 Oceania titles (4 singles, 5 doubles, 2 mixed doubles, 5 teams)
• 17 Australian Open titles (5 singles, 8 doubles, 4 mixed)
• 7 Australian Closed titles (3 singles, 3 doubles, 1 mixed)
• 10+ Australian Junior titles
• First Australian woman to achieve a World or Asian ranking and first Australian woman to be ranked in World top 100
• Table Tennis Australia Female Player of the Century (Australian –born)
• Table Tennis Australian Player of the Year ‘Victor Barna Award’ (4 times 1986 - 1988, 1993)
• Victorian ‘French Award’ Senior Player of the Year (10 consecutive years from 1985 – 1994)
• Victorian “Coburg Award” Junior Player of the Year – 1983
• Table Tennis Victoria Senior Hall of Fame Inductee – 2002
• Table Tennis Victoria Junior Hall of Fame Inductee – 2015
• Table Tennis Australia Hall of Fame Inductee – 2008
• Table Tennis Australia Life Member – 2018
• Murtoa High School Special Achievement Certificate for Table Tennis 1980 – 1983
• Wimmera Junior Sports Star 1983
• Dunmunkle Shire Australia Day Young Citizen Award – for dedication and achievement in Table Tennis 1984
• Wimmera Sports Star of the Year 1986
• Australia Day ‘Australian Achiever’ Honour 1987
• Competed in Swedish League 1990 - 1991
• Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) Scholarship Holder 1991 – 1996
• VIS Athlete of the Month May 1993
• Young Achiever Awards Victoria - Outstanding Achievement Nominee 1994
• SCA Australian Open Most Successful Female Player Award 1995
• Wimmera Sports Assembly Hall of Fame Inductee 1997
• Australian Representative, International Olympic Academy Session for Young Participants, Olympia, Greece, 1998
• Australian Sports Medal recipient – 2000
• Olympic Torchbearer, Torch Relay Sydney – 2000
• Victorian Olympic Council Life Member 2014 (second female in VOC history)