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Monash Sport Hall of Fame

The Monash Sport Hall of Fame recognises the outstanding sporting achievements of graduates and celebrates their success. The 2003 inductees are:

Robby Foldvari, BEc 1980, Billiards & Snooker

  • World Professional Billiards Champion: 1986
  • Australian Snooker Open Champion: 1993
  • UK Professional Billiards Championship, 1st (1st overseas player to win): 1991
  • Australian World Cup Snooker Team Captain: 1996
  • Sportsman of the Year, Runner up: 1986
  • World Matchplay Billiards Champion: 1997
  • U.S.S.R. Open Snooker Champion: 1990
  • Cuesportz International Snooker Champion: 1998
  • Walter Lindrum Centenary IBSF World Billiards Champion: 1998
  • Princes Coca Cola Snooker Champion: 1998, 1999 & 2000
  • Undefeated Australian Intervarsity Champion in Billiards and Snooker: 1978-80
  • Official Coach of the World Professional Billiards & Snooker Assoc.
  • Former National Coach of Singapore and China
  • Director of Australasian Cuesport Academy

Martin Doulton and Robby Foldvari
Monash Sport Manager Martin Doulton
and Robby Foldvari

Claire Mitchell-Taverner OAM, BA 1996, Field Hockey

  • Debut in National Team: 1993
  • Australian National team: 1993–2001
  • International caps: 180
  • International goals: 47
  • Victorian Senior Team: 1989–2001
  • Olympic Gold: 2000 (Sydney)
  • World Cup Gold: 1998 (Utrecht)
  • Commonwealth Games Gold: 1998 (Kuala Lumpur)
  • Champions Trophy Gold: 1995, 1997, 1999
  • Champions Trophy Bronze: 2000
  • Awarded Order of Australia Medal in 2001
  • Awarded Australian Sports Medal in 2000

Martin Doulton and Claire Mitchell-Taverner
Monash Sport Manager Martin Doulton
and Claire Mitchell-Taverner OAM

Simon Yudelevich, BEc 1989 , Beach Volleyball / Volleyball

Beach Volleyball

  • National Tour - 1989-1998, 3rd - 1990 & 1993, 5th - 1995
  • Australian Representative in World Tour events - 1990-1995
    • Chinese National Title, 1st - 1990
    • Asian Championships, 3rd - 1995
  • Maccabi Games, 3rd - 1997 (first ever Volleyball medal for Australia in Maccabi games)
  • Inducted into the Maccabi Hall of Fame in 2001

Volleyball

  • All Australian University Team - 1987
  • Maccabi Games - 1989 & 1993
  • All Australian Maccabi Team of the Century
Martin Doulton and Simon Yudelevich
Monash Sport Manager Martin Doulton
and Simon Yudelevich

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