THE second group of inductees into the Shoalhaven Hall of Sporting Fame have been made. Six local sporting legends were inducted into the Hall of Fame, joining the initial 18 nominees that were announced in 2005. The Shoalhaven Hall of Sporting Fame is divided into three categories - Shoalhaven Elite Athlete; Shoalhaven Sporting Hero and Shoalhaven Sporting Animal. The Shoalhaven Hall of Sporting Fame recognises the outstanding achievements of Shoalhaven City-based elite athletes, sporting heroes and sporting animals. Each Wednesday for the next few weeks the South Coast Register will profile some of the latest nominees.

Tony Pitt-Lancaster

(Elite Athlete)

TONY Pitt-Lancaster has been involved in the sport of archery for more than 25 years, and in that time he has won numerous awards and established records in national and international competitions.

His two Australian records - in the 24 FITA (International Archery Federation) Field and 48 FITA Field - set in 1997 and 1998 still stand a decade later.

Tony, who currently resides at Callala Bay, has been involved with coaching and training Australian archers from 1981 to present.

He competed at the World Field Archery Championships on seven occasions between 1982 and 1996, gaining a silver medal in Norway in 1990 and a gold medal in the teams’ event in the Netherlands in 1992.

Tony has been successful in the Australian National Championships, winning gold medals on 12 occasions.

In the World Masters 50-59 age group Tony holds three world records, for Target, Field Round IFAA, and for Hunter Round IFAA targets.

Tony has won gold medals in the Target Round and Field Round divisions in the 50-59 age group of the Australian Masters competition, as well as gold and silver medals in the National Veterans competition.

Tony’s other records include the 24 Target measured FITA field, 28 Target round, and 56 target combined rounds.