According to John Disley, one of Geoffrey Dyson's favorite pupils, "He devoted his life to making coaching a science and to exposing the charlatan whose only effective advice was "Do it again, but harder".The Geoffrey Dyson Award of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports recognizes sport scientists who, throughout their professional careers, bridge the gap between biomechanics research and practice in sport. It is the most prestigious award of ISBS because it is a recognition of individuals who embody and carry out the primary purposes of the Society. The recipient of the Geoffrey Dyson Award delivers a keynote lecture on the opening night of the ISBS annual conference.
Award Criteria:
- The candidate must have an international reputation in the field of sports biomechanics.
- The candidate must have demonstrated a commitment to the applied nature of Sports Biomechanics and an ability to communicate with both the researcher and the practitioner.
- The candidate should be a supporter of ISBS and its primary purposes. Membership and/or direct engagement at conferences/symposia is preferred although not essential.
- A condition of acceptance shall be that the candidate delivers personally the Geoffrey Dyson Lecture at the ISBS conference in the following year. The content of the Geoffrey Dyson Lecture must be relevant to an ISBS audience.
- The applicant, if selected, is expected to submit a scientific review article of their presented work, or some aspects of it, for publication in ‘Sports Biomechanics’ within 6 months of the award. Upon receipt of the award, the applicant will receive an invite for paper submission from the EIC of Sports Biomechanics, and the EIC will then coordinate the submission and review process in line with standard journal policies.
Nomination Process:
Members can nominate a candidate by sending a letter of support (maximum of 4 pages) to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. outlining the research profile and major achievements of the candidate in line with the award criteria listed above. The nominator must also provide a CV of the candidate. The letter of support or CV should also include the candidate’s contact details.
Deadline:
The letter of support and CV must both be submitted to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by the 30th of April.
Further information is available on pages 13-16 of the Manual for Awards of ISBS.
| Year | Recipient(s) | Conference | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  |
Dr Jill McNitt-Gray University of Southern California, USA |
Milwaukee, USA | TBC |
| 2022 |  |
Dr João Paulo Vilas-Boas University of Porto, Portugal |
Liverpool, UK | Swimming biomechanics: from the pool to the lab... and back |
| 2021 |  |
Dr Julie Steele University of Wollongong, Australia |
Canberra, Australia | Long-term lessons learned in biomechanics |
| 2020 |  |
Dr David Lloyd Griffith University, Australia |
Online |
The future's in-field sports biomechanics: wearables plus modelling compute real-time in vivo tissue loading to prevent and repair musculoskeletal injuries Available to view on the ISBS YouTube Channel here. |
| 2019 |  |
Dr. Michiyoshi Ae Nippon Sport Science University, Japan |
Oxford, Ohio, USA | The next steps for expanding and deepening sport biomechanics |
| 2018 |  |
Dr Hermann Schwameder University of Salzburg |
Auckland, New-Zealand | Moving on slopes: Issues and challenges from a biomechanical perspective |
| 2017 |  |
Dr. Walter Herzog University of Calgary |
Cologne, Germany | From Medals to Muscles to Molecules and back to Medals |
| 2016 |  |
Dr Patria Hume Auckland University of Technology |
Tsukuba, Japan | Motion Matters! |
| 2015 |  |
Dr. Richard Smith University of Sydney, Australia |
Poitiers, France | Generating and applying knowledge in sports biomechanics: examples from rowing and running |
| 2014 |  |
Dr. Drew Harrison University of Limerick, Ireland |
Johnson City, TN, USA | Applications of functional data analysis in sport biomechanics |
| 2013 |  |
Dr. David Kerwin Cardiff School of Sport, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK |
Taipei, Taiwan | Half a century in sports biomechanics: bridging the gap between researchers and practitioners |
| 2012 |  |
Dr. Gideon Ariel Ariel Dynamics, San Diego, CA, USA |
Melbourne, Australia | Biomechanics from the Big Bang to the Cloud |
| 2011 |  |
Dr. Youlian Hong Chengdu Sports University, China |
Porto, Portugal | Tai Chi: Movement Characteristics and Prevention of Falls |
| 2010 |  |
Dr. Barry Bates University of Oregon, USA |
Marquette, MI, USA | Accommodating strategies for preventing chronic lower extremity injuries |
| 2009 |  |
Dr. Albert Gollhofer University of Freiburg, Germany |
Limerick, Ireland | Functional role of proprioceptive feedback in balance and in reactive movement |
| 2008 |  |
Dr. Maurice Yeadon Loughborough University, UK |
Seoul, Korea | Applications of Modelling to the improvement of sports technique |
| 2007 |  |
Dr. Ross Saunders Edinburgh University, UK |
Ouro Preto, Brazil | Rock and roll rhythms in swimming |
| 2006 |  |
Dr. Joseph Hamill University Of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA |
Salzburg, Austria | Overuse injuries in running: Do complex analyses help our understanding? |
| 2005 |  |
Dr. Roger Bartlett University of Otago, New Zealand |
Beijing, China | Future Trends in Sports Biomechanics |
| 2004 |  |
Dr. Benno Nigg University of Calgary, Canada |
Ottawa, Canada | Impact forces and injury - a new paradigm |
| 2003 | None awarded (due to cancelled conference) | |||
| 2002 |  |
Dr. Jesus Dapena Indiana University, Bloomington, USA |
Caceres, Spain | The Evolution of High Jumping Technique: Biomechanical Analysis |
| 2001 |  |
Dr. Peter Cavanagh Penn State University, University Park, USA |
San Francisco, USA | Biomechanics on The International Space Station: The Past, Present, And Future |
| 2000 |  |
Dr. Bruce R. Mason Australian Insitute of Sport, Canberra, Australia |
Hong Kong, China | Providing a service to an elite national sports programme |
| 1999 |  |
Dr. James Hay Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand |
Perth, Australia | The takeoff in the long jump and other running jumps |
| 1998 |  |
Dr. Herbert Hatze Department of Biomechanics, University of Vienna, Austria |
Konstanz, Germany | Biomechanics of Sports - Selected Examples of Successful Applications and Future Perspectives |
| 1997 |  |
Dr. Pekka Luhtanen Research Institute for Olympic Sports, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland |
Denton, TX, USA | How Biomechanics Research Can Help the Coach |
| 1996 |  |
Dr. David A. Winter University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | Total Body Kinetics: Our Diagnostic Key to Human Movement |
| 1995 |  |
Dr. Patrick J. Bishop University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
Thunder Bay, Canada | Biomechanics of Cervical Quadriplegia. A Review |
| 1994 |  |
Dr. Gert-Peter Bruggemann Institute for Athletics and Gymnastics, German Sport University, Cologne, Germany |
Siofok, Hungary | Biomechanical Considerations on Jumping in Sports - An Approach to a Fundamental Understanding |
| 1993 |  |
Dr. Doris I. Miller University of Western Ontario, Canada |
Amherst, MA, USA | The Challenge of Communicating with Coaches by Computer |
| 1992 |  |
Dr. Vladimir Zatsiorsky Central Institute of Physical Culture, Moscow, Russia and Pennsylvania State University, USA |
Milano, Italy | Biomechanical Basis of Strength Training |
| 1991 |  |
Dr. Elizabeth Roberts University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA |
Ames, IA, USA | Tracking Velocity in Motion |
| 1990 | None awarded | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| 1989 |  |
Dr. Bruce Elliott University of Western Australia, Australia |
Melbourne, Australia | Biomechanics: Its Role in Sports Performance |
| 1988 |  |
Dr. Marlene Adrian University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA |
Bozeman, MT, USA | Quasars and Quintessence |
| 1987 |  |
Dr. Gerhard Hochmuth Research Institute for Physical Culture and Sport, Leipzig, GDR |
Athens, Greece | Biomechanical Movement Analysis Regarding the Aspect of Energy Input |