Arthur Tunstall

Arthur Tunstall (22 February 1922 – 11 February 2016) was an Australian and international sport administrator, particularly in relation to boxing and the Commonwealth Games. His Sport Australia Hall of Fame citation read that he was a "pioneer voluntary Australian sports administrator and the key person in amateur boxing and the Australian Commonwealth Games movement across the second half of last century."

Personal Tunstall was born in 1922 in Australia. Peggy's support for her husband's work resulted in her being made a life member of the Australian Commonwealth Games Association and being awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.

Australian Commonwealth Games Association In 1969, Tunstall became secretary and treasurer of the Australian Commonwealth Games Association and he held the position for 30 years until 1998.

Controversy Tunstall was one of Australia's most outspoken and controversial sport administrators. During the later part of his sport administration career, there were several decisions and comments that resulted in adverse public comment. At the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games, he suggested New Zealand be considered the seventh and eighth states of Australia. Four years later at the 1994 Victoria, Canada Commonwealth Games, he threatened to send Cathy Freeman home for carrying both the Australian and Aboriginal flags during her 200 m victory lap. Several years later, Tunstall and Freeman appeared together in a television commercial promoting tea. George Ptolemy claimed that, when he suggested a young Aboriginal boxer be sent to the Olympics, Tunstall replied: "We need people who know how to use a knife and fork."

Recognition Tunstall was recognised for his work, receiving several awards including: Australian Olympic Committee Life Member 1979 – Australian Commonwealth Games Association Life Member 1998 – Australian Commonwealth Games Association NSW Life Member 2000 – Australian Sports Medal 2005 – Sport Australia Hall of Fame Inductee 2013 – AIBA Order of Merit award

The Arthur Tunstall Trophy is presented to the best boxer of the tournament at each Australian Championships.