SPORT FOR GOOD
Winners
All the Winners from the 2004 Laureus Awards along with the achievements that earnt them glory.
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Michael Schumacher
Winner of a record seven Formula One World Championships, Michael Schumacher retired at the end of the 2006 season as statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen.
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India & Pakistan Cricket Teams
Every year the Laureus World Sports Academy recognises the spirit of sport through the Laureus Sport for Good Award. This award is given to an individual or organisation that's made an outstanding contribution to society.
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Mathare Association
The Mathare Youth Sport Association was Laureus' first supported project. Its work is so unique and awe inspiring that it merited a nomination for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
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Annika Sorenstam
Annika Sorenstam, the world’s leading women’s golfer, began 2006 as she finished 2005, in unstoppable form on the golf course.
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Earle Connor (Rescinded)
Award rescinded after the sporting successes on which the Laureus World Sports Academy voted have been revoked by the relevant sport governing body.
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England Rugby Union Team
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After becoming the first northern hemisphere team to win the Rugby World cup, they were voted for in the category Laureus World Team of the Year. -
Hermann Maier
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Following a horrific motorcycle accident in August 2001, which he was lucky to survive, he clinched his fourth World Cup Super G title. Doctors feared his leg would have to be amputated, but instead he underwent massive reconstructive surgery. -
Arne Naess
On January 13th this year, the man who was loved by so many set out on what should have been a straightforward climb on this mountain in South Africa. Tragically he never returned.
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Michelle Wie
Michelle Wie, at the age of 14, became the first woman to record a sub-par round at a men's PGA Tour event.
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Layne Beachley
The greatest female professional surfer in the history of the sport, Layne Beachley won the World Championship a record seven times. Known as ‘The Beast’ because of her aggressive style, she broke down barriers and set the pace for women in a previously male dominated sport.
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This years Awards Winners
About the Laureus World Sports Awards
Celebrating the year’s greatest achievements in sport and promoting the groundbreaking work of the Sport for Good Foundation, find out more about the world’s most prestigious sports awards here.
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