SPORT FOR GOOD
Nominees
All the Nominees from the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards.
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Carissa Moore
Only 19, Carissa Moore burst onto the women’s competitive surf scene in 2011 with astonishing results.
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Li Na
In 2011, Li Na became China’s first winner of a Grand Slam tennis event when she defeated Francesca Schiavone to win the French Open.
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Shaun White
Shaun White marched through the 2008 season taking podiums across the world, claiming snowboarding's highest honours with victories at Winter X Games Superpipe, as well as bronze in the Slopestyle.
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Oscar Pistorius
Known as the Blade Runner, South African Oscar Pistorius is a double amputee who runs with the aid of carbon fibre artificial limbs.
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Philip Köster
Philip Köster became PWA Wave World Champion in September 2011 at the age of 17.
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Japan Women's Football Team
Thousands of flag-waving fans flocked to Tokyo Airport to welcome Japan's women footballers home as the nation's first ever World Cup winners.
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Sergio García
Young Sergio García was the recipient of the Laureus World Newcomer of the Year amidst strong competition.
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Vivian Cheruiyot
Vivian Cheruiyot established herself as one of the great distance runners of this generation in 2011 after winning the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres gold medals in the World Championships in Daegu.
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Oscar Pistorius
Known as the Blade Runner, South African Oscar Pistorius is a double amputee who runs with the aid of carbon fibre artificial limbs.
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Eric Abidal
In May, FC Barcelona beat Manchester United 3-1 to win the Champions League.
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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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