World Sports Awards

PAST WINNERS

PAST WINNERS

2000 - 2023

LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

2023 Lionel Messi
2022 Max Verstappen
2021 Rafael Nadal
2020 Lionel Messi & Lewis Hamilton
2019 Novak Djokovic
2018 Roger Federer
2017 Usain Bolt
2016 Novak Djokovic
2015 Novak Djokovic
2014 Sebastian Vettel
2013 Usain Bolt
2012 Novak Djokovic
2011 Rafael Nadal
2010 Usain Bolt
2009 Usain Bolt
2008 Roger Federer
2007 Roger Federer
2006 Roger Federer
2005 Roger Federer
2004 Michael Schumacher
2003 Lance Armstrong*
2002 Michael Schumacher
2001 Tiger Woods
2000 Tiger Woods

LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

2023 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
2022 Elaine Thompson-Herah
2021 Naomi Osaka
2020 Simone Biles
2019 Simone Biles
2018 Serena Williams
2017 Simone Biles
2016 Serena Williams
2015 Genzebe Dibaba
2014 Missy Franklin
2013 Jessica Ennis
2012 Vivian Cheruiyot
2011 Lindsey Vonn
2010 Serena Williams
2009 Yelena Isinbayeva
2008 Justine Henin
2007 Yelena Isinbayeva
2006 Janica Kostelic
2005 Kelly Holmes
2004 Annika Sörenstam
2003 Serena Williams
2002 Jennifer Capriati
2001 Cathy Freeman
2000 Marion Jones*

LAUREUS WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR

2023 Argentina Men's Football Team
2022 Italy National Football Team
2021 Bayern Munich
2020 South Africa Rugby Union Team
2019 France Men's Football Team
2018 Mercedes Formula One Team
2017 Chicago Cubs
2016 New Zealand Rugby Union Team
2015 Germany Men's Football Team
2014 Bayern Munich
2013 Europe Ryder Cup Team
2012 FC Barcelona
2011 Spain Men's Football Team
2010 Brawn Formula One Team
2009 China Olympic Team
2008 South Africa Rugby Union Team
2007 Italy Men's Football Team
2006 Renault Formula One Team
2005 Greece Men's Football Team
2004 England Rugby Union Team
2003 Brazil Men's Football Team
2002 France Men's Football Team
2001 Australia Men's Cricket Team
2000 Manchester United

LAUREUS WORLD BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR

2023 Carlos Alcaraz
2022 Emma Raducanu
2021 Patrick Mahomes
2020 Egan Bernal
2019 Naomi Osaka
2018 Sergio Garcia
2017 Nico Rosberg
2016 Jordan Spieth
2015 Daniel Ricciardo
2014 Marc Marquez
2013 Andy Murray
2012 Rory McIlroy
2011 Martin Kaymer
2010 Jenson Button
2009 Rebecca Adlington
2008 Lewis Hamilton
2007 Amélie Mauresmo
2006 Rafael Nadal
2005 Liu Xiang
2004 Michelle Wie
2003 Yao Ming
2002 Juan Pablo Montoya
2001 Marat Safin
2000 Sergio Garcia

LAUREUS WORLD COMEBACK OF THE YEAR

2023 Christian Eriksen
2022 Sky Brown
2021 Max Parrot
2020 Sophia Flörsch
2019 Tiger Woods
2018 Roger Federer
2017 Michael Phelps
2016 Dan Carter
2015 Schalk Burger
2014 Rafael Nadal
2013 Felix Sanchez
2012 Darren Clarke
2011 Valentino Rossi
2010 Kim Clijsters
2009 Vitali Klitschko
2008 Paula Radcliffe
2007 Serena Williams
2006 Martina Hingis
2005 Alex Zanardi
2004 Hermann Maier
2003 Ronaldo
2002 Goran Ivanisevic
2001 Jennifer Capriati
2000 Lance Armstrong*

LAUREUS WORLD ACTION SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR

2023 Eileen Gu
2022 Bethany Shriever
2020 Chloe Kim
2019 Chloe Kim
2018 Armel Le Cléac'h
2017 Rachel Atherton
2016 Jan Frodeno
2015 Alan Eustace
2014 Jamie Bestwick
2013 Felix Baumgartner
2012 Kelly Slater
2011 Kelly Slater
2010 Stephanie Gilmore
2009 Kelly Slater
2008 Shaun White
2007 Kelly Slater
2006 Angelo d'Arrigo
2005 Ellen MacArthur
2004 Layne Beachley
2003 Dean Potter
2002 Bob Burnquist
2001 Mike Horn
2000 Shaun Palmer

LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR WITH A DISABILITY

2023 Catherine Debrunner
2022 Marcel Hug
2020 Oksana Masters
2019 Henrieta Farkasova
2018 Marcel Hug
2017 Beatrice Vio
2016 Daniel Dias
2015 Tatyana McFadden
2014 Marie Bochet
2013 Daniel Dias
2012 Oscar Pistorius*
2011 Verena Bentele
2010 Natalie Du Toit
2009 Daniel Dias
2008 Esther Vergeer
2007 Martin Braxenthaler
2006 Ernst Van Dyk
2005 Chantal Petitclerc
2004 Earle Connor*
2003 Michael Milton
2002 Esther Vergeer
2001 Vinny Lauwers
2000 Louise Sauvage

LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD AWARD

2023 TeamUp
2022 Lost Boyz Inc
2021 KICKFORMORE by KICKFAIR
2020 South Bronx United
2019 Yuwa
2018 Active Communities Network
2017 Waves for Change
2016 Moving the Goalposts
2015 Skateistan
2014 Magic Bus
2012 Rai
2011 May El-Khalil
2010 Dikembe Mutombo
2008 Brendan Tuohey and Sean Tuohey
2007 Luke Dowdney
2006 Jürgen Griesbeck
2005 Gerry Storey
2004 Mathare Youth Sports Association & India and Pakistan men's cricket teams
2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger
2002 Peter Blake
2001 Kip Keino
2000 Eunice Kennedy Shriver

LAUREUS SPIRIT OF SPORT

2019 Lindsey Vonn
2017 Leicester City F.C.
2016 Johan Cruyff
2015 Yao Ming
2014 Afghanistan national cricket team
2011 European Ryder Cup Team
2008 Dick Pound
2007 FC Barcelona
2006 Valentino Rossi
2005 Boston Red Sox

LAUREUS ATHLETE ADVOCATE

2022 Gerald Asamoah and the Black Eagles
2021 Lewis Hamilton

LAUREUS ACADEMY EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

2022 Robert Lewandowski
2020 Spanish Basketball Federation
2019 Eliud Kipchoge
2018 Francesco Totti
2015 Li Na
2013 Michael Phelps

LAUREUS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

2022 Tom Brady
2021 Billie Jean King
2020 Dirk Nowitzki
2019 Arsène Wenger
2018 Edwin Moses
2016 Niki Lauda
2013 Sebastian Coe
2011 Zinedine Zidane
2012 Bobby Charlton
2010 Nawal El Moutawakel
2008 Sergey Bubka
2007 Franz Beckenbauer
2006 Johan Cruyff
2004 Arne Naess, Jr.
2003 Gary Player
2002 Peter Blake
2001 Steve Redgrave
2000 Pelé

LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD SOCIETY

2022 Real Madrid Foundation

LAUREUS SPORTING ICON AWARD

2022 Valentino Rossi

*This award was subsequently rescinded.

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