PAST WINNERS

PAST WINNERS

2000 - 2024


LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

  • 2024 Novak Djokovic
  • 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

  • 2024 Aitana Bonmatí
  • 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

  • 2024 Spain Women's Football Team
  • 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

  • 2024 Jude Bellingham
  • 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

  • 2024 Simone Biles
  • 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

  • 2024 Arisa Trew
  • 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

  • 2024 Diede de Groot
  • 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

  • 2024 Fundación Rafa Nadal
  • 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 SPORTING INSPIRATION AWARD

  • 2018 J. J. Watt
  • 2017 Refugee Olympic Team

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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