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
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
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 – S. 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
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 – Amelie Mauresmo
2006 – Rafael Nadal
2005 – Liu Xiang
2004 – Michelle Wie
2003 – Yao Ming
2002 – Juan Pablo Montoya
2001 – Marat Safin
2000 – Sergio Garcia
COMEBACK OF THE YEAR
2024 – Simone Biles
2023 – Christian Eriksen?
2022 – Sky Brown
2021 – Max Parrot
2020 – Sophia Florsch
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
WORLD ACTION SPORTSPERSON OF THE SEASON
2024 – Arisa Trew
2023 – Eileen Gu
2022 – Bethany Shriever
2020 – Chloe Kim
2019 – Chloe Kim
2018 – Armel Le Cleac’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
WORLD SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR WITH 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
SPORT FOR GOOD AWARD
2024 – Fundacion 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
& 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
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SPIRIT OF SPORT
2019 – Lindsey Vonn
2017 – Leicester City FC
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
ATHLETE ADVOCATE
2022 – Gerald Asamoah & 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
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
2022 – Tom Brady
2021 – Billie Jean King
2020 – Dirk Nowitzki
2019 – Arsene 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 – Pele
SPORTING INSPIRATION AWARD
2018 – JJ Watt
2017 – Refugee Olympic Team
SPORT FOR GOOD SOCIETY
2022 – Real Madrid Foundation
SPORTING ICON AWARD
2022 – Valentino Rossi