Sportsperson of the Year (Slovakia)
Sportsperson of the Year is a trophy awarded to the best Slovak athletes by the Club of Sports Journalists of the Slovak Syndicate of Journalists. The trophy was founded in 1993, following the annual award Czechoslovak Sportsperson of the Year, which was finished after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.
So far the individual trophy has been awarded to 8 different athletes, among which there were 6 men and 2 women. The most successful athletes were Martina Moravcová, who achieved it 6 times, and Michal Martikán, who won 4 times. The team trophy has been achieved by teams of 5 different sports disciplines. The most successful were K4 kayakers, who received it 6 times, and ice hockey players, who won 5 times.
2017
Slovakia mixed alpine skiing team | 6th Slovakia K4 kayaking team |
Slovakia national under-21 football team | 7th Slovakia women's shooting trap team |
Slovakia canoeing 3xC1 team | 8th Slovakia women's national basketball team |
4th Slovakia national ball hockey team | 9th Slovakia national under-18 ice hockey team HC ’05 Banská Bystrica Slovakia mixed summer biathlon team MŠK Žilina |
5th Slovakia national football team | 9th Slovakia national under-18 ice hockey team HC ’05 Banská Bystrica Slovakia mixed summer biathlon team MŠK Žilina |
Individual awards
Year | Name | Sport |
1993 | Swimming | |
1994 | Cycling | |
1995 | Swimming | |
1996 | C1 Canoe slalom | |
1997 | C1 Canoe slalom | |
1998 | Swimming | |
1999 | Shooting | |
2000 | Swimming | |
2001 | Swimming | |
2002 | Ice hockey | |
2003 | Swimming | |
2004 | K1 Canoe slalom | |
2005 | Tennis | |
2006 | Snowboarding | |
2007 | C1 Canoe slalom | |
2008 | C1 Canoe slalom | |
2009 | Pavol Hochschorner | C2 Canoe slalom |
2010 | Biathlon | |
2011 | Pavol Hochschorner | C2 Canoe slalom |
2012 | Shooting | |
2013 | Cycling | |
2014 | Biathlon | |
2015 | Cycling | |
2016 | Athletics – 50 kilometres race walk | |
2017 | Cycling | |
2018 | Biathlon |