Laureus World Sports Awards / World Sportsman of the Year

This list includes all athletes who were nominated as "World Sportsman of the Year" at the Laureus World Sports Awards . The winners are highlighted in color.

List of winners and nominees

2000	Tiger Woods ( USA )	golf
	Andre Agassi (USA)	tennis
	Maurice Greene (USA)	athletics
2001	Tiger Woods (USA)	golf
	Steven Redgrave ( Great Britain )	rowing
	Michael Schumacher ( Germany )	formula 1
	Ian Thorpe ( Australia )	swim
	Pieter van den Hoogenband ( Netherlands )	swim
2002	Michael Schumacher (Germany)	formula 1
	Lance Armstrong (USA)	Cycling
	Maurice Greene (USA)	athletics
	Ian Thorpe (Australia)	swim
	Tiger Woods (USA)	golf
2003	Lance Armstrong (USA)	Cycling
	Ole Einar Bjørndalen ( Norway )	biathlon
	Ronaldo ( Brazil )	Soccer
	Michael Schumacher (Germany)	formula 1
	Tiger Woods (USA)	golf
2004	Michael Schumacher (Germany)	formula 1
	Lance Armstrong (USA)	Cycling
	Roger Federer ( Switzerland )	tennis
	Michael Phelps (USA)	swim
	Valentino Rossi ( Italy )	Motorcycling
	Jonny Wilkinson (Great Britain)	Rugby union
2005	Roger Federer (Switzerland)	tennis
	Lance Armstrong (USA)	Cycling
	Hicham El Guerrouj ( Morocco )	athletics
	Michael Phelps (USA)	swim
	Valentino Rossi (Italy)	Motorcycling
	Michael Schumacher (Germany)	formula 1
2006	Roger Federer (Switzerland)	tennis
	Fernando Alonso ( Spain )	formula 1
	Lance Armstrong (USA)	Cycling
	Ronaldinho (Brazil)	Soccer
	Valentino Rossi (Italy)	Motorcycling
	Tiger Woods (USA)	golf
2007	Roger Federer (Switzerland)	tennis
	Fernando Alonso (Spain)	formula 1
	Fabio Cannavaro (Italy)	Soccer
	Asafa Powell ( Jamaica )	athletics
	Michael Schumacher (Germany)	formula 1
	Tiger Woods (USA)	golf
2008	Roger Federer (Switzerland)	tennis
	Tyson Gay (USA)	athletics
	Kaká (Brazil)	Soccer
	Michael Phelps (USA)	swim
	Kimi Raikkonen ( Finland )	formula 1
	Tiger Woods (USA)	golf
2009	Usain Bolt (Jamaica)	athletics
	Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain)	formula 1
	Rafael Nadal (Spain)	tennis
	Michael Phelps (USA)	swim
	Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)	Soccer
	Valentino Rossi (Italy)	Motorcycling
2010	Usain Bolt (Jamaica)	athletics
	Lionel Messi (Argentina)	Soccer
	Valentino Rossi (Italy)	Motorcycling
	Roger Federer (Switzerland)	tennis
	Alberto Contador (Spain)	Cycling
	Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia)	athletics
2011	Rafael Nadal (Spain)	tennis
	Kobe Bryant (USA)	basketball
	Andrés Iniesta (Spain)	Soccer
	Lionel Messi (Argentina)	Soccer
	Manny Pacquiao (Philippines)	Boxing
	Sebastian Vettel (Germany)	formula 1
2012	Novak Đoković (Serbia)	tennis
	Usain Bolt (Jamaica)	athletics
	Cadel Evans (Australia)	Cycling
	Lionel Messi (Argentina)	Soccer
	Dirk Nowitzki (Germany)	basketball
	Sebastian Vettel (Germany)	formula 1
2013	Usain Bolt (Jamaica)	athletics
	Mo Farah (Great Britain)	athletics
	Lionel Messi (Argentina)	Soccer
	Michael Phelps (USA)	swim
	Sebastian Vettel (Germany)	formula 1
	Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain)	Cycling
2014	Sebastian Vettel (Germany)	formula 1
	Usain Bolt (Jamaica)	athletics
	Mo Farah (Great Britain)	athletics
	LeBron James (USA)	basketball
	Rafael Nadal (Spain)	tennis
	Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)	Soccer
2015	Novak Đoković (Serbia)	tennis
	Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain)	formula 1
	Renaud Lavillenie (France)	athletics
	Marc Márquez (Spain)	Motorcycling
	Rory McIlroy (Great Britain)	golf
	Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)	Soccer
2016	Novak Đoković (Serbia)	tennis
	Usain Bolt (Jamaica)	athletics
	Stephen Curry (USA)	basketball
	Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain)	formula 1
	Lionel Messi (Argentina)	Soccer
	Jordan Spieth (USA)	golf
2017	Usain Bolt (Jamaica)	athletics
	Stephen Curry (USA)	basketball
	Mo Farah (Great Britain)	athletics
	LeBron James (USA)	basketball
	Andy Murray (Great Britain)	tennis
	Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)	Soccer
2018	Roger Federer (Switzerland)	tennis
	Mo Farah (Great Britain)	athletics
	Chris Froome (Great Britain)	Cycling
	Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain)	formula 1
	Rafael Nadal (Spain)	tennis
	Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)	Soccer
2019	Novak Đoković (Serbia)	tennis
	Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain)	formula 1
	LeBron James (USA)	basketball
	Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya)	athletics
	Kylian Mbappé (France)	Soccer
	Luka Modrić (Croatia)	Soccer
2020	Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain)	formula 1
	Lionel Messi (Argentina)	Soccer
	Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya)	athletics
	Marc Márquez (Spain)	Motorcycling
	Rafael Nadal (Spain)	tennis
	Tiger Woods (USA)	golf

statistics

Multiple winners

number	athlete	Years
5	Roger Federer	2005–2008, 2018
4th	Usain Bolt	2009-2010, 2013, 2017
	Novak Đoković	2012, 2015–2016, 2019
2	Tiger Woods	2000-2001
	Michael sSchumacher	2002, 2004

See also

• Laureus World Sports Awards / World Sportswoman of the Year

Web links

• Laureus World Sports Awards