Laureus World Sports Awards

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The Laureus World Sports Awards are internationally significant awards in the field of sports that have been presented since 2000. The founders are the Stuttgart-based Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz) and the Swiss luxury goods group Richemont (Montblanc, IWC, Cartier). The statues presented as prizes are from Cartier .

organization

From the list of proposals (from over 1000 journalists from over 120 countries), six nominations will be selected. The performance of the previous year is decisive here. The winners of each category are then selected by the Laureus World Sports Academy . This academy consists of a group of “sports legends”, currently 46 people. The current chairman of the Laureus Academy is Sean Fitzpatrick .

The award is named after the Laurus nobilis , the laurel as a classic symbol of fame, victory and peace.

Venues

After the venues in Monaco ( Monte Carlo 2000-2003) and Portugal ( Lisbon 2004, Estoril 2005), Spain ( Barcelona 2006 and 2007) was the venue for the Laureus World Sports Awards. In 2008 the “Laureus” was awarded in the Russian metropolis of Saint Petersburg . In 2009 the gala was canceled due to the economic crisis , the winners received their trophies as part of various honors. In March 2010, the awards were presented again at a gala in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi . On March 11, 2013, the gala took place in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , 2014 in Kuala Lumpur , 2015 in Shanghai and 2016 in Germany ( Berlin ) with a view of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics . In 2017 the ceremony returned to the first venue in Monaco.

The annual ceremonies were under the patronage of Prince Albert II of Monaco until 2003 . The current patron is King Juan Carlos of Spain .

Price categories

World athlete of the year

Five-time winner: Roger Federer (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2018)

Four-time winner: Novak Đoković (2012, 2015, 2016, 2019)

Four-time winner: Usain Bolt (2009, 2010, 2013, 2017)

Two-time winner: Michael Schumacher (2002, 2004)

Four-time winner: Serena Williams (2003, 2010, 2016, 2018)

2020: Lionel Messi , Argentina, soccer; Lewis Hamilton , Great Britain, Motorsports
2019: Novak Đoković (4), Serbia, tennis
2018: Roger Federer (5), Switzerland, tennis
2017: Usain Bolt (4), Jamaica, athletics
2016: Novak Đoković (3), Serbia, tennis
2015: Novak Đoković (2), Serbia, tennis
2014: Sebastian Vettel , Germany, Motorsport
2013: Usain Bolt (3), Jamaica, athletics
2012: Novak Đoković, Serbia, tennis
2011: Rafael Nadal , Spain, tennis
2010: Usain Bolt (2), Jamaica, athletics
2009: Usain Bolt, Jamaica, athletics
2008: Roger Federer (4), Switzerland, tennis
2007: Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, tennis
2006: Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, tennis
2005: Roger Federer, Switzerland, tennis
2004: Michael Schumacher (2), Germany, motorsport
2003: Lance Armstrong , USA, cycling
2002: Michael Schumacher, Germany, motorsport
2001: Tiger Woods (2), USA, golf
2000: Tiger Woods, USA, golf

World Sportswoman of the Year

2020: Simone Biles (3), USA, apparatus gymnastics
2019: Simone Biles (2), USA, apparatus gymnastics
2018: Serena Williams (4), USA, tennis
2017: Simone Biles, USA, apparatus gymnastics
2016: Serena Williams (3), USA, tennis
2015: Genzebe Dibaba , Ethiopia, athletics
2014: Missy Franklin , USA, swimming
2013: Jessica Ennis , Great Britain, athletics
2012: Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot , Kenya, athletics
2011: Lindsey Vonn , USA, alpine skiing
2010: Serena Williams (2), USA, tennis
2009: Jelena Isinbayeva (2), Russia, athletics
2008: Justine Henin , Belgium, tennis
2007: Jelena Isinbayeva, Russia, athletics
2006: Janica Kostelić , Croatia, alpine skiing
2005: Kelly Holmes , Great Britain, athletics
2004: Annika Sörenstam , Sweden, golf
2003: Serena Williams, USA, tennis
2002: Jennifer Capriati , USA, tennis
2001: Cathy Freeman , Australia, athletics
2000: Marion Jones , USA, athletics

Team of the year

2020: South African National Rugby Union Team (2)
2019: French national football team , France, soccer
2018: Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team , Motorsport
2017: Chicago Cubs , USA, baseball
2016: All Blacks , New Zealand, Rugby Union
2015: German national soccer team , Germany, soccer
2014: FC Bayern Munich , Germany, soccer
2013: European Ryder Cup team , golf
2012: FC Barcelona , Spain, football
2011: Spanish national soccer team , Spain, soccer
2010: Brawn GP , Great Britain, Formula 1
2009: Chinese Olympic team
2008: South African national rugby union team
2007: Italian national football team
2006: Renault F1 team, motorsport
2005: Greek national football team
2004: England national rugby union team
2003: Brazilian national soccer team
2002: Australia national cricket team
2001: French national football team
2000: Manchester United , Great Britain, soccer

Disabled athlete of the year

2020: Oksana Masters , Ukraine, cycling, rowing, biathlon and cross-country skiing
2019: Henrieta Farkasova , Slovakia, alpine skiing
2018: Marcel Hug , Switzerland, athletics
2017: Beatrice Vio , Italy, fencing
2016: Daniel Dias (3), Brazil, swimming
2015: Tatyana McFadden , USA, athletics
2014: Marie Bochet , France, alpine skiing
2013: Daniel Dias (2), Brazil, swimming
2012: Oscar Pistorius , South Africa, athletics
2011: Verena Bentele , Germany, skiing, biathlon
2010: Natalie du Toit , South Africa, swimming
2009: Daniel Dias, Brazil, swimming
2008: Esther Vergeer (2), Netherlands, wheelchair tennis
2007: Martin Braxenthaler , Germany, alpine skiing
2006: Ernst van Dyk , South Africa, athletics
2005: Chantal Petitclerc , Canada, athletics
2004: Earle Connor , Canada, athletics
2003: Michael Milton , Australia, alpine skiing
2002: Esther Vergeer, Netherlands, wheelchair tennis
2001: Vinny Lauwers , Australia, sailing
2000: Louise Sauvage , Australia, athletics

Breakthrough of the year

(replaced the Newcomer category)

2020: Egan Bernal , Colombia, cycling
2019: Naomi Osaka , Japan, tennis
2018: Sergio García , Spain, golf
2017: Nico Rosberg , Germany, Formula 1
2016: Jordan Spieth , USA, golf
2015: Daniel Ricciardo , Australia, Formula 1
2014: Marc Márquez , Spain, motorcycle racing
2013: Andy Murray , Great Britain, tennis
2012: Rory McIlroy , UK, golf
2011: Martin Kaymer , Germany, golf
2010: Jenson Button , Great Britain, Formula 1
2009: Rebecca Adlington , Great Britain, swimming
2008: Lewis Hamilton , Great Britain, Formula 1
2007: Amélie Mauresmo , France, tennis

Newcomer of the year

2006: Rafael Nadal , Spain, tennis
2005: Liu Xiang , China, athletics
2004: Michelle Wie , USA, golf
2003: Yao Ming , China, basketball
2002: Juan Pablo Montoya , Colombia, motorsport
2001: Marat Safin , Russia, tennis
2000: Sergio García , Spain, golf

Action Sportsman of the Year

(replaced the category alternative athletes)

The award went to ocean sailor Armel Le Cléac'h in Monte Carlo on February 27, 2018 ; Besides him, Anna Gasser (snowboard), John John Florence (surfing), Nyjah Huston (skateboarding), Mark McMorris (snowboarding) and Tyler Wright (surfing) were nominated.

2020: Chloe Kim (2), USA, snowboard
2019: Chloe Kim, USA, snowboard
2018: Armel Le Cléac'h , France, sailing
2017: Rachel Atherton , UK, mountain bike
2016: Jan Frodeno , Germany, triathlon
2015: Alan Eustace , USA, skydiving
2014: Jamie Bestwick , UK, BMX
2013: Felix Baumgartner , Austria, Skydiving
2012: Kelly Slater (3), USA, surfing
2011: Kelly Slater (2), USA, surfing
2010: Stephanie Gilmore , Australia, surfing
2009: Kelly Slater, USA, surfing
2008: Shaun White , USA, snowboard

Alternative athlete of the year

2007: Kelly Slater , USA, surfing
2006: Angelo d'Arrigo , Italy, paragliding
2005: Ellen MacArthur , England, sailing
2004: Layne Beachley , Australia, surfing
2003: Dean Potter , USA, free climbing
2002: Bob Burnquist , Brazil, skateboarding
2001: Mike Horn , South Africa, sailing around the world
2000: Shaun Palmer , USA, snowboarding

Comeback of the year

Martina Hingis (2006)

Hermann Maier (2004)

2020: Sophia Flörsch , Germany, Motorsport
2019: Tiger Woods , USA, golf
2018: Roger Federer , Switzerland, tennis
2017: Michael Phelps , USA, swimming
2016: Daniel Carter , New Zealand, rugby
2015: Schalk Burger , South Africa, rugby
2014: Rafael Nadal , Spain, tennis
2013: Félix Sánchez , Dominican Republic, athletics
2012: Darren Clarke , UK, golf
2011: Valentino Rossi , Italy, Motorsport
2010: Kim Clijsters , Belgium, tennis
2009: Vitali Klitschko , Ukraine, boxing
2008: Paula Radcliffe , Great Britain, athletics
2007: Serena Williams , USA, tennis
2006: Martina Hingis , Switzerland, tennis
2005: Alessandro Zanardi , Italy, motorsport
2004: Hermann Maier , Austria, alpine skiing
2003: Ronaldo , Brazil, soccer
2002: Goran Ivanišević , Croatia, tennis
2001: Jennifer Capriati , USA, tennis
2000: Lance Armstrong , USA, cycling

Lifetime achievement award

2020: Dirk Nowitzki , Germany, basketball
2019: Arsène Wenger , France, football
2018: Edwin Moses , USA, athletics
2016: Niki Lauda , Austria, Formula 1
2013: Sebastian Coe , Great Britain, athletics
2012: Bobby Charlton , Great Britain, soccer
2011: Zinédine Zidane , France, football
2010: Nawal El Moutawakel , Morocco, athletics
2008: Serhij Bubka , Ukraine, pole vault
2007: Franz Beckenbauer , Germany, football
2006: Johan Cruyff , Netherlands, soccer
2004: Arne Næss jr. (posthumous), Norway, mountaineering
2003: Gary Player , South Africa, golf
2002: Peter Blake (posthumous), New Zealand, sailing
2001: Steven Redgrave , Great Britain, rowing
2000: Pelé , Brazil, football

Sport for Good Award

2020: South Bronx United

2019: Yuwa-India

2018: Active Communities Network

2017: Waves for Change

2016: Moving The Goalposts

2015: Skateistan , Afghanistan, Afghan non-profit organization

2014: Magic Bus , India, Indian non-profit organization

2012: Raí , Brazil, social activist and ex-soccer player

2011: May El-Khalil , Lebanon, founder of the Beirut Marathon

2010: Dikembe Mutombo , Democratic Republic of the Congo, athlete ambassador for the development aid organization Right to Play

2008: Brendan Tuohey and Sean Tuohey , founders of the PeacePlayers International project

2007: Luke Dowdney , Great Britain, “Fight for Peace Project” in Rio de Janeiro

2006: Jürgen Griesbeck , Germany, street football

2005: Gerry Storey , Northern Ireland, boxing

2004: Mathare Youth Sports Association (Kenya) and the national cricket teams of India and Pakistan

2003: Arnold Schwarzenegger , Austria / USA

2002: Peter Blake (posthumous), New Zealand, sailing

2001: Kipchoge Keino , Kenya, running

2000: Eunice Shriver , USA, Special Olympics

Spirit of Sport Award

2019: Lindsey Vonn , USA, alpine skiing

2017: Leicester City , England, Soccer

2016: Johan Cruyff (posthumous), Netherlands, football

2015: Yao Ming , China, basketball

2014: Afghan national cricket team , Afghanistan, cricket

2013: World Table Tennis Association ITTF for the Ping Pong Paix project

2011: European Ryder Cup Team, Europe, Golf

2008: Richard Pound , Canada, President of WADA

2007: FC Barcelona , Spain, soccer

2006: Valentino Rossi , Italy, motorsport

2005: Boston Red Sox , USA, baseball

Members of the Laureus World Sports Academy

Current members

Giacomo Agostini (* 1942), Italy, motorcycle racing
Marcus Allen (* 1960), USA, American football
Franz Beckenbauer (* 1945), Germany, football
Boris Becker (* 1967), Germany, tennis
Ian Botham (* 1955), Great Britain, cricket
Serhij Bubka (* 1963), Ukraine, athletics
Cafu (* 1970), Brazil, football
Bobby Charlton (born 1937), Great Britain, football
Sebastian Coe (* 1956), Great Britain, athletics
Nadia Comăneci (* 1961), Romania, gymnastics
Deng Yaping (* 1973), China, table tennis
Marcel Desailly (* 1968), France, football
Kapil Dev (* 1959), India, cricket
Mick Doohan (* 1965), Australia, motorcycle racing
David Douillet (* 1969), France, Judo
Rahul Dravid (* 1973), India, cricket
Luís Figo (* 1972), Portugal, football
Emerson Fittipaldi (* 1946), Brazil, motorsport
Sean Fitzpatrick (* 1963), New Zealand, Rugby Union
Dawn Fraser (* 1937), Australia, swimming
Cathy Freeman (* 1973), Australia, athletics
Tanni Gray-Thompson, Baroness Gray-Thompson (* 1969), Great Britain, disabled sports
Marvin Hagler (* 1954), USA, boxing
Mika Häkkinen (* 1968), Finland, motorsport
Tony Hawk (* 1968), USA, skateboarding
Mike Horn (* 1966), South Africa, extreme athlete
Miguel Indurain (* 1964), Spain, cycling
Michael Johnson (* 1967), USA, athletics

Kipchoge Keino (* 1940), Kenya, athletics
Franz Klammer (* 1953), Austria, alpine skiing
Li Xiaopeng (* 1981), China, gymnastics
Tegla Loroupe (* 1973), Kenya, athletics
Dan Marino (* 1961), USA, American football
Edwin Moses (* 1955), USA, athletics
Nawal El Moutawakel (* 1962), Morocco, athletics
Robby Naish (* 1963), USA, windsurfing
Ilie Năstase (* 1946), Romania, tennis
Martina Navrátilová (* 1956), USA, tennis
Alexei Nemow (* 1976), Russia, gymnastics
Jack Nicklaus (* 1940), USA, golf
Gary Player (* 1935), South Africa, golf
Morné du Plessis (* 1949), South Africa, rugby union
Hugo Porta (* 1951), Argentina, rugby union
Carles Puyol (* 1978), Spain, football
Steven Redgrave (* 1962), Great Britain, rowing
Viv Richards (* 1952), Antigua, cricket
Monica Seles (* 1973), USA, tennis
Mark Spitz (* 1950), USA, swimming
Sachin Tendulkar (* 1973), India, cricket
Daley Thompson (born 1958), Great Britain, athletics
Alberto Tomba (* 1966), Italy, alpine skiing
Steve Waugh (* 1965), Australia, cricket
Katarina Witt (* 1965), Germany, figure skating
Yang Yang (* 1976), China, short track
Yao Ming (* 1980), China, basketball

former members

Michael Jordan (* 1963), USA, basketball
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born 1962), USA, athletics
Greg LeMond (* 1961), USA, cycling
Ivan Lendl (* 1960), USA, tennis
Sugar Ray Leonard (born 1956), United States, boxing
John McEnroe (born 1959), USA, tennis
Pelé (* 1940), Brazil, football
Michel Platini (* 1955), France, football
Yasuhiro Yamashita (* 1957), Japan, Judo

Deceased members

Peter Blake (1948–2001), New Zealand, sailing
Bill Shoemaker (1931–2003), USA, horse racing
Severiano Ballesteros (1957–2011), Spain, golf
Niki Lauda (1949–2019), Austria, motorsport

Web links

Laureus World Sports Awards

Individual evidence

↑ Gasser nominated for the "World Sports Award" (January 16, 2018)

[1] Gasser nominated for the "World Sports Award" (January 16, 2018)