Athlete of the Year (Colombia)

Colombia's Sportsman of the Year has been voted by the readers of the daily El Espectador since 1960 .

List of winners

year Surname sport 1960 Rubén Darío Gómez Cycling 1961 Ingrid Berg Swimming 1962 Bernardo Caraballo Boxing 1965 Álvaro Mejía Flórez athletics 1966 Álvaro Mejía Flórez athletics 1967 Martín Emilio Rodríguez Cycling 1968 Martín Emilio Rodríguez Cycling 1969 Rodrigo Valdez Boxing 1970 Martín Emilio Rodríguez Cycling 1971 Martín Emilio Rodríguez Cycling 1972 Antonio Cervantes Boxing 1973 Antonio Cervantes Boxing 1974 Helmut Bellingrodt Sport shooting 1975 Pedro Antonio Zape Motorsport 1976 Fernando Cammaert Motorsport 1977 Alonso Zapata chess 1978 Ricardo Cardona Boxing 1979 Pablo Restrepo Swimming 1980 Alfonso Flórez Cycling 1981 Miguel Maturana Boxing 1982 Cristóbal Pérez Cycling

year Surname sport 1983 Domingo Tibaduiza athletics 1984 Helmut Bellingrodt Sport shooting 1985 Luis Herrera Cycling 1986 Miguel Lora Boxing 1987 Fidel Bassa Boxing 1988 Jorge Eliecer Julio Boxing 1989 Carlos Valderrama Soccer 1990 Bernardo Tovar Sport shooting 1991 Ximena Restrepo athletics 1992 Ximena Restrepo athletics 1993 Carlos Valderrama Soccer 1994 María Urrutia Weightlifting 1995 María Urrutia Weightlifting 1996 Diego Rosero Inline speed skating 1997 Edgar Rentería baseball 1998 Juan Pablo Montoya Automobile sport 1999 Juan Pablo Montoya Automobile sport 2000 María Urrutia Weightlifting 2001 Juan Pablo Montoya Automobile sport 2002 Santiago Botero Cycling 2003 Edgar Rentería baseball

year Surname sport 2004 Mábel Mosquera Weightlifting 2005 María Luisa Calle Cycling 2006 María Luisa Calle Cycling 2007 Mauricio Soler Cycling 2008 Camilo Villegas golf 2009 Clara Juliana Guerrero bowling 2010 Edgar Rentería baseball 2011 Caterine Ibargüen athletics 2012 Mariana Pajón BMX 2013 Nairo Quintana Cycling 2014 Nairo Quintana Cycling 2015 Caterine Ibargüen athletics 2016 Caterine Ibargüen athletics 2017 Rigoberto Urán Cycling 2018 Caterine Ibargüen athletics Eleider Álvarez Boxing

Web links

• Deportista del Año. El Espectador, accessed December 10, 2014 (Spanish). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ El Deportista del Año, de la mano de la historia. El Espectador, March 29, 2012, accessed December 10, 2014 (Spanish). 
2. ↑ El Espectador of December 10, 2015 (accessed August 11, 2019)
3. ↑ El Espectador of December 14, 2016 (accessed August 11, 2019)
4. ↑ El Espectador of December 4, 2017 (accessed August 11, 2019)
5. ↑ Colombiasports.net of December 3, 2018 (accessed August 11, 2019)