Athlete of the Year (Lithuania)
Lithuania's Sportsman of the Year has been a sporting award in Lithuania since 1956. Until 2013, it was only given to a single athlete. The team of the year was awarded for the first time in 2013. Since 2014, the best athlete and the best female athlete have been honored separately, as well as the men's and women's teams of the year.
winner
| year | person | Sports | gender | team | Sports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Algirdas Šocikas | Boxing | man | - | |
| 1957 | Jonas Pipynė | athletics | man | ||
| 1958 | Birutė Kalėdienė | athletics | woman | ||
| 1959 | Adolfas Varanauskas | athletics | man | ||
| 1960 | Antanas Bagdonavičius , Zigmas Jukna | rowing | man | ||
| 1961 | Antanas Bagdonavičius, Zigmas Jukna | rowing | man | ||
| 1962 | Antanas Vaupšas | athletics | man | ||
| 1963 | Adolfas Varanauskas | athletics | man | ||
| 1964 | Ričardas Tamulis | Boxing | man | ||
| 1965 | Modestas Paulauskas | basketball | man | ||
| 1966 | Modestas Paulauskas | basketball | man | ||
| 1967 | Modestas Paulauskas | basketball | man | ||
| 1968 | Danas Pozniakas | Boxing | man | ||
| 1969 | Modestas Paulauskas | basketball | man | ||
| 1970 | Modestas Paulauskas | basketball | man | ||
| 1971 | Modestas Paulauskas | basketball | man | ||
| 1972 | Modestas Paulauskas | basketball | man | ||
| 1973 | Vladas Česiūnas | Canoeing | man | ||
| 1974 | Vladas Česiūnas | Canoeing | man | ||
| 1975 | Česlovas Jazerskis | Wrestling | man | ||
| 1976 | Angelė Rupšienė | basketball | woman | ||
| 1977 | Vilhelmina Bardauskienė | athletics | woman | ||
| 1978 | Vilhelmina Bardauskienė | athletics | woman | ||
| 1979 | Lina Kačiušytė | swim | woman | ||
| 1980 | Lina Kačiušytė | swim | woman | ||
| 1981 | Robertas Žulpa | swim | man | ||
| 1982 | Vladas Turla | Sport shooting | man | ||
| 1983 | Ana Ambrazienė | athletics | woman | ||
| 1984 | Arvydas Sabonis | basketball | man | ||
| 1985 | Arvydas Sabonis | basketball | man | ||
| 1986 | Arvydas Sabonis | basketball | man | ||
| 1987 | Šarūnas Marčiulionis | basketball | man | ||
| 1988 | Gintautas Umaras | Track cycling | man | ||
| 1989 | Šarūnas Marčiulionis | basketball | man | ||
| 1990 | Šarūnas Marčiulionis | basketball | man | ||
| 1991 | Šarūnas Marčiulionis | basketball | man | ||
| 1992 | Romas Ubartas | athletics | man | ||
| 1993 | Vitalijus Karpačiauskas | Boxing | man | ||
| 1994 | Raimundas Mažuolis | swim | man | ||
| 1995 | Remigijus Lupeikis | Track cycling | man | ||
| 1996 | Arvydas Sabonis | basketball | man | ||
| 1997 | Raimondas Šiugždinis | sailing | man | ||
| 1998 | Diana Žiliūtė | Cycling | woman | ||
| 1999 | Edita Pučinskaitė | Cycling | woman | ||
| 2000 | Virgilijus Alekna | athletics | man | ||
| 2001 | Rasa Polikevičiūtė | Cycling | woman | ||
| 2002 | Raimondas Rumšas | Cycling | man | ||
| 2003 | Šarūnas Jasikevičius | basketball | man | ||
| 2004 | Virgilijus Alekna | athletics | man | ||
| 2005 | Virgilijus Alekna | athletics | man | ||
| 2006 | Virgilijus Alekna | athletics | man | ||
| 2007 | Ramūnas Šiškauskas | basketball | man | ||
| 2008 | Edvinas Krungolcas | Modern pentathlon | man | ||
| 2009 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Track cycling | woman | ||
| 2010 | Simona Krupeckaitė | Track cycling | woman | ||
| 2011 | Laura Asadauskaitė | Modern pentathlon | woman | ||
| 2012 | Rūta Meilutytė | swim | woman | ||
| 2013 | Rūta Meilutytė | swim | woman | Men's national basketball team | basketball |
| year | Sportswoman of the year | Sportsman of the year | Women's team of the year | Men's team of the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Rūta Meilutytė (swimming) | Jevgenijus Šuklinas (canoe) | Milda Valčiukaitė & Donata Vištartaitė (rowing) | Saulius Ritter & Rolandas Maščinskas (rowing) |
| 2015 | Laura Asadauskaitė (Modern Pentathlon) | Ramūnas Navardauskas (cycling) | Milda Valčiukaitė & Donata Vištartaitė (rowing) | National basketball team |
| 2016 | Simona Krupeckaitė (track cycling) | Aurimas Didžbalis (weightlifting) | Milda Valčiukaitė & Donata Vištartaitė (rowing) | Saulius Ritter & Mindaugas Griškonis (rowing) |
| 2017 | Airinė Palšytė (athletics) | Andrius Gudžius (athletics) | Milda Valčiukaitė & Ieva Adomavičiūtė (rowing) | Adomavičius , Maščinskas , Džiaugys & Nemeravičius (rowing) |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Metų sportininkė - R. Meilutytė, treneris - J. Kazlauskas ( Memento of the original from January 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Daily newspaper Lietuvos rytas )
