Sportsman of the year (Netherlands)
The Dutch Sportsman of the Year , Sportman van het jaar and Sportvrouw van het jaar , have been chosen by Dutch sports journalists since 1951 . The election is organized by the Dutch Olympic Committee . The winners will receive a small bronze figure by Jaap Eden as a trophy .
The honor arose in 1951 on the initiative of the Dutch sports journalist Tom Schreurs (1896–1956) and the Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) , German "Allgemeine Rundfunkvereinigung". From 1951 to 1958 no distinction was made between the "athletes" and the "athletes of the year". For this period, they are summarized below in the list of “Sportsman of the Year”.
The figure skater Sjoukje Dijkstra (from 1959 to 1964) and the cyclist Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel (between 1990 and 2004) were elected six times each . The judoka Anton Geesink (between 1957 and 1965), the speed skater Ard Schenk (between 1966 and 1972) and the apparatus gymnast Epke Zonderland (between 2009 and 2013) were each elected four times .
| year | Sportsman of the year | sport | Sportswoman of the year | sport | Team of the year | sport | Disabled Athlete of the Year | sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Abe Lenstra | Soccer | ||||||
| 1952 | Abe Lenstra | Soccer | ||||||
| 1953 | Arie van Vliet | Cycling | ||||||
| 1954 | Geertje Wielema | swim | ||||||
| 1955 | Mary Kok | swim | ||||||
| 1956 | Klaa's boat | do gymnastics | ||||||
| 1957 | Anton Geesink | Judo | ||||||
| 1958 | Gerrit Schulte | Cycling | ||||||
| 1959 | Arie van Houwelingen | Cycling | Sjoukje Dijkstra | figure skating | ||||
| 1960 | Eef Kamerbeek | athletics | Sjoukje Dijkstra | figure skating | ||||
| 1961 |
Anton Geesink and Henk van der Grift |
Judo speed skating |
Sjoukje Dijkstra | figure skating | ||||
| 1962 | Henk Nijdam | Cycling | Sjoukje Dijkstra | figure skating | ||||
| 1963 | Peter Post | Cycling | Sjoukje Dijkstra | figure skating | ||||
| 1964 | Anton Geesink | Judo | Sjoukje Dijkstra | figure skating | ||||
| 1965 | Anton Geesink | Judo | Ada Kok | swim | ||||
| 1966 |
Ard Schenk and Kees Verkerk |
Speed skating speed skating |
Ada Kok | swim | ||||
| 1967 | Kees Verkerk | Speed skating | Stien Emperor | Speed skating | ||||
| 1968 | Jan Janssen | Cycling | Ada Kok | swim | Ajax Amsterdam | Soccer | ||
| 1969 | Tom Okker | tennis | Maria Gommers | athletics | Ajax Amsterdam | Soccer | ||
| 1970 | Ard Schenk | Speed skating | Atje Keulen-Deelstra | Speed skating | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Soccer | ||
| 1971 | Ard Schenk | Speed skating | Willy steels | Water-skiing | Women's national team | hockey | ||
| 1972 | Ard Schenk | Speed skating | To van Gerven | do gymnastics | Ajax Amsterdam | Soccer | ||
| 1973 | Johan Cruyff | Soccer | Enith Brigitha | swim | Men's national team | hockey | ||
| 1974 | Johan Cruyff | Soccer | Enith Brigitha | swim | Men's national team | Soccer | ||
| 1975 | Jos Hermens | athletics | Dianne de Leeuw | figure skating | IJsselmeervogels | Soccer | ||
| 1976 | Piet Kleine | Speed skating | Keetie van Oosten-Hage | Cycling | Men's national team | Water polo | ||
| 1977 | Hennie Kuiper | Cycling | Keetie van Oosten-Hage | Cycling | Men's national team | Show jumping | ||
| 1978 | Gerrie Knetemann | Cycling | Keetie van Oosten-Hage | Cycling | Men's national team | Soccer | ||
| 1979 | Jan Raas | Cycling | Petra de Bruin | Cycling | Men's national team | ice Hockey | ||
| 1980 | Joop Zoetemelk | Cycling | Annie Borkinck | Speed skating | TI-Raleigh | Cycling | ||
| 1981 | Hennie Stamsnijder | Bike cross | Bettine Vriesekoop | Table tennis | Two without a helmsman ( Jan Willem Atsma , Ted Bosman ) |
rowing | ||
| 1982 | Gerard Nijboer | athletics | Annemarie Verstappen | swim | Team team time trial | Cycling | ||
| 1983 | Rob Druppers | athletics | Conny van Bentum | swim | Women's national team | hockey | ||
| 1984 | Stephan van den Berg | Windsurfing | Ria Stalman | athletics | Women's national team | hockey | ||
| 1985 | Joop Zoetemelk | Cycling | Bettine Vriesekoop | Table tennis | Women's national team | volleyball | ||
| 1986 | Hein Vergeer | Speed skating | Nelli Cooman | athletics | Women's national team | hockey | ||
| 1987 | Ruud Gullit | Soccer | Irene de Kok | Judo | Ajax Amsterdam | Soccer | ||
| 1988 | Steven Rooks | Cycling | Yvonne van Gennip | Speed skating | Men's national team | Soccer | ||
| 1989 | Leo Visser | Speed skating | Elly van Hulst | athletics | Men's national team | volleyball | ||
| 1990 | Erik Breukink | Cycling | Leontien van Moorsel | Cycling | Men's national team | hockey | ||
| 1991 |
Arnold Vanderlyde and Edwin Jongejans |
Boxing diving |
Ingrid Haringa | Cycling | Double-twos ( Nico Rienks , Henk-Jan Zwolle ) |
rowing | ||
| 1992 | Bart Veldkamp | Speed skating | Ellen van Langen | athletics | Men's national team | volleyball | ||
| 1993 | Falko Zandstra | Speed skating | Leontien van Moorsel | Cycling | Men's doubles ( Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis ) |
tennis | ||
| 1994 | Regilio Tuur | Boxing | Anky van Grunsven | Dressage riding | Men's national team | volleyball | ||
| 1995 | Danny Nelissen | Cycling | Angelique Seriese | Judo | Ajax Amsterdam | Soccer | ||
| 1996 | Richard Krajicek | tennis | Ingrid Haringa | Cycling | Men's national team | volleyball | ||
| 1997 | Marcel Wouda | swim | Tonny de Jong | Speed skating | Men's national team | volleyball | ||
| 1998 | Gianni Rummy | Speed skating | Marianne Timmer | Speed skating | Men's doubles ( Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis ) |
tennis | ||
| 1999 | Pieter van den Hoogenband | swim | Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel | Cycling | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay (men) | swim | ||
| 2000 | Pieter van den Hoogenband | swim | Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel | Cycling | Men's national team | hockey | ||
| 2001 | Erik Dekker | Cycling | Inge de Bruijn | swim | Women's national team | do gymnastics | ||
| 2002 | Jochem Uytdehaage | Speed skating | Verona van de Leur | do gymnastics | Women's national team | do gymnastics | Esther Vergeer | Wheelchair tennis |
| 2003 | Wennemar's heirs | Speed skating | Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel | Cycling | 4 x 100 meter relay | athletics | Esther Vergeer | Wheelchair tennis |
| 2004 | Pieter van den Hoogenband | swim | Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel | Cycling | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay (men) | swim | Kenny van Weeghel | athletics |
| 2005 | Yuri van Gelder | do gymnastics | Edith van Dijk | swim | Marcelien de Koning / Lobke Berkhout | sailing | Esther Vergeer | Wheelchair tennis |
| 2006 | Theo Bos | Cycling | Ireen Wüst | Speed skating | Women's national team | hockey | Pieter Gruijters | athletics |
| 2007 | Sven Kramer | Speed skating | Marleen Veldhuis | swim | Men's U21 national soccer team | Soccer |
Annette Roozen and Marion Nijhof |
Athletics swimming |
| 2008 | Maarten van der Weijden | swim | Marianne Vos | Cycling | Women's national team | Water polo | Esther Vergeer | Wheelchair tennis |
| 2009 | Epke Zonderland | do gymnastics | Marianne Vos | Cycling | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay (women) | swim | Monique van der Vorst | Hand bike |
| 2010 | Mark Tuitert | Speed skating | Nicolien Sauerbreij | Snowboard | Men's national team | Soccer | Esther Vergeer | Wheelchair tennis |
| 2011 | Epke Zonderland | do gymnastics | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | swim | Honkbal team | Thierry Schmitter | sailing | |
| 2012 | Epke Zonderland | do gymnastics | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | swim | Women's national team | hockey | Marlou van Rhijn | athletics |
| 2013 | Epke Zonderland | do gymnastics | Marianne Vos | Cycling | Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen | beach volleyball | Marlou van Rhijn | athletics |
| 2014 | Arjen Robben | Soccer | Ireen Wüst | Speed skating | Men's national team | Soccer | Bibian Mentel | Alpine skiing |
| 2015 | Sjinkie Knegt | Speed skating | Dafne Schippers | athletics | Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Vanderhorst | beach volleyball | Jiske Griffioen | Wheelchair tennis |
| 2016 | Max Verstappen | Motorsport | Sanne Wevers | do gymnastics | Maaike Head / Ilse Paulis | rowing | Liesette Bruinsma | swim |
| 2017 | Tom Dumoulin | Cycling | Dafne Schippers | athletics | Women's national team | Soccer | Jetze Plat | Hand bike |
| 2018 | Kjeld Nuis | Speed skating | Suzanne Schulting | Short track | Team sprint team ( Nils van 't Hoenderdaal , Harrie Lavreysen , Matthijs Büchli , Roy van den Berg ) |
Track cycling | Bibian Mentel | Alpine skiing |
| 2019 | Mathieu van der Poel | Cycling | Sifan Hassan | athletics | Women's national team | Handball | Jetze Plat | Hand bike |