Sportsman of the year (Norway)
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Norway's Sportsperson of the Year ( Norwegian Sportsjournalistenes statuett or Årets Idrettsnavn ) is an award that has been presented annually since 1948 by the Norske Sportsjournalisters Forbund (NSF), the Norwegian Sports Journalists Association (founded in 1921). Norway's best athlete of the past calendar year is determined, with men, women, teams and coaches competing against each other. The NSF members act as jurors and vote directly on their favorites. The result is usually announced in late December / early January. The award ceremony will take place the following spring.
In the last election for the sporting year 2017, hurdler Karsten Warholm (110 points) won ahead of long-distance runner Sondre Nordstad Moen (18) and ice hockey player Mats Zuccarello (15).
Award winners
The long-distance runner Grete Waitz (birth name: Andersen), who was able to triumph four times (1975, 1977, 1979, 1983) , was honored most frequently . Hammer thrower Sverre Strandli (1950, 1953), ski racer Stein Eriksen (1951, 1954), track cyclist Knut Knudsen (1972, 1973), long-distance runner Ingrid Kristiansen (1986, 1987) and speed skater Johann Olav Koss have two wins each (1991, 1994), cross-country skier Bjørn Dæhlie (1995, 1998), javelin thrower Andreas Thorkildsen (2004, 2008), biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen (2002, 2014) and cross-country skier Petter Northug (2009 and 2015).
Winter sports enthusiasts were honored in 36 out of 69 cases. Women were successful 18 times, once a team (1993) and once a coach (1997). The sport most frequently represented among the winners is athletics (18 wins), followed by cross-country skiing (12), speed skating and alpine skiing (eight wins each).
| year | Award winners | sport | Successes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Petter Hugsted | Ski jumping | Gold medal winner and world champion at the Olympic Winter Games in St. Moritz (normal hill) |
| 1949 | Martin Stokken | athletics | four-time gold medalist at the Norwegian Championships (3000, 5000 and 10,000 meter run, cross-country run ) |
| 1950 | Sverre Strandli | athletics | Gold medal winner at the European Athletics Championships in Brussels (hammer throw) |
| 1951 | Stone Eriksen | Alpine skiing | Gold medalist at the Norwegian Championships |
| 1952 | Hjalmar Andersen | Speed skating | three-time gold medalist at the Olympic Winter Games in Oslo (1500, 5000 and 10,000 meters) |
| 1953 | Sverre Strandli | athletics | World record in hammer throw (62.36 m) |
| 1954 | Stone Eriksen | Alpine skiing | Three-time gold medalist at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Åre (slalom, giant slalom, Alpine combination), slalom winner at the Alpine Holmenkollen races |
| 1955 | Audun Boysen | athletics | Norwegian record in the 800 meter run (1: 45.9 min) |
| 1956 | Egil Danielsen | athletics | Gold medalist at the Melbourne Summer Olympics (javelin throw) |
| 1957 | Magne Lystad | Orienteering | Gold medalist at the Norwegian Championships |
| 1958 | Inger Bjørnbakken | Alpine skiing | Gold medalist at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Bad Gastein (slalom), three-time gold medalist at the Norwegian championships (downhill, giant slalom, alpine combination) |
| 1959 | Torbjørn Yggeseth | Ski jumping | Winner of the ski flying competition on the Kulm (127 m) |
| 1960 | Knut Johannesen | Speed skating | Gold medalist at the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley (10,000 meter run) with a world record (15: 46.6 min) |
| 1961 | Harald Grønningen | Cross-country skiing | Winner of the competitions in Lahti and on Holmenkollen |
| 1962 | Toralf Engan | Ski jumping | Gold medalist at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane (normal hill), winner of the Swedish ski games in Falun , on Holmenkollen and the Norwegian ski jumping championship |
| 1963 | Reidar Hjermstad | Cross-country skiing | Winner of the competitions in Lahti (15- and 50-kilometer runs) |
| 1964 | Terje Pedersen | athletics | two-time world record holder in javelin throw (87.12 m and 91.72 m) |
| 1965 | Per Ivar Moe | Speed skating | Gold medalist at the all- around world championship in Oslo, silver medalist at the all- around European championship in Gothenburg |
| 1966 | Gjermund Eggen | Cross-country skiing | three-time gold medalist at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo (15 and 50 kilometers, relay) |
| 1967 | Bjørn Wirkola | Ski jumping | Winner of the 15th Four Hills Tournament and on Holmenkollen |
| 1968 | Fred Anton Maier | Speed skating | two-time medalist at the Olympic Winter Games in Grenoble (gold in the 5000-, silver in the 10,000-meter run), gold medalist at the all-around world championships in Gothenburg and all-around European championships in Oslo, world records in 3000- (4: 17.5 min), 5000- ( 7: 16.7 min) and 10,000 meter run (15: 20.3 min) |
| 1969 | Dag Fornæss | Speed skating | Gold medalist at the all-around world championship in Deventer and all-around European championship in Inzell, world record in the 3000 meter run (4: 17.4 min) |
| 1970 | Stig mountains | Orienteering | two-time gold medalist at the World Championships in Eisenach (long distance, relay) |
| 1971 | Leif Jensen | Weightlifting | Silver medalist at the World Championships in Peru in the 75 kg class, Nordic record with 467.5 kg (150 kg, 142.5 kg, 175 kg) |
| 1972 | Knut Knudsen | Track cycling | Gold medal winner at the Summer Olympics in Munich ( single pursuit ), fifth place in the team time trial |
| 1973 | Knut Knudsen | Track cycling | Gold medalist at the World Championships (single pursuit) |
| 1974 | Magne Myrmo | Cross-country skiing | two-time medalist at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun (gold in the 15-kilometer run, bronze in the 4 x 10 kilometer relay) |
| 1975 | Grete Andersen | athletics | World record in the 3000 meter run (8: 46.6 min) - first Norwegian running world record holder |
| 1976 | Ivar Formo | Cross-country skiing | two-time medalist at the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck (gold in the 50-kilometer run, silver in the 4 x 10 kilometer relay) |
| 1977 | Grete Waitz | athletics | Winner of the World Cup in Düsseldorf (3000 meter run) |
| 1978 | Lene Jenssen | swim | Silver medalist at the World Swimming Championships in Berlin (100-meter freestyle) - first Norwegian medalist at the World Swimming Championships |
| 1979 | Grete Waitz | athletics | Gold medalist at the World Cross Country Championships in Limerick , second win at the New York City Marathon (as the first woman under two and a half hours - 2:27:33 h) |
| 1980 | Bjørg Eva Jensen | Speed skating | Gold medalist at the Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid (3000 meters), bronze medalist at the all-around world championships in Hamar |
| 1981 | Tom Lund | Soccer | Norwegian cup winner with Lillestrøm SK , 2-1 win in the international match against England |
| 1982 | Berit Aunli | Cross-country skiing | Four-time medalist at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo (gold in the 5, 10-kilometer run and with the 4-by-5-kilometer relay, silver over 20 kilometers in classic) |
| 1983 | Grete Waitz | athletics | Gold medalist at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki (marathon) and World Cross Country Championships in Gateshead , fifth victory in the New York City Marathon, first victory in the London Marathon |
| 1984 | Eirik Kvalfoss | biathlon | three-time medalist at the Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo (gold in the 10-kilometer run, silver in the 4-by-7.5-kilometer relay, bronze in the 20-kilometer run) |
| 1985 | Anette Bøe | Cross-country skiing | Three-time medalist at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld in Tyrol (gold in the 5 and 10-kilometer run, silver in the 4 x 5-kilometer relay, bronze in the 20-kilometer run), overall winner of the cross-country skiing world cup |
| 1986 | Ingrid Kristiansen | athletics | Gold medalist at the European Athletics Championships in Stuttgart (marathon), world record in the 5000- (14: 37.33 min) and 10,000-meter run (30: 13.74 min), winner of the Boston , Chicago marathon and the course de l'Escalade |
| 1987 | Ingrid Kristiansen | athletics | Gold medalist at the World Athletics Championships in Rome (10,000 meters), world records in the 10-mile (50:37 min), 15-kilometer run (47:17 min) and half marathon (1:06:40 h) , Winner of the London marathon and the Course de l'Escalade, bronze medalist at the World Cross Country Championships in Warsaw |
| 1988 | Jon Rønningen | Wrestling | Gold medalist at the Summer Olympics in Seoul , silver medalist at the European Championships in Kolbotn (both Greco-Roman style, class up to 52 kg) |
| 1989 | Ole Kristian Furuseth | Alpine skiing | Winner of the Giant Slalom World Cup, third in the Slalom World Cup, fourth in the overall World Cup (two slalom victories, one giant slalom victory), sixth (slalom) and eighth (giant slalom) at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Vail |
| 1990 | Atle Skårdal | Alpine skiing | Winner of three World Cup downhill runs, second in the Downhill World Cup, sixth in the Super G World Cup |
| 1991 | Johann Olav Koss | Speed skating | Gold medal winner at the all-around world championship in Heerenveen with a world record (157.396 points), world records in the 5000 (6: 41.73 min) and 10,000 meter run (13: 43.54 min) |
| 1992 | Vegard Ulvang | Cross-country skiing | Four-time medalist at the Olympic Winter Games in Albertville (gold in the 10-, 30-kilometer run and with the 4 x 10-kilometer relay, silver in the 15-kilometer run), second in the Wasalauf and in the cross-country skiing world cup |
| 1993 | Norwegian men's national soccer team | Soccer | Winning the qualification for the soccer World Cup in the United States (including victories against unqualified England, the Netherlands and Turkey) |
| 1994 | Johann Olav Koss | Speed skating | Three times gold medalist at the Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer (1500, 5000 and 10,000 meter run) each in world record time, gold medalist at the all-around world championship in Gothenburg, silver medalist at the all-around European championship in Hamar, world cup winner over 5000 / 10,000 meters |
| 1995 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Cross-country skiing | Winning the overall World Cup (five individual victories, five second places), four-time medalist at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay (gold with the 4 x 10 kilometer relay, silver over 10 kilometers classic, 30 kilometers classic and 50 kilometers freestyle) |
| 1996 | Vebjørn Rodal | athletics | Gold medalist at the Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta (800-meter run, Olympic record: 1: 42.58 min) |
| 1997 | Nils Arne Eggen | Soccer | Coach of Norwegian champions Rosenborg BK , who reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League with a 2-1 win over AC Milan . |
| 1997 | Hanne Haugland | athletics | Gold medalist at the World Athletics Championships in Athens (high jump), bronze medalist at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Paris , Norwegian record of 2.01 m at the Weltklasse Zürich meeting |
| 1998 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Cross-country skiing | Four-time medalist at the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano (gold over 10 kilometers classic, 50 kilometers freestyle and 4 x 10 kilometers relay, silver in the 15 kilometer pursuit race) |
| 1999 | Leave kjus | Alpine skiing | Five-time medalist at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Vail (gold in Super-G and giant slalom, silver in downhill, slalom and combined), winner in the overall World Cup, downhill World Cup and combined World Cup |
| 2000 | Trine Hattestad | athletics | Gold medalist at the Olympic Summer Games in Sydney (javelin throw), world record (69.48 m), a total of twelve wins in 15 competitions |
| 2001 | Olaf Tufte | rowing | Gold medal winner at the World Championships in Lucerne (one) |
| 2002 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | biathlon | Four-time gold medalist at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City (individual, sprint, pursuit, relay), sixth place in the 30-kilometer cross-country specialist |
| 2003 | Petter Solberg | Motorsport | World Rally Championship winner |
| 2004 | Andreas Thorkildsen | athletics | Gold medalist at the Summer Olympics in Athens (javelin throw), victories at the IAAF Super Grand Prix in Stockholm and London, second place at the World Athletics Final in Monaco |
| 2005 | Marit Bjørgen | Cross-country skiing | five-time medalist at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf (gold over 30 kilometers classic, in the team sprint and in the 4 x 5 kilometer relay, silver in the 15 kilometer pursuit race, bronze over 10 kilometers freestyle), victory in the overall, Sprint and distance world cup |
| 2006 | Kjetil André Aamodt | Alpine skiing | Gold medalist at the Olympic Winter Games in Turin (Super G), fourth in the downhill |
| 2007 | Aksel Lund Svindal | Alpine skiing | Two-time gold medalist at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Åre (downhill, giant slalom), winner of the overall world cup, giant slalom world cup and combination world cup |
| 2008 | Andreas Thorkildsen | athletics | Gold medal winner at the Olympic Summer Games in Beijing (javelin throw), “European Athlete of the Year” in the vote carried out by the European Association EAA |
| 2009 | Petter Northug | Cross-country skiing | three-time gold medalist at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec (30 km pursuit, 50 km mass start, 4 x 10 km relay), second place in the Tour de Ski |
| 2010 | Thor Hushovd | Cycling race | Gold medalist at the UCI Road World Championships in Melbourne (road races), stage wins at Tour de France and Vuelta a España , Norwegian champions (road races) |
| 2011 | Alexander Dale Oen | swim | Gold medalist at the 14th World Swimming Championships in Shanghai (100-meter chest) - first Norwegian title holder at the World Swimming Championships, two-time medal winner at the 19th European Short Course Championships in Szczecin (gold over 100-meter chest, bronze over 50-meter chest) |
| 2012 | Torah Berger | biathlon | Four-time gold medalist at the 45th Biathlon World Championships in Ruhpolding (gold in the individual, mass start and with the mixed relay and gold with the women's relay) |
| 2013 | Magnus Carlsen | chess | World champion in chess |
| 2014 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | biathlon | two-time gold medalist at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi (sprint, mixed relay) and thus the most successful winter Olympic athlete to date |
| 2015 | Petter Northug | Cross-country skiing | Four-time gold medalist at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun (sprint, team sprint, relay, 50 kilometers classic), second place in the Tour de Ski |
| 2016 | Ada Hegerberg | Soccer | succeeded with Olympique Lyon winning the triple in women's football in the 2015/16 season ( national championship , cup win and UEFA Women's Champions League ), scored 54 goals and won the election for European player of the year |
| 2017 | Karsten Warholm | athletics | Gold medalist at the World Athletics Championships in London (400 meter hurdles) with a national record |
See also
- Egeberg's Ærespris
- Fearnleys olympiske ærespris
- Holmenkollen Medal
- Aftenposten gold medal
- Sportsman of the year
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Press release ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. for the 2009 election at sportsjournalister.org, January 4, 2010 (accessed March 6, 2011)
- ↑ Ny pris til Warholm: Den mest overlegne vinneren siden Bjørndalens fantomår at smp.no, January 1, 2018 (accessed January 31, 2018).
