Sportsman of the year (Poland)
The Polish Sportsman of the Year has been determined by readers of the Przegląd Sportowy (Sport-Rundschau) newspaper since 1926 . Only in the years 1939 to 1947 and in 1953, the year of Stalin's death, were there no elections. Each reader can name ten athletes on their ballot that they consider to be the best of the year. Cross-country skier Justyna Kowalczyk was chosen for the athlete of the year 2013 for the fifth time in a row and is thus the sole record winner, followed by athletes Irena Szewińska , Stanisława Walasiewicz and ski jumper Adam Małysz (4 times each).
winner
- 2019: Bartosz Zmarzlik , speedway driver
- 2018: Bartosz Kurek , volleyball player
- 2017: Kamil Stoch , ski jumper
- 2016: Anita Włodarczyk , athlete
- 2015: Robert Lewandowski , footballer
- 2014: Kamil Stoch , ski jumper
- 2013: Justyna Kowalczyk , cross-country skier
- 2012: Justyna Kowalczyk , cross-country skier
- 2011: Justyna Kowalczyk , cross-country skier
- 2010: Justyna Kowalczyk , cross-country skier
- 2009: Justyna Kowalczyk , cross-country skier
- 2008: Robert Kubica , Formula 1 driver
- 2007: Adam Małysz , ski jumper
- 2006: Otylia Jędrzejczak , swimmer
- 2005: Otylia Jędrzejczak , swimmer
- 2004: Otylia Jędrzejczak , swimmer
- 2003: Adam Małysz , ski jumper
- 2002: Adam Małysz , ski jumper
- 2001: Adam Małysz , ski jumper
- 2000: Robert Korzeniowski , athlete
- 1999: Tomasz Gollob , speedway driver
- 1998: Robert Korzeniowski , athlete
- 1997: Paweł Nastula , judoka
- 1996: Renata Mauer , shooter
- 1995: Paweł Nastula , judoka
- 1994: Andrzej Wroński , wrestler
- 1993: Rafał Kubacki , judoka
- 1992: Waldemar Legień , judoka
- 1991: Wanda Panfil , athlete
- 1990: Wanda Panfil , athlete
- 1989: Joachim Halupczok , track cyclist
- 1988: Waldemar Legień , judoka
- 1987: Marek Łbik and Marek Dopierała , canoeists
- 1986: Andrzej Malina , wrestler
- 1985: Lech Piasecki , racing cyclist
- 1984: Andrzej Grubba , table tennis player
- 1983: Zdzisław Hoffmann , athlete
- 1982: Zbigniew Boniek , footballer
- 1981: Janusz Pyciak-Peciak , modern pentathlon
- 1980: Władysław Kozakiewicz , athlete
- 1979: Jan Jankiewicz , racing cyclist
- 1978: Józef Łuszczek , cross-country skier
- 1977: Janusz Pyciak-Peciak , modern pentathlon
- 1976: Irena Szewińska , athlete
- 1975: Zygmunt Smalcerz , weightlifter
- 1974: Irena Szewińska , athlete
- 1973: Ryszard Szurkowski , racing cyclist
- 1972: Witold Woyda , fencer
- 1971: Ryszard Szurkowski , racing cyclist
- 1970: Teresa Sukniewicz , athlete
- 1969: Waldemar Baszanowski , weightlifter
- 1968: Jerzy Pawłowski , fencer
- 1967: Sobiesław Zasada , racing car driver
- 1966: Irena Kirszenstein , athlete
- 1965: Irena Kirszenstein (later as Szewińska), athlete
- 1964: Józef Szmidt , athlete
- 1963: Ryszard Parulski , fencer
- 1962: Teresa Ciepły , athlete
- 1961: Ireneusz Paliński , weightlifter
- 1960: Józef Szmidt , athlete
- 1959: Edmund Piątkowski , athlete
- 1958: Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak , track and field athlete
- 1957: Jerzy Pawłowski , fencer
- 1956: Elżbieta Krzesińska , athlete
- 1955: Janusz Sidło , athlete
- 1954: Janusz Sidło , athlete
- Failed in 1953
- 1952: Zygmunt Chychła , boxer
- 1951: Zygmunt Chychła , boxer
- 1950: Helena Rakoczy , gymnast
- 1949: Zdobysław Stawczyk , athlete
- 1948: Aleksy Antkiewicz , boxer
- 1938: Stanisław Marusarz , ski jumper and runner
- 1937: Jadwiga Jędrzejowska , tennis player
- 1936: Jadwiga Jędrzejowska , tennis player
- 1935: Roger Verey , rower
- 1934: Stanisława Walasiewicz , athlete
- 1933: Stanisława Walasiewicz , athlete
- 1932: Stanisława Walasiewicz , athlete
- 1931: Janusz Kusociński , athlete
- 1930: Stanisława Walasiewicz , athlete
- 1929: Stanisław Petkiewicz , athlete
- 1928: Halina Konopacka , athlete
- 1927: Halina Konopacka , athlete
- 1926: Wacław Kuchar , athlete, footballer, ice hockey player and speed skater