Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award
The Laureus World Sports Awards are presented annually to sports men and women who have been outstanding in sport during the previous year. For example, the 2017 award is for outstanding achievement in the 2016 calendar year.
Below are the winners of the men's award since the first was given in 2000. There have been several multiple winners, with Roger Federer with the most with five wins, Usain Bolt and Novak Djokovic have four. If this award was given prior to 2000, no doubt that Tiger Woods would have won a few more. In 2020, for the first time there were joint winners in the men's category.
Lionel Messi, who won the award in 2020 and 2023, is the only awardee to play in a team sport. He also made history the first athlete to win the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award and also pick up the Laureus World Team of the Year Award in the same year.
Winners List
| year | winner | other nominees |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Lionel Messi (Argentina) Association Football |
Stephen Curry, basketball Armand Duplantis, athletics Kylian Mbappé, football Rafael Nadal, tennis Max Verstappen, motor racing |
| 2022 | Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Formula One |
Tom Brady, American football |
| 2021 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) Tennis |
Armand Duplantis, Athletics Joshua Cheptegeui, Athletics Lebron James, Basketball Lewis Hamilton, Motor Racing Robert Lewandowski, Football |
| 2020 | Lewis Hamilton (UK, F1) & Lionel Messi (Argentina, Football) |
Eliud Kipchoge,athletics Marc Márquez, MotoGP Rafael Nadal, tennis Tiger Woods, golf |
| 2019 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Tennis |
Mo Farah, athletics Chris Froome, cycling Lewis Hamilton, Formula One Rafael Nadal, tennis Cristiano Ronaldo, football |
| 2018 | Roger Federer (Swizerland) Tennis |
Mo Farah, athletics Chris Froome, cycling Lewis Hamilton, Formula One Rafael Nadal, tennis Cristiano Ronaldo, football |
| 2017 | Usain Bolt (Jamaica) Athletics |
Stephen Curry, Basketball Mo Farah, Athletics LeBron James, Basketball Andy Murray, Tennis Cristiano Ronaldo, Football |
| 2016 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Tennis |
Usain Bolt, Athletics Stephen Curry, Basketball Lewis Hamilton, Formula One Lionel Messi, Football Jordan Spieth, Golf |
| 2015 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Tennis |
Lewis Hamilton, Formula One Renaud Lavillenie, Athletics Marc Márquez, Motorcycling Rory McIlroy, Golf Cristiano Ronaldo, Football |
| 2014 | Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Formula 1 |
Usain Bolt, Athletics Mo Farah, Athletics LeBron James, Basketball Rafael Nadal, Tennis Cristiano Ronaldo, Football |
| 2013 | Usain Bolt (Jamaica) Athletics |
Bradley Wiggins,
Cycling Lionel Messi, Football Michael Phelps, Swimming Mo Farah, Athletics Sebastian Vettel, Formula One |
| 2012 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Tennis |
Usain Bolt Athletics Cadel Evans Cycling Lionel Messi Football/Soccer Dirk Nowitzki Basketball Sebastian Vettel Formula One |
| 2011 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) Tennis |
Kobe Bryant Basketball Andres Iniesta Football/Soccer Lionel Messi Football/Soccer Manny Pacquiao Boxing Sebastian Vettel Formula One |
| 2010 | Usain Bolt (Jamaica) Athletics |
Kenenisa Bekele Alberto Contador Roger Federer Lionel Messi Valentino Rossi |
| 2009 | Usain Bolt (Jamaica) Athletics |
Lewis Hamilton Formula One Rafael Nadal Tennis Michael Phelps Swimming Cristiano Ronaldo Football/Soccer Valentino Rossi Motorcycling |
| 2008 | Roger Federer (Swizerland) Tennis |
Tyson Gay Athletics Kaká Football/Soccer Michael Phelps Swimming Kimi Räikkönen Formula One Tiger Woods Golf |
| 2007 | Roger Federer (Swizerland) Tennis |
Fernando Alonso Formula One Fabio Cannavaro Football/Soccer Asafa Powell Athletics Michael Schumacher Formula One Tiger Woods Golf |
| 2006 | Roger Federer (Swizerland) Tennis |
Fernando Alonso Formula One Lance Armstrong Cycling Ronaldinho Football/Soccer Valentino Rossi Motorcycling Tiger Woods Golf |
| 2005 | Roger Federer (Swizerland) Tennis |
Lance Armstrong Cycling Hicham El Guerrouj Athletics Michael Phelps Swimming Valentino Rossi Motorcycling Michael Schumacher Formula One |
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher (Germany) Formula One |
Lance Armstrong Cycling Roger Federer Tennis Michael Phelps Swimming Valentino Rossi Motorcycling Jonny Wilkinson Rugby Union |
| 2003 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Cycling |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen Biathlon Ronaldo Football/Soccer Michael Schumacher Formula One Tiger Woods Golf |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher (Germany) Formula One |
Lance Armstrong Cycling Maurice Greene Athletics Ian Thorpe Swimming Tiger Woods Golf |
| 2001 | Tiger Woods (USA) Golf |
Steve Redgrave Rowing Michael Schumacher Formula One Ian Thorpe Swimming Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods (USA) Golf |
Andre Agassi Tennis Maurice Greene Athletics |
Related Pages
- More annual sporting awards
- List of some of the greatest athletes.
- More about the World of Sport
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