The Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year is an annual award honoring the achievements of individual men from the world of sports. It was first awarded in 2000 as one of the seven constituent awards presented during the Laureus World Sports Awards. The awards are presented by the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, a global organisation involved in more than 150 charity projects supporting 500,000 young people. The first ceremony was held on 25 May 2000 in Monte Carlo, at which Nelson Mandela gave the keynote speech. As of 2020[update], a shortlist of six nominees for the award comes from a panel composed of the "world's leading sports editors, writers and broadcasters". The Laureus World Sports Academy then selects the winner who is presented with a Laureus statuette, created by Cartier, at the annual awards ceremony held in various locations around the world. The awards are considered highly prestigious and are frequently referred to as the sporting equivalent of the "Oscars".
| Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year | |
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Mondo Duplantis, 2025 winner | |
| Awarded for | "The sportsman who best demonstrates supreme athletic performance and achievement" |
| Location | Madrid (2025) |
| Presented by | Laureus Sport for Good Foundation |
| First award | 2000 |
| Currently held by | Mondo Duplantis |
| Most awards | Novak Djokovic Roger Federer (5 awards each) |
| Most nominations | Tiger Woods Lionel Messi (8 nominations each) |
| Website | www |
The inaugural winner of the award was the American golfer Tiger Woods who finished the 1999 season with eight wins, a feat not achieved since 1974, including the PGA Championship. He went on to become the most dominant player of his era, earning a second Laureus Award the following year, and five further nominations between 2002 and 2008. The 2003 winner of the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year was the American road cyclist Lance Armstrong. He had been nominated the previous year, and earned further nominations in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Following Armstrong's 2013 admission of doping, all his Laureus awards and nominations were rescinded. Tennis players dominate the winners list, with twelve awards, while athletes and Formula One drivers have won four times, and golfers twice. Excluding Armstrong, the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year has been won by just nine individuals since its inception. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic hold the record for the most awards with five each. Lionel Messi and Tiger Woods have the nominations record (8).
List of winners and nominees
| * | Indicates individual whose award or nomination was later rescinded |
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| Year | Image | Winner(s) | Nationality | Sport | Nominees | Refs |
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| 2000 | Tiger Woods | USA | Golf | Andre Agassi ( USA) – tennis Maurice Greene ( USA) – athletics | ||
| 2001 | Tiger Woods | USA | Golf | Steve Redgrave ( GBR) – rowing Michael Schumacher ( GER) – Formula One Ian Thorpe ( AUS) – swimming Pieter van den Hoogenband ( NED) – swimming | ||
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | GER | Formula One | Lance Armstrong* ( USA) – cycling Maurice Greene ( USA) – athletics Ian Thorpe ( AUS) – swimming Tiger Woods ( USA) – golf | ||
| 2003 | Lance Armstrong* | USA | Cycling | Ole Einar Bjørndalen ( NOR) – biathlon Ronaldo ( BRA) – football Michael Schumacher ( GER) – Formula One Tiger Woods ( USA) – golf | ||
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher | GER | Formula One | Lance Armstrong* ( USA) – cycling Roger Federer ( SUI) – tennis Michael Phelps ( USA) – swimming Valentino Rossi ( ITA) – MotoGP Jonny Wilkinson ( GBR) – rugby union | ||
| 2005 | Roger Federer | SUI | Tennis | Lance Armstrong* ( USA) – cycling Hicham El Guerrouj ( MAR) – athletics Michael Phelps ( USA) – swimming Valentino Rossi ( ITA) – MotoGP Michael Schumacher ( GER) – Formula One | ||
| 2006 | Roger Federer | SUI | Tennis | Fernando Alonso ( ESP) – Formula One Lance Armstrong* ( USA) – cycling Ronaldinho ( BRA) – football Valentino Rossi ( ITA) – MotoGP Tiger Woods ( USA) – golf | ||
| 2007 | Roger Federer | SUI | Tennis | Fernando Alonso ( ESP) – Formula One Fabio Cannavaro ( ITA) – football Asafa Powell ( JAM) – athletics Michael Schumacher ( GER) – Formula One Tiger Woods ( USA) – golf | ||
| 2008 | Roger Federer | SUI | Tennis | Tyson Gay ( USA) – athletics Kaká ( BRA) – football Michael Phelps ( USA) – swimming Kimi Räikkönen ( FIN) – Formula One Tiger Woods ( USA) – golf | ||
| 2009 | Usain Bolt | JAM | Athletics | Lewis Hamilton ( GBR) – Formula One Rafael Nadal ( ESP) – tennis Michael Phelps ( USA) – swimming Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR) – football Valentino Rossi ( ITA) – MotoGP | ||
| 2010 | Usain Bolt | JAM | Athletics | Kenenisa Bekele ( ETH) – athletics Alberto Contador ( ESP) – cycling Roger Federer ( SUI) – tennis Lionel Messi ( ARG) – football Valentino Rossi ( ITA) – MotoGP | ||
| 2011 | Rafael Nadal | ESP | Tennis | Kobe Bryant ( USA) – basketball Andrés Iniesta ( ESP) – football Lionel Messi ( ARG) – football Manny Pacquiao ( PHI) – boxing Sebastian Vettel ( GER) – Formula One | ||
| 2012 | Novak Djokovic | SRB | Tennis | Usain Bolt ( JAM) – athletics Cadel Evans ( AUS) – cycling Lionel Messi ( ARG) – football Dirk Nowitzki ( GER) – basketball Sebastian Vettel ( GER) – Formula One | ||
| 2013 | Usain Bolt | JAM | Athletics | Mo Farah ( GBR) – athletics Lionel Messi ( ARG) – football Michael Phelps ( USA) – swimming Sebastian Vettel ( GER) – Formula One Bradley Wiggins ( GBR) – cycling | ||
| 2014 | Sebastian Vettel | GER | Formula One | Usain Bolt ( JAM) – athletics Mo Farah ( GBR) – athletics LeBron James ( USA) – basketball Rafael Nadal ( ESP) – tennis Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR) – football | ||
| 2015 | Novak Djokovic | SRB | Tennis | Lewis Hamilton ( GBR) – Formula One Renaud Lavillenie ( FRA) – athletics Marc Márquez ( ESP) – MotoGP Rory McIlroy ( NIR) – golf Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR) – football | ||
| 2016 | Novak Djokovic | SRB | Tennis | Usain Bolt ( JAM) – athletics Stephen Curry ( USA) – basketball Lewis Hamilton ( GBR) – Formula One Lionel Messi ( ARG) – football Jordan Spieth ( USA) – golf | ||
| 2017 | Usain Bolt | JAM | Athletics | Stephen Curry ( USA) – basketball Mo Farah ( GBR) – athletics LeBron James ( USA) – basketball Andy Murray ( GBR) – tennis Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR) – football | ||
| 2018 | Roger Federer | SUI | Tennis | Mo Farah ( GBR) – athletics Chris Froome ( GBR) – cycling Lewis Hamilton ( GBR) – Formula One Rafael Nadal ( ESP) – tennis Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR) – football | ||
| 2019 | Novak Djokovic | SRB | Tennis | Lewis Hamilton ( GBR) – Formula One LeBron James ( USA) – basketball Eliud Kipchoge ( KEN) – athletics Kylian Mbappé ( FRA) – football Luka Modrić ( CRO) – football | ||
| 2020 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Formula One | Eliud Kipchoge ( KEN) – athletics Marc Márquez ( ESP) – MotoGP Rafael Nadal ( ESP) – tennis Tiger Woods ( USA) – golf | ||
| Lionel Messi | ARG | Football | ||||
| 2021 | Rafael Nadal | ESP | Tennis | Joshua Cheptegei ( UGA) – athletics Armand Duplantis ( SWE) – athletics Lewis Hamilton ( GBR) – Formula One LeBron James ( USA) – basketball Robert Lewandowski ( POL) – football | ||
| 2022 | Max Verstappen | NED | Formula One | Tom Brady ( USA) – American football Novak Djokovic ( SRB) – tennis Caeleb Dressel ( USA) – swimming Eliud Kipchoge ( KEN) – athletics Robert Lewandowski ( POL) – football | ||
| 2023 | Lionel Messi | ARG | Football | Stephen Curry ( USA) – basketball Armand Duplantis ( SWE) – athletics Kylian Mbappé ( FRA) – football Rafael Nadal ( ESP) – tennis Max Verstappen ( NED) – Formula One | ||
| 2024 | Novak Djokovic | SRB | Tennis | Armand Duplantis ( SWE) – athletics Erling Haaland ( NOR) – football Noah Lyles ( USA) – athletics Lionel Messi ( ARG) – football Max Verstappen ( NED) – Formula One | ||
| 2025 | Mondo Duplantis | SWE | Athletics | Carlos Alcaraz ( ESP) – tennis Léon Marchand ( FRA) – swimming Tadej Pogačar ( SLO) – cycling Max Verstappen ( NED) – Formula One |
- Jannik Sinner was initially slated to be among the nominees for the award. However, on February 27, four days before the official list was released, the Laureus World Sports Academy announced the cancellation of his nomination due to his doping case.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct as of 2025 nominations.
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