The Belgian Sportsman of the Year (Dutch: Sportman van het jaar; French: Sportif belge de l'année; German: Sportler des Jahres) is elected at the end of each year by professional sportjournalists and former winners,[1] annually since 1967. A Belgian Sportswoman of the Year title has been given out since 1975. Top winners include Ingrid Berghmans (8 wins), Kim Clijsters (8) and Eddy Merckx (6).[2]
More categories were added in 1997, with the Belgian Sportsteam of the Year, 1998 with the Belgian Talent of the Year, 2010 with the Belgian Paralympic Athlete of the Year and lastly in 2011 the Belgian Coach of the Year.[3]
The youngest male winner of the Belgian sportsman of the year is Remco Evenepoel who won the award at the age of 19.[4] The youngest female winner is Carine Verbauwen, who won the award at the age of 13.[5]
List of winners
editBreakdown of winners by sport
editMen
edit| Sport | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Cycling | 23 | 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1990, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Motocross | 10 | 1985, 1987, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 |
| Athletics | 6 | 1975, 1976, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1993 |
| Swimming | 3 | 1995, 1996, 1998 |
| Triathlon | 3 | 1997, 1999, 2013 |
| Football | 3 | 2014, 2015, 2018 |
| Judo | 2 | 1979, 1980 |
| Motorsport | 2 | 1982, 1989 |
| Table tennis | 2 | 1991, 1994 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1968 |
| Billiards | 1 | 1978 |
| Cyclo-cross | 1 | 2008 |
| Tennis | 1 | 2017 |
Women
edit| Sport | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Tennis | 16 | 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 |
| Judo | 11 | 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997 |
| Athletics | 7 | 1976, 1977, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022 |
| Swimming | 6 | 1975, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1994, 1995 |
| Gymnastics | 3 | 2018, 2019, 2021 |
| Roller skating | 1 | 1981 |
| Rowing | 1 | 1992 |
| Sailing | 1 | 2012 |
| Boxing | 1 | 2015 |
| Basketball | 1 | 2020 |
| Cycling | 1 | 2023 |
Team
edit| Sport | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 7 | 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2022 |
| Tennis | 5 | 1999, 2001, 2006, 2015, 2017 |
| Field hockey | 5 | 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
| Football | 4 | 2000, 2005, 2013, 2014 |
| Motocross | 2 | 1998, 2003 |
| Basketball | 2 | 2020, 2023 |
| Volleyball | 1 | 1997 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 2002 |
Talent
edit| Sport | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Cycling | 8 | 2001, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Football | 5 | 2002, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2020 |
| Cyclo-cross | 3 | 1999, 2000, 2005 |
| Tennis | 3 | 1998, 2003, 2012 |
| Athletics | 3 | 2011, 2013, 2016 |
| Swimming | 2 | 2006, 2008 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 2004 |
| Snooker | 1 | 2010 |
| Sport | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 6 | 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023 |
| Tennis | 3 | 2013, 2019, 2020 |
| Equestrian | 2 | 2014, 2022 |
| Swimming | 1 | 2010 |
| Cycling | 1 | 2011 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 2016 |
Coach
edit| Sport | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 5 | 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2022 |
| Football | 4 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 |
| Field hockey | 2 | 2019, 2021 |
| Basketball | 2 | 2020, 2023 |
Overall
edit| Sport | Total number of wins | Men | Women | Team | Talent | Paralympic | Coach | First win | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 34 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1975 | 2023 |
| Cycling | 33 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1967 | 2023 |
| Tennis | 28 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1990 | 2020 |
| Football | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2000 | 2020 |
| Judo | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1979 | 1997 |
| Motocross | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1985 | 2006 |
| Swimming | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1975 | 2010 |
| Field hockey | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2012 | 2021 |
| Basketball | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2020 | 2023 |
| Cyclo-cross | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1999 | 2008 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1991 | 2016 |
| Gymnastics | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 2021 |
| Triathlon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1997 | 2013 |
| Motorsport | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1982 | 1989 |
| Equestrian | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2014 | 2022 |
| Billiards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1978 | |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | |
| Roller skating | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1981 | |
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | |
| Snooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2010 | |
| Volleyball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1997 | |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Nieuws sport.be, 5 december 2019, article in Dutch
- ^ Sportgala.be; Official website of the organisation awarding the award, website in Dutch
- ^ Decaesstecker Named Belgian Paralympic Athlete of the Year, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), December 20, 2010
- ^ Remco Evenepoel jongste Sportman van het Jaar ooit, Nina Derwael opnieuw Sportvrouw van het Jaar, Article in Dutch
- ^ Carine Verbauwen, Article in Dutch
- ^ [1] sporza.be, 10 December 2023, article in Dutch
- ^ [2] sporza.be, 6 January 2023, article in Dutch
- ^ Sportgala 2021: de volledige uitslagen in alle categorieën op een rijtje sporza.be, 19 December 2021, article in Dutch
- ^ Van Aert en Meesseman zijn Sportman en Sportvrouw, Belgian Cats grote slokop sporza.be, 18 December 2020, article in Dutch
- ^ 19-jarigen aan de macht: Evenepoel en Derwael zijn Sportman en Sportvrouw sporza.be, 21 December 2019, article in Dutch
- ^ "Tom Boonen Sportman van het Jaar". De Morgen. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ "Justine Henin Sportvrouw van het Jaar". De Morgen. Retrieved 2007-12-18.