The Giuseppe Sciacca International Awards Sports Prize (Italian: Giuseppe Sciacca Premi Internazionali Premio Sport) are sports athlete of the year awards. They are named in honor of Giuseppe Sciacca, an Italian architecture student that died in a parachuting accident in 1986.[1] The Sports Prize awards are a part of the Giuseppe Sciacca International Awards, which also include awards for several other fields of endeavor. The awards are given to athletes that have been deemed to have made an enormous positive contribution in the field of sports. The award winners are chosen by the votes of a panel of international journalists, that come from dozens of different countries from around the world.
| Giuseppe Sciacca International Awards Sports Prize | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding achievement and impact in the field of sports |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| First awarded | 2011 |
| Website | premiovexillumsciacca |
Athletes from all of the different sports worldwide, and from all of the different categories (men's, women's, paraplegic, etc.), that compete at all levels of competition (amateur, semi pro, pro) are eligible for the awards. There are two different types of Sports Prize awards. One is a national award that focuses on athletes from Italy, while the other is an international award, that is for athletes from all around the world. The first International Awards Sports Prize was given in the year 2011. It was won by Martino Borghese, a Swiss-Italian football player.
Giuseppe Sciacca International Awards Sports Prize
edit| Year | Athlete | Sport | Award | Ref. |
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2011
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 - Martino Borghese
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Italian Athlete of the Year
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2012
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 Pavlos Kontides
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World Athlete of the Year
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2013
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 Vassilis Spanoulis
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World Athlete of the Year
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2014
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 Anisiya Neborako
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World Athlete of the Year
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2015
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Federico Morlacchi
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World Athlete of the Year
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2016
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No awards given | |||
2017
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Francesco Messori
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Italian Athlete of the Year
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2018
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Alexey Bugaev
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World Athlete of the Year (Men)
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2018
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Ekaterina Rumyantseva
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World Athlete of the Year (Women)
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2019
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No awards given | |||
2020
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Cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. | |||
2021
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Mattia Agnese
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World Athlete of the Year
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2022
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Antonio Fantin
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World Athlete of the Year
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2022
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Maila Ricca
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Italian Athlete of the Year
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References
edit- ^ premiovexillumsciacca.it (October 15, 2011). "Premio Internazionale Giuseppe Sciacca BIOGRAFIA E FINALITA'DEL PREMIO" (PDF). premiovexillumsciacca.it. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ premiovexillumsciacca.it (November 11, 2011). "Winners 2011". premiovexillumsciacca.it. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ Dora Avgoulidou (October 12, 2012). "Sports took center stage at the 11th Giuseppe Sciacca International Awards". peoplenews.gr. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ olympiacosbc.gr (October 12, 2012). "The 2013 World Sporting Award Giuseppe Sciacca(Vatican) goes to Vassilis Spanoulis!". olympiacosbc.gr. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ premiovexillumsciacca.it (September 18, 2014). "Winners 2014". premiovexillumsciacca.it. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ ilmessaggero.it (November 21, 2015). "Premio internazionale Giuseppe Sciacca, il 7 novembre premiate le giovani eccellenze del mondo". ilmessaggero.it. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ newsbomb.gr (November 20, 2017). ""Giuseppe Sciacca": Αξιοσήμαντες προσωπικότητες και νέοι-φαινόμενα βραβεύτηκαν στη φετινή τελετή". newsbomb.gr. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ aise.it (October 25, 2018). "PREMIO SCIACCA: VINCITORE ASSOLUTO UNO SCIENZIATO INDIANO DI 14 ANNI". aise.it. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ aise.it (October 25, 2018). "PREMIO SCIACCA: VINCITORE ASSOLUTO UNO SCIENZIATO INDIANO DI 14 ANNI". aise.it. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Το Ειδικό Βραβείο "Giuseppe Sciacca" απενεμήθη στον Δρ Κωνσταντίνο Κωνσταντινίδη". karpathiakanea.gr. karpathiakanea.gr. September 16, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Dai piccoli caregiver all'atleta paralimpico. Mattia, Andrea e Antonio premiati". nuovavenezia.gelocal.it. nuovavenezia.gelocal.it. October 4, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Premio Internazionale Giuseppe Sciacca XX edizione 2022". aracne.tv. aracne.tv. October 1, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
External links
edit- official website (in English) & (in Italian)