The Laureus World Sports Awards are awarded annually to sportspeople who have been outstanding during the previous year. The Laureus World Sports Awards were established in 1999 by Founding Patrons Daimler and Richemont and is supported by its Global Partners Mercedes-Benz, IWC Schaffhausen and Vodafone. The first gala was held on May 25, 2000 in Monte Carlo.
The selection process has two stages. First, a Selection Panel of the world's leading sports editors, writers and broadcasters from over 80 countries votes to create a shortlist of six nominations in each category. The voting process is monitored by independent auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Then the members of the Laureus World Sports Academy vote by secret ballot to select the Award winners.
There are five categories voted for by the Laureus Media Selection Panel:
- Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
- Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
- Laureus World Team of the Year
- Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year
- Laureus World Comeback of the Year
There are two categories voted for by Specialist Panels:
- Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year, chosen by a panel of the world's leading alternative sports journalists, and
- Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability, which is overseen by the Executive Committee of the International Paralympic Committee.
Three other honours are selected by the Founding Patrons and the Academy. These are the
- Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award
- Laureus Sport for Good Award
- Laureus Spirit of Sport (since 2005)
presented at the Laureus Academy's discretion to people who have made an outstanding contribution to society through sport. The Academy can, if it wishes, also bestow additional Awards.
Each winner receives a Laureus statuette exclusively produced by Cartier. The universal nature of sport is celebrated by the representation of the five continents, which are engraved on the base. The statuettes are 30 cm high and weigh 2.5 kg. Each figure contains 670 g of solid silver with a 650 g gold finish base.
The 2007 gala was held on April 2 in Barcelona, Spain. King Juan Carlos I of Spain was the guest of honour. The 2008 awards was held on February 18 in St Petersburg, Russia, attended by President Vladimir Putin and hosted by Cuba Gooding, Jr.
The 2009 ceremony, due to the world economical crisis, was cancelled by Laureus Foundation and his Partners; the awards were assigned to the winners individually into other events from May to June 2009[1]
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Winners by category
The list of nominees are compiled by a selection panel that consists of top sports media journalists from countries across the globe. They are invited by the Laureus Foundation and nominate finalists in February each year.
Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year
Main articles: Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year and Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
| Year | Sportsman | Sportswoman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Sport | Name | Sport | |
| 2009 |  Usain Bolt |
Athletics |  Yelena Isinbayeva |
Athletics |
| 2008 |  Roger Federer |
Tennis |  Justine Henin |
Tennis |
| 2007 | Roger Federer |
Tennis | Yelena Isinbayeva |
Athletics |
| 2006 | Roger Federer |
Tennis |  Janica Kostelic |
Alpine Skiing |
| 2005 | Roger Federer |
Tennis |  Kelly Holmes |
Athletics |
| 2004 |  Michael Schumacher |
Formula One |  Annika Sörenstam |
Golf |
| 2003 |  Lance Armstrong |
Cycling | Serena Williams |
Tennis |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher |
Formula One | Jennifer Capriati |
Tennis |
| 2001 | Tiger Woods |
Golf |  Cathy Freeman |
Athletics |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods |
Golf | Marion Jones[nb 1] |
Athletics |
Team of the Year
Main article: Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year
- 2009:
China Olympic Team - 2008:
South Africa national rugby union team - 2007:
Italy national football team - 2006:
Renault Formula One Team - 2005:
Greece national football team - 2004:
England national rugby union team - 2003:
Brazil national football team - 2002: Australian men's cricket team
- 2001: France national football team
- 2000: Manchester United
Breakthrough of the Year
Prior to 2007, this award was called Newcomer of the Year
Main article: Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year
- 2009: Rebecca Adlington - Swimming
- 2008: Lewis Hamilton - Formula One Racing
- 2007: Amélie Mauresmo - Tennis
- 2006:
Rafael Nadal - Tennis - 2005: Liu Xiang - Track and Field Athletics
- 2004: Michelle Wie - Golf
- 2003: Yao Ming - Basketball
- 2002:
Juan Pablo Montoya - Formula One Racing - 2001: Marat Safin - Tennis
- 2000: Sergio García - Golf
Comeback of the Year
Main article: Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year
- 2009:
Vitali Klitschko - Boxing - 2008: Paula Radcliffe - Running
- 2007: Serena Williams - Tennis
- 2006: Martina Hingis - Tennis
- 2005: Alessandro Zanardi - Motor Racing
- 2004:
Hermann Maier - Alpine Skiing - 2003: Ronaldo - Football
- 2002: Goran Ivanišević - Tennis
- 2001: Jennifer Capriati - Tennis
- 2000: Lance Armstrong - Cycling
Sportsperson with a Disability of the Year
- 2009: Daniel Dias - Swimming
- 2008:
Esther Vergeer - Wheelchair Tennis - 2007: Martin Braxenthaler - Skiing
- 2006: Ernst van Dyk - Wheelchair Racing
- 2005:
Chantal Petitclerc - Athletics - 2004: Earle Connor - Athletics
- 2003: Michael Milton - Alpine Skiing
- 2002: Esther Vergeer - Wheelchair Tennis
- 2001: Vinny Lauwers - Yachting
- 2000: Louise Sauvage - Athletics
Action Sportsperson of the Year
Prior to 2007, this award was called Alternative Sportsperson of the Year
- 2009: Kelly Slater - surfing
- 2008: Shaun White - snowboarding/skateboarding
- 2007: Kelly Slater - surfing
- 2006: Angelo d'Arrigo - aviation
- 2005: Ellen MacArthur - yachting
- 2004: Layne Beachley - surfing
- 2003: Dean Potter - speed climbing
- 2002: Bob Burnquist - skateboarding
- 2001: Mike Horn - sailing
- 2000: Shaun Palmer - Winter X Games
Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2008: Sergey Bubka - track and field
- 2007: Franz Beckenbauer - football
- 2006: Johan Cruyff - football
- 2005: No award
- 2004:
Arne Naess - mountaineering - 2003: Gary Player - golf
- 2002:
Sir Peter Blake - yachting - 2001: Sir Steve Redgrave - rowing
- 2000: Pelé - football
Spirit of Sport Award
- 2008: Dick Pound - World Anti-Doping Agency Chairman (retired)
- 2007: FC Barcelona - football
- 2006: Valentino Rossi - motorcycling
- 2005: Boston Red Sox - baseball
Sport for Good Award
- 2008: Brendan Tuohey and Sean Tuohey - co-Founders of PeacePlayers International project
- 2007: Luke Dowdney - creator of Fight for Peace project in Rio de Janeiro
- 2006: Jürgen Griesbeck - streetfootballworld
- 2005: Gerry Storey - boxing trainer
- 2004:
Indian men's cricket team, 
Pakistan men's cricket team / Mathare Youth Sport Association (MYSA) - 2003: / Arnold Schwarzenegger (USA (originally Austrian)) - bodybuilding
- 2002: Sir Peter Blake - yachting
- 2001:
Kip Keino - athletics - 2000: Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Awards by year
2009
| Category | Winner | Discipline | |
| Sportsman of the Year | Usain Bolt | Jamaica |
Athletics |
| Sportswoman of the Year | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia |
Athletics |
| Team of the Year | China Olympic Team | China |
Olympics |
| Comeback of the Year | Vitali Klitschko | Ukraine |
Boxing |
| Sportsperson with a Disability | Daniel Dias | Brazil |
Swimming |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Rebecca Adlington | United Kingdom |
Swimming |
| Action Sportsperson | Kelly Slater | United States |
Surfing |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Lachlan Scott | Australia |
Athletics |
| Spirit of Sport Award | |||
| Sports for Good Award | |||
2008
| Category | Winner | Discipline | |
| Sportsman of the Year | Roger Federer |  Switzerland |
Tennis |
| Sportswoman of the Year | Justine Henin | Belgium |
Tennis |
| Team of the Year | South African rugby team | South Africa |
Rugby |
| Comeback of the Year | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom |
Athletics |
| Sportsperson with a Disability | Esther Vergeer | Netherlands |
Tennis |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Lewis Hamilton | United Kingdom |
Formula One |
| Action Sportsperson | Shaun White | United States |
Snowboarding/Skateboarding |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Sergey Bubka | Ukraine |
Athletics |
| Spirit of Sport Award | Dick Pound | Canada |
World Anti-Doping Agency |
| Sports for Good Award | Brendan Tuohey and Sean Tuohey | United States |
Basketball |
2007
| Category | Winner | Discipline | |
| Sportsman of the Year | Roger Federer | Switzerland |
Tennis |
| Sportswoman of the Year | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia |
Athletics |
| Team of the Year | Italy national football team | Italy |
Football |
| Comeback of the Year | Serena Williams | United States |
Tennis |
| Sportsperson with a Disability | Martin Braxenthaler | Germany |
Skiing |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Amélie Mauresmo | France |
Tennis |
| Action Sportsperson | Kelly Slater | United States |
Surfing |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Franz Beckenbauer | Germany |
Football |
| Spirit of Sport Award | FC Barcelona | Spain |
Football |
| Sports for Good Award | Luke Dowdney | United Kingdom |
Boxing |
2006
| Category | Winner | Discipline | |
| Sportsman of the Year | Roger Federer | Switzerland |
Tennis |
| Sportswoman of the Year | Janica Kostelić | Croatia |
Alpine Skiing |
| Team of the Year | Renault F1 Team | France |
Formula 1 Racing |
| Newcomer of the Year | Rafael Nadal | Spain |
Tennis |
| Comeback of the Year | Martina Hingis | Switzerland |
Tennis |
| Sportsperson with a Disability | Ernst van Dyk | South Africa |
Wheelchair Racing |
| Alternative Sportsperson | Angelo d'Arrigo | Italy |
Aviation |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Johan Cruyff | Netherlands |
Football |
| Spirit of Sport Award | Valentino Rossi | Italy |
Motorcycling |
| Sports for Good Award | Jürgen Griesbeck | Streetworldfootball | |
2005
| Category | Winner | Discipline | |
| Sportsman of the Year | Roger Federer | Switzerland |
Tennis |
| Sportswoman of the Year | Kelly Holmes | United Kingdom |
Athletics |
| Team of the Year | Greece national football team | Greece |
Football |
| Newcomer of the Year | Liu Xiang | China |
Athletics |
| Comeback of the Year | Alessandro "Alex" Zanardi | Italy |
Car Racing |
| Sportsperson with a Disability | Chantal Petitclerc | Canada |
Athletics |
| Alternative Sportsperson | Ellen MacArthur | United Kingdom |
Yachting |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | No award | ||
| Spirit of Sport Award | Boston Red Sox | United States |
Baseball |
| Sports for Good Award | Gerry Storey | United Kingdom |
Boxing (trainer) |
2004
| Category | Winner | Discipline | |
| Sportsman of the Year | Michael Schumacher | Germany |
Motor Racing |
| Sportswoman of the Year | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden |
Golf |
| Team of the Year | England rugby union team | England |
Rugby |
| Newcomer of the Year | Michelle Wie | United States |
Golf |
| Comeback of the Year | Hermann Maier | Austria |
Alpine Skiing |
| Sportsperson with a Disability | Earle Connor | Canada |
Track and Field Athletics |
| Alternative Sportsperson | Layne Beachley | Australia |
Surfing |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Arne Næss Jr. | Norway |
Mountaineer |
| Sports for Good Award |
|
Cricket | |
2003
| Category | Winner | Discipline | |
| Sportsman of the Year | Lance Armstrong | United States |
Cycling |
| Sportswoman of the Year | Serena Williams | United States |
Tennis |
| Team of the Year | Brazil national football team | Brazil |
Football |
| Newcomer of the Year | Yao Ming | China |
Basketball |
| Comeback of the Year | Ronaldo | Brazil |
Football |
| Sportsperson with a Disability | Michael Milton | Australia |
Alpine Skiing |
| Alternative Sportsperson | Dean Potter | United States |
Speed Climbing |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Gary Player | South Africa |
Golf |
2002
| Category | Winner | Discipline | |
| Sportsman of the Year | Michael Schumacher | Germany |
Motor Racing |
| Sportswoman of the Year | Jennifer Capriati | United States |
Tennis |
| Team of the Year | Australian men's cricket team | Australia |
Cricket |
| Newcomer of the Year | Juan Pablo Montoya | Colombia |
Motor Racing |
| Comeback of the Year | Goran Ivanišević | Croatia |
Tennis |
| Sportsperson with a Disability | Esther Vergeer | Netherlands |
Wheelchair Tennis |
| Alternative Sportsperson | Bob Burnquist | Brazil |
Skateboarding |
| Sport for Good Award | Sir Peter Blake | New Zealand |
Yachting |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Sir Peter Blake | New Zealand |
Yachting |
2001
| Category | Winner | Discipline | |
| Sportsman of the Year | Tiger Woods | United States |
Golf |
| Sportswoman of the Year | Cathy Freeman | Australia |
Athletics |
| Team of the Year | France national football team | France |
Football |
| Newcomer of the Year | Marat Safin | Russia |
Tennis |
| Comeback of the Year | Jennifer Capriati | United States |
Tennis |
| Sportsperson with a Disability | Vinny Lauwers | Australia |
Paraplegic Sailing |
| Alternative Sportsperson | Mike Horn | South Africa |
Equator Circumnavigation |
| Sport for Good Award | Kip Keino | Kenya |
Athletics |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Sir Steve Redgrave | United Kingdom |
Rowing |
2000
| Category | Winner | Discipline | |
| Sportsman of the Year | Tiger Woods | United States |
Golf |
| Sportswoman of the Year | Marion Jones | United States |
Athletics |
| Team of the Year | Manchester United | England |
Football |
| Newcomer of the Year | Sergio García | Spain |
Golf |
| Comeback of the Year | Lance Armstrong | United States |
Cycling |
| Sportsperson with a Disability | Louise Sauvage | Australia |
Wheelchair Athletics |
| Alternative Sportsperson | Shaun Palmer | United States |
Multi-discipline |
| Sport for Good Award | Eunice Kennedy Shriver | United States |
|
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Pelé | Brazil |
Football |
Laureus World Sports Academy Members
Active
The Academy was originally 40-strong, and as of early 2007, currently has 46 members. Those marked with an asterisk (*) after their names joined after the Academy was originally founded.
- Giacomo Agostini (Italy) - motorcycling
- Marcus Allen (USA) - American football
- Severiano Ballesteros (Spain) - golf
- Franz Beckenbauer (Germany) - football
- Boris Becker (Germany) - tennis
- Ian Botham (England) - cricket
- Sergey Bubka (Soviet Union/Ukraine) - athletics
- Bobby Charlton (England) - football
- Sebastian Coe (England) - athletics
- Nadia Comăneci (Romania) - gymnastics
- Deng Yaping (China) - table tennis
- Marcel Desailly * (France) - football
- Kapil Dev * (India) - cricket
- David Douillet (France) - judo
- Emerson Fittipaldi (Brazil) - motor racing
- Sean Fitzpatrick (New Zealand) - rugby union
- Dawn Fraser (Australia) - swimming
- Cathy Freeman * (Australia) - athletics
- Tanni Grey-Thompson (Great Britain) - paralympic athletics
- Marvin Hagler (USA) - boxing
- Mika Häkkinen * (Finland) - motor racing
- Tony Hawk (USA) - skateboarding
- Mike Horn * (South Africa) - adventurer-explorer
- Miguel Indurain (Spain) - cycling
- Michael Johnson (USA) - athletics
- Kip Keino (Kenya) - athletics
- Franz Klammer (Austria) - skiing
- Dan Marino (USA) - American football
- John McEnroe (USA) - tennis
- Edwin Moses (USA) - athletics (current chairman)
- Nawal El Moutawakel (Morocco) - athletics
- Robby Naish (USA) - windsurfing & kiteboarding
- Ilie Năstase (Romania) - tennis
- Martina Navratilova (USA) - tennis
- Alexei Nemov * (Russia) - gymnastics
- Jack Nicklaus (USA) - golf
- Gary Player (South Africa) - golf
- Morné du Plessis (South Africa) - rugby union
- Hugo Porta (Argentina) - rugby union
- Viv Richards (West Indies) - cricket
- Monica Seles * (USA) - tennis
- Mark Spitz (USA) - swimming
- Daley Thompson (Great Britain) - athletics
- Alberto Tomba (Italy) - skiing
- Steve Waugh * (Australia) - cricket
- Katarina Witt (Germany) - figure skating
Deceased
- Sir Peter Blake (New Zealand) - yachting
- Bill Shoemaker (USA) - horse racing
Past members
- Pelé (Brazil) - football. Retired from the Academy in 2007.
- Michael Jordan (USA) - basketball
- Yasuhiro Yamashita (Japan) - judo
Notes
- ^ This was later reversed after Jones admitted using performance-enchancing drugs. No replacement winner has yet been named.
References
External links
See also
- Laureus Sportsman of the Year
- Laureus Sportswoman of the Year
- Laureus Team of the Year
- Laureus Breakthrough of the Year
- Laureus Comeback of the Year
- Laureus Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability
- Laureus Action Sportsperson of the Year
- Athlete of the Year
- ESPY Awards
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