Belgian National Sports Merit Award
The Belgian National Sports Merit Award is an annual award handed out to a Belgian sportsperson or -team for exceptional merit. Each individual can only win the award once during his or her career, making this trophy one of the most prestigious in Belgian sports. The trophy is awarded by a jury consisting of (former) sports champions (e.g. Paul Van Himst and Ingrid Berghmans), influential sports people and sports journalists and is led by the mayor of Brussels.
The trophy was established in 1928 by , as a tribute to the founder of the Royal Belgian Aero-club, . Therefore the trophy was in the first four years known as the Fernand Jacobs Award.
Winners[]
Year | Winner | Sport |
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2020 | Wout van Aert[1] | Cycling & Cyclo-cross |
2019 | Belgium men's national field hockey team[2] | Field Hockey |
2018 | Nina Derwael[3] | Gymnastics |
2017 | David Goffin[4] | Tennis |
2016 | Nafissatou Thiam[5] | Athletics |
2015 | Belgian men's 4 × 400 metres relay team[6] | Athletics |
2014 | Daniel Van Buyten[7] | Football |
2013 | Frederik Van Lierde[8] | Triathlon |
2012 | Evi Van Acker[9] | Sailing |
2011 | Kevin Borlée | Athletics |
2010 | Philippe Le Jeune | Equestrianism |
2009 | Philippe Gilbert | Cycling |
2008 | not awarded | |
2007 | Belgian women's 4 × 100 metres relay team | Athletics |
2006 | Kim Gevaert and Tia Hellebaut | Athletics |
2005 | Tom Boonen | Cycling |
2004 | Axel Merckx | Cycling |
2003 | Stefan Everts | Motocross |
2002 | Marc Wilmots | Football |
2001 | Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin | Tennis |
2000 | Joël Smets | Motocross |
1999 | Gella Vandecaveye | Judo |
1998 | Ulla Werbrouck | Judo |
1997 | Luc Van Lierde | Triathlon |
1996 | Johan Museeuw | Cycling |
1995 | Frédérik Deburghgraeve | Swimming |
1994 | Brigitte Becue | Swimming |
1993 | Vincent Rousseau | Athletics |
1992 | Annelies Bredael | Rowing |
1991 | Jean-Michel Saive | Table Tennis |
1990 | Jan Ceulemans | Football |
1989 | Michel Preud'homme | Football |
1988 | Eric Geboers | Motocross |
1987 | Ingrid Lempereur | Swimming |
1986 | William Van Dijck | Athletics |
1985 | not awarded | |
1984 | André Malherbe | Motocross |
1983 | Eddy Annys | Athletics |
1982 | Ingrid Berghmans | Judo |
1981 | Annie Lambrechts | Roller Skating |
1980 | Belgium national football team | Football |
1979 | Robert Van de Walle | Judo |
1978 | Anderlecht | Football |
1977 | Gaston Rahier | Motocross |
1976 | Ivo Van Damme | Athletics |
1975 | Jean-Pierre Burny | Canoe-Kayak |
1974 | Paul Van Himst | Football |
1973 | Roger De Coster | Motocross |
1972 | Karel Lismont | Athletics |
1971 | Miel Puttemans | Athletics |
1970 | Freddy Herbrand | Athletics |
1969 | Serge Reding | Weightlifting |
1968 | Jacky Ickx | Motorsports |
1967 | Ferdinand Bracke and Eddy Merckx | Cycling |
1966 | Raymond Ceulemans | Cue sports |
1965 | First jachtwing of the Belgian Air Component | Air sports |
1964 | Joël Robert | Motocross |
1963 | Aureel Vandendriessche | Athletics |
1962 | Gaston Roelants | Athletics |
1961 | Rik Van Looy | Cycling |
1960 | Flory Van Donck | Golf |
1959 | Belgium men's national field hockey team | Field Hockey |
1958 | René Baeten | Motocross |
1957 | Jacky Brichant and Philippe Washer | Tennis |
1956 | Motorsports | |
1955 | Roger Moens | Athletics |
1954 | Adolf Verschueren | Cycling |
1953 | Crew of the Yacht Omoo (Mr. and Mrs. Van de Wielle and ) | Yachting |
1952 | André Noyelle | Cycling |
1951 | Johny Claes and Jacques Ickx | Motorsports |
1950 | Briek Schotte | Cycling |
1949 | Swimming | |
1948 | Etienne Gailly | Athletics |
1947 | Micheline Lannoy and Pierre Baugniet | Figure Skating |
1946 | Gaston Reiff | Athletics |
1945 | Flying personnel of the Belgian Royal Air Force-section | Air sports |
1944 | not awarded | |
1943 | Prince | General |
1942 | Pol Braekman | Athletics |
1941 | Swimming | |
1940 | Fernande Caroen | Swimming |
1939 | Commandant Henry de Menten de Horne | Equestrianism |
1938 | Motorsports | |
1937 | Joseph Mostert | Athletics |
1936 | Hot air ballooning | |
1935 | Count | Air sports |
1934 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Football |
1933 | Jef Scherens | Cycling |
1932 | not awarded | |
1931 | and | Motorsports |
1930 | Wrestling | |
1929 | Georges Ronsse | Cycling |
1928 | and | Air sports |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste beloont superseizoen van Aert: "Eddy Merckx belde me"". 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Red Lions volgen Nina Derwael op met winst van Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste".
- ^ "Derwael sleept ook Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste in de wacht: "Unaniem"". 8 November 2018.
- ^ "David Goffin wint Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste".
- ^ "Thiam wint Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste 2016". 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Nationale Trofee der Sportverdienste 2015 | de Belgische Monarchie".
- ^ "Daniel van Buyten wint Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste".
- ^ "Frederik van Lierde krijgt Trofee voor Sportverdienste".
- ^ "Evi van Acker wint Nationale Trofee van Sportverdienste 2012".
Categories:
- National sportsperson-of-the-year trophies and awards
- Belgian sports trophies and awards
- Awards established in 1928
- 1928 establishments in Belgium