United Press International Athlete of the Year Award
The United Press International Athlete of the Year Award was conferred annually between 1974 and 1995, one each to the individuals adjudged, without restriction to nationality or sport contested, to be the male and female athlete of the year by a panel of sportswriters and editors constituted under the auspices of the United Press International.[1]
Male winners[]
Athlete | Nation represented | Sport | |
---|---|---|---|
1974 | Muhammad Ali | ![]() |
Boxing |
1975 | João Carlos de Oliveira | ![]() |
Athletics |
1976 | Alberto Juantorena | ![]() |
Athletics |
1977 | Alberto Juantorena | ![]() |
Athletics |
1978 | Henry Rono | ![]() |
Athletics |
1979 | Sebastian Coe | ![]() |
Athletics |
1980 | Eric Heiden | ![]() |
Speed skating |
1981 | Sebastian Coe | ![]() |
Athletics |
1982 | Daley Thompson | ![]() |
Athletics |
1983 | Carl Lewis | ![]() |
Athletics |
1984 | Carl Lewis | ![]() |
Athletics |
1985 | Steve Cram | ![]() |
Athletics |
1986 | Diego Maradona | ![]() |
Football |
1987 | Ben Johnson | ![]() |
Athletics |
1988 | Matt Biondi | ![]() |
Swimming |
1989 | Boris Becker | ![]() |
Tennis |
1990 | Stefan Edberg | ![]() |
Tennis |
1991 | Sergey Bubka | ![]() |
Athletics |
1992 | Kevin Young | ![]() |
Athletics |
1993 | Miguel Indurain | ![]() |
Road cycling |
1994 | Johann Olav Koss | ![]() |
Speed skating |
1995 | Jonathan Edwards | ![]() |
Athletics |
Female winners[]
Athlete | Nation represented | Sport | |
---|---|---|---|
1974 | Irena Szewińska | ![]() |
Athletics |
1975 | Nadia Comăneci | ![]() |
Artistic gymnastics |
1976 | Nadia Comăneci | ![]() |
Artistic gymnastics |
1977 | Rosemarie Ackermann | ![]() |
Athletics |
1978 | Tracy Caulkins | ![]() |
Swimming |
1979 | Marita Koch | ![]() |
Athletics |
1980 | Hanni Wenzel | ![]() |
Alpine skiing |
1981 | Chris Evert Lloyd | ![]() |
Tennis |
1982 | Marita Koch | ![]() |
Athletics |
1983 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | ![]() |
Athletics |
1984 | Martina Navratilova | ![]() |
Tennis |
1985 | Mary Decker Slaney | ![]() |
Athletics |
1986 | Heike Drechsler | ![]() |
Athletics |
1987 | Steffi Graf | ![]() |
Tennis |
1988 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | ![]() |
Athletics |
1989 | Steffi Graf | ![]() |
Tennis |
1990 | Merlene Ottey | ![]() |
Athletics |
1991 | Monica Seles | ![]() |
Tennis |
1992 | Monica Seles | ![]() |
Tennis |
1993 | Wang Junxia | ![]() |
Athletics |
1994 | Le Jingyi | ![]() |
Swimming |
1995 | Gwen Torrence | ![]() |
Athletics |
Notes[]
See also[]
- Athlete of the Year
- Associated Press Athlete of the Year
- Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
- Best Male Athlete ESPY Award
- Sporting News Sportsman/Pro Athlete of the Year
- Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
- Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year (Laureus World Sports Academy)
- Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
- BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
- L'Équipe Champion of Champions Award
References[]
- Brown, Gerry, and Morrison, Michael (eds.; 2003). ESPN Information Please Sports Almanac. New York City: ESPN Books and Hyperion (joint). ISBN 0-7868-8715-X.
External links[]
Categories:
- Sports trophies and awards
- Awards established in 1974
- Awards disestablished in 1996