Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year

The Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year is an annual award presented by the Association of Slovenian Sports Journalists for the best sportsman and sportswoman of the previous year. The first awards ceremony was held in 1968.

Winners

Miroslav Cerar, the two-time Olympic gold medalist, won the inaugural award in 1968.
Tina Maze has won the award six times between 2005 and 2015.
Anže Kopitar, the two-time Stanley Cup champion, played with the Slovenian ice hockey team at their first Winter Olympics appearance in 2014.
Ski jumper Peter Prevc has won four consecutive awards between 2013 and 2016.
Sport Sportswoman Year Sportsman Sport
Athletics Marijana Lubej 1968 Miroslav Cerar Artistic gymnastics
Athletics Nataša Urbančič 1969 Ivo Daneu Basketball
Athletics Nataša Urbančič (2) 1970 Miroslav Cerar (2) Artistic gymnastics
Athletics Nataša Urbančič (3) 1971 Brane Oblak Football
Athletics Nataša Urbančič (4) 1972 Danilo Pudgar Ski jumping
Athletics Nataša Urbančič (5) 1973 Vinko Jelovac Basketball
Athletics Nataša Urbančič (6) 1974 Vinko Jelovac (2) Basketball
Tennis Mima Jaušovec 1975 Bojan Križaj Alpine skiing
Tennis Mima Jaušovec (2) 1976 Borut Petrič Swimming
Tennis Mima Jaušovec (3) 1977 Borut Petrič (2) Swimming
Nine-pin bowling Ljuba Tkalčič 1978 Borut Petrič (3) Swimming
Athletics Breda Lorenci 1979 Bojan Križaj (2) Alpine skiing
Tennis Mima Jaušovec (4) 1980 Bojan Križaj (3) Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing Bojana Dornig 1981 Borut Petrič (4) Swimming
Alpine skiing Andreja Leskovšek 1982 Bojan Križaj (4) Alpine skiing
Athletics Lidija Lapajne 1983 Borut Petrič (5) Swimming
Alpine skiing Mateja Svet 1984 Jure Franko Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing Mateja Svet (2) 1985 Rok Petrovič Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing Mateja Svet (3) 1986 Rok Petrovič (2) Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing Mateja Svet (4) 1987 Bojan Križaj (5) Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing Mateja Svet (5) 1988 Matjaž Debelak Ski jumping
Alpine skiing Mateja Svet (6) 1989 Andrej Jelenc Whitewater slalom
Alpine skiing Mateja Svet (7) 1990 Tomo Česen Alpinism
Alpine skiing Nataša Bokal 1991 Franci Petek Ski jumping
Nine-pin bowling Marika Kardinar 1992 Rajmond Debevec Shooting sports
Athletics Brigita Bukovec 1993 Igor Majcen Swimming
Athletics Britta Bilač 1994 Jure Košir Alpine skiing
Athletics Brigita Bukovec (2) 1995 Iztok Čop Rowing
Athletics Brigita Bukovec (3) 1996 Andraž Vehovar Whitewater slalom
Athletics Brigita Bukovec (4) 1997 Primož Peterka Ski jumping
Athletics Brigita Bukovec (5) 1998 Primož Peterka (2) Ski jumping
Swimming Metka Šparovec 1999 Gregor Cankar Athletics
Alpine skiing Špela Pretnar 2000 Rajmond Debevec (2) Shooting sports
Athletics Alenka Bikar 2001 Andrej Hauptman Road bicycle racing
Athletics Jolanda Čeplak 2002 Aljaž Pegan Artistic gymnastics
Athletics Jolanda Čeplak (2) 2003 Dejan Košir Snowboarding
Athletics Jolanda Čeplak (3) 2004 Vasilij Žbogar Sailing
Alpine skiing Tina Maze 2005 Mitja Petkovšek Artistic gymnastics
Cross-country skiing Petra Majdič 2006 Matic Osovnikar Athletics
Cross-country skiing Petra Majdič (2) 2007 Primož Kozmus Athletics
Swimming Sara Isakovič 2008 Primož Kozmus (2) Athletics
Cross-country skiing Petra Majdič (3) 2009 Primož Kozmus (3) Athletics
Alpine skiing Tina Maze (2) 2010 Dejan Zavec Boxing
Alpine skiing Tina Maze (3) 2011 Peter Kauzer Whitewater slalom
Judo Urška Žolnir 2012[1] Anže Kopitar Ice hockey
Alpine skiing Tina Maze (4) 2013[2] Peter Prevc Ski jumping
Alpine skiing Tina Maze (5) 2014[3] Peter Prevc (2) Ski jumping
Alpine skiing Tina Maze (6) 2015[4] Peter Prevc (3) Ski jumping
Judo Tina Trstenjak 2016[5] Peter Prevc (4) Ski jumping
Alpine skiing Ilka Štuhec 2017[6] Goran Dragić Basketball
Sport climbing Janja Garnbret 2018[7] Luka Dončić Basketball
Sport climbing Janja Garnbret (2) 2019[8] Primož Roglič Road bicycle racing
Cross-country skiing Anamarija Lampič 2020[9] Primož Roglič (2) Road bicycle racing
Sport climbing Janja Garnbret (3) 2021[10] Tadej Pogačar Road bicycle racing
Ski jumping Urša Bogataj 2022[11] Kristjan Čeh Discus throw

Multiple winners

Sportswoman Wins
Mateja Svet 7 (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)
Nataša Urbančič 6 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974)
Tina Maze 6 (2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Brigita Bukovec 5 (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
Mima Jaušovec 4 (1975, 1976, 1977, 1980)
Jolanda Čeplak 3 (2002, 2003, 2004)
Petra Majdič 3 (2006, 2007, 2009)
Janja Garnbret 3 (2018, 2019, 2021)
Sportsman Wins
Bojan Križaj 5 (1975, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1987)
Borut Petrič 5 (1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983)
Peter Prevc 4 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Primož Kozmus 3 (2007, 2008, 2009)
Miroslav Cerar 2 (1968, 1970)
Vinko Jelovac 2 (1973, 1974)
Rok Petrovič 2 (1985, 1986)
Rajmond Debevec 2 (1992, 2000)
Primož Peterka 2 (1997, 1998)
Primož Roglič 2 (2019, 2020)

See also

References

General
  • "Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year winners 1968–2016" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
Specific
  1. T. O. (20 December 2012). "Kopitar in Žolnirjeva najboljša športnika Slovenije" [Kopitar and Zolnir are the best Slovenian Sportspersons] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  2. A. V. (19 December 2013). "Športniki leta Mazejeva, Prevc in hokejska reprezentanca" [Sportspersons of the Year are Maze, Prevc, and the national ice hockey team] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  3. "Športnik leta: zmagovalci Tina Maze, Peter Prevc in hokejska reprezentanca" [Sportsperson of the Year: Winners are Tina Maze, Peter Prevc, and the national ice hockey team]. Delo (in Slovenian). 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. A. V. (8 December 2015). "Športniki leta Tina Maze, Peter Prevc in slovenski odbojkarji" [Sportspersons of the Year are Tina Maze, Peter Prevc, and the Slovenian volleyball team] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  5. M. L.; A. V. (13 December 2016). "Športniki leta Peter Prevc, Tina Trstenjak in slovenski hokejisti" [Sportspersons of the Year are Peter Prevc, Tina Trstenjak, and the Slovenian ice hockey team] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  6. R. K.; A. V. (12 December 2017). "Športniki leta Goran Dragić, Ilka Štuhec in košarkarji" [Sportspersons of the Year are Goran Dragic, Ilka Stuhec, and the national basketball team] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  7. R. K.; D. S. (19 December 2018). "Najboljša športnika Slovenije v letu 2018 – 19-letna Luka Dončić in Janja Garnbret" [Slovenian Sportspersons of the Year in 2018 – 19-year-old Luka Doncic and Janja Garnbret] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  8. T. O.; D. S. (17 December 2019). "Primož Roglič, Janja Garnbret in odbojkarji športniki leta 2019" [Primoz Roglic, Janja Garnbret, and the national volleyball team are the 2019 Sportspersons of the Year] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  9. M. R. (16 December 2020). "Športniki leta 2020 Roglič, Lampičeva in rokometaši" [2020 Sportspersons of the Year are Roglic, Lampic, and the national handball team] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  10. T. O. (14 December 2021). "Rumeni Tadej Pogačar prvič, zlata Janja Garnbret tretjič" [Yellow Tadej Pogacar for the first time, golden Janja Garnbret for the third time] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  11. To. G. (13 December 2022). "Kristjan Čeh, Urša Bogataj in mešana skakalna ekipa športniki leta 2022" [Kristjan Ceh, Ursa Bogataj and the mixed national ski jumping team are the Sportspersons of the Year for 2022] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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