Athlete of The Year - Various Athlete of The Year Awards - All Sports

All Sports

Worldwide

• Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year (Laureus World Sports Academy)
• Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
• L'Équipe Champion of Champions Award
• BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year—excludes British nationals

Country-specific

See also: Category:National sportsperson of the year by country

This lists a sampling of awards dedicated to a specific country.

• Argentina
  • Olimpia Award
• Austria
  • Austrian Sportspersonality of the year
• Canada
  • Lou Marsh Trophy (athlete of the year, of either sex)
  • Lionel Conacher Award (male athlete of the year)
  • Bobbie Rosenfeld Award (female athlete of the year)
  • Velma Springstead Trophy (female athlete of the year)
• India
  • Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
• Ireland
  • RTÉ Sports Person of the Year
• Jamaica
  • Jamaica Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year
• Lithuania
  • Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year
• Serbia
  • Golden badge Sport—athlete of the year of Serbia (former Yugoslavia)
• Slovenia
  • Slovenian Sportsman of the year and Slovenian Sportswoman of the year
• United Kingdom
  • BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award—winner must either be a British national or resident

U.S.-based awards

Because these awards are given by American organizations, the winners are usually, but not always, Americans. Also, the presence of the word "Sportsman" in the name of an award does not imply that the award is open solely to men; women have frequently won these awards.

• Associated Press Athlete of the Year (AP)
• Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
• Best Male Athlete ESPY Award
• Sporting News Sportsman/Pro Athlete of the Year
• Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
• Sportswoman of the Year Award (Women's Sports Foundation)
• United Press International Athlete of the Year Award (UPI) (defunct)
• NCAA Sportsmanship Award (National Collegiate Athletic Association)
• NCAA Woman of the Year Award (student-athlete)
• Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award
• Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award
• Atlantic Coast Conference Athlete of the Year (ACC)