Bulgarian Sportspeople of The Year
| Year | Winner | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Vanya Voynova | basketball |
| 1959 | Lyutvi Ahmedov | freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling |
| 1960 | Dimitar Dobrev | Greco-Roman wrestling |
| 1961 | Dimitar Khlebarov | athletics, pole vault |
| 1962 | Enyo Valchev | freestyle wrestling |
| 1963 | Prodan Gardzhev | freestyle wrestling |
| 1964 | Boyan Radev | Greco-Roman wrestling |
| 1965 | Georgi Asparuhov | association football |
| 1966 | Prodan Gardzhev | freestyle wrestling |
| 1967 | Boyan Radev | Greco-Roman wrestling |
| 1968 | Boyan Radev | Greco-Roman wrestling |
| 1969 | Mikhail Zhelev | athletics, 3000 metres |
| 1970 | Petar Kirov | Greco-Roman wrestling |
| 1971 | Petar Kirov | Greco-Roman wrestling |
| 1972 | Yordan Bikov | weightlifting |
| 1973 | Nedelcho Kolev | weightlifting |
| 1974 | Lilyana Tomova | athletics |
| 1975 | Valentin Khristov | weightlifting |
| 1976 | Ivanka Khristova | athletics, shot put |
| 1977 | Totka Petrova | athletics, 800 metres and 1500 metres |
| 1978 | Zdravka Yordanova and Svetla Otsetova | rowing |
| 1979 | Aleksandar Tomov | Greco-Roman wrestling |
| 1980 | Lyubomir Lyubenov | canoeing |
| 1981 | Yanko Rusev | weightlifting |
| 1982 | Blagoy Blagoev | weightlifting |
| 1983 | Vasil Etropolski | fencing, sabre |
| 1984 | Lyudmila Andonova-Zhecheva | athletics, high jump |
| 1985 | Stefka Kostadinova | athletics, high jump |
| 1986 | Yordanka Donkova | athletics, 110 metre hurdles |
| Asen Zlatev | weightlifting | |
| 1987 | Stefka Kostadinova | athletics, high jump |
| Khristo Markov | athletics, triple jump | |
| 1988 | Tanya Dangalakova | swimming, breaststroke |
| Khristo Markov | athletics, triple jump | |
| 1989 | Vesela Lecheva | sport shooting |
| Valentin Jordanov | freestyle wrestling | |
| 1990 | Stefan Botev | weightlifting |
| 1991 | Serafim Todorov | boxing |
| 1992 | Nikolay Bukhalov | canoeing |
| 1993 | Serafim Todorov | boxing |
| 1994 | Hristo Stoichkov | association football |
| 1995 | Stefka Kostadinova | athletics, high jump |
| 1996 | Stefka Kostadinova | athletics, high jump |
| 1997 | Yoto Yotov | weightlifting |
| 1998 | Ekaterina Dafovska | biathlon |
| 1999 | Galabin Boevski | weightlifting |
| 2000 | Tereza Marinova | athletics, triple jump |
| 2001 | Yordan Yovchev | artistic gymnastics |
| 2002 | Rumyana Neykova | rowing |
| 2003 | Yordan Yovchev | artistic gymnastics |
| 2004 | Mariya Grozdeva | sport shooting |
| 2005 | Veselin Topalov | chess |
| 2006 | Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski | ice dancing |
| 2007 | Stanka Zlateva | wrestling |
| 2008 | Rumyana Neykova | rowing |
| 2009 | Detelin Dalakliev | boxing |
| 2010 | Stanka Zlateva | freestyle wrestling |
| 2011 | Stanka Zlateva | freestyle wrestling |
| 2012 | Kubrat Pulev | boxing |
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