Awardees
| Indicates a joint award for that year |
| Year | Name | Image | Birth / Death | Sport Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 | Viswanathan Anand | b. 1969 | Chess | |
| 1992–93 | Geet Sethi | – | b. 1961 | Billiards |
| 1993–94 | Not Conferred† | |||
| 1994–95 | Cdr. Homi D. Motivala | – | b. 1958 | Yachting (Team Event) |
| Lt. Cdr. P. K. Garg | – | b. 1963 | ||
| 1995–96 | Karnam Malleswari | – | b. 1975 | Weightlifting |
| 1996–97 | Nameirakpam Kunjarani | – | b. 1968 | Weightlifting |
| Leander Paes | b. 1973 | Tennis | ||
| 1997–98 | Sachin Tendulkar | b. 1973 | Cricket | |
| 1998–99 | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | – | b. 1969 | Athletics |
| 1999–2000 | Dhanraj Pillay | b. 1968 | Hockey | |
| 2000–01 | Pullela Gopichand | – | b. 1973 | Badminton |
| 2001–02 | Abhinav Bindra | b. 1982 | Shooting | |
| 2002–03 | Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat | b. 1969 | Shooting | |
| K. M. Beenamol | – | b. 1975 | Athletics | |
| 2003–04 | Anju Bobby George | – | b. 1977 | Athletics |
| 2004–05 | Lt. Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | – | b. 1970 | Shooting |
| 2005–06 | Pankaj Advani | b. 1985 | Billiards and Snooker | |
| 2006–07 | Manavjit Singh Sandhu | – | b. 1976 | Shooting |
| 2007–08 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | b. 1981 | Cricket | |
| 2008–09 | Mary Kom | b. 1983 | Boxing | |
| Vijender Singh | b. 1985 | Boxing | ||
| Sushil Kumar | b. 1983 | Wrestling | ||
| 2009–10 | Saina Nehwal | b. 1990 | Badminton | |
| 2010–11 | Gagan Narang | – | b. 1983 | Shooting |
| 2011–12 | Vijay Kumar | – | b. 1985 | Shooting |
| Yogeshwar Dutt | – | b. 1982 | Wrestling | |
† The award was not conferred upon any sportsperson or team in the year 1993–94.
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