United Press International Athlete of The Year Award - Female Winners

Female Winners

Year Athlete Nation represented Sport
1974 Irena Szewińska Poland Athletics
1975 Nadia Comăneci Romania Artistic gymnastics
1976 Nadia Comăneci Romania Artistic gymnastics
1977 Rosemarie Ackermann East Germany Athletics
1978 Tracy Caulkins United States Swimming
1979 Marita Koch East Germany Athletics
1980 Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein Alpine skiing
1981 Chris Evert Lloyd United States Tennis
1982 Marita Koch East Germany Athletics
1983 Jarmila Kratochvílová Czechoslovakia Athletics
1984 Martina Navratilova United States Tennis
1985 Mary Decker Slaney United States Athletics
1986 Heike Drechsler East Germany Athletics
1987 Steffi Graf West Germany Tennis
1988 Florence Griffith-Joyner United States Athletics
1989 Steffi Graf West Germany Tennis
1990 Merlene Ottey Jamaica Athletics
1991 Monica Seles SFR Yugoslavia Tennis
1992 Monica Seles FR Yugoslavia Tennis
1993 Wang Junxia China Athletics
1994 Le Jingyi China Swimming
1995 Gwen Torrence United States Athletics

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