Sportsperson of the Year (Slovakia)

Michal Martikán, quadruple winner of the award

Sportsperson of the Year (Slovak: Športovec roka) is a trophy awarded to the best Slovak athletes by the Club of Sports Journalists of the Slovak Syndicate of Journalists. The trophy was founded in 1993, following the annual award Czechoslovak Sportsperson of the Year, which was finished after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

So far the individual trophy has been awarded to 8 different athletes, among which there were 6 men and 2 women (as of 2008). The most successful athletes were Martina Moravcová (swimmer), who achieved it 6 times, and Michal Martikán (slalom canoeist), who won 4 times. The team trophy has been achieved by teams of 5 different sports disciplines (as of 2008). The most successful were K4 kayakers, who received it 6 times, and ice hockey players, who won 5 times.

Individual awards

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Year Name Sport
1993 Martina Moravcová Swimming
1994 Milan Dvorščík Cycling
1995 Martina Moravcová Swimming
1996 Michal Martikán C1 Canoe slalom
1997 Michal Martikán C1 Canoe slalom
1998 Martina Moravcová Swimming
1999 Jozef Gönci Shooting
2000 Martina Moravcová Swimming
2001 Martina Moravcová Swimming
2002 Peter Bondra Ice hockey
2003 Martina Moravcová Swimming
2004 Elena Kaliská K1 Canoe slalom
2005 Dominik Hrbatý Tennis
2006 Radoslav Židek Snowboarding
2007 Michal Martikán C1 Canoe slalom
2008 Michal Martikán C1 Canoe slalom
2009 Peter Hochschorner
Pavol Hochschorner
C2 Canoe slalom
2010 Anastasiya Kuzmina Biathlon
2011 Peter Hochschorner
Pavol Hochschorner
C2 Canoe slalom
2012 Zuzana Štefečeková Shooting
2013 Peter Sagan Cycling
2014 Anastasiya Kuzmina Biathlon
2015 Peter Sagan Cycling
2016 Matej Tóth Athletics50 kilometres race walk
2017 Peter Sagan Cycling
2018 Anastasiya Kuzmina Biathlon
2019 Petra Vlhová Alpine skiing
2020 Petra Vlhová Alpine skiing
2021 Petra Vlhová Alpine skiing
2022 Petra Vlhová Alpine skiing
2023 Danka Barteková Skeet shooting
2024 Julius Kralik Fencing

Team awards

Year Team
1993 Slovakia women's national basketball team
1994 Slovakia men's national ice hockey team
1995 Slovakia men's national ice hockey team
1996 SCP Ružomberok women's basketball team
1997 Slovakia women's national basketball team
1998 Slovakia women's national biathlon relay team
1999 SCP Ružomberok women's basketball team
2000 Slovakia men's national ice hockey team
2001 K4 Slovakia kayaking team
2002 Slovakia men's national ice hockey team
2003 K4 Slovakia kayaking team
2004 K4 Slovakia kayaking team
2005 Slovakia Davis Cup tennis team
2006 K4 Slovakia kayaking team
2007 K4 Slovakia kayaking team
2008 K4 Slovakia kayaking team
2009 Slovakia national football team
2010 Slovakia national football team
2011 Slovakia national volleyball team
2012 Slovakia men's national ice hockey team
2013 Good Angels Košice women's basketball team
2014 Slovakia national football team
2015 Slovakia national football team
2016 K4 Slovakia kayaking team
2017 Slovakia mixed alpine skiing team
2018 Slovakia biathlon women's relay
2019 Slovakia canoe slalom men's team
2020 Slovakia national football team
2021 K4 Slovakia kayaking team

See also

References

  • "Športovcom roka 2007 Michal Martikán". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press, a. s. 2007-12-20.
  • "Športovec roka 2008: Prvenstvo pre Martikána a štvorkajak". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press, a. s. 2008-12-18.