Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year

Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Award is given annually to honor deaf athletes who produced outstanding results in his/her sport discipline throughout the current year and to recognize their exemplary sport achievements.

YearMenCountry WomenCountry
2022IBARA Ryutaro flag: Japan
JPN
CRONK Carli flag: United States
USA
2019SEKHAR Prithvi flag: India
IND
KITA Miyu flag: Japan
JPN
2018KLOTZ Matthew flag: United States
USA
NEUDOLT Katrin flag: Austria
AUT
2017ZHIVAEV Andrei flag: Russian Federation
RUS
KHALADZHAN Asya flag: Russian Federation
RUS
2016NOSENKO Mykola flag: Ukraine
UKR
ALDER-BAERENS Nele flag: Germany
GER
2015MAYOROV Vladimir flag: Russian Federation
RUS
KMOCHOVA Tereza flag: Czech Republic
CZE
2014OBOTIN Vitalii flag: Russian Federation
RUS
KORABLINOVA Nadezda flag: Russian Federation
RUS
2013CHERONO Symon flag: Kenya
KEN
HE Yue Yue flag: China
CHN
2010ZUPAN Miha flag: Slovenia
SLO
TOVSTA Anna flag: Ukraine
UKR
2009PARKIN Terence flag: South Africa
RSA
PETRUSHENKA Aksana flag: Belarus
BLR
2008GRENINS Maris flag: Latvia
LAT
RAAD Trude flag: Norway
NOR
2007BAGGA Rajeev flag: Great Britain
GBR
DEEVA Natalia flag: Belarus
BLR
2006KOCH Björn flag: Germany
GER
POLIVANCHUK Anna flag: Sweden
SWE
2005PROSSER Scott flag: Australia
AUS
SHI Ce flag: China
CHN
2004YAKUBOVSKIY Vladislav flag: Russian Federation
RUS
FERM Cecilia flag: Sweden
SWE
2003TISHCHENKO Sergey flag: Russian Federation
RUS
MOONEYHAM Amanda flag: United States
USA
2002PETERSSON Lars flag: Sweden
SWE
PRANTSUZOVA Olga flag: Russian Federation
RUS
2001PARKIN Terence flag: South Africa
RSA
GUSKOVA Veronika flag: Russian Federation
RUS
2000PARKIN Terence flag: South Africa
RSA
FERM Cecilia flag: Sweden
SWE
1999YUZHANINOV Viktor flag: Russian Federation
RUS
KURKOVA Petra flag: Czech Republic
CZE
1998KEALY John flag: Ireland
IRL
MYRVOLL Tone flag: Norway
NOR
1997PARKIN Terence flag: South Africa
RSA
ODDONE Barbara flag: Italy
ITA
1996STIENSTRA Jan flag: Netherlands
NED
BIRLEY Dawn flag: Canada
CAN