Laureus World Sports Awards
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The Laureus World Sports Awards is an annual award ceremony honouring individuals and teams from the world of sports along with sporting achievements throughout the year. It was established in 1999 by Laureus Sport for Good Foundation founding patrons Daimler and Richemont. It is supported by its global partners Mercedes-Benz, IWC Schaffhausen and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. The name "Laureus" is derived from the Greek word for laurel, considered a traditional symbol of victory in athletics. The first ceremony was held on 25 May 2000 in Monte Carlo, at which South African president Nelson Mandela gave the keynote speech. As of 2020, awards are made annually in eight categories, with a number of discretionary categories irregularly recognised. The recipient of each award is presented with a Laureus statuette, created by Cartier, at an annual ceremony held in various locations around the world. As of 2020, the ceremonies have been held in eleven cities, and are broadcast in at least 160 countries. Swiss tennis player Roger Federer holds the record for the most awards with six, five for Sportsman of the Year and one for Comeback of the Year. American tennis player Serena Williams and American artistic gymnast Simone Biles holds the record for most awards held by a female with five, four for Sportswoman of the Year and one for Comeback of the Year. Novak Djokovic won the 2024 Sports Man of the year award and grabbed his 5th title, making him the most decorated sportsman in the History of the Award along with Roger Federer. A number of awards have been rescinded, namely those presented to American cyclist Lance Armstrong, American sprinter Marion Jones and Canadian amputee sprinter Earle Connor, each of whom were subsequently found to have illegally used drugs to achieve their records. In the 2020 ceremony, Argentine footballer Lionel Messi became the first footballer to win the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award. He is also the first and only athlete to win it coming from a team sport. Moreover, in 2023, Messi once again won it and became the only sportsperson as well as footballer to ever win the award twice from a team sport.
Infobox
Awarded for
Men and women from the world of sport along with their achievements from the previous calendar year
Presented by
Laureus Sport for Good Foundation
Most awards
Roger Federer (6)
Most nominations
Tiger Woods (12)
Website
Official website
Tables
Locations of Laureus World Sports Awards ceremonies · Ceremony
2000
2000
Year
2000
Location
Monaco
Venue
Sporting Club
Notes
Patron was Nelson Mandela
2001
2001
Year
2001
Location
Grimaldi Forum
Venue
Patron was Prince Albert
2002
2002
Year
2002
2003
2003
Year
2003
2004
2004
Year
2004
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Venue
Cultural Centre of Belém
Notes
Patron was José Manuel Barroso
2005
2005
Year
2005
Location
Estoril, Portugal
Venue
Casino Estoril
2006
2006
Year
2006
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Venue
Parc del Fòrum
2007
2007
Year
2007
Location
Palau Sant Jordi
Venue
Patron was Juan Carlos I of Spain
2008
2008
Year
2008
Location
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Venue
Mariinsky Theatre
Notes
Attended by President Vladimir Putin
2009
2009
Year
2009
Location
Ceremony cancelled due to world economic crisis; awards presented to winners individually at other events from May to June.
2010
2010
Year
2010
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Venue
Emirates Palace
2011
2011
Year
2011
2012
2012
Year
2012
Location
London, United Kingdom
Venue
Central Hall Westminster
2013
2013
Year
2013
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Venue
Theatro Municipal
2014
2014
Year
2014
Location
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Venue
Istana Budaya
2015
2015
Year
2015
Location
Shanghai, China
Venue
Shanghai Grand Theatre
2016
2016
Year
2016
Location
Berlin, Germany
Venue
Palais am Funkturm
2017
2017
Year
2017
Location
Monaco
Venue
Sporting Club
2018
2018
Year
2018
2019
2019
Year
2019
2020
2020
Year
2020
Location
Berlin, Germany
Venue
Verti Halle
Notes
Twentieth anniversary of awards
2021
2021
Year
2021
Location
Seville, Spain
Venue
Online
Notes
Virtual ceremony
2022
2022
Year
2022
Location
Seville, Spain
Venue
Online
Notes
Virtual ceremony
2023
2023
Year
2023
Location
Paris, France
Venue
Pavillon Vendome
2024
2024
Year
2024
Location
Madrid, Spain
Venue
Palacio de Cibeles
2025
2025
Year
2025
Location
Twenty-fifth anniversary of awards
| Year | Location | Venue | Notes | Ref(s) |
| 2000 | Monaco | Sporting Club | Patron was Nelson Mandela | |
| 2001 | Grimaldi Forum | Patron was Prince Albert | ||
| 2002 | ||||
| 2003 | ||||
| 2004 | Lisbon, Portugal | Cultural Centre of Belém | Patron was José Manuel Barroso | |
| 2005 | Estoril, Portugal | Casino Estoril | ||
| 2006 | Barcelona, Spain | Parc del Fòrum | ||
| 2007 | Palau Sant Jordi | Patron was Juan Carlos I of Spain | ||
| 2008 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Mariinsky Theatre | Attended by President Vladimir Putin | |
| 2009 | Ceremony cancelled due to world economic crisis; awards presented to winners individually at other events from May to June. | |||
| 2010 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Emirates Palace | ||
| 2011 | ||||
| 2012 | London, United Kingdom | Central Hall Westminster | ||
| 2013 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Theatro Municipal | ||
| 2014 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Istana Budaya | ||
| 2015 | Shanghai, China | Shanghai Grand Theatre | ||
| 2016 | Berlin, Germany | Palais am Funkturm | ||
| 2017 | Monaco | Sporting Club | ||
| 2018 | ||||
| 2019 | ||||
| 2020 | Berlin, Germany | Verti Halle | Twentieth anniversary of awards | |
| 2021 | Seville, Spain | Online | Virtual ceremony | |
| 2022 | Seville, Spain | Online | Virtual ceremony | |
| 2023 | Paris, France | Pavillon Vendome | ||
| 2024 | Madrid, Spain | Palacio de Cibeles | ||
| 2025 | Twenty-fifth anniversary of awards | |||
Laureus World Sports Awards regular awards winners · Winners by year › Regular awards
2000
2000
Year
2000
Sportsman
Tiger Woods
Sportswoman
Marion Jones*
Team
Manchester United
Breakthrough
Sergio García
Comeback
Lance Armstrong*
Disability
Louise Sauvage
Action
Shaun Palmer
Moment
—
2001
2001
Year
2001
Sportsman
Tiger Woods (2)
Sportswoman
Cathy Freeman
Team
France national football team
Breakthrough
Marat Safin
Comeback
Jennifer Capriati
Disability
Vinny Lauwers
Action
Mike Horn
Moment
—
2002
2002
Year
2002
Sportsman
Michael Schumacher
Sportswoman
Jennifer Capriati
Team
Australia national cricket team
Breakthrough
Juan Pablo Montoya
Comeback
Goran Ivanišević
Disability
Esther Vergeer
Action
Bob Burnquist
Moment
—
2003
2003
Year
2003
Sportsman
Lance Armstrong*
Sportswoman
Serena Williams
Team
Brazil national football team
Breakthrough
Yao Ming
Comeback
Ronaldo
Disability
Michael Milton
Action
Dean Potter
Moment
—
2004
2004
Year
2004
Sportsman
Michael Schumacher (2)
Sportswoman
Annika Sörenstam
Team
England national rugby union team
Breakthrough
Michelle Wie
Comeback
Hermann Maier
Disability
Earle Connor*
Action
Layne Beachley
Moment
—
2005
2005
Year
2005
Sportsman
Roger Federer
Sportswoman
Kelly Holmes
Team
Greece national football team
Breakthrough
Liu Xiang
Comeback
Alex Zanardi
Disability
Chantal Petitclerc
Action
Ellen MacArthur
Moment
—
2006
2006
Year
2006
Sportsman
Roger Federer
Sportswoman
Janica Kostelić
Team
Renault F1 team
Breakthrough
Rafael Nadal
Comeback
Martina Hingis
Disability
Ernst van Dyk
Action
Angelo d'Arrigo
Moment
—
2007
2007
Year
2007
Sportsman
Roger Federer
Sportswoman
Yelena Isinbayeva
Team
Italy national football team
Breakthrough
Amélie Mauresmo
Comeback
Serena Williams
Disability
Martin Braxenthaler
Action
Kelly Slater
Moment
—
2008
2008
Year
2008
Sportsman
Roger Federer
Sportswoman
Justine Henin
Team
South Africa national rugby union team
Breakthrough
Lewis Hamilton
Comeback
Paula Radcliffe
Disability
Esther Vergeer
Action
Shaun White
Moment
—
2009
2009
Year
2009
Sportsman
Usain Bolt
Sportswoman
Yelena Isinbayeva (2)
Team
China Olympic team
Breakthrough
Rebecca Adlington
Comeback
Vitali Klitschko
Disability
Daniel Dias
Action
Kelly Slater
Moment
—
2010
2010
Year
2010
Sportsman
Usain Bolt
Sportswoman
Serena Williams
Team
Brawn F1 team
Breakthrough
Jenson Button
Comeback
Kim Clijsters
Disability
Natalie du Toit
Action
Stephanie Gilmore
Moment
—
2011
2011
Year
2011
Sportsman
Rafael Nadal
Sportswoman
Lindsey Vonn
Team
Spain national football team
Breakthrough
Martin Kaymer
Comeback
Valentino Rossi
Disability
Verena Bentele
Action
Kelly Slater
Moment
—
2012
2012
Year
2012
Sportsman
Novak Djokovic
Sportswoman
Vivian Cheruiyot
Team
FC Barcelona
Breakthrough
Rory McIlroy
Comeback
Darren Clarke
Disability
Oscar Pistorius
Action
Kelly Slater
Moment
—
2013
2013
Year
2013
Sportsman
Usain Bolt
Sportswoman
Jessica Ennis
Team
Europe Ryder Cup team
Breakthrough
Andy Murray
Comeback
Félix Sánchez
Disability
Daniel Dias
Action
Felix Baumgartner
Moment
—
2014
2014
Year
2014
Sportsman
Sebastian Vettel
Sportswoman
Missy Franklin
Team
Bayern Munich
Breakthrough
Marc Márquez
Comeback
Rafael Nadal
Disability
Marie Bochet
Action
Jamie Bestwick
Moment
—
2015
2015
Year
2015
Sportsman
Novak Djokovic
Sportswoman
Genzebe Dibaba
Team
Germany national football team
Breakthrough
Daniel Ricciardo
Comeback
Schalk Burger
Disability
Tatyana McFadden
Action
Alan Eustace
Moment
—
2016
2016
Year
2016
Sportsman
Novak Djokovic
Sportswoman
Serena Williams
Team
New Zealand national rugby union team
Breakthrough
Jordan Spieth
Comeback
Dan Carter
Disability
Daniel Dias
Action
Jan Frodeno
Moment
—
2017
2017
Year
2017
Sportsman
Usain Bolt (4)
Sportswoman
Simone Biles
Team
Chicago Cubs
Breakthrough
Nico Rosberg
Comeback
Michael Phelps
Disability
Beatrice Vio
Action
Rachel Atherton
Moment
FC Barcelona under-12s
2018
2018
Year
2018
Sportsman
Roger Federer (5)
Sportswoman
Serena Williams (4)
Team
Mercedes F1 Team
Breakthrough
Sergio García
Comeback
Roger Federer
Disability
Marcel Hug
Action
Armel Le Cléac'h
Moment
Chapecoense
2019
2019
Year
2019
Sportsman
Novak Djokovic
Sportswoman
Simone Biles
Team
France national football team
Breakthrough
Naomi Osaka
Comeback
Tiger Woods
Disability
Henrieta Farkašová
Action
Chloe Kim
Moment
Xia Boyu
2020
2020
Year
2020
Sportsman
Lewis Hamilton &Lionel Messi
Sportswoman
Simone Biles
Team
South Africa national rugby union team
Breakthrough
Egan Bernal
Comeback
Sophia Flörsch
Disability
Oksana Masters
Action
Chloe Kim
Moment
Sachin Tendulkar
2021
2021
Year
2021
Sportsman
Rafael Nadal (2)
Sportswoman
Naomi Osaka
Team
Bayern Munich
Breakthrough
Patrick Mahomes
Comeback
Maxence Parrot
Disability
—
Action
—
Moment
Chris Nikic
2022
2022
Year
2022
Sportsman
Max Verstappen
Sportswoman
Elaine Thompson-Herah
Team
Italy national football team
Breakthrough
Emma Raducanu
Comeback
Sky Brown
Disability
Marcel Hug
Action
Bethany Shriever
Moment
—
2023
2023
Year
2023
Sportsman
Lionel Messi (2)
Sportswoman
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Team
Argentina national football team
Breakthrough
Carlos Alcaraz
Comeback
Christian Eriksen
Disability
Catherine Debrunner
Action
Eileen Gu
Moment
—
2024
2024
Year
2024
Sportsman
Novak Djokovic (5)
Sportswoman
Aitana Bonmatí
Team
Spain women's national football team
Breakthrough
Jude Bellingham
Comeback
Simone Biles
Disability
Diede de Groot
Action
Arisa Trew
Moment
—
2025
2025
Year
2025
Sportsman
Armand Duplantis
Sportswoman
Simone Biles (4)
Team
Real Madrid
Breakthrough
Lamine Yamal
Comeback
Rebeca Andrade
Disability
Jiang Yuyan
Action
Tom Pidcock
Moment
—
| Year | Sportsman | Sportswoman | Team | Breakthrough | Comeback | Disability | Action | Moment | Ref |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | Marion Jones* | Manchester United | Sergio García | Lance Armstrong* | Louise Sauvage | Shaun Palmer | — | |
| 2001 | Tiger Woods (2) | Cathy Freeman | France national football team | Marat Safin | Jennifer Capriati | Vinny Lauwers | Mike Horn | — | |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | Jennifer Capriati | Australia national cricket team | Juan Pablo Montoya | Goran Ivanišević | Esther Vergeer | Bob Burnquist | — | |
| 2003 | Lance Armstrong* | Serena Williams | Brazil national football team | Yao Ming | Ronaldo | Michael Milton | Dean Potter | — | |
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher (2) | Annika Sörenstam | England national rugby union team | Michelle Wie | Hermann Maier | Earle Connor* | Layne Beachley | — | |
| 2005 | Roger Federer | Kelly Holmes | Greece national football team | Liu Xiang | Alex Zanardi | Chantal Petitclerc | Ellen MacArthur | — | |
| 2006 | Roger Federer | Janica Kostelić | Renault F1 team | Rafael Nadal | Martina Hingis | Ernst van Dyk | Angelo d'Arrigo | — | |
| 2007 | Roger Federer | Yelena Isinbayeva | Italy national football team | Amélie Mauresmo | Serena Williams | Martin Braxenthaler | Kelly Slater | — | |
| 2008 | Roger Federer | Justine Henin | South Africa national rugby union team | Lewis Hamilton | Paula Radcliffe | Esther Vergeer | Shaun White | — | |
| 2009 | Usain Bolt | Yelena Isinbayeva (2) | China Olympic team | Rebecca Adlington | Vitali Klitschko | Daniel Dias | Kelly Slater | — | |
| 2010 | Usain Bolt | Serena Williams | Brawn F1 team | Jenson Button | Kim Clijsters | Natalie du Toit | Stephanie Gilmore | — | |
| 2011 | Rafael Nadal | Lindsey Vonn | Spain national football team | Martin Kaymer | Valentino Rossi | Verena Bentele | Kelly Slater | — | |
| 2012 | Novak Djokovic | Vivian Cheruiyot | FC Barcelona | Rory McIlroy | Darren Clarke | Oscar Pistorius | Kelly Slater | — | |
| 2013 | Usain Bolt | Jessica Ennis | Europe Ryder Cup team | Andy Murray | Félix Sánchez | Daniel Dias | Felix Baumgartner | — | |
| 2014 | Sebastian Vettel | Missy Franklin | Bayern Munich | Marc Márquez | Rafael Nadal | Marie Bochet | Jamie Bestwick | — | |
| 2015 | Novak Djokovic | Genzebe Dibaba | Germany national football team | Daniel Ricciardo | Schalk Burger | Tatyana McFadden | Alan Eustace | — | |
| 2016 | Novak Djokovic | Serena Williams | New Zealand national rugby union team | Jordan Spieth | Dan Carter | Daniel Dias | Jan Frodeno | — | |
| 2017 | Usain Bolt (4) | Simone Biles | Chicago Cubs | Nico Rosberg | Michael Phelps | Beatrice Vio | Rachel Atherton | FC Barcelona under-12s | |
| 2018 | Roger Federer (5) | Serena Williams (4) | Mercedes F1 Team | Sergio García | Roger Federer | Marcel Hug | Armel Le Cléac'h | Chapecoense | |
| 2019 | Novak Djokovic | Simone Biles | France national football team | Naomi Osaka | Tiger Woods | Henrieta Farkašová | Chloe Kim | Xia Boyu | |
| 2020 | Lewis Hamilton &Lionel Messi | Simone Biles | South Africa national rugby union team | Egan Bernal | Sophia Flörsch | Oksana Masters | Chloe Kim | Sachin Tendulkar | |
| 2021 | Rafael Nadal (2) | Naomi Osaka | Bayern Munich | Patrick Mahomes | Maxence Parrot | — | — | Chris Nikic | |
| 2022 | Max Verstappen | Elaine Thompson-Herah | Italy national football team | Emma Raducanu | Sky Brown | Marcel Hug | Bethany Shriever | — | |
| 2023 | Lionel Messi (2) | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Argentina national football team | Carlos Alcaraz | Christian Eriksen | Catherine Debrunner | Eileen Gu | — | |
| 2024 | Novak Djokovic (5) | Aitana Bonmatí | Spain women's national football team | Jude Bellingham | Simone Biles | Diede de Groot | Arisa Trew | — | |
| 2025 | Armand Duplantis | Simone Biles (4) | Real Madrid | Lamine Yamal | Rebeca Andrade | Jiang Yuyan | Tom Pidcock | — |
Key · Winners by year › Regular awards
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—
Col 1
—
Indicates individual whose award or nomination was later rescinded
Not awarded
| Indicates individual whose award or nomination was later rescinded | |
| — | Not awarded |
Laureus World Sports Awards discretionary awards recipients · Winners by year › Discretionary awards
2000
2000
Year
2000
Lifetime
Pelé
Sport for Good
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Spirit of Sport
—
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2001
2001
Year
2001
Lifetime
Steve Redgrave
Sport for Good
Kip Keino
Spirit of Sport
—
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2003
2003
Year
2003
Lifetime
Gary Player
Sport for Good
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Spirit of Sport
—
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2004
2004
Year
2004
Lifetime
Arne Næss Jr. †
Sport for Good
Mathare Youth Sports Association
Spirit of Sport
—
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
India national cricket teamPakistan national cricket team
India national cricket teamPakistan national cricket team
Year
India national cricket teamPakistan national cricket team
2005
2005
Year
2005
Lifetime
—
Sport for Good
Gerry Storey
Spirit of Sport
Boston Red Sox
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2006
2006
Year
2006
Lifetime
Johan Cruyff
Sport for Good
Jürgen Griesbeck
Spirit of Sport
Valentino Rossi
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2007
2007
Year
2007
Lifetime
Franz Beckenbauer
Sport for Good
Luke Dowdney
Spirit of Sport
FC Barcelona
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2008
2008
Year
2008
Lifetime
Sergey Bubka
Sport for Good
Brendan and Sean Tuohy
Spirit of Sport
Dick Pound
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2009
2009
Year
2009
Lifetime
—
Sport for Good
—
Spirit of Sport
—
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2010
2010
Year
2010
Lifetime
Nawal El Moutawakel
Sport for Good
Dikembe Mutombo
Spirit of Sport
—
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2011
2011
Year
2011
Lifetime
Zinedine Zidane
Sport for Good
May El-Khalil
Spirit of Sport
European Ryder Cup team
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2012
2012
Year
2012
Lifetime
Bobby Charlton
Sport for Good
Raí
Spirit of Sport
—
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2013
2013
Year
2013
Lifetime
Sebastian Coe
Sport for Good
—
Spirit of Sport
—
Exceptional Achievement
Michael Phelps
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2014
2014
Year
2014
Lifetime
—
Sport for Good
Magic Bus
Spirit of Sport
Afghanistan national cricket team
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2015
2015
Year
2015
Lifetime
—
Sport for Good
Skateistan
Spirit of Sport
Yao Ming
Exceptional Achievement
Li Na
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2016
2016
Year
2016
Lifetime
Niki Lauda
Sport for Good
Moving the Goalposts
Spirit of Sport
Johan Cruyff †
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2017
2017
Year
2017
Lifetime
—
Sport for Good
Waves for Change
Spirit of Sport
Leicester City
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
Refugee Olympic Team
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2018
2018
Year
2018
Lifetime
Edwin Moses
Sport for Good
Active Communities Network
Spirit of Sport
—
Exceptional Achievement
Francesco Totti
Sporting Inspiration
J. J. Watt
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2019
2019
Year
2019
Lifetime
Arsène Wenger
Sport for Good
Yuwa
Spirit of Sport
Lindsey Vonn
Exceptional Achievement
Eliud Kipchoge
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2020
2020
Year
2020
Lifetime
Dirk Nowitzki
Sport for Good
South Bronx United
Spirit of Sport
—
Exceptional Achievement
Spanish Basketball Federation
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2021
2021
Year
2021
Lifetime
Billie Jean King
Sport for Good
Kickformore by Kickfair
Spirit of Sport
—
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
Mohamed Salah
Athlete Advocate
Lewis Hamilton
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2022
2022
Year
2022
Lifetime
Tom Brady
Sport for Good
Lost Boyz Inc.
Spirit of Sport
—
Exceptional Achievement
Robert Lewandowski
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
Gerald Asamoah and the Black Eagles
Sporting Icon Award
Valentino Rossi
Sport for good society
Real Madrid Foundation
2023
2023
Year
2023
Lifetime
—
Sport for Good
TeamUp (Robert Lewandowski)
Spirit of Sport
—
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
2024
2024
Year
2024
Lifetime
—
Sport for Good
Fundación Rafa Nadal (Rafael Nadal)
Spirit of Sport
—
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
—
Sport for good society
—
Ref
—
2025
2025
Year
2025
Lifetime
Kelly Slater
Sport for Good
Kick4Life
Spirit of Sport
—
Exceptional Achievement
—
Sporting Inspiration
—
Athlete Advocate
—
Sporting Icon Award
Rafael Nadal
Sport for good society
—
| Year | Lifetime | Sport for Good | Spirit of Sport | Exceptional Achievement | Sporting Inspiration | Athlete Advocate | Sporting Icon Award | Sport for good society | Ref |
| 2000 | Pelé | Eunice Kennedy Shriver | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | Steve Redgrave | Kip Keino | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Peter Blake † | Peter Blake † | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | Gary Player | Arnold Schwarzenegger | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | Arne Næss Jr. † | Mathare Youth Sports Association | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| India national cricket teamPakistan national cricket team | |||||||||
| 2005 | — | Gerry Storey | Boston Red Sox | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | Johan Cruyff | Jürgen Griesbeck | Valentino Rossi | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | Franz Beckenbauer | Luke Dowdney | FC Barcelona | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | Sergey Bubka | Brendan and Sean Tuohy | Dick Pound | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | Nawal El Moutawakel | Dikembe Mutombo | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Zinedine Zidane | May El-Khalil | European Ryder Cup team | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | Bobby Charlton | Raí | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | Sebastian Coe | — | — | Michael Phelps | — | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | — | Magic Bus | Afghanistan national cricket team | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | — | Skateistan | Yao Ming | Li Na | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | Niki Lauda | Moving the Goalposts | Johan Cruyff † | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | — | Waves for Change | Leicester City | — | Refugee Olympic Team | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | Edwin Moses | Active Communities Network | — | Francesco Totti | J. J. Watt | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | Arsène Wenger | Yuwa | Lindsey Vonn | Eliud Kipchoge | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | Dirk Nowitzki | South Bronx United | — | Spanish Basketball Federation | — | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | Billie Jean King | Kickformore by Kickfair | — | — | Mohamed Salah | Lewis Hamilton | — | — | |
| 2022 | Tom Brady | Lost Boyz Inc. | — | Robert Lewandowski | — | Gerald Asamoah and the Black Eagles | Valentino Rossi | Real Madrid Foundation | |
| 2023 | — | TeamUp (Robert Lewandowski) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | — | Fundación Rafa Nadal (Rafael Nadal) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Kelly Slater | Kick4Life | — | — | — | — | Rafael Nadal | — |
Key · Winners by year › Discretionary awards
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Not awarded
| † | Indicates posthumous award |
| — | Not awarded |
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