Belgian Sportsman of the year

The Belgian Sportsman of the Year is elected at the end of each year, annually since 1967. A Belgian Sportswoman of the Year title has been given out since 1975. Top winners include Ingrid Berghmans (8 wins), Kim Clijsters (8) and Eddy Merckx (6).

More categories were added in 1997, with the Belgian Sportsteam of the Year, 1998 with the Belgian Talent of the Year, 2010 with the Belgian Paralympic Athlete of the Year and lastly in 2011 the Belgian Coach of the Year.

Winners

Year	Men	Sport	Women	Sport	Team	Sport	Promising Talent	Sport	Paralympic	Sport	Coach	Sport
2011	Philippe Gilbert (3)	cycling	Kim Clijsters (8)	tennis	Men's 4×400 metres relay (3)	athletics	Thomas Van der Plaetsen	athletics	Wim Decleir	handbike	Jacques Borlée	athletics
2010	Philippe Gilbert (2)	cycling	Kim Clijsters (7)	tennis	Men's 4×400 metres relay (2)	athletics	Luca Brecel	snooker	Sven Decaesstecker	swimming
2009	Philippe Gilbert	cycling	Kim Clijsters (6)	tennis	Men's 4×400 metres relay	athletics	Romelu Lukaku	football
2008	Sven Nys	cyclo-cross	Tia Hellebaut	athletics	Women's 4×100 metres relay (3)	athletics	Elise Matthysen	swimming
2007	Tom Boonen (2)	cycling	Justine Henin-Hardenne (4)	tennis	Women's 4×100 metres relay (2)	athletics	Dominique Cornu	cycling
2006	Stefan Everts (5)	motorcross	Justine Henin-Hardenne (3)	tennis	Belgium Fed Cup team (2)	tennis	Yoris Grandjean	swimming
2005	Tom Boonen	cycling	Kim Clijsters (5)	tennis	Belgium national under-21 football team	football	Niels Albert	cyclo-cross
2004	Stefan Everts (4)	motorcross	Justine Henin-Hardenne (2)	tennis	Women's 4×100 metres relay	athletics	Aagje Vanwalleghem	gymnastics
2003	Stefan Everts (3)	motorcross	Justine Henin-Hardenne	tennis	Belgian Motorcross team (2)	motorcross	Kirsten Flipkens	tennis
2002	Stefan Everts (2)	motorcross	Kim Clijsters (4)	tennis	La Villette Charleroi	table tennis	Thomas Buffel	football
2001	Stefan Everts	motorcross	Kim Clijsters (3)	tennis	Belgium Fed Cup team	tennis	Jurgen Van Den Broeck	cycling
2000	Joël Smets	motorcross	Kim Clijsters (2)	tennis	RSC Anderlecht	football	Bart Aernouts	cyclo-cross
1999	Luc Van Lierde (2)	triathlon	Kim Clijsters	tennis	Belgium Davis Cup team	tennis	Bart Wellens	cyclo-cross
1998	Fred Deburghgraeve (3)	swimming	Dominique Monami	tennis	Belgian Motorcross team	motorcross	Kim Clijsters	tennis
1997	Luc Van Lierde	triathlon	Gella Vandecaveye (2)	judo	Noliko Maaseik	volleyball
1996	Fred Deburghgraeve (2)	swimming	Ulla Werbrouck	judo
1995	Fred Deburghgraeve	swimming	Brigitte Becue (2)	swimming
1994	Jean-Michel Saive (2)	table tennis	Brigitte Becue	swimming
1993	Vincent Rousseau (2)	athletics	Gella Vandecaveye	judo
1992	Georges Jobé (2)	motorcross	Annelies Bredael	rowing
1991	Jean-Michel Saive	table tennis	Sabine Appelmans (2)	tennis
1990	Rudy Dhaenens	cycling	Sabine Appelmans	tennis
1989	Thierry Boutsen	motorsport	Ingrid Berghmans (8)	judo
1988	Eric Geboers	motorcross	Ingrid Berghmans (7)	judo
1987	Georges Jobé	motorcross	Ingrid Lempereur	swimming
1986	William Van Dijck	athletics	Ingrid Berghmans (6)	judo
1985	Gaston Rahier Vincent Rousseau	motorcross athletics	Ingrid Berghmans (5)	judo
1984	Claude Criquielion	cycling	Ingrid Berghmans (4)	judo
1983	Eddy Annys	athletics	Ingrid Berghmans (3)	judo
1982	Jacky Ickx	motorsport	Ingrid Berghmans (2)	judo
1981	Freddy Maertens	cycling	Annie Lambrechts	roller skating
1980	Robert Van De Walle (2)	judo	Ingrid Berghmans	judo
1979	Robert Van De Walle	judo	Carine Verbauwen (3)	swimming
1978	Raymond Ceulemans	billiards	Carine Verbauwen (2)	swimming
1977	Michel Pollentier	cycling	Anne-Marie Pira (2)	athletics
1976	Ivo Van Damme	athletics	Anne-Marie Pira	athletics
1975	Bruno Brokken	athletics	Carine Verbauwen	swimming
1974	Eddy Merckx (6)	cycling	–	–
1973	Eddy Merckx (5)	cycling	–	–
1972	Eddy Merckx (4)	cycling	–	–
1971	Eddy Merckx (3)	cycling	–	–
1970	Eddy Merckx (2)	cycling	–	–
1969	Eddy Merckx	cycling	–	–
1968	Serge Reding	weightlifting	–	–
1967	Ferdinand Bracke	cycling	–	–

See also

• Belgian Sports Personality of the Year