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Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year (Bulgarian : Спортист на годината на България , Sportist na godinata na Balgariya ) is an annual award given to the best Bulgarian sportsperson of the year. The winner is selected by authorized journalists. The award was established by the Naroden Sport newspaper and specifically by Aleksandar Yasnikov. It was first given in 1958 to the basketball player Vanya Voynova . The person with the most awards is high-jumper Stefka Kostadinova with four. Traditionally, the award is given at the Sportsperson of the Year Ball which is attended by journalists, sportspeople, social figures, intellectuals, etc.
Bulgarian Sportspeople of the Year
Year
Winner
Sport
1958
Vanya Voynova
basketball
1959
Lyutvi Ahmedov
freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling
1960
Dimitar Dobrev
Greco-Roman wrestling
1961
Dimitar Khlebarov
athletics , pole vault
1962
Enyu Valchev
freestyle wrestling
1963
Prodan Gardzhev
freestyle wrestling
1964
Boyan Radev
Greco-Roman wrestling
1965
Georgi Asparuhov
association football
1966
Prodan Gardzhev
freestyle wrestling
1967
Boyan Radev
Greco-Roman wrestling
1968
Boyan Radev
Greco-Roman wrestling
1969
Mikhail Zhelev
athletics, 3000 metres
1970
Petar Kirov
Greco-Roman wrestling
1971
Petar Kirov
Greco-Roman wrestling
1972
Yordan Bikov
weightlifting
1973
Nedelcho Kolev
weightlifting
1974
Lilyana Tomova
athletics
1975
Valentin Khristov
weightlifting
1976
Ivanka Khristova
athletics, shot put
1977
Totka Petrova
athletics, 800 metres and 1500 metres
1978
Zdravka Yordanova and Svetla Otsetova
rowing
1979
Aleksandar Tomov
Greco-Roman wrestling
1980
Lyubomir Lyubenov
canoeing
1981
Yanko Rusev
weightlifting
1982
Blagoy Blagoev
weightlifting
1983
Vasil Etropolski
fencing , sabre
1984
Lyudmila Andonova-Zhecheva
athletics, high jump
1985
Stefka Kostadinova
athletics, high jump
1986
Yordanka Donkova
athletics, 110 metre hurdles
Asen Zlatev
weightlifting
1987
Stefka Kostadinova
athletics, high jump
Khristo Markov
athletics, triple jump
1988
Tanya Dangalakova
swimming , breaststroke
Khristo Markov
athletics, triple jump
1989
Vesela Letcheva
sport shooting
Valentin Jordanov
freestyle wrestling
1990
Stefan Botev
weightlifting
1991
Serafim Todorov
boxing
1992
Nikolay Bukhalov
canoeing
1993
Serafim Todorov
boxing
1994
Hristo Stoichkov
association football
1995
Stefka Kostadinova
athletics, high jump
1996
Stefka Kostadinova
athletics, high jump
1997
Yoto Yotov
weightlifting
1998
Ekaterina Dafovska
biathlon
1999
Galabin Boevski
weightlifting
2000
Tereza Marinova
athletics, triple jump
2001
Yordan Yovchev
artistic gymnastics
2002
Rumyana Neykova
rowing
2003
Yordan Yovchev
artistic gymnastics
2004
Mariya Grozdeva
sport shooting
2005
Veselin Topalov
chess
2006
Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski
ice dancing
2007
Stanka Zlateva
wrestling
2008
Rumyana Neykova
rowing
2009
Detelin Dalakliev
boxing
2010
Stanka Zlateva
freestyle wrestling
2011
Stanka Zlateva
freestyle wrestling
2012
Kubrat Pulev
boxing
2013
Ivo Angelov
wrestling
2014
Grigor Dimitrov
tennis
2015
Gabriela Petrova
athletics, triple jump
2016
Mirela Demireva
athletics, high jump
2017
Grigor Dimitrov
tennis
2018
Taybe Yusein
freestyle wrestling
2019
Vladimir Iliev
biathlon
External links
National Regional Continental World