PSA Athlete of the Year
| PSA Athlete of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Presented by | Philippine Sportswriters Association |
| Currently held by | Team Philippines at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (2019)[1] |
The PSA Athlete of the Year is given by the Philippine Sportswriters Association to the best Filipino athletes annually. It is part of the PSA's Annual Awards Night, one of the most prestigious sport-related awards in the Philippines.
Notable athletes who were given this award include Rafael Nepomuceno, Bong Coo, Eric Buhain, Lydia de Vega, Efren Reyes, Manny Pacquiao and Hidilyn Diaz.
Winners
Per year
Multiple-time winners
Special awards
- 1997: Hall of Fame
- Paeng Nepomuceno, bowling
- Athlete of the Century
- Paeng Nepomuceno, bowling
- 1999: Athletes of the Millennium
- Carlos Loyzaga, basketball
- Paeng Nepomuceno, bowling
- Bong Coo, bowling
- Pancho Villa, professional boxing
- Gabriel Elorde, professional boxing
- Onyok Velasco, amateur boxing
- Eugene Torre, chess
- Teófilo Yldefonso, swimming
- Lydia de Vega, track and field
- Felicisimo Ampon, tennis
- 2006: Lifetime Achievement Award
- Florencio Campomanes, chess
- 2006: Hall of Fame
- 2008: Hall of Fame[13]
- Manny Pacquiao, professional boxing
- 2009: Athlete of the Decade[14]
- Manny Pacquiao, professional boxing
- 2010: Hall of Fame[15]
- Efren "Bata" Reyes, billiards
- Florencio Campomanes, chess
- 2014: Lifetime Achievement award[16]
- 1973 Philippines men's national basketball team, basketball
- Hall of Fame
- Mitsubishi Lancer, tennis
- PSA's President's Award
- NU Bulldogs, collegiate basketball
- 2015: President's Award
- Gilas Pilipinas
References
- ^ a b Dioquino, Delfin (20 January 2020). "PH SEA Games team to be honored as Athlete of the Year in PSA Awards". Rappler. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Team Philippines win 2005 PSA Athletes of the Year – Yehey! Sports[permanent dead link]
- ^ Pacquiao, 7 others named PSA Athletes of the Year – Inquirer.net Archived 6 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PSA: Four sportsmen share Athlete of the Year award - NBN News[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sports scribes name Donaire, Orcullo athletes of the year - InterAKTV". Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ PSA honors ’12 sports achievers tonite
- ^ Gilas cagers PSA athletes of the year
- ^ Tupas, Cedelf (3 February 2015). "BMX rider Caluag PSA Athlete of the Year". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Nietes, Donaire, Tabuena share PSA Athlete of the Year award". ABS-CBN Sports. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "PSA to honor Diaz as 2016 Athlete of the Year". ABS-CBN Sports. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "PSA co-Athletes of the Year: Ancajas, Tabora, Biado". Business Mirror. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Asian Games gold medalists named athletes of the year". Philippine Olympic Committee. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Pacquiao is PSA's Athlete of the Year and Hall of Famer – Philippines News Agency[permanent dead link]
- ^ PSA names Pacquiao athlete of the decade – ABS-CBNNews.com
- ^ PSA AWARDS; Reyes, ‘Campo’ mga bida – libre.com.ph
- ^ "PSA President's Award to NU". Tempo. 7 February 2015. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.