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The Belgian Sportsman of the Year (Dutch : Sportman van het jaar ; French : Sportif belge de l'année ; German : Sportler des Jahres ) is elected at the end of each year by professional sportjournalists and former winners,[ 1] 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).[ 2]
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 .[ 3]
The youngest male winner of the Belgian sportsman of the year is Remco Evenepoel who won the award at the age of 19.[ 4] [ 5]
Breakdown of winners by sport [ edit ]
Sport
Number of wins
Winning years
Cycling 23
1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1990, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Motocross 10
1985, 1987, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Athletics 6
1975, 1976, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1993
Swimming 3
1995, 1996, 1998
Triathlon 3
1997, 1999, 2013
Football 3
2014, 2015, 2018
Judo 2
1979, 1980
Motorsport 2
1982, 1989
Table tennis 2
1991, 1994
Weightlifting 1
1968
Billiards 1
1978
Cyclo-cross 1
2008
Tennis 1
2017
Sport
Number of wins
Winning years
Tennis 16
1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
Judo 11
1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997
Athletics 7
1976, 1977, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022
Swimming 6
1975, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1994, 1995
Gymnastics 3
2018, 2019, 2021
Roller skating 1
1981
Rowing 1
1992
Sailing 1
2012
Boxing 1
2015
Basketball 1
2020
Cycling 1
2023
Sport
Number of wins
Winning years
Athletics 7
2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2022
Tennis 5
1999, 2001, 2006, 2015, 2017
Field hockey 5
2012, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021
Football 4
2000, 2005, 2013, 2014
Motocross 2
1998, 2003
Basketball 2
2020, 2023
Volleyball 1
1997
Table tennis 1
2002
Sport
Number of wins
Winning years
Cycling 8
2001, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
Football 5
2002, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2020
Cyclo-cross 3
1999, 2000, 2005
Tennis 3
1998, 2003, 2012
Athletics 3
2011, 2013, 2016
Swimming 2
2006, 2008
Gymnastics 1
2004
Snooker 1
2010
^ Nieuws sport.be, 5 december 2019, article in Dutch^ Sportgala.be; Official website of the organisation awarding the award , website in Dutch^ Decaesstecker Named Belgian Paralympic Athlete of the Year , International Paralympic Committee (IPC), December 20, 2010^ Remco Evenepoel jongste Sportman van het Jaar ooit, Nina Derwael opnieuw Sportvrouw van het Jaar, Article in Dutch ^ Carine Verbauwen, Article in Dutch ^ [1] sporza.be, 10 December 2023, article in Dutch^ [2] sporza.be, 6 January 2023, article in Dutch^ Sportgala 2021: de volledige uitslagen in alle categorieën op een rijtje sporza.be, 19 December 2021, article in Dutch^ Van Aert en Meesseman zijn Sportman en Sportvrouw, Belgian Cats grote slokop sporza.be, 18 December 2020, article in Dutch^ 19-jarigen aan de macht: Evenepoel en Derwael zijn Sportman en Sportvrouw sporza.be, 21 December 2019, article in Dutch^ "Tom Boonen Sportman van het Jaar" . De Morgen . Retrieved 2007-12-18 .^ "Justine Henin Sportvrouw van het Jaar" . De Morgen . Retrieved 2007-12-18 .
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