Sportsperson of the Year (Slovakia)


Sportsperson of the Year is a trophy awarded to the best Slovak athletes by the Club of Sports Journalists of the Slovak Syndicate of Journalists. The trophy was founded in 1993, following the annual award Czechoslovak Sportsperson of the Year, which was finished after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.
So far the individual trophy has been awarded to 8 different athletes, among which there were 6 men and 2 women. The most successful athletes were Martina Moravcová, who achieved it 6 times, and Michal Martikán, who won 4 times. The team trophy has been achieved by teams of 5 different sports disciplines. The most successful were K4 kayakers, who received it 6 times, and ice hockey players, who won 5 times.

2017

Slovakia mixed alpine skiing team6th Slovakia K4 kayaking team
Slovakia national under-21 football team7th Slovakia women's shooting trap team
Slovakia canoeing 3xC1 team8th Slovakia women's national basketball team
4th Slovakia national ball hockey team9th Slovakia national under-18 ice hockey team
HC ’05 Banská Bystrica
Slovakia mixed summer biathlon team
MŠK Žilina
5th Slovakia national football team9th Slovakia national under-18 ice hockey team
HC ’05 Banská Bystrica
Slovakia mixed summer biathlon team
MŠK Žilina

Individual awards

YearNameSport
1993Swimming
1994Cycling
1995Swimming
1996C1 Canoe slalom
1997C1 Canoe slalom
1998Swimming
1999Shooting
2000Swimming
2001Swimming
2002Ice hockey
2003Swimming
2004K1 Canoe slalom
2005Tennis
2006Snowboarding
2007C1 Canoe slalom
2008C1 Canoe slalom
2009
Pavol Hochschorner
C2 Canoe slalom
2010Biathlon
2011
Pavol Hochschorner
C2 Canoe slalom
2012Shooting
2013Cycling
2014Biathlon
2015Cycling
2016Athletics50 kilometres race walk
2017Cycling
2018Biathlon

Team awards