Danish Sports Name of the Year explained

Sports Name of the Year
(Årets Sportsnavn)
Presenter:National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Team Danmark (2019–)
Jyllands-Posten (1991–2018)
Country:Denmark
Year:1991
Most Wins:Denmark women's national handball team (3)

The Sports Name of the Year (Danish: Årets Sportsnavn) is an annual award presented to the Danish sportsperson or team judged to have delivered the best performance of the year. The award was inaugurated in 1991 and is awarded jointly by the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (Danmarks Idrætsforbund, DIF) and Team Danmark; prior to 2019, DIF presented the award with the newspaper Jyllands-Posten.[1] In addition to the award the winner is granted a monetary prize, which as of 2019 stands at 75,000 Danish kroner.[1]

The Danish women's national handball team have won the award three times, the most of any team or individual. Seven individuals (Mette Jacobsen, Eskild Ebbesen, Thomas Ebert, Tom Kristensen, Caroline Wozniacki, Lasse Norman Hansen and Viktor Axelsen) have won the award twice. The most recent winner is Jonas Vingegaard who was awarded the prize for 2022 in January 2023. He won the 2022 Tour de France.

List of laureates

By year

Yearwidth=300pxWinner(s)SportFinalistsRef.
1991Mette JacobsenSwimming
1992Jesper Bank, Jesper Seier and Steen SecherSailingDenmark national football team
Arne Nielsson and Christian Frederiksen (canoeing)
Vibeke Toft and Allan Tornsberg (dancing)
Connie Hansen (wheelchair racing)		[2]
1993Denmark women's national handball teamHandball
1994Denmark women's national handball team (2)Handball
1995Mette Jacobsen (2)Swimming
1996Bjarne RiisCycling
1997Wilson KipketerAthletics
1998Eskild Ebbesen, Thomas Ebert, Victor Feddersen and Thomas PoulsenRowing
1999Camilla MartinBadminton Denmark national football team
Mette Jacobsen (swimming)
Wilson Kipketer (athletics)		[3]
2000Denmark women's national handball team (3)Handball[4]
2001Thomas BjørnGolfDenmark national football team
Tom Kristensen (auto racing)		[5]
2002Tom KristensenAuto racingDenmark men's national handball team
Denmark women's national handball team
Wilson Kipketer (athletics)
Thor Kristensen and Thomas Ebert (rowing) 		[6]
2003Nicki PedersenSpeedway[7]
2004Eskild Ebbesen (2), Thomas Ebert (2), Thor Kristensen and Stephan MølvigRowingDenmark women's national handball team
Tom Kristensen (auto racing)		[8]
2005Tom Kristensen (2)Auto racing Michael Maze (table tennis)
Joachim Olsen (shotput)		[9]
2006Mikkel KesslerBoxing Michael Rasmussen (cycling)
Kristina Stokkebroe and Peter Stokkebroe (dancing)		[10]
2007Mads Rasmussen, Rasmus Quist HansenRowing Denmark men's national handball team
Nicki Pedersen (speedway)		[11]
2008Denmark men's national handball teamHandball Denmark men's lightweight coxless four (rowing)
Martin Kirketerp and Jonas Warrer (sailing)		[12]
2009Lotte FriisSwimming Michael Maze (table tennis)
Caroline Wozniacki (tennis)		[13]
2010Caroline WozniackiTennis Matti Breschel (cycling)
Lotte Friis (swimming)		[14]
2011Jeanette OttesenSwimmingDenmark men's national handball team
Caroline Wozniacki (tennis)		[15]
2012Lasse Norman HansenCycling Denmark men's national handball team
Mads Rasmussen and Rasmus Quist Hansen (rowing)		[16]
2013Maja JagerArchery Jesper Hansen (skeet shooting)
Tom Kristensen (auto racing)		[17]
2014Camilla PedersenTriathlon Denmark men's lightweight coxless four (rowing)
Rikke Møller Pedersen (swimming)		[18]
2015René Holten PoulsenCanoe sprint Maja Alm (orienteering)
Jeanette Ottesen (swimming)
Anne-Marie Rindom (sailing)		[19]
2016Pernille BlumeSwimming Denmark men's national handball team
Sara Slott Petersen (athletics)		[20]
2017Viktor AxelsenBadminton Jena Mai Hansen and Katja Salskov-Iversen (sailing)
Caroline Wozniacki (tennis)		[21]
2018Caroline Wozniacki (2)Tennis Pernille Harder (association football)
Michael Valgren (cycling)		[22]
2019Mads PedersenCyclingDenmark men's national handball team
Anne-Marie Rindom (sailing)		[23]
2020Danish National Track Cycling Team
Lasse Norman Hansen (2), Julius Johansen, Frederik Rodenberg and Rasmus Pedersen		Track cyclingViktor Axelsen (badminton)
Pernille Harder (association football)		[24]
2021Viktor Axelsen (2)Badminton Anne-Marie Rindom (sailing)
Lasse Norman Hansen and Michael Mørkøv (cycling)		[25]
2022Jonas VingegaardCycling Viktor Axelsen (badminton)
Danish national dressage team (equestrian)		[26]
2023Denmark men's national handball teamHandball Viktor Axelsen (badminton)
Jonas Vingegaard (Cycling)		https://www.dif.dk/aarets-sportsnavn

By number of wins

The table below lists the individuals and teams who have won Sports Name of the Year more than once.

WinnerSportYears won
3Denmark women's national handball teamHandball1993, 1994, 2000
2Mette JacobsenSwimming1991, 1995
Eskild EbbesenRowing1998, 2004
Thomas Ebert
Tom KristensenAuto racing2002, 2005
Caroline WozniackiTennis2010, 2018
Lasse Norman HansenCycling2012, 2020
Viktor AxelsenBadminton2017, 2021
Denmark men's national handball teamHandball2008, 2023

By sport

The table below lists the total number of Sports Name of the Year awards won by the winners' sporting profession.

SportYears won
5Swimming1991, 1995, 2009, 2011, 2016
Cycling1996, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2022
Handball1993, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2023
3Rowing1998, 2004, 2007
Badminton1999, 2017, 2021
2Auto racing2002, 2005
Tennis2010, 2018
1Sailing1992
Athletics1997
Golf2001
Speedway2003
Boxing2006
Archery2013
Triathlon2014
Canoe sprint2015

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Her er de nominerede til 'Årets Sportsnavn 2019'. da. TV2. Christopher. Roth. 28 November 2019. 1 November 2020.
  2. Web site: 1992 – Da ministeren »gemte« sine stemmer og snørede en komité. Jyllands Posten. Troels. Henriksen. 27 December 2016. 31 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Årets sportnavn: Camilla Martin. da. Jyllands-Posten. Sten Rudi. Thomsen. Ole Wejse. Svarrer. 18 December 1999. 5 November 2020.
  4. Web site: 13 gyldne minutter, og så er et landshold årets sportsnavn – igen, igen. da. Jyllands-Posten. Morten. Bruhn. 28 December 2016. 11 November 2020. subscription.
  5. Web site: Thomas Bjørn kåret som Årets Sportsnavn. da. Berlingske. Ritzau. 18 December 2001. 3 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Sportsnavn i sportsvogn. da. Jyllands-Posten. Henrik H.. Brandt. 18 December 2002. 12 November 2020.
  7. Web site: Speedwaysportens genfødsel. da. Jyllands-Posten. Frits. Christensen. 29 December 2003. 7 November 2020. subscription.
  8. Web site: Årets Sportsnavn: Guldfireren. da. Jyllands-Posten. Dan. Philipsen. Henrik H.. Brandt. 28 December 2004. 7 November 2020. subscription.
  9. Web site: Tom Kristensen er Årets Sportsnavn . da. DR. Jens. Gjesse Hansen. 28 December 2005. 6 November 2020.
  10. Web site: Kessler blev Årets Sportsnavn. da. Berlingske. Ritzau. 6 January 2007. 5 November 2020.
  11. Web site: Roere kåret som Årets Sportsnavn. da. DR. Ritzau. 5 January 2008. 3 November 2020.
  12. Web site: Wilbeks drenge blev Årets Sportsnavn. da. DR. Ritzau. Troels. Trads Hansen. 10 January 2009. 3 November 2020.
  13. Web site: Årets Sportsnavn: Lotte Friis. da. TV2. 7 April 2010. 1 November 2020.
  14. Web site: Wozniacki blev "Årets Sportsnavn". da. Wozniacki became "Sports Name of the Year". Jyllands-Posten. 8 January 2011. 3 November 2012. subscription.
  15. Web site: Jeanette Ottesen er Årets Sportsnavn. da. DR. Jens. Gjesse Hansen. 7 January 2012. 1 November 2020.
  16. Web site: Lasse Norman Hansen er Årets Sportsnavn. da. DR. Ritzau. 5 January 2013. 1 November 2020.
  17. Web site: Maja Jager er Årets Sportsnavn 2013 . da. Sjællandske Nyheder. Ritzau. 4 January 2014. 31 October 2020.
  18. Web site: Triatlet er Årets Sportsnavn 2014. da. DR. Ritzau. 10 January 2015. 30 October 2020.
  19. Web site: René Holten Poulsen er Årets Sportsnavn. da. Jyllands Posten. 9 January 2016. 31 October 2020.
  20. Web site: Pernille Blume vinder Årets Sportsnavn 2016. da. Berlingske. Ritzau. 7 January 2017. 27 October 2020.
  21. Web site: Victor Axelsen er Årets Sportsnavn 2017. da. Jyllands Posten. 3 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20190809115736/http://www.jyllands-posten.org/priser-og-legater/aarets-sportsnavn.php. 9 August 2019.
  22. Web site: Wozniacki vinder Årets Sportsnavn 2018. da. TV2. Ritzau. 5 January 2019. 27 October 2020.
  23. Web site: Verdensmester Mads Pedersen er Årets Sportsnavn. da. Jyllands Posten. Ritzau. 5 January 2020. 1 November 2020.
  24. News: Guldkvartet er Årets Sportsnavn 2020 . 2 January 2021 . Ritzau . 2 January 2021 . da.
  25. Web site: Andersen . Jacob . Viktor Axelsen er Årets Sportsnavn . Danmarks Idrætsforbund . 21 January 2022. 22 January 2022 . da.
  26. Web site: Kjær . Christian . Vingegaard er Årets Sportsnavn - TV 2 . . 8 January 2023 . da-DK . 7 January 2023.

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