This list of notable awards honoring sportswomen gives the country of the sponsoring organization, but some awards are open to sportswomen around the world. The list includes sub-lists for general awards to female athletes, for awards to association football (soccer) players, to basketball players and to women players in other sports.
All of these sublists include awards for coaches and administrators in women's sports. Awards for these roles are usually not restricted by the recipient's sex or gender.
| Country | Type | Award ! | Sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | General | ESPY Award[1] | ||
| United States | Disability | ESPY Award[2] | ||
| United States | College | ESPY Award | ||
| United States | General | Women's Sports Foundation[3] | ||
| United States | Olympics | ESPY Award | ||
| UK / Ireland | General | BT Sport[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | ||
| United States | General | Women's Sports Foundation'[9] | ||
| United States | High School | Gatorade Player of the Year awards | ||
| United States | College | Honda, National Collegiate Athletic Association | ||
| United States | College | Honda, National Collegiate Athletic Association | ||
| Monaco | General | Laureus World Sports Awards | ||
| United States | College | National Collegiate Athletic Association | ||
| United Kingdom | General | Scottish Women in Sport Hall of Fame | ||
| United States | General | Sports Illustrated Top 20 Female Athletes of the Decade (2009)[10] | Sports Illustrated | |
| United States | General | Women's Sports Foundation | ||
| United Kingdom | General | The Sunday Times | ||
| United States | Olympics | United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee | ||
| United States | General | University of Texas Women's Athletics Hall of Honor[11] | Texas Longhorns | |
| United Kingdom | General | William Hill (bookmaker) | ||
| United States | General | Women's Sports Foundation | ||
| India | General | BBC Hindi | ||
| Philippines | General | Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Commission on Women, and corporate sponsors |
See also: List of Senior CLASS Award women's soccer winners.
See also: List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners and List of Women's Basketball Academic All-America Team Members of the Year.
| Country | Sport | Award ! | Sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |||
| Finland | Ice hockey | Aurora Borealis Cup | Naisten Liiga | |
| United States | ESPY Award | |||
| United States | ESPY Award | |||
| United States | ESPY Award | |||
| United States | ESPY Award | |||
| United States | Softball | Lee's Summit Girls Softball Association | ||
| United States | Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award | USA Hockey | ||
| Canada | Canadian Women's Hockey Championship | |||
| United States | National Golf Coaches Association | |||
| United States | National Golf Coaches Association | |||
| United States | LPGA | |||
| United States | Newport Casino | |||
| United States &<br>Canada | Premier Hockey Federation | |||
| Canada | National Ringette League | |||
| Australia | NRL Women's Premiership | |||
| United States | NCAA Division III | |||
| United States | LPGA | |||
| United States | Premier Sports Management | |||
| United States | Premier Sports Management | |||
| United States | NCAA Divisions I and II | |||
| United Kingdom | Channel Swimming Association | |||
| United States | Ursinus College | |||
| United Kingdom | RFL Women's Super League | |||
| United States | NCAA |
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