Sportsperson of the Year (Slovakia) explained

Sportsperson of the Year (Slovak: Športovec roka) 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 (as of 2008). The most successful athletes were Martina Moravcová (swimmer), who achieved it 6 times, and Michal Martikán (slalom canoeist), who won 4 times. The team trophy has been achieved by teams of 5 different sports disciplines (as of 2008). The most successful were K4 kayakers, who received it 6 times, and ice hockey players, who won 5 times.

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
2019Alpine skiing
2020Alpine skiing
2021Alpine skiing

Team awards

YearTeam
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

See also

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