The Armed Forces Athlete of the Year was a yearly award for the best male and female athlete of the United States Armed Forces. Some winners were part of a World Class Athlete Program like the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program or the United States Air Force World Class Athlete Program. Since 1999 only the Athlete of the Year awards of the difference branches exists.[1]
| Year | Rank | Branch | Name | Sport(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | data-sort-value="E5" | ? | data-sort-value="Perry, Ron" | Ron Perry | Baseball Basketball | [2] | ||
| 1958 | ||||||||
| 1959 | data-sort-value="O1" | Second lieutenant | data-sort-value="Dixon, King" | King Dixon | American football | [3] | ||
| 1981 | data-sort-value="E5" | Sergeant | data-sort-value="Gibson, Greg" | Greg Gibson | Wrestling | |||
| 1982 | data-sort-value="O3" | Captain | data-sort-value="Gilman, Dave" | Dave Gilman | ||||
| 1983 | data-sort-value="O3" | Captain | data-sort-value="White, Leo" | Leo White | Judo | |||
| 1984 | data-sort-value="O1" | Second lieutenant | data-sort-value="Babers, Alonzo " | Alonzo Babers | 400 metres sprint | |||
| 1985 | data-sort-value="E5" | Sergeant | data-sort-value="Bryant, Brian" | Brian Bryant | Boxing | |||
| 1986 | data-sort-value="E5" | Sergeant | data-sort-value="Wetzel, Eric J." | Eric J. Wetzel | Wrestling | |||
| 1987 | data-sort-value="E6" | Petty officer first class | data-sort-value="Butler, David" | David Butler | Wrestling | |||
| 1988 | data-sort-value="E4" | Specialist 4 | data-sort-value="Mercer, Ray" | Ray Mercer | Boxing | |||
| 1989 | data-sort-value="O1" | Ensign | data-sort-value="Cutler, Alexander C." | Alexander C. Cutler | Sailing | |||
| 1990 | data-sort-value="E3" | Lance corporal | data-sort-value="Reyes, Sergio" | Sergio Reyes Jr. | Boxing | [4] | ||
| 1991 | data-sort-value="O3" | Captain | data-sort-value="Roy, William B." | William B. Roy | Shooting | |||
| 1992 | data-sort-value="E4" | Specialist | data-sort-value="Smith, Rodney S." | Rodney S. Smith | Wrestling | |||
| 1993 | data-sort-value="E5" | Sergeant | data-sort-value="Marocco, Douglas W." | Douglas W. Marocco | Triathlon | [5] | ||
| 1994 | data-sort-value="E4" | Specialist | data-sort-value="McDowell, Benjamin D." | Benjamin D. McDowell | ||||
| 1995 | data-sort-value="E4" | Specialist | data-sort-value="Napier, Dionicio A" | Dionicio A. Napier Jr. | ||||
| 1996 | data-sort-value="E6" | Staff sergeant | data-sort-value="Waldroup, Derrick" | Derrick Waldroup | Wrestling | |||
| 1997 | data-sort-value="E4" | Petty officer third class | data-sort-value="Montford, Harold K." | Harold K. Montford | Triathlon Pentathlon | [6] | ||
| 1998 | data-sort-value="O1" | Second lieutenant | data-sort-value="Hines, Garrett" | Garrett Hines | Bobsleigh | [7] [8] |
| Year | Rank | Branch | Name | Sport(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | data-sort-value="O2" | First lieutenant | data-sort-value="Callaghan, Kathy" | Kathy Callaghan | Handball | |||
| 1987 | data-sort-value="O2" | First lieutenant | data-sort-value="Conway, Gail" | Gail Conway | ||||
| 1988 | data-sort-value="E3" | Airman first class | data-sort-value="Sweeney, Priscilla G." | Priscilla G. Sweeney | ||||
| 1989 | data-sort-value="O2" | First lieutenant | data-sort-value="Cagenello, Stacey B." | Stacey B. Cagenello | Basketball | [10] | ||
| 1990 | data-sort-value="O3" | Captain | data-sort-value="Lewis, Teresa R." | Teresa R. Lewis | ||||
| 1991 | data-sort-value="E6" | Staff sergeant | data-sort-value="Thompson, Roxane C." | Roxane C. Thompson | Shooting | |||
| 1992 | data-sort-value="O3" | Lieutenant | data-sort-value="Mountcastle, Lynn" | Lynn Mountcastle | Rowing | [11] | ||
| 1993 | data-sort-value="O3" | Lieutenant | data-sort-value="Kane, Michelle Lauzone" | Michelle Lauzon Kane | Marathon | [12] | ||
| 1994 | data-sort-value="E4-6" | ? Petty officer ? class | data-sort-value="Evans, Elizabeth A." | Elizabeth A. Evans | ||||
| 1995 | data-sort-value="O3" | Captain | data-sort-value="Krajicek, Karen" | Karen Krajicek | ||||
| 1996 | data-sort-value="E5" | Sergeant | data-sort-value="DeWitt, Theresa E." | Theresa E. DeWitt | Shooting | |||
| 1997 | data-sort-value="E4" | Specialist | data-sort-value="Dennis, Niambi J." | Niambi J. Dennis | Triple jump | |||
| data-sort-value="O3" | Lieutenant | data-sort-value="Baribeau, Amy" | Amy L. Baribeau Later Cocanour | Triathlon | [13] | |||
| 1998 | ||||||||
| 1999 | data-sort-value="O1" | Second lieutenant | data-sort-value="Stolzer, Julie" | Julie Stolzer | Golf Ironman Marathon | [14] [15] |