Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award

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| awarded_for = best record-breaking performance

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| location = Los Angeles (2017)

| year = 2001

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| holder = Caitlin Clark (USA)

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The Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award has been presented since 2001 to the amateur or professional sportsperson, irrespective of nationality or sport contested, adjudged to have, in a single play, game, or season, completed the best record-breaking (and -setting) performance, irrespective of the nature of the record broken.

Between 2001 and 2004, the award voting panel comprised variously fans; sportswriters and broadcasters, sports executives, and retired sportspersons, termed collectively experts; and ESPN personalities, but balloting thereafter has been undertaken exclusively by fans over the Internet from amongst choices nominated by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee.

Through the 2001 iteration of the ESPY Awards, ceremonies were conducted in February of each year to honor achievements over the previous calendar year; awards presented thereafter are conferred in June and reflect performance from the June previous.Because of the rescheduling of the ESPY Awards ceremony, the award presented in 2002 was given in consideration of performance betwixt February 2001 and June 2002.

In 2024, Caitlin Clark became the first female athlete to win this award.{{cite web |first=Nick |last=Cottongim |title=Caitlin Clark, First Woman To Win Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award |url=https://1075thefan.com/370065/caitlin-clark-first-woman-win-best-record-breaking-performance-espy-award/ |website=93.5/107.5 The Fan |date=July 12, 2024}}

List of winners

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+ Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award winners
scope="col" \|Year of award !scope="col" class="unsortable" \|Image !scope="col" \|Athlete !scope="col" \|Nation of citizenship !scope="col" \|Team !scope="col" \|Competition, governing body, or league !scope="col" \|Sport !scope="col" class="unsortable" \|Record set !scope="col" \|Previous record-holder !scope="col" class="unsortable" \|Ref(s)
2001 \|File:Pete Sampras.jpg !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Pete\|Sampras}} \|rowspan=3\|{{flagu\|United States}} \|{{n/a}} \|ATP Tour \|Tennis \|Total career men's singles Grand Slam titles (13). This record has since been surpassed by Roger Federer. \|{{sortname\|Roy\|Emerson}} (12)	{{Cite web \| url = https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/feb/13/espy-winners/ \| work = Las Vegas Sun \| access-date = 31 October 2017 \| date = 13 February 2001 \| title = ESPY winners \| url-status = live \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171031150009/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/feb/13/espy-winners/ \| archive-date = 31 October 2017 }}{{Cite web \| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wimbledon2000/827498.stm \| title = Emerson: Sampras deserves record \| date = 10 July 2000 \| access-date = 1 November 2017 \| work = BBC News}}{{Cite web \| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2017/10/16/roger-federer-vs-rafael-nadal-five-ages-tenniss-greatest-rivalry/ \| work = The Daily Telegraph \| access-date = 1 November 2017 \| date = 16 October 2017 \| title = Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal: The five ages of tennis's greatest rivalry \| first = Charlie \| last=Eccleshare}}
2002 \|File:Tiger Woods 2005.jpg !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Tiger\|Woods}} \|{{n/a}} \|PGA Tour \|Golf \|Consecutive men's major championships won (Four—the 2000 U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and PGA Championship and the 2001 Masters Tournament [known as the consecutive Grand Slam]) \|{{sortname\|Ben\|Hogan}} (three, in 1953) \|{{Cite web \| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/09/sports/golf-woods-wins-the-masters-for-his-4th-straight-major.html \| work = The New York Times \| title = Golf; Woods wins the Masters for his 4th straight Major \| date = 9 April 2001 \| access-date = 1 November 2017 \| first = Clifton \| last=Brown}}{{Cite web \| url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jul-11-sp-espy11-story.html \| work = Los Angeles Times \| title = Woods Wins Three ESPYs \| date = 11 July 2002 \| access-date = 1 November 2017}}
2003 \|File:EmmittSmith2007 (crop).jpg !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Emmitt\|Smith}} \|Dallas Cowboys \|National Football League (NFL) \|American football \|Total career NFL rushing yards (17,162 at the close of the league's 2002 season, with 975 tallied therein) \|American Walter Payton (16,726, across the 13 seasons between 1975 and 1987, inclusive) \|{{Cite web \| url = http://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/Smith_Emmitt.html \| title = Emmitt gives new meaning to Sweetness\| first=Kris\| last=Schwartz\| publisher = ESPN\| access-date = 1 November 2017}}{{Cite web \|url = http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2010/06/all_tme_espy_winners/\| publisher = ESPN Media Zone \| access-date = 1 November 2017 \| title = All-Time ESPY winners \| date = 24 June 2010 }}
2004 \|File:Éric Gagné on April 12, 2008 (1).jpg !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Éric\|Gagné}} \|{{flagu\|Canada}} \|Los Angeles Dodgers \|Major League Baseball (MLB) \|Baseball \|Consecutive saves converted in a single MLB regular season (55 across the league's 2003 season) \|{{sortname\|Tom\|Gordon}} (46, in 1998) \|{{Cite web \| url = https://www.courant.com/2004/07/11/gagnes-record-about-more-than-saves/ \| work = Hartford Courant \| date = 11 July 2004\| title = Gagne's Record About More Than Saves \| first= Jack \|last=O'Connell\| access-date = 1 November 2017}}
2005 \|File:Peyton Manning passing.jpg !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Peyton\|Manning}} \|rowspan=5\|{{flagu\|United States}} \|Indianapolis Colts \|rowspan=4\|National Football League (NFL) \|rowspan=4\|American football \|Total single-season NFL passing touchdowns (49 in the league's 2004 season) \|{{sortname\|Dan\|Marino}} (48 in the 1984 season) \|{{Cite web \| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/27/sports/football/peyton-manning-breaks-marinosrecord.html \| work = The New York Times \| access-date = 1 November 2017 \| date = 27 December 2004 \| title = Peyton Manning Breaks Marino's Record \| first= Lee \| last= Jenkins}}
2006 \|File:Shaun Alexander crop-SeahawksTC-EWU.jpg !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Shaun\|Alexander}} \|Seattle Seahawks \|Total single-season NFL rushing touchdowns (27 in the league's 2005 season) \|{{sortname\|Priest\|Holmes}} (23, in 2003) \|{{Cite web \| url = http://bleacherreport.com/articles/449055-strategy-101-is-chris-johnson-really-a-sure-thing-what-history-says-about-cj2k \| work=Bleacher Report \| access-date = 1 November 2017 \| date = 2 September 2010 \| first = Dan \| last = Carey\| title = Fantasy: Is Chris Johnson a Sure Thing? What History Says about CJ's 2010 Season}}{{Cite book \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=MmT8SCIhtjkC&pg=PA248 \| page = 248 \| title = Touchdown Alexander: My Story of Faith, Football, and Pursuing the Dream \| first1 = Shaun \| last1= Alexander\| author-link = Shaun Alexander \| first2=Cecil \| last2=Murphey \| access-date = 1 November 2017 \| date = 30 August 2006 \| publisher = Harvest House Publishers \| isbn = 978-0736919371}}
2007 \|File:LaDainian Tomlinson-Aug-2-08-Practice.jpg !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|LaDainian\|Tomlinson}} \|San Diego Chargers \|Total single-season NFL rushing touchdowns (28 in the league's 2006 season) \|{{sortname\|Shaun\|Alexander}} (27, in 2005) \| ǂ{{Cite news \| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/10/AR2006121000690.html \| first= Bernie \| last= Wilson \| date = 10 December 2006 \| title = Tomlinson Breaks Alexander's TD Record \| access-date = 1 November 2017 \| newspaper = The Washington Post}}
2008 \|File:Brett Favre crop.jpg !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Brett\|Favre}} \|Green Bay Packers \|Total career NFL passing touchdowns (442 at the close of the 2007 season, with 28 tallied therein) \|{{sortname\|Dan\|Marino}} (420, across the 17 seasons between 1983 and 1999, inclusive) \|{{Cite web \| url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nfl-favre-record/favre-breaks-marinos-touchdown-passes-record-idUSL3063134620070930 \| work=Reuters \| access-date = 1 November 2017 \| date = 30 November 2007 \| title = Favre breaks Marino's touchdown passes record}}
2009 \|File:Michael Phelps in action (3628423222).jpg !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Michael\|Phelps}} \|{{n/a}} \|Olympic Games \|Swimming \|Total gold medals achieved at a single Games of the Olympiad (eight in the 2008 Summer Olympics) \|{{sortname\|Mark\|Spitz}} (seven, at the 1972 Summer Olympics) \|{{Cite web \| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/2572516/Michael-Phelps-overtakes-Mark-Spitz-with-record-breaking-haul-of-eight-gold-medals-Beijing-Olympics-2008.html \| work = The Daily Telegraph \| title = Michael Phelps overtakes Mark Spitz with record-breaking haul of eight gold medals \| date = 17 August 2008 \| access-date = 1 November 2017}}{{Cite web \| url = https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/phelps-2017-espy-best-record-breaing-performance/ \| date = 12 July 2017 \| access-date = 1 November 2017 \| title = Michael Phelps Wins Third "Best Record-Breaking Performance" ESPY; Adds Best Male U.S. Olympian \| work = Swimming World}}
2010 \|File:Plaque on Wimbledon Court No. 18 to commemorate the longest match in tennis history between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut on 22-24 June 2010.jpg !scope="row"\| John Isner vs. Nicolas Mahut \|{{flagu\|United States}} and {{flagu\|France}} \|{{n/a}} \|Wimbledon \|Tennis \|Longest match in tennis history, lasting 11 hours, 5 minutes; Isner defeated Mahut 70–68 in the fifth set of the 1st round match. \|Fabrice Santoro vs. Arnaud Clément fourth round match at the 2004 French Open lasting 6 hours, 33 minutes. \|{{Cite web\| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/7851065/Wimbledons-longest-match-the-records-John-Isner-and-Nicolas-Mahut-broke.html\| work = The Daily Telegraph \| title = Wimbledon's longest match: the records John Isner and Nicolas Mahut broke\|date = 23 June 2010 \| access-date = 1 November 2017 }}{{Cite web \| url = http://bleacherreport.com/articles/420744-2010-espy-winners-top-10-award-snubs \| work=Bleacher Report \| access-date = 1 November 2017 \| date = 15 July 2010 \| first = Matt \| last= Reed \| title = 2010 ESPY Winners: Top 10 Award Snubs}}
2011 \|File:Rory McIlroy2011.jpg !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Rory\|McIlroy}} \|{{NIR}} \|{{n/a}} \|U.S. Open \| Golf \| In winning the U.S. Open, McIlroy broke tournament records for the lowest 72-hole score, both in total strokes (268) and in relation to par (−16). \| 72-hole score (272): Jim Furyk, 2003; Tiger Woods, 2000; Lee Janzen, 1993; Jack Nicklaus, 1980. To-par (−12): Woods, 2000. \|{{Cite web \| url = http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/6767665/2011-espy-awards-winners-revealed-los-angeles \| title = Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki win at ESPYs \| date = 14 July 2011 \| access-date = 1 November 2017 \| publisher = ESPN}}{{Cite web \| url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/20/rory-mcilroy-us-open \| work = The Guardian \| title = US Open 2011: Remarkable Rory McIlroy wins by eight shots \|first=Lawrence \| last=Donegan \| date = 20 June 2011\| access-date = 1 November 2017}}
2012 \|File:Brees 2013 Pro Bowl Cropped.jpg !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Drew\|Brees}} \|rowspan=6\|{{flagu\|United States}} \|New Orleans Saints \|National Football League (NFL) \| American football \| Brees threw for 5,476 yards in 2011–12, breaking the NFL single-season record. \| {{sortname\|Dan\|Marino}} (5,084 yards in 1984) \|{{Cite web \| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/16339375 \| title = Drew Brees breaks Dan Marino's 27-year NFL passing record \| date = 27 December 2011 \| access-date = 1 November 2017 \| publisher = BBC Sport}}{{Cite web \| url = http://www.philstar.com/sports/2012/07/13/827354/james-racks-3-espy-awards\| work = The Philippine Star \| access-date = 1 November 2017 \| date = 13 July 2012\| title = James racks up 3 ESPY awards }}
2013 \|File:Sports 2014-05-07 00-22.jpg !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Michael\|Phelps}} {{small\|(2)}} \| {{n/a}} \| Olympic Games \| Swimming \| Phelps became the most decorated Olympian in history, finishing the London Olympics with a total of 22 medals. \| {{sortname\|Larisa\|Latynina}} (19 medals, 1956–1964, representing the Soviet Union) \|{{Cite web \| url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/01/michael-phelps-19-olympic-medals-london \| work = The Guardian \| title = Michael Phelps breaks record by reaching 19 Olympic medals in London \| first= Owen \| last=Gibson \| date = 1 August 2012 \| access-date= 1 November 2017 }}
2014 \|File:Peyton Manning 2014.jpg !scope="row" \| {{sortname\|Peyton\|Manning}} {{small\|(2)}} \| rowspan=2\| Denver Broncos \| rowspan=2\| National Football League (NFL) \| rowspan=2\| American football \| Manning set single-season NFL records for both passing yardage (5,477) and touchdown passes (55) in the 2013 season. \| Yardage: Drew Brees (5,476 yards in 2011) TDs: Tom Brady (50 in 2007) \|{{Cite web \| url = http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1893459-peyton-manning-breaks-tom-bradys-single-season-td-record \| work=Bleacher Report \| title = Peyton Manning Breaks Tom Brady's Single-Season TD Record \| first= Tim \| last= Daniels \| date = 22 December 2013 \|access-date = 1 November 2017}}{{Cite web \| url = http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1899376-peyton-manning-passes-drew-brees-for-most-passing-yards-in-a-single-season \|work=Bleacher Report \| title = Peyton Manning Passes Drew Brees for Most Passing Yards in a Single Season \| date = 29 December 2013 \| first= Tim \| last= Daniels \|access-date = 1 November 2017}}{{Cite web \| url = http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2132323-espy-2014-winners-awards-results-recap-top-moments-and-twitter-reaction \| work=Bleacher Report \| title = ESPY 2014 Winners: Awards Results, Recap, Top Moments and Twitter Reaction \| first = Joseph \| last = Zucker \| date = 17 July 2014 \| access-date = 31 October 2017 \| url-status = live \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170501071940/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2132323-espy-2014-winners-awards-results-recap-top-moments-and-twitter-reaction \| archive-date = 1 May 2017 }}
2015 \| File:Peyton mannning 2015.jpg !scope="row" \| {{sortname\|Peyton\|Manning}} {{small\|(3)}} \| Manning set the NFL record for career touchdown passes (530 at the end of the 2014 season). \| Brett Favre (touchdown passes 1991–2010) \| {{Cite web \| url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/15/peyton-manning-breaks-brett-favres-passing-record-to-confirm-place-among-greats \| title = Peyton Manning breaks Brett Favre's passing record ... and is benched \| date = 15 November 2015 \| access-date = 1 November 2017 \| work = The Guardian}}{{Cite web \| url = http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2524230-espy-awards-2015-results-analyzing-lebron-james-stephen-curry-other-winners \| work=Bleacher Report \| title = ESPY Awards 2015 Results: Analyzing LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Other Winners \| first = Alec \| last = Nathan \| date = 16 July 2015 \| access-date = 31 October 2017 \| url-status = live \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150719005217/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2524230-espy-awards-2015-results-analyzing-lebron-james-stephen-curry-other-winners \| archive-date = 19 July 2015 }}
2016 \| File:Stephen Curry dribbling 2016 (cropped).jpg !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Stephen\|Curry}} \| Golden State Warriors \| National Basketball Association (NBA) \| Basketball \| Curry set the record for most three-point field goals in a season with 402. \| Curry had the previous record, 286 in the 2014–15 season. \| {{Cite magazine \| url = https://time.com/4325520/stephen-curry-nba-mvp-best-season/ \| magazine = Time \| title = 3 Reasons Why Stephen Curry Had The Best NBA Season Ever \| first= Sean \| last= Gregory \| date = 12 May 2016 \| access-date = 1 November 2017}}{{Cite web \|url = http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/curry-espys-20160713/ \| publisher = National Basketball Association \| access-date = 1 November 2017 \| date = 13 July 2016 \| title = Stephen Curry Takes Home ESPY Award for Best Record-Breaking Performance}}
2017 \| File:Michael Phelps (1).jpg !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Michael\|Phelps}} {{small\|(3)}} \| {{n/a}} \| Olympic Games \| Swimming \| Phelps extended his own record of being the most decorated Olympian during the Rio Olympics in 2016 with a total of 28 Olympic medals. He now has 23 Gold, 3 Silver, and 2 Bronze Olympic Medals. \| Phelps previously held the record when he broke it in the London 2012 Olympics where he finished with a grand total of 22 Olympic medals. \|{{Cite web \| url = http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-sp-espy-awards-20170713-story.html \| work = The Baltimore Sun \| title = Maryland swimmers Michael Phelps and Becca Meyers win ESPY awards \| date = 13 July 2017 \| access-date = 1 November 2017}}
2018 \|205x205px !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Roger\|Federer}} \| {{SWI}} \| {{n/a}} \| Wimbledon \| Tennis \| Most Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles championships all time with 8 \| Federer was previously tied with William Renshaw & Pete Sampras with 7 \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/2018-espy-awards-winners-list/Bc9AOD2KGuj6mnbQJn8UGL/\|title=2018 ESPY Awards: Winners list}}
2019 \|100px !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Drew\|Brees}} {{small\|(2)}} \| {{flagu\|United States}} \| New Orleans Saints \|National Football League (NFL) \|American football \| Brees set the record for most passing yards (71,940) \| Peyton Manning \|
2020 \| colspan=9 align=center\|Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 \|100px !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Russell\|Westbrook}} \| rowspan=4\| {{flagu\|United States}} \| Washington Wizards \| rowspan=3\| National Basketball Association (NBA) \| rowspan=4\| Basketball \| Westbrook set the record for most career triple-doubles (182) \| Oscar Robertson (181) \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.espn.com/espys/story/_/page/voting-winners/2021-espys-award-winners \|title=2021 ESPYS award winners\|website=ESPN.com\|date=July 10, 2021\|access-date=July 10, 2021}}
2022 \|100px !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Stephen\|Curry}} {{small\|(2)}} \| Golden State Warriors \| Curry set the record for most career three-point field goals (3,117) \| Ray Allen (2,973) \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.espn.com/espys/story/_/id/34271763/2022-espys-award-winners \|title=2022 ESPYS: Full list of award winners \|website=ESPN.com \|access-date=July 20, 2022 \|date=July 20, 2022}}
2023 \| 100px !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|LeBron\|James}} \| Los Angeles Lakers \| James set the record for most NBA career points (38,652) \| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) \|{{cite web \|url=https://www.espn.com/espys/story/_/id/38001789/full-list-award-winners \|title=2023 ESPYS: Full list of award winners \|website=ESPN.com \|date=July 13, 2023}}
2024 \| 100px !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Caitlin\|Clark}} \| Iowa Hawkeyes \| National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) \| Clark set the record for most NCAA career points scored (men's and women's) (3,951) \| Pete Maravich (3,667) \|{{cite web \|title=2024 ESPYS: Here is the list of winners \|url=https://www.espn.com/espys/story/_/id/40520337/2024-espys-winners-list \|website=ESPN \|date=July 11, 2024 \|access-date=July 11, 2024}}

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|+ Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award winners

scope="col" |Year of award

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |Image

!scope="col" |Athlete

!scope="col" |Nation of citizenship

!scope="col" |Team

!scope="col" |Competition, governing body, or league

!scope="col" |Sport

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |Record set

!scope="col" |Previous record-holder

!scope="col" class="unsortable" |Ref(s)

2001

|File:Pete Sampras.jpg

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Pete|Sampras}}

|rowspan=3|{{flagu|United States}}

|{{n/a}}

|ATP Tour

|Tennis

|Total career men's singles Grand Slam titles (13). This record has since been surpassed by Roger Federer.

|{{sortname|Roy|Emerson}} (12)

{{Cite web | url = https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/feb/13/espy-winners/ | work = Las Vegas Sun | access-date = 31 October 2017 | date = 13 February 2001 | title = ESPY winners | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171031150009/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/feb/13/espy-winners/ | archive-date = 31 October 2017 }}{{Cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wimbledon2000/827498.stm | title = Emerson: Sampras deserves record | date = 10 July 2000 | access-date = 1 November 2017 | work = BBC News}}{{Cite web | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2017/10/16/roger-federer-vs-rafael-nadal-five-ages-tenniss-greatest-rivalry/ | work = The Daily Telegraph | access-date = 1 November 2017 | date = 16 October 2017 | title = Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal: The five ages of tennis's greatest rivalry | first = Charlie | last=Eccleshare}}

2002

|File:Tiger Woods 2005.jpg

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Tiger|Woods}}

|{{n/a}}

|PGA Tour

|Golf

|Consecutive men's major championships won (Four—the 2000 U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and PGA Championship and the 2001 Masters Tournament [known as the consecutive Grand Slam])

|{{sortname|Ben|Hogan}} (three, in 1953)

|{{Cite web | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/09/sports/golf-woods-wins-the-masters-for-his-4th-straight-major.html | work = The New York Times | title = Golf; Woods wins the Masters for his 4th straight Major | date = 9 April 2001 | access-date = 1 November 2017 | first = Clifton | last=Brown}}{{Cite web | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jul-11-sp-espy11-story.html | work = Los Angeles Times | title = Woods Wins Three ESPYs | date = 11 July 2002 | access-date = 1 November 2017}}

2003

|File:EmmittSmith2007 (crop).jpg

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Emmitt|Smith}}

|Dallas Cowboys

|National Football League (NFL)

|American football

|Total career NFL rushing yards (17,162 at the close of the league's 2002 season, with 975 tallied therein)

|American Walter Payton (16,726, across the 13 seasons between 1975 and 1987, inclusive)

|{{Cite web | url = http://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/Smith_Emmitt.html | title = Emmitt gives new meaning to Sweetness| first=Kris| last=Schwartz| publisher = ESPN| access-date = 1 November 2017}}{{Cite web |url = http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2010/06/all_tme_espy_winners/| publisher = ESPN Media Zone | access-date = 1 November 2017 | title = All-Time ESPY winners | date = 24 June 2010 }}

2004

|File:Éric Gagné on April 12, 2008 (1).jpg

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Éric|Gagné}}

|{{flagu|Canada}}

|Los Angeles Dodgers

|Major League Baseball (MLB)

|Baseball

|Consecutive saves converted in a single MLB regular season (55 across the league's 2003 season)

|{{sortname|Tom|Gordon}} (46, in 1998)

|{{Cite web | url = https://www.courant.com/2004/07/11/gagnes-record-about-more-than-saves/ | work = Hartford Courant | date = 11 July 2004| title = Gagne's Record About More Than Saves | first= Jack |last=O'Connell| access-date = 1 November 2017}}

2005

|File:Peyton Manning passing.jpg

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Peyton|Manning}}

|rowspan=5|{{flagu|United States}}

|Indianapolis Colts

|rowspan=4|National Football League (NFL)

|rowspan=4|American football

|Total single-season NFL passing touchdowns (49 in the league's 2004 season)

|{{sortname|Dan|Marino}} (48 in the 1984 season)

|{{Cite web | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/27/sports/football/peyton-manning-breaks-marinosrecord.html | work = The New York Times | access-date = 1 November 2017 | date = 27 December 2004 | title = Peyton Manning Breaks Marino's Record | first= Lee | last= Jenkins}}

2006

|File:Shaun Alexander crop-SeahawksTC-EWU.jpg

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Shaun|Alexander}}

|Seattle Seahawks

|Total single-season NFL rushing touchdowns (27 in the league's 2005 season)

|{{sortname|Priest|Holmes}} (23, in 2003)

|{{Cite web | url = http://bleacherreport.com/articles/449055-strategy-101-is-chris-johnson-really-a-sure-thing-what-history-says-about-cj2k | work=Bleacher Report | access-date = 1 November 2017 | date = 2 September 2010 | first = Dan | last = Carey| title = Fantasy: Is Chris Johnson a Sure Thing? What History Says about CJ's 2010 Season}}{{Cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=MmT8SCIhtjkC&pg=PA248 | page = 248 | title = Touchdown Alexander: My Story of Faith, Football, and Pursuing the Dream | first1 = Shaun | last1= Alexander| author-link = Shaun Alexander | first2=Cecil | last2=Murphey | access-date = 1 November 2017 | date = 30 August 2006 | publisher = Harvest House Publishers | isbn = 978-0736919371}}

2007

|File:LaDainian Tomlinson-Aug-2-08-Practice.jpg

!scope="row"| {{sortname|LaDainian|Tomlinson}}

|San Diego Chargers

|Total single-season NFL rushing touchdowns (28 in the league's 2006 season)

|{{sortname|Shaun|Alexander}} (27, in 2005)

| ǂ{{Cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/10/AR2006121000690.html | first= Bernie | last= Wilson | date = 10 December 2006 | title = Tomlinson Breaks Alexander's TD Record | access-date = 1 November 2017 | newspaper = The Washington Post}}

2008

|File:Brett Favre crop.jpg

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Brett|Favre}}

|Green Bay Packers

|Total career NFL passing touchdowns (442 at the close of the 2007 season, with 28 tallied therein)

|{{sortname|Dan|Marino}} (420, across the 17 seasons between 1983 and 1999, inclusive)

|{{Cite web | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nfl-favre-record/favre-breaks-marinos-touchdown-passes-record-idUSL3063134620070930 | work=Reuters | access-date = 1 November 2017 | date = 30 November 2007 | title = Favre breaks Marino's touchdown passes record}}

2009

|File:Michael Phelps in action (3628423222).jpg

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Michael|Phelps}}

|{{n/a}}

|Olympic Games

|Swimming

|Total gold medals achieved at a single Games of the Olympiad (eight in the 2008 Summer Olympics)

|{{sortname|Mark|Spitz}} (seven, at the 1972 Summer Olympics)

|{{Cite web | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/2572516/Michael-Phelps-overtakes-Mark-Spitz-with-record-breaking-haul-of-eight-gold-medals-Beijing-Olympics-2008.html | work = The Daily Telegraph | title = Michael Phelps overtakes Mark Spitz with record-breaking haul of eight gold medals | date = 17 August 2008 | access-date = 1 November 2017}}{{Cite web | url = https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/phelps-2017-espy-best-record-breaing-performance/ | date = 12 July 2017 | access-date = 1 November 2017 | title = Michael Phelps Wins Third "Best Record-Breaking Performance" ESPY; Adds Best Male U.S. Olympian | work = Swimming World}}

2010

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|Wimbledon

|Tennis

|Longest match in tennis history, lasting 11 hours, 5 minutes; Isner defeated Mahut 70–68 in the fifth set of the 1st round match.

|Fabrice Santoro vs. Arnaud Clément fourth round match at the 2004 French Open lasting 6 hours, 33 minutes.

|{{Cite web| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/7851065/Wimbledons-longest-match-the-records-John-Isner-and-Nicolas-Mahut-broke.html| work = The Daily Telegraph | title = Wimbledon's longest match: the records John Isner and Nicolas Mahut broke|date = 23 June 2010 | access-date = 1 November 2017 }}{{Cite web | url = http://bleacherreport.com/articles/420744-2010-espy-winners-top-10-award-snubs | work=Bleacher Report | access-date = 1 November 2017 | date = 15 July 2010 | first = Matt | last= Reed | title = 2010 ESPY Winners: Top 10 Award Snubs}}

2011

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|U.S. Open

| Golf

| In winning the U.S. Open, McIlroy broke tournament records for the lowest 72-hole score, both in total strokes (268) and in relation to par (−16).

| 72-hole score (272): Jim Furyk, 2003; Tiger Woods, 2000; Lee Janzen, 1993; Jack Nicklaus, 1980.
To-par (−12): Woods, 2000.

|{{Cite web | url = http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/6767665/2011-espy-awards-winners-revealed-los-angeles | title = Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki win at ESPYs | date = 14 July 2011 | access-date = 1 November 2017 | publisher = ESPN}}{{Cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/20/rory-mcilroy-us-open | work = The Guardian | title = US Open 2011: Remarkable Rory McIlroy wins by eight shots |first=Lawrence | last=Donegan | date = 20 June 2011| access-date = 1 November 2017}}

2012

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|New Orleans Saints

|National Football League (NFL)

| American football

| Brees threw for 5,476 yards in 2011–12, breaking the NFL single-season record.

| {{sortname|Dan|Marino}} (5,084 yards in 1984)

|{{Cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/16339375 | title = Drew Brees breaks Dan Marino's 27-year NFL passing record | date = 27 December 2011 | access-date = 1 November 2017 | publisher = BBC Sport}}{{Cite web | url = http://www.philstar.com/sports/2012/07/13/827354/james-racks-3-espy-awards| work = The Philippine Star | access-date = 1 November 2017 | date = 13 July 2012| title = James racks up 3 ESPY awards }}

2013

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| Olympic Games

| Swimming

| Phelps became the most decorated Olympian in history, finishing the London Olympics with a total of 22 medals.

| {{sortname|Larisa|Latynina}} (19 medals, 1956–1964, representing the Soviet Union)

|{{Cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/01/michael-phelps-19-olympic-medals-london | work = The Guardian | title = Michael Phelps breaks record by reaching 19 Olympic medals in London | first= Owen | last=Gibson | date = 1 August 2012 | access-date= 1 November 2017 }}

2014

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| rowspan=2| National Football League (NFL)

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| Manning set single-season NFL records for both passing yardage (5,477) and touchdown passes (55) in the 2013 season.

| Yardage: Drew Brees (5,476 yards in 2011)
TDs: Tom Brady (50 in 2007)

|{{Cite web | url = http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1893459-peyton-manning-breaks-tom-bradys-single-season-td-record | work=Bleacher Report | title = Peyton Manning Breaks Tom Brady's Single-Season TD Record | first= Tim | last= Daniels | date = 22 December 2013 |access-date = 1 November 2017}}{{Cite web | url = http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1899376-peyton-manning-passes-drew-brees-for-most-passing-yards-in-a-single-season |work=Bleacher Report | title = Peyton Manning Passes Drew Brees for Most Passing Yards in a Single Season | date = 29 December 2013 | first= Tim | last= Daniels |access-date = 1 November 2017}}{{Cite web | url = http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2132323-espy-2014-winners-awards-results-recap-top-moments-and-twitter-reaction | work=Bleacher Report | title = ESPY 2014 Winners: Awards Results, Recap, Top Moments and Twitter Reaction | first = Joseph | last = Zucker | date = 17 July 2014 | access-date = 31 October 2017 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170501071940/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2132323-espy-2014-winners-awards-results-recap-top-moments-and-twitter-reaction | archive-date = 1 May 2017 }}

2015

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| Manning set the NFL record for career touchdown passes (530 at the end of the 2014 season).

| Brett Favre (touchdown passes 1991–2010)

| {{Cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/15/peyton-manning-breaks-brett-favres-passing-record-to-confirm-place-among-greats | title = Peyton Manning breaks Brett Favre's passing record ... and is benched | date = 15 November 2015 | access-date = 1 November 2017 | work = The Guardian}}{{Cite web | url = http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2524230-espy-awards-2015-results-analyzing-lebron-james-stephen-curry-other-winners | work=Bleacher Report | title = ESPY Awards 2015 Results: Analyzing LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Other Winners | first = Alec | last = Nathan | date = 16 July 2015 | access-date = 31 October 2017 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150719005217/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2524230-espy-awards-2015-results-analyzing-lebron-james-stephen-curry-other-winners | archive-date = 19 July 2015 }}

2016

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| Golden State Warriors

| National Basketball Association (NBA)

| Basketball

| Curry set the record for most three-point field goals in a season with 402.

| Curry had the previous record, 286 in the 2014–15 season.

| {{Cite magazine | url = https://time.com/4325520/stephen-curry-nba-mvp-best-season/ | magazine = Time | title = 3 Reasons Why Stephen Curry Had The Best NBA Season Ever | first= Sean | last= Gregory | date = 12 May 2016 | access-date = 1 November 2017}}{{Cite web |url = http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/curry-espys-20160713/ | publisher = National Basketball Association | access-date = 1 November 2017 | date = 13 July 2016 | title = Stephen Curry Takes Home ESPY Award for Best Record-Breaking Performance}}

2017

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| Olympic Games

| Swimming

| Phelps extended his own record of being the most decorated Olympian during the Rio Olympics in 2016 with a total of 28 Olympic medals. He now has 23 Gold, 3 Silver, and 2 Bronze Olympic Medals.

| Phelps previously held the record when he broke it in the London 2012 Olympics where he finished with a grand total of 22 Olympic medals.

|{{Cite web | url = http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-sp-espy-awards-20170713-story.html | work = The Baltimore Sun | title = Maryland swimmers Michael Phelps and Becca Meyers win ESPY awards | date = 13 July 2017 | access-date = 1 November 2017}}

2018

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| Wimbledon

| Tennis

| Most Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles championships all time with 8

| Federer was previously tied with William Renshaw & Pete Sampras with 7

|{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/2018-espy-awards-winners-list/Bc9AOD2KGuj6mnbQJn8UGL/|title=2018 ESPY Awards: Winners list}}

2019

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| New Orleans Saints

|National Football League (NFL)

|American football

| Brees set the record for most passing yards (71,940)

| Peyton Manning

2020

| colspan=9 align=center|Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2021

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| Washington Wizards

| rowspan=3| National Basketball Association (NBA)

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| Westbrook set the record for most career triple-doubles (182)

| Oscar Robertson (181)

|{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espys/story/_/page/voting-winners/2021-espys-award-winners |title=2021 ESPYS award winners|website=ESPN.com|date=July 10, 2021|access-date=July 10, 2021}}

2022

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| Golden State Warriors

| Curry set the record for most career three-point field goals (3,117)

| Ray Allen (2,973)

| {{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espys/story/_/id/34271763/2022-espys-award-winners |title=2022 ESPYS: Full list of award winners |website=ESPN.com |access-date=July 20, 2022 |date=July 20, 2022}}

2023

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| Los Angeles Lakers

| James set the record for most NBA career points (38,652)

| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387)

|{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espys/story/_/id/38001789/full-list-award-winners |title=2023 ESPYS: Full list of award winners |website=ESPN.com |date=July 13, 2023}}

2024

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| Iowa Hawkeyes

| National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

| Clark set the record for most NCAA career points scored (men's and women's) (3,951)

| Pete Maravich (3,667)

|{{cite web |title=2024 ESPYS: Here is the list of winners |url=https://www.espn.com/espys/story/_/id/40520337/2024-espys-winners-list |website=ESPN |date=July 11, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2024}}

References

Category:ESPY Awards

Category:Sports records and statistics

Category:Awards established in 2001

Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award

List of winners

See also

References