Danish Sports Name of the Year

{{Infobox award

| name = Sports Name of the Year
(Årets Sportsnavn)

| current_awards =

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| awarded_for =

| presenter = National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Team Danmark (2019–)
Jyllands-Posten (1991–2018)

| country = Denmark

| year = 1991

| website =

| most_wins = Denmark women's national handball team (3)

}}

The Sports Name of the Year ({{langx|da|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.{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/2019-11-28-her-er-de-nominerede-til-aarets-sportsnavn-2019|title=Her er de nominerede til 'Årets Sportsnavn 2019'|language=da|website=TV2|first=Christopher|last=Roth|date=28 November 2019|access-date=1 November 2020}} In addition to the award the winner is granted a monetary prize, which as of 2019 stands at 75,000 Danish kroner.

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=

  • Numbers in parentheses indicate a multiple award winner.
  • The "finalists" column refers to the other nominees shortlisted for the award

File:EskildEbbesenBronze2012.jpg won in 1998 and 2004]]

File:Tom Kristensen 59.jpg won in 2002 and 2005]]

File:Caroline_Wozniacki_(33318549691).jpg won in 2010 and 2018]]

File:Lasse Norman Hansen (2020-03-01) - UCI Track World Championships 2020.jpg won in 2012 and 2020]]

File:Viktor Axelsen - Indonesia Masters 2018.jpg won in 2017 and 2021]]

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!Year

!width=300px|Winner(s)

!Sport

!Finalists

!Ref.

1991

|Mette Jacobsen

|Swimming

|

|

1992

|Jesper Bank, Jesper Seier and Steen Secher

|Sailing

|Denmark national football team
Arne Nielsson and Christian Frederiksen (canoeing)
Vibeke Toft and Allan Tornsberg (dancing)
Connie Hansen (wheelchair racing)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/ECE9250532/1992-da-ministeren-gemte-sine-stemmer-og-snoerede-en-komite/|title=1992 – Da ministeren »gemte« sine stemmer og snørede en komité|website=Jyllands Posten|first=Troels|last=Henriksen|date=27 December 2016|access-date=31 October 2020}}

1993

|Denmark women's national handball team

|Handball

|

|

1994

|Denmark women's national handball team (2)

|Handball

|

|

1995

|Mette Jacobsen (2)

|Swimming

|

|

1996

|Bjarne Riis

|Cycling

|

|

1997

|Wilson Kipketer

|Athletics

|

|

1998

|Eskild Ebbesen, Thomas Ebert, Victor Feddersen and Thomas Poulsen

|Rowing

|

|

1999

|Camilla Martin

|Badminton

| Denmark national football team
Mette Jacobsen (swimming)
Wilson Kipketer (athletics)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/ECE3278236/%C3%85rets-sportnavn-Camilla-Martin/|title=Årets sportnavn: Camilla Martin|language=da|website=Jyllands-Posten|first1=Sten Rudi|last1=Thomsen|first2=Ole Wejse|last2=Svarrer|date=18 December 1999|access-date=5 November 2020}}

2000

|Denmark women's national handball team (3)

|Handball

|

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/handbold/ECE9253327/13-gyldne-minutter-og-saa-er-et-landshold-aarets-sportsnavn-igen-igen/|title=13 gyldne minutter, og så er et landshold årets sportsnavn – igen, igen|language=da|website=Jyllands-Posten|first=Morten|last=Bruhn|date=28 December 2016|access-date=11 November 2020|url-access=subscription}}

2001

|Thomas Bjørn

|Golf

|Denmark national football team
Tom Kristensen (auto racing)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.berlingske.dk/sport/thomas-bjoern-kaaret-som-aarets-sportsnavn|title=Thomas Bjørn kåret som Årets Sportsnavn|language=da|website=Berlingske|agency=Ritzau|date=18 December 2001|access-date=3 November 2020}}

2002

|Tom Kristensen

|Auto racing

|Denmark men's national handball team
Denmark women's national handball team
Wilson Kipketer (athletics)
Thor Kristensen and Thomas Ebert (rowing)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/ECE3686411/sportsnavn-i-sportsvogn1/|title=Sportsnavn i sportsvogn|language=da|website=Jyllands-Posten|first=Henrik H.|last=Brandt|date=18 December 2002|access-date=12 November 2020}}

2003

|Nicki Pedersen

|Speedway

|

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/article3407510.ece/|title=Speedwaysportens genfødsel|language=da|website=Jyllands-Posten|first=Frits|last=Christensen|date=29 December 2003|access-date=7 November 2020|url-access=subscription}}

2004

|Eskild Ebbesen (2), Thomas Ebert (2), Thor Kristensen and Stephan Mølvig

|Rowing

|Denmark women's national handball team
Tom Kristensen (auto racing)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/ECE5011170/%C3%85rets-Sportsnavn-Guldfireren/|title=Årets Sportsnavn: Guldfireren|language=da|website=Jyllands-Posten|first1=Dan|last1=Philipsen|first2=Henrik H.|last2=Brandt|date=28 December 2004|access-date=7 November 2020|url-access=subscription}}

2005

|Tom Kristensen (2)

|Auto racing

| Michael Maze (table tennis)
Joachim Olsen (shotput)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/tom-kristensen-er-aarets-sportsnavn|title=Tom Kristensen er Årets Sportsnavn |language=da|publisher=DR|first=Jens|last=Gjesse Hansen|date=28 December 2005|access-date=6 November 2020}}

2006

|Mikkel Kessler

|Boxing

| Michael Rasmussen (cycling)
Kristina Stokkebroe and Peter Stokkebroe (dancing)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.berlingske.dk/sport/kessler-blev-aarets-sportsnavn|title=Kessler blev Årets Sportsnavn|language=da|website=Berlingske|agency=Ritzau|date=6 January 2007|access-date=5 November 2020}}

2007

|Mads Rasmussen, Rasmus Quist Hansen

|Rowing

| Denmark men's national handball team
Nicki Pedersen (speedway)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/roere-kaaret-som-aarets-sportsnavn|title=Roere kåret som Årets Sportsnavn|language=da|publisher=DR|agency=Ritzau|date=5 January 2008|access-date=3 November 2020}}

2008

|Denmark men's national handball team

|Handball

| Denmark men's lightweight coxless four (rowing)
Martin Kirketerp and Jonas Warrer (sailing)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/wilbeks-drenge-blev-aarets-sportsnavn|title=Wilbeks drenge blev Årets Sportsnavn|language=da|publisher=DR|agency=Ritzau|first=Troels|last=Trads Hansen|date=10 January 2009|access-date=3 November 2020}}

2009

|Lotte Friis

|Swimming

| Michael Maze (table tennis)
Caroline Wozniacki (tennis)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/2010-01-10-%C3%A5rets-sportsnavn-lotte-friis|title=Årets Sportsnavn: Lotte Friis|language=da|website=TV2|date=7 April 2010|access-date=1 November 2020}}

2010

|Caroline Wozniacki

|Tennis

| Matti Breschel (cycling)
Lotte Friis (swimming)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://spn.dk/andensport/tennis/article2299532.ece|title=Wozniacki blev "Årets Sportsnavn"|language=da|trans-title=Wozniacki became "Sports Name of the Year"|website=Jyllands-Posten|date=8 January 2011|access-date=3 November 2012|url-access=subscription}}

2011

|Jeanette Ottesen

|Swimming

|Denmark men's national handball team
Caroline Wozniacki (tennis)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/jeanette-ottesen-er-aarets-sportsnavn|title=Jeanette Ottesen er Årets Sportsnavn|language=da|publisher=DR|first=Jens|last=Gjesse Hansen|date=7 January 2012|access-date=1 November 2020}}

2012

|Lasse Norman Hansen

|Cycling

| Denmark men's national handball team
Mads Rasmussen and Rasmus Quist Hansen (rowing)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/lasse-norman-hansen-er-aarets-sportsnavn|title=Lasse Norman Hansen er Årets Sportsnavn|language=da|publisher=DR|agency=Ritzau|date=5 January 2013|access-date=1 November 2020}}

2013

|Maja Jager

|Archery

| Jesper Hansen (skeet shooting)
Tom Kristensen (auto racing)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://sn.dk/modules/fsArticle/index.php?articleid=379576|title=Maja Jager er Årets Sportsnavn 2013 |language=da|website=Sjællandske Nyheder|agency=Ritzau|date=4 January 2014|access-date=31 October 2020}}

2014

|Camilla Pedersen

|Triathlon

| Denmark men's lightweight coxless four (rowing)
Rikke Møller Pedersen (swimming)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/triatlet-er-aarets-sportsnavn-2014|title=Triatlet er Årets Sportsnavn 2014|language=da|publisher=DR|agency=Ritzau|date=10 January 2015|access-date=30 October 2020}}

2015

|René Holten Poulsen

|Canoe sprint

| Maja Alm (orienteering)
Jeanette Ottesen (swimming)
Anne-Marie Rindom (sailing)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/ECE8355830/rene-holten-poulsen-er-aarets-sportsnavn/|title=René Holten Poulsen er Årets Sportsnavn|language=da|website=Jyllands Posten|date=9 January 2016|access-date=31 October 2020}}

2016

|Pernille Blume

|Swimming

| Denmark men's national handball team
Sara Slott Petersen (athletics)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.berlingske.dk/sport/pernille-blume-vinder-aarets-sportsnavn-2016-0|title=Pernille Blume vinder Årets Sportsnavn 2016|language=da|website=Berlingske|agency=Ritzau|date=7 January 2017|access-date=27 October 2020}}

2017

|Viktor Axelsen

|Badminton

| Jena Mai Hansen and Katja Salskov-Iversen (sailing)
Caroline Wozniacki (tennis)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.jyllands-posten.org/priser-og-legater/aarets-sportsnavn.php|title=Victor Axelsen er Årets Sportsnavn 2017|language=da|website=Jyllands Posten|date=3 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809115736/http://www.jyllands-posten.org/priser-og-legater/aarets-sportsnavn.php|archive-date=9 August 2019}}

2018

|Caroline Wozniacki (2)

|Tennis

| Pernille Harder (association football)
Michael Valgren (cycling)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/tennis/2019-01-05-wozniacki-vinder-aarets-sportsnavn-2018|title=Wozniacki vinder Årets Sportsnavn 2018|language=da|website=TV2|agency=Ritzau|date=5 January 2019|access-date=27 October 2020}}

2019

|Mads Pedersen

|Cycling

|Denmark men's national handball team
Anne-Marie Rindom (sailing)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/ECE11857284/verdensmester-mads-pedersen-er-aarets-sportsnavn/|title=Verdensmester Mads Pedersen er Årets Sportsnavn|language=da|website=Jyllands Posten|agency=Ritzau|date=5 January 2020|access-date=1 November 2020}}

2020

|Danish National Track Cycling Team
Lasse Norman Hansen (2), Julius Johansen, Frederik Rodenberg and Rasmus Pedersen

|Track cycling

|Viktor Axelsen (badminton)
Pernille Harder (association football)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news |title=Guldkvartet er Årets Sportsnavn 2020 |url=https://via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelelse/guldkvartet-er-arets-sportsnavn-2020?publisherId=1874227&releaseId=13607242 |access-date=2 January 2021 |agency=Ritzau |date=2 January 2021 |language=da}}

2021

|Viktor Axelsen (2)

|Badminton

| Anne-Marie Rindom (sailing)
Lasse Norman Hansen and Michael Mørkøv (cycling)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web |last1=Andersen |first1=Jacob |title=Viktor Axelsen er Årets Sportsnavn |url=https://www.dif.dk/nyheder/2022/01/viktor-axelsen-er-arets-sportsnavn |publisher=Danmarks Idrætsforbund | date=21 January 2022| access-date=22 January 2022 |language=da}}

2022

|Jonas Vingegaard

|Cycling

| Viktor Axelsen (badminton)
Danish national dressage team (equestrian)

|style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web |last1=Kjær |first1=Christian |title=Vingegaard er Årets Sportsnavn - TV 2 |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/cykling/2023-01-07-vingegaard-er-aarets-sportsnavn |publisher=TV 2 |access-date=8 January 2023 |language=da-DK |date=7 January 2023}}

2023

|Denmark men's national handball team

|Handball

| 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.

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!{{abbrv|No.|Number of awards}}

!Winner

!Sport

!Years won

style="text-align:center;"|3

|Denmark women's national handball team

|Handball

|1993, 1994, 2000

style="text-align:center;" rowspan=8|2

|Mette Jacobsen

|Swimming

|1991, 1995

Eskild Ebbesen

|rowspan=2|Rowing

|rowspan=2|1998, 2004

Thomas Ebert
Tom Kristensen

|Auto racing

|2002, 2005

Caroline Wozniacki

|Tennis

|2010, 2018

Lasse Norman Hansen

|Cycling

|2012, 2020

Viktor Axelsen

|Badminton

|2017, 2021

Denmark men's national handball team

|Handball

|2008, 2023

=By sport=

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

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!{{abbrv|No.|Number of awards}}

!Sport

!Years won

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|Swimming

|1991, 1995, 2009, 2011, 2016

Cycling

|1996, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2022

Handball

|1993, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2023

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|Rowing

|1998, 2004, 2007

Badminton

|1999, 2017, 2021

style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2

|Auto racing

|2002, 2005

Tennis

|2010, 2018

style="text-align:center;" rowspan=8|1

|Sailing

|1992

Athletics

|1997

Golf

|2001

Speedway

|2003

Boxing

|2006

Archery

|2013

Triathlon

|2014

Canoe sprint

|2015

References

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