Gazzetta Sports Awards
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The Gazzetta Sports Awards and the Gazzetta Referendum are surveys conducted annually by the Italian sports newspaper {{Lang|it|La Gazzetta dello Sport}} to reward the best sportsmen and sportswomen of the calendar year.{{cite web|url=http://sportsawards.gazzetta.it/gazzetta-sports-awards|title=Gazzetta Sports Awards|publisher=gazzzetta.it|language=it|access-date=26 January 2018}}
Winners
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Year | Sportman of the Year | Sport | Sportwoman of the Year | Sport | Team of the Year | Sport
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1978
| {{flagicon|Kenya}} Henry Rono || Athletics (track and field) | {{flagicon|Italy}} Sara Simeoni{{efn|name=fn1}} || Athletics (high jump) | {{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina national football team || Football |{{Cite news |last=Narducci |first=Fausto |date=31 December 2011 |title=Messi & Barça. Il genio e il gruppo. L'arte diventa potere |pages=8–9 |work={{Lang|it|La Gazzetta dello Sport}} |url=https://issuu.com/mancool/docs/lagazzettadellosport/8 |access-date=5 March 2022|language=it}} | ||||||
1979
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Sebastian Coe |Athletics (track and field) |{{flagicon|United States}} Mary T. Meagher |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union national football team | ||||||
1980
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Pietro Mennea{{efn|name=fn1}} |Athletics (sprinting) |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Tatyana Kazankina |Athletics (track and field) |{{flagicon|Germany}} Germany national football team | ||||||
1981
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Sebastian Coe |Athletics (track and field) |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Olga Bicherova |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Olga Bicherova, Yelena Davydova, Maria Filatova, Elena Polevaya, Stella Zakharova | ||||||
1982
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Daley Thompson |Athletics (decathlon) |{{flagicon|East Germany}} Marita Koch |Athletics (sprinting) |{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy national football team{{efn|name=fn1}} | ||||||
1983
|{{flagicon|USA}} Carl Lewis |Athletics (track and field) |{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Tamara Bykova |Athletics (high jump) |{{flagicon|Australia}} Australia II team | ||||||
1984
|{{flagicon|USA}} Carl Lewis |Athletics (track and field) |{{flagicon|USA}} Valerie Brisco-Hooks |Athletics (track and field) |{{flagicon|Sweden}} Stefan Edberg, Anders Järryd, Henrik Sundström, Mats Wilander | ||||||
1985
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Sergey Bubka |Athletics (pole vault) |{{flagicon|East Germany}} Marita Koch |Athletics (sprinting) |{{flagicon|Italy}} Juventus{{efn|name=fn1}} | ||||||
1986
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} Diego Maradona |{{flagicon|East Germany}} Heike Drechsler |Athletics (long jump) |{{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina national football team | ||||||
1987
|{{flagicon|Canada}} Ben Johnson |Athletics (sprinting) |{{flagicon|Germany}} Steffi Graf |{{flagicon|Greece}} Greece men's national basketball team | ||||||
1988
|{{flagicon|USA}} Carl Lewis |Athletics (track and field) |{{flagicon|East Germany}} Kristin Otto |{{flagicon|UK}} McLaren-Honda | ||||||
1989
|{{flagicon|USA}} Greg LeMond |{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Vreni Schneider |{{flagicon|Italy}} Milan{{efn|name=fn1}} | ||||||
1990
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} Stefan Edberg |{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Merlene Ottey |Athletics (sprinting) |{{flagicon|Germany}} Germany national football team | ||||||
1991
|{{flagicon|USA}} Carl Lewis |Athletics (track and field) |{{flagicon|Germany}} Katrin Krabbe |Athletics (track and field) |{{flagicon|France}} Guy Forget, Henri Leconte | ||||||
1992
|{{flagicon|Spain}} Miguel Induráin |{{flagicon|Hungary}} Krisztina Egerszegi |{{flagicon|USA}} United States men's national basketball team | ||||||
1993
|{{flagicon|Spain}} Miguel Induráin |{{flagicon|Hungary}} Krisztina Egerszegi |{{flagicon|USA}} Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell |Athletics (sprinting) | ||||||
1994
|{{flagicon|USA}} Leroy Burrell |Athletics (sprinting) |{{flagicon|Italy}} Manuela Di Centa{{efn|name=fn1}} |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil national football team | ||||||
1995
|{{flagicon|Ethiopia}} Haile Gebrselassie |Athletics (long-distance running) |{{flagicon|USA}} Gwen Torrence |Athletics (sprinting) |{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy men's national volleyball team{{efn|name=fn1}} | ||||||
1996
|{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Johnson |Athletics (sprinting) |{{flagicon|France}} Marie-José Pérec |Athletics (sprinting) |{{flagicon|France}} Arnaud Boetsch, Guy Forget, Cédric Pioline, Guillaume Raoux | ||||||
1997
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} Wilson Kipketer |Athletics (middle-distance running) |{{flagicon|Cuba}} Ana Fidelia Quirot |Athletics (track and field) |{{flagicon|France}} Williams-Renault | ||||||
1998
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Marco Pantani{{efn|name=fn1}} |{{flagicon|USA}} Marion Jones |Athletics (track and field) |{{flagicon|France}} France national football team | ||||||
1999
|{{flagicon|USA}} Lance Armstrong |{{flagicon|Romania}} Gabriela Szabo |Athletics (track and field) |{{flagicon|England}} Manchester United | ||||||
2000
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Pieter van den Hoogenband |{{flagicon|USA}} Marion Jones |Athletics (track and field) |{{flagicon|France}} France national football team | ||||||
2001
|{{flagicon|Germany}} Michael Schumacher |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Inge de Bruijn |{{flagicon|Italy}} Scuderia Ferrari{{efn|name=fn1}} | ||||||
2002
|{{flagicon|Germany}} Michael Schumacher |{{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil national football team | ||||||
2003
|{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Phelps |{{flagicon|UK}} Paula Radcliffe |Athletics (long-distance running) |{{flagicon|UK}} England national rugby union team | ||||||
2004
|{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Phelps |{{flagicon|Italy}} Valentina Vezzali{{efn|name=fn1}} | {{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina men's national volleyball team || Volleyball | ||||||
2005
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Roger Federer |{{flagicon|Russia}} Yelena Isinbayeva |Athletics (pole vaulting) |{{flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand national rugby union team | ||||||
2006
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Roger Federer |{{flagicon|France}} Laure Manaudou | {{flagicon|Italy}} Italy national football team{{efn|name=fn1}} | ||||||
2007
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Roger Federer |{{flagicon|Belgium}} Justine Henin |{{flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa national rugby union team | ||||||
2008
|{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Usain Bolt |Athletics (sprinting) |{{flagicon|Russia}} Yelena Isinbayeva |Athletics (pole vaulting) |{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell |Athletics (sprinting) | ||||||
2009
|{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Usain Bolt |Athletics (sprinting) |{{flagicon|Italy}} Federica Pellegrini{{efn|name=fn1}} |{{flagicon|Spain}} Barcelona | ||||||
2010
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} José Mourinho |{{flagicon|USA}} Lindsey Vonn |{{flagicon|Spain}} Spain national football team | ||||||
2011
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} Lionel Messi |{{flagicon|Italy}} Federica Pellegrini{{efn|name=fn1}} |{{flagicon|Spain}} Barcelona | ||||||
2012
|{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Usain Bolt |Athletics (sprinting) |{{flagicon|USA}} Lindsey Vonn |{{flagicon|Spain}} Spain national football team | ||||||
2013
|{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Usain Bolt |Athletics (sprinting) |{{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams |{{flagicon|Germany}} Bayern Munich | ||||||
2014
|{{flagicon|Italy}} Vincenzo Nibali{{efn|name=fn1}} |{{flagicon|Slovenia}} Tina Maze |{{flagicon|Germany}} Germany national football team | ||||||
2015
|{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Usain Bolt |Athletics (sprinting) |{{flagicon|Italy}} Flavia Pennetta{{efn|name=fn1}} |{{flagicon|Spain}} Barcelona | ||||||
2016
|{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Usain Bolt |Athletics (sprinting) |{{flagicon|USA}} Simone Biles |{{flagicon|England}} Leicester City | ||||||
2017
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Roger Federer |{{flagicon|Italy}} Federica Pellegrini{{efn|name=fn1}} |{{flagicon|Spain}} Real Madrid | ||||||
2018
|{{flagicon|UK}} Lewis Hamilton |{{flagicon|USA}} Mikaela Shiffrin |{{flagicon|France}} France national football team | ||||||
rowspan="2" |2019
| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|Kenya}} Eliud Kipchoge | rowspan="2" |Athletics (long-distance running) | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Mikaela Shiffrin | rowspan="2" |Alpine skiing |{{flagicon|England}} Liverpool | rowspan="2" |Football | ||||||
{{flagicon|USA}} United States women's national soccer team | ||||||
2020
|{{flagicon|UK}} Lewis Hamilton |{{flagicon|Italy}} Federica Brignone{{efn|name=fn1}} |{{flagicon|Germany}} Bayern Munich |
Other awards
Since 2015, other awards have been given.{{Cite web |title=Gazzetta Sports Awards - Vincitori |url=http://sportsawards.gazzetta.it/vincitori |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221035510/http://sportsawards.gazzetta.it/vincitori |archive-date=21 December 2015 |access-date=26 January 2018 |website={{Lang|it|La Gazzetta dello Sport}} |language=it}}
;Coach of the Year
- 2015: Antonio Conte (association football)
- 2016: Claudio Ranieri (association football)
- 2017: Gian Piero Gasperini (association football)
- 2018: Massimiliano Allegri (association football)
- 2019: Roberto Mancini (association football){{Cite web |last=Cuppini |first=Michela |date=18 December 2019 |title=Mancini è l'uomo dell'anno. Trionfa anche la Pellegrini. Settebello, squadra top |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/sportsawards/17-12-2019/gazzetta-sports-awards-mancini-uomo-anno-trionfa-anche-pellegrini-settebello-squadra-top-3501971691502.shtml |access-date=24 February 2020 |website={{Lang|it|La Gazzetta dello Sport}} |language=it}}
- 2020: Stefano Pioli (association football)
- 2021: Antonio Conte (association football){{Cite web |title=Gazzetta Sports Awards, tutti i premiati: da Jacobs a Bebe Vio, re e regine del 2021 |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/sportsawards/14-12-2021/gazzetta-awards-tutti-premiati-jacobs-conte-pellegrini-re-regine-2021-430457469965.shtml |access-date=7 January 2022 |website={{Lang|it|La Gazzetta dello Sport}} |language=it-IT}}
- 2022: Ferdinando De Giorgi (volleyball)
- 2023: Luciano Spalletti (association football)
- 2024: Julio Velasco (volleyball)
;Performance of the Year
- 2015: Fabio Aru (cycling)
- 2016: Niccolò Campriani (shooting)
- 2017: Andrea Belotti (association football)
- 2018: Mauro Icardi (association football)
- 2019: Jannik Sinner (tennis)
- 2020: Filippo Ganna (cycling)
- 2021: Sonny Colbrelli (cycling)
- 2022: Gregorio Paltrinieri (swimming)
- 2023: Lautaro Martínez (association football)
- 2024: Nicolò Martinenghi (swimming)
;Paralympic Athlete of the Year
- 2015: Martina Caironi (paralympic athletics)
- 2016: Beatrice Vio (wheelchair fencing)
- 2017: Italy women's national deaf volleyball team (deaf volleyball)
- 2018: Beatrice Vio (wheelchair fencing) and Oney Tapia (paralympic athletics)
- 2019: Simone Barlaam (paralympic swimming)
- 2020: Briantea 84 Cantù
- 2021: Beatrice Vio (wheelchair fencing)
- 2022: Xenia Palazzo (paralympic swimming)
- 2023: Ambra Sabatini (paralympic athletics)
- 2024: Stefano Raimondi (paralympic swimming) and Carlotta Gilli (paralympic swimming)
;Exploit of the Year
- 2015: Roberta Vinci (tennis)
- 2016: Gianluigi Donnarumma (association football)
- 2017: Andrea Dovizioso (motorsport)
- 2018: Elia Viviani (cycling)
- 2019: Charles Leclerc (Formula 1)
- 2020: Jannik Sinner (tennis)
- 2021: Nicolò Barella (association football)
- 2023: Francesco Bagnaia (motorsport) and Italy Davis Cup team (tennis)
- 2024: Atalanta (association football)
;Revelation of the Year
- 2018: Simona Quadarella (swimming)
- 2019: Matteo Berrettini (tennis)
- 2020: Enea Bastianini (motorcycle racing) and Larissa Iapichino (long jump)
- 2021: Francesco Bagnaia (motorcycle racing)
- 2022: Yemaneberhan Crippa (long-distance running)
- 2024: Nadia Battocletti (long-distance running)
;Most Promising Talent of the Year
- 2018: Francesco Bagnaia (motorsport){{Cite web |last=Narducci |first=Fausto |date=11 November 2018 |title=Gazzetta Sports Awards, tocca a voi: scegliete le 4 stelle dell’anno |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Sport-Vari/11-11-2018/gazzetta-sports-awards-tocca-voi-scegliete-4-stelle-dell-anno-310333739601.shtml |access-date=6 January 2022 |publisher={{Lang|it|La Gazzetta dello Sport}} |language=it}}
- 2019: Benedetta Pilato (swimming)
- 2024: Mattia Furlani (long jump)
;Fair Play of the Year
- 2015: Valentina Diouf (volleyball)
- 2016: Tamara Lunger (ski mountaineering)
- 2017: Matteo Manassero (golf)
;Legend
- 2015: Valentino Rossi (motorsport) and Alex Zanardi (paracycling)
- 2016: Federica Pellegrini (swimming) and Alberto Tomba (alpine skiing)
- 2017: Francesco Totti (association football) and Alberto Contador (cycling){{Cite web |date=12 December 2017 |title=Gazzetta Sports Awards: Buffon l'uomo dell'anno, Totti e Contador leggende |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/12-12-2017/gazzetta-sports-awards-buffon-uomo-anno-totti-contador-leggende-240179017831.shtml |access-date=21 February 2022 |website={{Lang|it|La Gazzetta dello Sport}} |language=it}}
- 2018: Paolo Maldini (association football), Vincenzo Nibali (cycling), and Christian Vieri (association football)
- 2019: Siniša Mihajlović (association football){{Cite web |last=Cuppini |first=Michela |date=18 December 2019 |title=Mihajlovic tra ricordi ed emozioni: "Sono alla fine del tunnel, si vede il sole" |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Bologna/18-12-2019/mihajlovic-ricordi-ed-emozioni-sono-fine-tunnel-si-vede-sole-3501999213941.shtml |access-date=30 January 2021 |website={{Lang|it|La Gazzetta dello Sport}} |language=it-IT}}
- 2020: Zlatan Ibrahimović (association football){{Cite news |last=Romani |first=Davide |date=14 December 2020 |title=Gazzetta Sports Awards: da Ibra a Ganna, è la notte delle stelle |language=it |work={{Lang|it|La Gazzetta dello Sport}} |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Sport-Vari/14-12-2020/gazzetta-sports-awards-ibra-ganna-notte-stelle-3901672521924.shtml |access-date=6 January 2022}}
- 2021: Daniele De Rossi (association football)
- 2022: Giacomo Agostini (motorcycle racing), Beatrice Vio (wheelchair fencing), and Vincenzo Nibali (cycling)
- 2023: Fabio Cannavaro (association football) and Massimiliano Rosolino (swimming)
- 2024: Marcello Lippi (association football)
;ESport
;SportWeek Award
- 2019: Italy women's national football team
- 2020: Maxime Mbanda (rugby)
- 2021: Federica Pellegrini (swimming)
;Special Award
- 2020: Maxime Mbanda (rugby){{Cite web |last=Mastroluca |first=Alessandro |date=14 December 2021 |title=Sinner e Sonego, il tennis azzurro trionfa ai Gazzetta Sports Awards |url=https://www.federtennis.it:443/Federazione/News/Attivita-internazionale/Sinner-Sonego-Gazzetta-Sports-Awards |access-date=7 January 2022 |website=Federtennis |language=it}}
;Emotion of the Year
- 2021: Gianmarco Tamberi (high jump)
;Giro d'Italia Award
- 2021: Lorenzo Fortunato (cycling)
Multiwinners
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!Athlete !! Sport !! Wins | ||
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|align=left|Valentina Vezzali | Fencing | 6 |
align=left|Valentino Rossi | Motorcycle racing | 5 |
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|align=left|Federica Pellegrini | Swimming | 4 |
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|align=left|Sara Simeoni | Athletics | 4 |
align=left|Alberto Tomba | Alpine skiing | 4 |
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|align=left|Stefania Belmondo | Cross-country skiing | 3 |
align=left|Jury Chechi | Gymnastics | 3 |
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|align=left|Deborah Compagnoni | Alpine skiing | 3 |
align=left|Filippo Magnini | Swimming | 3 |
align=left|Vincenzo Nibali | Cycling | 3 |
align=left|Gregorio Paltrinieri | Swimming | 2 |
align=left|Gianni Bugno | Cycling | 2 |
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|align=left|Tania Cagnotto | Diving | 2 |
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|align=left|Maria Canins | Cycling | 2 |
align=left|Alberto Cova | Athletics | 2 |
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|align=left|Sofia Goggia | Alpine skiing | 2 |
align=left|Marcell Jacobs | Athletics | 2 |
align=left|Pietro Mennea | Athletics | 2 |
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|align=left|Giovanna Trillini | Fencing | 2 |
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|align=left|Dorina Vaccaroni | Fencing | 2 |
See also
- {{Lang|it|La Gazzetta dello Sport}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://sportsawards.gazzetta.it/gazzetta-sports-awards Official site]
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