United Press International Athlete of the Year Award#Male winners
The United Press International Athlete of the Year Award was conferred annually between 1974 and 1995, one each to the individuals adjudged, without restriction to nationality or sport contested, to be the male and female athlete of the year by a panel of sportswriters and editors constituted under the auspices of the United Press International.In 1974 and 1975, the voting panel comprised sportswriters and editors exclusively from Europe.
==Male winners==
| class="wikitable" |
| style="white-space: nowrap;"
!Year !Nation represented |
| 1974
|{{flag|United States}} |
| 1975
|{{flag|Brazil}} |
| 1976
|{{flag|Cuba}} |
| 1977
|{{flag|Cuba}} |
| 1978
|{{flag|Kenya}} |
| 1979
|{{flag|United Kingdom}} |
| 1980
|{{flag|United States}} |
| 1981
|{{flag|United Kingdom}} |
| 1982
|{{flag|United Kingdom}} |
| 1983
|{{flag|United States}} |
| 1984
|{{flag|United States}} |
| 1985
|{{flag|United Kingdom}} |
| 1986{{cite news|title=Maradona polled 149 votes, 34 ahead of world tennis champion Ivan Lendl. Alain Prost of France, the world auto racing champion, placed third with 110
|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/12/19/Diego-Maradona-who-led-Argentina-to-victory-in-the/5961535352400/|publisher=UPI| date=19 December 1986}} |{{flag|Argentina}} |
| 1987
|{{flag|Canada}} |
| 1988
|{{flag|United States}} |
| 1989
|{{flag|West Germany}} |
| 1990
|{{flag|Sweden}} |
| 1991
|{{flag|USSR}} |
| 1992
|{{flag|United States}} |
| 1993
|{{flag|Spain}} |
| 1994
|{{flag|Norway}} |
| 1995
|{{flag|United Kingdom}} |
==Female winners==
| class="wikitable" |
| style="white-space: nowrap;"
!Year !Nation represented |
| 1974
|{{flag|Poland}} |
| 1975
|{{flag|Romania|1965}} |
| 1976
|{{flag|Romania|1965}} |
| 1977
|{{flag|East Germany}} |
| 1978
|{{flag|United States}} |
| 1979
|{{flag|East Germany}} |
| 1980
|{{flag|Liechtenstein}} |
| 1981
|{{flag|United States}} |
| 1982
|{{flag|East Germany}} |
| 1983
|{{flag|Czechoslovakia}} |
| 1984
|{{flag|United States}} |
| 1985
|{{flag|United States}} |
| 1986
|{{flag|East Germany}} |
| 1987
|{{flag|West Germany}} |
| 1988
|{{flag|United States}} |
| 1989
|{{flag|West Germany}} |
| 1990
|{{flag|Jamaica}} |
| 1991
|{{flag|SFR Yugoslavia}} |
| 1992
|{{flag|FR Yugoslavia}} |
| 1993
|{{flag|China}} |
| 1994
|{{flag|China}} |
| 1995
|{{flag|United States}} |
Notes
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See also
- Athlete of the Year
- Associated Press Athlete of the Year
- Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
- Best Male Athlete ESPY Award
- Sporting News Sportsman/Pro Athlete of the Year
- Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
- Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year (Laureus World Sports Academy)
- Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
- BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
- L'Équipe Champion of Champions Award
References
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Bibliography
- Brown, Gerry, and Morrison, Michael (eds.; 2003). ESPN Information Please Sports Almanac. New York City: ESPN Books and Hyperion (joint). {{ISBN|0-7868-8715-X}}.
External links
- [http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20020223002927/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/upiaoy.shtml Enumeration of award winners by HickokSports.com]
Category:Sports trophies and awards