PAST WINNERS

2000 - 2025

LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

• 2025 Mondo Duplantis
• 2024 Novak Djokovic
• 2023 Lionel Messi
• 2022 Max Verstappen
• 2021 Rafael Nadal
• 2020 Lionel Messi & Lewis Hamilton
• 2019 Novak Djokovic
• 2018 Roger Federer
• 2017 Usain Bolt
• 2016 Novak Djokovic
• 2015 Novak Djokovic
• 2014 Sebastian Vettel
• 2013 Usain Bolt
• 2012 Novak Djokovic
• 2011 Rafael Nadal
• 2010 Usain Bolt
• 2009 Usain Bolt
• 2008 Roger Federer
• 2007 Roger Federer
• 2006 Roger Federer
• 2005 Roger Federer
• 2004 Michael Schumacher
• 2003 Lance Armstrong*
• 2002 Michael Schumacher
• 2001 Tiger Woods
• 2000 Tiger Woods

LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

• 2025 Simone Biles
• 2024 Aitana Bonmatí
• 2023 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
• 2022 Elaine Thompson-Herah
• 2021 Naomi Osaka
• 2020 Simone Biles
• 2019 Simone Biles
• 2018 Serena Williams
• 2017 Simone Biles
• 2016 Serena Williams
• 2015 Genzebe Dibaba
• 2014 Missy Franklin
• 2013 Jessica Ennis
• 2012 Vivian Cheruiyot
• 2011 Lindsey Vonn
• 2010 Serena Williams
• 2009 Yelena Isinbayeva
• 2008 Justine Henin
• 2007 Yelena Isinbayeva
• 2006 Janica Kostelic
• 2005 Kelly Holmes
• 2004 Annika Sörenstam
• 2003 Serena Williams
• 2002 Jennifer Capriati
• 2001 Cathy Freeman
• 2000 Marion Jones*

LAUREUS WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR

• 2025 Real Madrid Men's Football Team
• 2024 Spain Women's Football Team
• 2023 Argentina Men's Football Team
• 2022 Italy National Football Team
• 2021 Bayern Munich
• 2020 South Africa Rugby Union Team
• 2019 France Men's Football Team
• 2018 Mercedes Formula One Team
• 2017 Chicago Cubs
• 2016 New Zealand Rugby Union Team
• 2015 Germany Men's Football Team
• 2014 Bayern Munich
• 2013 Europe Ryder Cup Team
• 2012 FC Barcelona
• 2011 Spain Men's Football Team
• 2010 Brawn Formula One Team
• 2009 China Olympic Team
• 2008 South Africa Rugby Union Team
• 2007 Italy Men's Football Team
• 2006 Renault Formula One Team
• 2005 Greece Men's Football Team
• 2004 England Rugby Union Team
• 2003 Brazil Men's Football Team
• 2002 France Men's Football Team
• 2001 Australia Men's Cricket Team
• 2000 Manchester United

LAUREUS WORLD BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR

• 2025 Lamine Yamal
• 2024 Jude Bellingham
• 2023 Carlos Alcaraz
• 2022 Emma Raducanu
• 2021 Patrick Mahomes
• 2020 Egan Bernal
• 2019 Naomi Osaka
• 2018 Sergio Garcia
• 2017 Nico Rosberg
• 2016 Jordan Spieth
• 2015 Daniel Ricciardo
• 2014 Marc Marquez
• 2013 Andy Murray
• 2012 Rory McIlroy
• 2011 Martin Kaymer
• 2010 Jenson Button
• 2009 Rebecca Adlington
• 2008 Lewis Hamilton
• 2007 Amélie Mauresmo
• 2006 Rafael Nadal
• 2005 Liu Xiang
• 2004 Michelle Wie
• 2003 Yao Ming
• 2002 Juan Pablo Montoya
• 2001 Marat Safin
• 2000 Sergio Garcia

LAUREUS WORLD COMEBACK OF THE YEAR

• 2025 Rebeca Andrade
• 2024 Simone Biles
• 2023 Christian Eriksen
• 2022 Sky Brown
• 2021 Max Parrot
• 2020 Sophia Flörsch
• 2019 Tiger Woods
• 2018 Roger Federer
• 2017 Michael Phelps
• 2016 Dan Carter
• 2015 Schalk Burger
• 2014 Rafael Nadal
• 2013 Felix Sanchez
• 2012 Darren Clarke
• 2011 Valentino Rossi
• 2010 Kim Clijsters
• 2009 Vitali Klitschko
• 2008 Paula Radcliffe
• 2007 Serena Williams
• 2006 Martina Hingis
• 2005 Alex Zanardi
• 2004 Hermann Maier
• 2003 Ronaldo
• 2002 Goran Ivanisevic
• 2001 Jennifer Capriati
• 2000 Lance Armstrong*

LAUREUS WORLD ACTION SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR

• 2025 Tom Pidcock
• 2024 Arisa Trew
• 2023 Eileen Gu
• 2022 Bethany Shriever
• 2020 Chloe Kim
• 2019 Chloe Kim
• 2018 Armel Le Cléac'h
• 2017 Rachel Atherton
• 2016 Jan Frodeno
• 2015 Alan Eustace
• 2014 Jamie Bestwick
• 2013 Felix Baumgartner
• 2012 Kelly Slater
• 2011 Kelly Slater
• 2010 Stephanie Gilmore
• 2009 Kelly Slater
• 2008 Shaun White
• 2007 Kelly Slater
• 2006 Angelo d'Arrigo
• 2005 Ellen MacArthur
• 2004 Layne Beachley
• 2003 Dean Potter
• 2002 Bob Burnquist
• 2001 Mike Horn
• 2000 Shaun Palmer

LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR WITH A DISABILITY

• 2025 Jiang Yuyan
• 2024 Diede de Groot
• 2023 Catherine Debrunner
• 2022 Marcel Hug
• 2020 Oksana Masters
• 2019 Henrieta Farkasova
• 2018 Marcel Hug
• 2017 Beatrice Vio
• 2016 Daniel Dias
• 2015 Tatyana McFadden
• 2014 Marie Bochet
• 2013 Daniel Dias
• 2012 Oscar Pistorius*
• 2011 Verena Bentele
• 2010 Natalie Du Toit
• 2009 Daniel Dias
• 2008 Esther Vergeer
• 2007 Martin Braxenthaler
• 2006 Ernst Van Dyk
• 2005 Chantal Petitclerc
• 2004 Earle Connor*
• 2003 Michael Milton
• 2002 Esther Vergeer
• 2001 Vinny Lauwers
• 2000 Louise Sauvage

LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD AWARD

• 2025 Kick4Life
• 2024 Fundación Rafa Nadal
• 2023 TeamUp
• 2022 Lost Boyz Inc
• 2021 KICKFORMORE by KICKFAIR
• 2020 South Bronx United
• 2019 Yuwa
• 2018 Active Communities Network
• 2017 Waves for Change
• 2016 Moving the Goalposts
• 2015 Skateistan
• 2014 Magic Bus
• 2012 Rai
• 2011 May El-Khalil
• 2010 Dikembe Mutombo
• 2008 Brendan Tuohey and Sean Tuohey
• 2007 Luke Dowdney
• 2006 Jürgen Griesbeck
• 2005 Gerry Storey
• 2004 Mathare Youth Sports Association & India and Pakistan men's cricket teams
• 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger
• 2002 Peter Blake
• 2001 Kip Keino
• 2000 Eunice Kennedy Shriver

LAUREUS SPIRIT OF SPORT

• 2019 Lindsey Vonn
• 2017 Leicester City F.C.
• 2016 Johan Cruyff
• 2015 Yao Ming
• 2014 Afghanistan national cricket team
• 2011 European Ryder Cup Team
• 2008 Dick Pound
• 2007 FC Barcelona
• 2006 Valentino Rossi
• 2005 Boston Red Sox

LAUREUS ATHLETE ADVOCATE

• 2022 Gerald Asamoah and the Black Eagles
• 2021 Lewis Hamilton

LAUREUS ACADEMY EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

• 2022 Robert Lewandowski
• 2020 Spanish Basketball Federation
• 2019 Eliud Kipchoge
• 2018 Francesco Totti
• 2015 Li Na
• 2013 Michael Phelps

LAUREUS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

• 2025 Kelly Slater
• 2022 Tom Brady
• 2021 Billie Jean King
• 2020 Dirk Nowitzki
• 2019 Arsène Wenger
• 2018 Edwin Moses
• 2016 Niki Lauda
• 2013 Sebastian Coe
• 2011 Zinedine Zidane
• 2012 Bobby Charlton
• 2010 Nawal El Moutawakel
• 2008 Sergey Bubka
• 2007 Franz Beckenbauer
• 2006 Johan Cruyff
• 2004 Arne Naess, Jr.
• 2003 Gary Player
• 2002 Peter Blake
• 2001 Steve Redgrave
• 2000 Pelé

LAUREUS SPORTING INSPIRATION AWARD

• 2018 J. J. Watt
• 2017 Refugee Olympic Team

LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD SOCIETY

• 2022 Real Madrid Foundation

LAUREUS SPORTING ICON AWARD

• 2025 Rafael Nadal
• 2022 Valentino Rossi