Laureus World Sports Awards

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The Laureus World Sports Awards are awarded annually to sportspeople who have been outstanding during the previous year. The Laureus World Sports Awards were established in 1999 by Founding Patrons DaimlerChrysler and Richemont. There is a two-part voting process to find the winners: Firstly, a Selection Panel of the world’s leading sports editors, writers and broadcasters from over 80 countries votes to create a shortlist of six nominations in each category. The voting process is monitored by independent auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The members of the Laureus World Sports Academy then vote by secret ballot to select the Award winners. There are five categories voted for by the Laureus Media Selection Panel: Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year, Laureus World Team of the Year, Laureus World Newcomer of the Year and Laureus World Comeback of the Year. There are two categories voted for by Specialist Panels: Laureus World Alternative Sportsperson of the Year, chosen by a panel of the world’s leading alternative sports journalists, and Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability, which is overseen by the Executive Committee of the International Paralympic Committee. Two other honours are selected by the Founding Patrons and the Academy. These are the Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award and the Laureus Sport for Good Award, presented at the Laureus Academy’s discretion to people who have made an outstanding contribution to society through sport. The Academy can, if it wishes, also bestow additional Awards, such as the Laureus Spirit of Sport Award, presented for the first time in 2005. Each winner receives a Laureus statuette exclusively produced by Cartier. The universal nature of sport is celebrated by the representation of the five continents, which are engraved on the base. The statuettes are 30 cm high and weigh 2.5 kg. Each figure contains 670 g of solid silver with a 650 g gold finish base.

The 2006 gala was held on May 22nd in Barcelona, Spain. King Juan Carlos I of Spain was the guest of honour.

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[edit] Winners by category

The list of nominees are compiled by a selection panel that consists of top sports media personalities from countries across the globe. They are invited by the Laureus Foundation and nominate finalists in February each year.

[edit] Sportsman of the Year

[edit] Sportswoman of the Year

[edit] Team of the Year

[edit] Newcomer of the Year

[edit] Comeback of the Year

[edit] Sportsperson with a Disability of the Year

[edit] Alternative Sportsperson of the Year

[edit] Lifetime Achievement Award

[edit] Spirit of Sport Award

[edit] Sport for Good Award

[edit] Awards by year

[edit] 2006

Category Winner Discipline
Sportsman Of The Year Roger Federer (Switzerland) tennis
Sportswoman Of The Year Janica Kostelić (Croatia) alpine skiing
Team Of The Year Renault Formula One Team formula one racing
Newcomer Of The Year Rafael Nadal (Spain) tennis
Comeback Of The Year Martina Hingis (Switzerland) tennis
Sportsperson With A Disability Ernst van Dyk (South Africa) wheelchair racing
Alternative Sportsperson Angelo d'Arrigo (Italy) aviation
Lifetime Achievement Award Johan Cruyff (Netherlands) football
Spirit of Sport Award Valentino Rossi (Italy) motorcycling
Sports For Good Award Jürgen Griesbeck streetworldfootball

[edit] 2005

Category Winner Discipline
Sportsman Of The Year Roger Federer (Switzerland) tennis
Sportswoman Of The Year Kelly Holmes (Great Britain) track and field athletics
Team Of The Year Greece national football team football
Newcomer Of The Year Liu Xiang (China) track and field athletics
Comeback Of The Year Alessandro "Alex" Zanardi (Italy) auto racing
Sportsperson With A Disability Chantal Petitclerc (Canada) track and field athletics
Alternative Sportsperson Ellen MacArthur (Great Britain) yachting
Lifetime Achievement Award No award
Spirit of Sport Award Boston Red Sox (USA) baseball
Sports For Good Award Gerry Story (Northern Ireland) boxing (trainer)

[edit] 2004

Category Winner Discipline
Sportsman Of The Year Michael Schumacher (Germany) motor racing
Sportswoman Of The Year Annika Sörenstam (Sweden) golf
Team Of The Year England rugby union team rugby
Newcomer Of The Year Michelle Wie (USA) golf
Comeback Of The Year Hermann Maier (Austria) alpine skiing
Sportsperson With A Disability Earle Connor (Canada) track and field athletics
Alternative Sportsperson Layne Beachley (Australia) surfing
Lifetime Achievement Award Arne Naess (Norway) mountaineer
Sports For Good Award Indian men's cricket team
Pakistan men's cricket team
MYSA Mathare Youth Sports Association		 cricket

[edit] 2003

Category Winner Discipline
Sportsman Of The Year Lance Armstrong (USA) cycling
Sportswoman Of The Year Serena Williams (USA) tennis
Team Of The Year Brazil national football team soccer
Newcomer Of The Year Yao Ming (China) basketball
Comeback Of The Year Ronaldo (Brazil) soccer
Sportsperson With A Disability Michael Milton (Australia) alpine skiing
Alternative Sportsperson Dean Potter (USA) speed climbing
Lifetime Achievement Award Gary Player (South Africa) golf

[edit] Laureus World Sports Academy Members

[edit] Active

Members with a dagger (†) after their names are not original members, but were selected to replace deceased members. More recently, the Academy was expanded from 40 to 42 members; the newest members have an asterisk (*) after their names.

[edit] Deceased

[edit] External link

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