Amsterdam Sportsman of the year

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The Amsterdam Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year is an annual election, organised since 1999 by the city's division for topsport named Topsport Amsterdam in cooperation with the city council. The award, named Fanny after four-time Olympic champions Fanny Blankers-Koen (London, 1948), goes to sportspeople who were born, have lived or played in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland. Also the Coach and the Talent of the Year are being selected every single year.

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[edit] Amsterdam Sporter of the Year

YEAR MEN'S WINNER SPORT WOMEN'S WINNER SPORT
1999 Raymond Joval boxing Carole Thate field hockey
2000 Marten Eikelboom field hockey Lieja Koeman athletics
2001 Rafael van der Vaart football (soccer) Mieke de Boer darts
2002 Edwin de Nijs canoeing Marjolein de Jong athletics
2003 Johan Kenkhuis swimming Marrit Leenstra beach volleyball
2004 Michiel Bartman
Diederik Simon		 rowing Marleen Veldhuis swimming
2005 Guillaume Elmont judo Marit van Eupen rowing
2006 Gregory Sedoc athletics Marit van Eupen rowing

[edit] Amsterdam Coach and Talent of the Year

YEAR COACH SPORT TALENT SPORT
1999 Ton Boot basketball Mark de Reuver motorcross
2000 Charles van Commenée athletics Rafael van der Vaart football (soccer)
2001 Ton Boot basketball Vanesca Nortan karate
2002 Ronald Koeman football (soccer) Nigel de Jong football (soccer)
2003 Jim Irvine field hockey Wesley Sneijder football (soccer)
2004 Mark Emke rowing Igor Sijsling tennis
2005 Josy Verdonkschot rowing Hedwiges Maduro football (soccer)
2006 Giles Bonnet field hockey Urby Emanuelson football (soccer)

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