Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize

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Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize (日本プロスポーツ大賞 Nippon Puro Supōtsu Taisyō?) is given to one sportsperson or sports team every year since 1968 by Japan Professional Sports Association. The award is one of the most prestigious all-sport awards in Japanese sport. The recordholders are baseball players Ichiro Suzuki and Sadaharu Oh (three awards). A committee of representatives from Tokyo newspapers, wire services, television and radio for sports media are responsible for making the selections. The winner is given the Prime Minister Trophy.

[edit] List of winners

Year Winner Sport
1968 Flag of Japan Shozo Saijo Boxing
1969 Yomiuri Giants Baseball
1970 Flag of Japan Taihō Kōki Sumo
1971 Flag of Japan Shigeo Nagashima Baseball
1972 Flag of Japan Katsuaki Matsumoto Bicycle racing
1973 Flag of Japan Tadashi Sawamura Kickboxing
1974 Flag of the Republic of China Sadaharu Oh Baseball
1975 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Baseball
1976 Flag of the Republic of China Sadaharu Oh Baseball
1977 Flag of the Republic of China Sadaharu Oh Baseball
1978 Yakult Swallows Baseball
1979 Flag of Japan Yoko Gushiken Boxing
1980 Flag of Japan Yoko Gushiken Boxing
1981 Flag of Japan Koichi Nakano Bicycle racing
1982 Flag of Japan Hiromitsu Ochiai Baseball
1983 Flag of Japan Tatsuro Hirooka Baseball
1984 Flag of Japan Sachio Kinugasa Baseball
1985 Flag of the United States Randy Bass Baseball
1986 Flag of Japan Hiromitsu Ochiai Baseball
1987 Flag of Japan Ayako Okamoto Golf
1988 Flag of Japan Chiyonofuji Mitsugu Sumo
1989 Flag of Japan Chiyonofuji Mitsugu Sumo
1990 Flag of Japan Hideo Nomo Baseball
1991 Flag of Japan Joichiro Tatsuyoshi Boxing
1992 Flag of Japan Takanohana Kōji Sumo
1993 Flag of Japan Kazuyoshi Miura Football
1994 Flag of Japan Ichiro Suzuki Baseball
1995 Flag of Japan Ichiro Suzuki Baseball
1996 Flag of Japan Masashi Ozaki Golf
1997 Flag of Japan Hidetoshi Nakata Football
1998 Flag of Japan Kazuhiro Sasaki Baseball
1999 Flag of Japan Daisuke Matsuzaka Baseball
2000 Flag of Japan Hideki Matsui Baseball
2001 Flag of Japan Ichiro Suzuki Baseball
2002 Japan national football team Football
2003 Flag of Japan Hideki Matsui Baseball
2004 Flag of Mongolia Asashōryū Akinori Sumo
2005 Flag of Mongolia Asashōryū Akinori Sumo
2006 Japan national baseball team Baseball
2007 Urawa Red Diamonds Football

[edit] Wins by sports

Sport No. of awards
Baseball
21
Sumo
6
Boxing
4
Football
4
Bicycle racing
2
Golf
2
Kickboxing
1
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