Nadal and Hosszu Chosen as Best in Europe

MALTA, January 7, 2020 - For the second time in his career, Rafael Nadal - one of greatest tennis players of all times was chosen as the European Sportsman of the Year by journalists from 43 AIPS Europe national associations.

 

Rafael Nadal already won this honor in 2008 and this year’s success reflects the potential of this leading figure in the world of sport . Katinka Hosszu, the Hungarian queen of swimming, for the third time in four years was chosen as the 2019 European Sportswoman of the Year. Hosszu was already a winner in 2016 and 2017 . Rafael Nadal was followed by Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus f.c and Portugal) and F1 champion Lewis Hamilton. Katinka Hosszu was followed by Italian Biathlon ace Dorothea Wierer and Dina Asher Smith of Great Britian athletics.

 

It was the 37 th. annual poll conducted by AIPS – EUROPE through the world wide poll held by AIPS. As the biggest continental section of AIPS and was established in 1977 at the AIPS Congress in Milano Marittima and since 2003, the annual poll was named the Frank Taylor Trophy in honor of the former president of both AIPS and UEPS . Eventually the European Sportswoman awards was named for former leading UEPS official Evgen Bergant.

 

EUROPEAN SPORTSMEN and SPORTSWOMEN of the YEAR

 

 

2019 Rafael Nadal (Spain), tennis

2018 Luka Modric (Croatia), football

2017 Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), football

2016 Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), football

2015 Novak Djokovic (Serbia), tennis

2014 Manuel Neuer (Germany), football

2013 Mo Farah (Great Britain), athletics

2012 Novak Djokovic (Serbia), tennis

2011 Novak Djokovic (Serbia), tennis

2010 Sebastian Vettel (Germany), Formula 1 motor racing

2009 Roger Federer (Switzerland), tennis

2008 Rafael Nadal (Spain), tennis

2007 Roger Federer (Switzerland), tennis

2006 Roger Federer (Switzerland), tennis

2005 Roger Federer (Switzerland), tennis

2004 Roger Federer (Switzerland), tennis

2003 Michael Schumacher (Germany), Formula 1 motor racing

2002 Michael Schumacher (Germany), Formula 1 motor racing

2001 Michael Schumacher (Germany), Formula 1 motor racing

2000 Pieter van Hoogenband (Netherland), swimming

1999 Tomas Dvorak (Czech Republic), athletics

1998 Bjoern Daehlie (Norway), cross country skiing

1997 Wilson Kipketer (Denmark), athletics

1996 Alexander Popov (Russia), swimming

1995 Jonathan Edwards (Great Britain), athletics

1994 Michael Schumacher (Germany), Formula 1 motor racing

1993 Linford Christie (Great Britain), athletics

1992 Vitaly Scherbo (Commonwealth of the Independent States), gymnastics

1991 Sergey Bubka (Soviet Union), athletics

1990 Lothar Matthaeus (Germany), football

1989 Boris Becker (Germany), tennis

1988 Sergey Bubka (Soviet Union), athletics

1987 Stephen Roche (Ireland), cycling

1986 Boris Becker (Germany), tennis

1985 Sergey Bubka (Soviet Union), athletics

1984 Michel Platini (France), football

1983 Michael Gross (Germany), swimming

 

 

 2019 Katinka Hosszu (Hungary), Swimming

 2018 Ester Ledecka (Czech Republic) Snowboarding

 2017 Katinka Hosszu (Hungary),Swimming

 2016 Katinka Hosszu (Hungary), swimming

 2015 Dafne Schippers (Netherlands), athletics

 2014 Darya Domracheva (Belarus), biathlon

 2013 Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia), athletics

 2012 Jessica Ennis (Great Britain), athletics

 2011 Federica Pellegrini (Italy), swimming

 2010 Blanka Vlasic (Croatia), athletics

 2009 Blanka Vlasic (Croatia), athletics

 2008 Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia), athletics

 2007 Justine Henin (Belgium), tennis

 2006 Justine Henin-Hardenne (Belgium), tennis

 2005 Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia), athletics

 2004 Kelly Holmes (Great Britain), athletics

 2003 Justine Henin-Hardenne (Belgium), tennis

 2002 Justine Henin-Hardenne (Belgium), tennis

 2001 Svetlana Khorkina (Russia), gymnastics

 2000 Inge de Bruijn (Netherland), swimming

 1999 Gabriela Szabo (Romania), athletics

 

1998 Larissa Lazutina (Russia), cross-country skiing

1997 Martina Hingis (Switzerland), tennis

1996 Svetlana Masterkova (Russia), athletics

1995 Steffi Graf (Germany), tennis

1994 Manuela Di Centa (Italy), cross-country skiing

1993 Franziska van Almsick (Germany), swimming

1992 Krisztina Egerszegi (Hungary), swimming

1991 Monica Seles (Yugoslavia), tennis

1990 Katrin Krabbe (Germany), athletics

1989 Steffi Graf (Germany), tennis

1988 Kristin Otto (GDR), swimming

1987 Steffi Graf (Germany), tennis

1986 Heike Drechsler (GDR), athletics

1985 Marita Koch (GDR), athletics

1984 Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (Finland,)cross-country skiing

1983 Jarmila Kratochvilova (Czechoslovakia), athletics 

 

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