Polish Sports Personality of the Year

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Polish Sports Personality of the Year
Przegląd Sportowy magazine logo
Awarded forBest Polish sportsperson deemed to have achieved the most in the previous year
CountryPoland
Presented byPrzegląd Sportowy
First awarded1926
Websitewww.przegladsportowy.pl

The Polish Sports Personality of the Year (Polish: Plebiscyt Przeglądu Sportowego na najlepszego polskiego sportowca roku) is chosen annually since 1926 by the readers of the newspaper Przegląd Sportowy, which makes it the second oldest such contest in the world.[1][2] The winner is the sportsperson, judged by a public vote, to have achieved the most in the previous year.

The first winner of the award was track and field athlete Wacław Kuchar. Between 1939 and 1947, the contest was not held due to the Second World War. Record holders are footballer Robert Lewandowski and swimmer Otylia Jędrzejczak with three titles each; track and field athletes Irena Szewińska and Stanisława Walasiewicz, as well as ski jumper Adam Małysz with four titles each; while cross country skier Justyna Kowalczyk is the current leader who holds five titles.[3] Fencer Jerzy Pawłowski holds the record number of eleven appearances among the top 10 athletes. As of 2024, the award has been given 59 times to male and 30 times to female athletes.

Apart from the main award, winners are announced in additional categories such as Super Champion Lifetime Achievement Award, Coach of the Year, Team of the Year, Sport Without Barriers Award for disabled athletes and Sporting Event of the Year.[4]

Polish Sports Personality of the Year[edit]

Justyna Kowalczyk, a five-time winner of the award, holds the record number of wins
POLISH SPORTSPERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
YEAR ATHLETE SPORT
1926 Wacław Kuchar track and field, football, ice hockey
1927 Halina Konopacka track and field
1928 Halina Konopacka track and field
1929 Stanisław Petkiewicz track and field
1930 Stanisława Walasiewicz track and field
1931 Janusz Kusociński track and field
1932 Stanisława Walasiewicz track and field
1933 Stanisława Walasiewicz track and field
1934 Stanisława Walasiewicz track and field
1935 Roger Verey rowing
1936 Jadwiga Jędrzejowska tennis
1937 Jadwiga Jędrzejowska tennis
1938 Stanisław Marusarz ski jumping
1939–1947 not awarded due to World War II
1948 Aleksy Antkiewicz boxing
1949 Zdobysław Stawczyk track and field
1950 Helena Rakoczy gymnastics
1951 Zygmunt Chychła boxing
1952 Zygmunt Chychła boxing
1953 Leszek Drogosz boxing
1954 Janusz Sidło track and field
1955 Janusz Sidło track and field
1956 Elżbieta Krzesińska track and field
1957 Jerzy Pawłowski fencing
1958 Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak track and field
1959 Edmund Piątkowski track and field
1960 Jozef Schmidt track and field
1961 Ireneusz Paliński weightlifting
1962 Teresa Ciepły track and field
1963 Ryszard Parulski fencing
1964 Jozef Schmidt track and field
1965 Irena Kirszenstein track and field
1966 Irena Kirszenstein track and field
1967 Sobiesław Zasada auto racing
1968 Jerzy Pawłowski fencing
1969 Waldemar Baszanowski weightlifting
1970 Teresa Sukniewicz track and field
1971 Ryszard Szurkowski road cycling
1972 Witold Woyda fencing
1973 Ryszard Szurkowski road cycling
1974 Irena Szewińska track and field
1975 Zygmunt Smalcerz weightlifting
1976 Irena Szewińska track and field
1977 Janusz Pyciak-Peciak pentathlon
1978 Józef Łuszczek cross country skiing
1979 Jan Jankiewicz road cycling
1980 Władysław Kozakiewicz track and field
1981 Janusz Pyciak-Peciak pentathlon
1982 Zbigniew Boniek football (soccer)
1983 Zdzisław Hoffmann track and field
1984 Andrzej Grubba table tennis
1985 Lech Piasecki road cycling
1986 Andrzej Malina wrestling
1987 Marek Łbik and Marek Dopierała canoeing
1988 Waldemar Legień judo
1989 Joachim Halupczok road cycling
1990 Wanda Panfil track and field
1991 Wanda Panfil track and field
1992 Waldemar Legień judo
1993 Rafał Kubacki judo
1994 Andrzej Wroński wrestling
1995 Paweł Nastula judo
1996 Renata Mauer shooting
1997 Paweł Nastula judo
1998 Robert Korzeniowski track and field
1999 Tomasz Gollob motorcycle speedway
2000 Robert Korzeniowski track and field
2001 Adam Małysz ski jumping
2002 Adam Małysz ski jumping
2003 Adam Małysz ski jumping
2004 Otylia Jędrzejczak swimming
2005 Otylia Jędrzejczak swimming
2006 Otylia Jędrzejczak swimming
2007 Adam Małysz ski jumping
2008 Robert Kubica Formula 1
2009 Justyna Kowalczyk cross-country skiing
2010 Justyna Kowalczyk cross-country skiing
2011 Justyna Kowalczyk cross-country skiing
2012 Justyna Kowalczyk cross-country skiing
2013 Justyna Kowalczyk cross-country skiing
2014 Kamil Stoch ski jumping
2015 Robert Lewandowski football (soccer)
2016 Anita Włodarczyk track and field
2017 Kamil Stoch ski jumping
2018 Bartosz Kurek volleyball
2019 Bartosz Zmarzlik motorcycle speedway
2020 Robert Lewandowski football (soccer)
2021 Robert Lewandowski football (soccer)
2022 Iga Świątek tennis
2023 Iga Świątek tennis

Most successful sportspeople[edit]

Place Name 1st place 2nd place 3rd place Combined
1 Justyna Kowalczyk 5 0 0 5
2 Irena Szewińska 4 4 0 8
3 Stanisława Walasiewicz 4 0 4 8
4 Robert Lewandowski 3 3 1 7
5 Adam Małysz 4 0 2 6
6 Otylia Jędrzejczak 3 2 1 6
7 Janusz Sidło 2 4 1 7
8 Robert Korzeniowski 2 3 2 7
9 Kamil Stoch 2 2 1 5
10 Józef Szmidt 2 2 0 4

Winners by sport[edit]

Irena Szewińska, a four-time winner of the award. With 30 winners, athletics is the most represented sport in the contest's history.
Sport First place(s)
Athletics 30
Ski jumping 7
Cross-country skiing 6
Judo 5
Cycling 5
Football 5
Boxing 4
Fencing 4
Tennis 4
Swimming 3
Weightlifting 3
Modern pentathlon 2
Wrestling 2
Speedway 2
Gymnastics 1
Formula One 1
Kayaking 1
Rallying 1
Shooting 1
Rowing 1
Table tennis 1
Volleyball 1

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lista nominowanych do tytułu Sportowca Roku w Plebiscycie Przeglądu Sportowego". Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. ^ "HISTORIA PLEBISCYTU NA NAJLEPSZEGO SPORTOWCA POLSKI". Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. ^ "O PLEBISCYCIE "PRZEGLĄDU SPORTOWEGO"". Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Lewandowski bierze wszystko! Został najlepszym sportowcem Polski 2020 roku!" (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-01-10.