Since 1956, Lithuania honors their greatest athlete of the year. Until 2014 The award's trophy, a bronze archer, has been given to the winners. Since 2014 the award ceremony was changed with new categories added.[1]
Recipients
1956 - 2014
| Year | Winner | Sport | Gender | Team of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | ||||
| 1956 | Algirdas Šocikas | Boxing | M | |
| 1957 | Jonas Pipynė | Track and field | M | |
| 1958 | Birutė Kalėdienė | Track and field | W | |
| 1959 | Adolfas Varanauskas | Track and field | M | |
| 1960 | Antanas Bagdonavičius, Zigmas Jukna | Rowing | M | |
| 1961 | Antanas Bagdonavičius, Zigmas Jukna | Rowing | M | |
| 1962 | Antanas Vaupšas | Track and field | M | |
| 1963 | Adolfas Varanauskas | Track and field | M | |
| 1964 | Ričardas Tamulis | Boxing | M | |
| 1965[2] | Modestas Paulauskas | Basketball | M | |
| 1966 | Modestas Paulauskas | Basketball | M | |
| 1967 | Modestas Paulauskas | Basketball | M | |
| 1968 | Danas Pozniakas | Boxing | M | |
| 1969 | Modestas Paulauskas | Basketball | M | |
| 1970 | Modestas Paulauskas | Basketball | M | |
| 1971 | Modestas Paulauskas | Basketball | M | |
| 1972 | Modestas Paulauskas | Basketball | M | |
| 1973 | Vladas Česiūnas | Canoeing | M | |
| 1974 | Vladas Česiūnas | Canoeing | M | |
| 1975 | Česlovas Jazerskis | Wrestling | M | |
| 1976 | Angelė Rupšienė | Basketball | W | |
| 1977 | Vilhelmina Bardauskienė | Track and field | W | |
| 1978 | Vilhelmina Bardauskienė | Track and field | W | |
| 1979 | Lina Kačiušytė | Swimming | W | |
| 1980 | Lina Kačiušytė | Swimming | W | |
| 1981 | Robertas Žulpa | Swimming | M | |
| 1982 | Vladas Turla | Shooting | M | |
| 1983 | Ana Ambrazienė | Track and field | W | |
| 1984 | Arvydas Sabonis | Basketball | M | |
| 1985 | Arvydas Sabonis | Basketball | M | |
| 1986 | Arvydas Sabonis | Basketball | M | |
| 1987 | Šarūnas Marčiulionis | Basketball | M | |
| 1988 | Gintautas Umaras | Track cycling | M | |
| 1989 | Šarūnas Marčiulionis | Basketball | M | |
| 1990 | Šarūnas Marčiulionis | Basketball | M | |
| 1991 | Šarūnas Marčiulionis | Basketball | M | |
| 1992 | Romas Ubartas | Track and field | M | |
| 1993 | Vitalijus Karpačiauskas | Boxing | M | |
| 1994[3] | Raimundas Mažuolis | Swimming | M | |
| 1995[3] | Remigijus Lupeikis | Track cycling | M | |
| 1996[3] | Arvydas Sabonis | Basketball | M | |
| 1997[3] | Raimondas Šiugždinis | Sailing | M | |
| 1998[3] | Diana Žiliūtė | Road cycling | W | |
| 1999[3] | Edita Pučinskaitė | Road cycling | W | |
| 2000[3] | Virgilijus Alekna | Track and field | M | |
| 2001[3] | Rasa Polikevičiūtė | Road cycling | W | |
| 2002[3] | Raimondas Rumšas | Road cycling | M | |
| 2003[3] | Šarūnas Jasikevičius | Basketball | M | |
| 2004[3] | Virgilijus Alekna | Track and field | M | |
| 2005[3] | Virgilijus Alekna | Track and field | M | |
| 2006[3] | Virgilijus Alekna | Track and field | M | |
| 2007[3] | Ramūnas Šiškauskas | Basketball | M | |
| 2008[3] | Edvinas Krungolcas | Modern pentathlon | M | |
| 2009[3] | Simona Krupeckaitė | Track cycling | W | |
| 2010[3] | Simona Krupeckaitė | Track cycling | W | |
| 2011[3] | Laura Asadauskaitė | Modern pentathlon | W | |
| 2012[3] | Rūta Meilutytė | Swimming | W | |
| 2013[3] | Rūta Meilutytė | Swimming | W | National Men's Basketball Team |
2014 - 2019
| Year | Sportsman of the Year | Sportswoman of the Year | Men's Team of the Year | Women's Team of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014[3] | Jevgenij Šuklin (canoe sprint) | Rūta Meilutytė (swimming) | National M2x (Ritter/Maščinskas) | National W2x (Valčiukaitė/Vištartaitė) |
| 2015[3] | Ramūnas Navardauskas (cycling) | Laura Asadauskaitė (modern pentathlon) | National Men's Basketball Team | National W2x (Valčiukaitė/Vištartaitė) |
| 2016[3] | Aurimas Didžbalis (weightlifting) | Simona Krupeckaitė (cycling) | National M2x (Ritter/Griškonis) | National W2x (Valčiukaitė/Vištartaitė) |
| 2017[3] | Andrius Gudžius (track and field) | Airinė Palšytė (athletics) | National M4x (Adomavičius/Maščinskas/Džiaugys/Nemeravičius) | National W2x (Valčiukaitė/Adomavičiūtė) |
| 2018[3] | Andrius Gudžius (track and field) | Rūta Meilutytė (swimming) | National M4x (Adomavičius/Maščinskas/Nemeravičius/Ritter) | National W2x (Valčiukaitė/Adomavičiūtė) |
| 2019[3] | Danas Rapšys (swimming) | Laura Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė (modern pentathlon) | National Men's Basketball 3x3 Team (Beliavičius/Užupis/Vingelis/Pukelis) | National W2x Track Cycling Sprint Team (Krupeckaitė/Marozaitė) |
| 2020 | Was not selected due to COVID-19 | |||
2021 onwards
| Year | Sportsman of the Year (Olympic sports) | Sportswoman of the Year (Olympic sports) | Team of the Year (Olympic sports) | Sportsman of the Year (Paralympic sports) | Sportswoman of the Year (Paralympic sports) | Team of the Year (Paralympic sports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021[4] | Mindaugas Griškonis (rowing) | Laura Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė (modern pentathlon) | National W2x (Valčiukaitė/Vištartaitė) | Edgaras Matakas (swimming) | Oksana Dobrovolskaja (track and field) | National Men's Goalball Team |
| 2022 | Mykolas Alekna (track and field) | Rūta Meilutytė (swimming) | National M2x (Maldonis/Olijnikas) | Edgaras Matakas (swimming) | Raimeda Bučinskytė (shooting) | National Wheelchair Basketball Team |
| 2023 | Mykolas Alekna (track and field) | Dominika Banevič (breaking) | National W2x (Karalienė/Rimkutė) | Rapolas Micevičius (snowboarding) | Raimeda Bučinskytė (shooting) | National Men's Goalball Team |
References
- ↑ Znajomość z Litwą - księga tysiąclecia. Kaunas: "Kraštotvarka". 1999. ISBN 9986892341.
- ↑ Tigani, Alex (14 July 2014). "On this day in sport: 14 July". the Lithuania Tribune. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "LTeam apdovanojimai - prestižiniai Lietuvos sporto apdovanojimai". LTOK. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ↑ "Lithuanian sports awards: the best athletes of the country were honored". News Tvs 24 Sport english. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.