The Sportswoman of the Year Award is given by the Women's Sports Foundation every year.[1] This foundation recognizes both an individual and a team Sportswoman on their performance over a 12-month period.[1] This award is given based on their new records and their world championships won.[1]
^ abc. Women's Sports Foundation. August 1, 2010. Archived from the original on July 22, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
^"2012 Annual Salute to Women in Sports". Women's Sports Foundation. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
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The Sportswoman of the Year Award is given by the Women s Sports Foundation every year 1 This foundation recognizes both an individual and a team Sportswoman on their performance over a 12 month period 1 This award is given based on their new records and their world championships won 1 Sportswoman of the Year AwardLocationNew York CityCountryUnited StatesPresented byWomen s Sports FoundationFirst awarded1980Last awarded2023WebsiteOfficial website In 2012 the winners of the Sportswoman of the Year Award were Gabrielle Douglas Individual Sport and Alex Morgan Team Sport 2 The following table reflects past winners of the Sportswoman of the Year Award in individual and team sports Contents 1 Individual Sport Winner 2 Team Sport Winner 3 Amateur Winner 4 Professional Winner 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksIndividual Sport Winner edit nbsp Juli Inkster nbsp Sarah Hughes Individual Sport Winner Year Winner Nationality Sport 1993 Julie Krone nbsp United States Jockey 1994 Bonnie Blair nbsp United States Speed skating 1995 Bonnie Blair nbsp United States Speed skating 1996 Amy Van Dyken nbsp United States Swimming 1997 Gail Devers nbsp United States Track and field 1998 Michelle Kwan nbsp United States Figure skating 1999 Juli Inkster nbsp United States Golf 2000 Jenny Thompson nbsp United States Swimming 2001 Stacy Dragila nbsp United States Pole vault 2002 Sarah Hughes nbsp United States Figure skating 2003 Natalie Coughlin nbsp United States Swimming 2004 Annika Sorenstam nbsp Sweden Golf 2005 Erin Popovich nbsp United States Paralympic swimming 2006 Melanie Troxel nbsp United States Top Fuel racing 2007 Lorena Ochoa nbsp Mexico Golf 2008 Nastia Liukin nbsp United States Artistic gymnastics 2009 Courtney Kupets nbsp United States Gymnastics 2010 Kim Yuna nbsp South Korea Figure skating 2011 Yani Tseng nbsp Taiwan Golf 2012 Gabrielle Douglas nbsp United States Artistic gymnastics 2013 Missy Franklin nbsp United States Swimming 2014 Simone Biles nbsp United States Artistic gymnastics 2015 Serena Williams nbsp United States Tennis 2016 Claressa Shields nbsp United States Boxing 2017 Katie Ledecky nbsp United States Swimming 2018 Oksana Masters nbsp Ukraine Paralympic cross country skiing 2019 Claressa Shields nbsp United States Boxing 2020 Not awarded 2021 Allyson Felix nbsp United States Track and field 2022 Sunisa Lee nbsp United States Artistic gymnastics 2023 Claressa Shields nbsp United States BoxingTeam Sport Winner edit nbsp Serena Williams nbsp Sue Bird on offense Team Sport Winner Year Winner Sport 1993 nbsp Sheryl Swoopes Basketball 1994 nbsp Lisa Fernandez Softball 1995 nbsp Rebecca Lobo Basketball 1996 nbsp Teresa Edwards Basketball 1997 nbsp Mia Hamm Soccer 1998 nbsp Cynthia Cooper Basketball 1999 nbsp Mia Hamm Soccer 2000 nbsp Serena Williams amp Venus Williams Tennis 2001 nbsp Lisa Leslie Basketball 2002 nbsp Sue Bird Basketball 2003 nbsp Lisa Leslie Basketball 2004 nbsp Misty May Treanor amp Kerri Walsh Volleyball 2005 nbsp Cat Osterman Softball 2006 nbsp Misty May Treanor amp Kerri Walsh Volleyball 2007 nbsp Monica Abbott Softball 2008 nbsp Jessica Mendoza Softball 2009 nbsp Jessie Vetter Hockey 2010 nbsp Katie O Donnell Field hockey 2011 nbsp Abby Wambach Soccer 2012 nbsp Alex Morgan Soccer 2013 nbsp Candace Parker Basketball 2014 nbsp Meryl Davis Ice dancing 2015 nbsp Carli Lloyd Soccer 2016 nbsp Ashleigh Johnson Water polo 2017 nbsp Maya Moore Basketball 2018 nbsp Maddie Rooney Hockey 2019 nbsp Megan Rapinoe Soccer 2020 Not awarded 2021 nbsp Jordan Larson Volleyball 2022 nbsp Maggie Steffens Water polo 2023 nbsp Natalie Schneider Wheelchair basketballAmateur Winner edit nbsp Mary Lou Retton with President Reagan Amateur Winner 1980 1992 Year Winner 1980 Mary Decker 1981 Tracy Caulkins 1982 Mary Decker 1983 Mary Decker 1984 Mary Lou Retton 1984 Joan Benoit 1985 Michele Mitchell 1986 Debi Thomas 1987 Jackie Joyner Kersee 1988 Jackie Joyner Kersee 1989 Janet Evans 1990 Lori Norwood 1991 Jean Driscoll 1992 Jackie Joyner KerseeProfessional Winner edit nbsp Tracy Austin nbsp Paula Newby Fraser Professional Winner 1980 1992 Year Winner 1980 Tracy Austin 1981 Chris Evert 1982 Martina Navratilova 1983 Martina Navratilova 1984 Martina Navratilova 1985 Libby Riddles 1986 Lynette Woodard 1987 Susan Butcher 1988 Susan Butcher 1989 Steffi Graf 1990 Paula Newby Fraser 1991 Meg Mallon 1992 Pat BradleySee also editList of sports awards honoring womenReferences edit a b c Sportswoman of the Year Award Women s Sports Foundation August 1 2010 Archived from the original on July 22 2009 Retrieved March 14 2011 2012 Annual Salute to Women in Sports Women s Sports Foundation Retrieved May 2 2013 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sportswoman of the Year Award amp oldid 1185752335, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,