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Belgian Sportsman of the Year
Title granted to a male Belgian athlete
Summary
Title granted to a male Belgian athlete
The Belgian Sportsman of the Year (; ; ) is elected at the end of each year by professional sportjournalists and former winners, annually since 1967. A Belgian Sportswoman of the Year title has been given out since 1975. Top winners include Ingrid Berghmans (8 wins), Kim Clijsters (8) and Eddy Merckx (6).
More categories were added in 1997, with the Belgian Sportsteam of the Year, 1998 with the Belgian Talent of the Year, 2010 with the Belgian Paralympic Athlete of the Year and lastly in 2011 the Belgian Coach of the Year.
The youngest male winner of the Belgian sportsman of the year is Remco Evenepoel who won the award at the age of 19. The youngest female winner is Carine Verbauwen, who won the award at the age of 13.
List of winners
| Year | Men | Women | Team | Promising Talent | Paralympic | Coach | Winner | Sport | Winner | Sport | Winner | Sport | Winner | Sport | Winner | Sport | Winner | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Remco Evenepoel (5) | cycling | Emma Meesseman (2) | basketball | Belgium women's national basketball team (3) | basketball | Roos Vanotterdijk | swimming | Léa Bayekula | athletics | Vincent Kompany | football | ||||||
| 2024 | Remco Evenepoel (4) | cycling | Nafissatou Thiam (5) | athletics | Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe | motorsport | Jarno Widar | cycling | Maxime Carabin (2) | athletics | Sven Vanthourenhout | cycling | ||||||
| 2023 | Remco Evenepoel (3) | cycling | Lotte Kopecky | cycling | Belgium women's national basketball team (2) | basketball | Alec Segaert | cycling | Maxime Carabin | athletics | Rachid Meziane | basketball | ||||||
| 2022 | Remco Evenepoel (2) | cycling | Nafissatou Thiam (4) | athletics | Men's 4×400 metres relay (4) | athletics | Cian Uijtdebroeks | cycling | Michèle George (2) | equestrian | Roger Lespagnard (3) | athletics | ||||||
| 2021 | Wout van Aert (2) | cycling | Nina Derwael (3) | gymnastics | Belgium national field hockey team (5) | field hockey | Thibau Nys | cycling | Peter Genyn (3) | athletics | Shane McLeod (2) | field hockey | ||||||
| 2020 | Wout van Aert | cycling | Emma Meesseman | basketball | Belgium women's national basketball team | basketball | Charles De Ketelaere | football | Joachim Gérard (3) | tennis | Philip Mestdagh | basketball | ||||||
| 2019 | Remco Evenepoel | cycling | Nina Derwael (2) | gymnastics | Belgium national field hockey team (4) | field hockey | Yari Verschaeren | football | Joachim Gérard (2) | tennis | Shane McLeod | field hockey | ||||||
| 2018 | Eden Hazard | football | Nina Derwael (1) | gymnastics | Belgium national field hockey team (3) | field hockey | Remco Evenepoel | cycling | Peter Genyn (2) | athletics | Roberto Martinez | football | ||||||
| 2017 | David Goffin | tennis | Nafissatou Thiam (3) | athletics | Belgium Davis Cup team (3) | tennis | Lotte Kopecky | cycling | Peter Genyn | athletics | Roger Lespagnard (2) | athletics | ||||||
| 2016 | Greg Van Avermaet | cycling | Nafissatou Thiam (2) | athletics | Belgium national field hockey team (2) | field hockey | Louise Carton | athletics | Laurens Devos | table tennis | Roger Lespagnard | athletics | ||||||
| 2015 | Kevin De Bruyne | football | Delfine Persoon | boxing | Belgium Davis Cup team (2) | tennis | Tiesj Benoot | cycling | Marieke Vervoort (2) | athletics | Hein Vanhaezebrouck | football | ||||||
| 2014 | Thibaut Courtois | football | Nafissatou Thiam | athletics | Belgium national football team (2) | football | Divock Origi | football | Michèle George | equestrian | Marc Wilmots (2) | football | ||||||
| 2013 | Frederik Van Lierde | triathlon | Kirsten Flipkens | tennis | Belgium national football team | football | Nafissatou Thiam | athletics | Joachim Gérard (1) | tennis | Marc Wilmots | football | ||||||
| 2012 | Tom Boonen (3) | cycling | Evi Van Acker | sailing | Belgium national field hockey team | field hockey | Kimmer Coppejans | tennis | Marieke Vervoort | athletics | Jacques Borlée (2) | athletics | ||||||
| 2011 | Philippe Gilbert (3) | cycling | Kim Clijsters (8) | tennis | Men's 4×400 metres relay (3) | athletics | Thomas Van der Plaetsen | athletics | Wim Decleir | cycling | Jacques Borlée | athletics | ||||||
| 2010 | Philippe Gilbert (2) | cycling | Kim Clijsters (7) | tennis | Men's 4×400 metres relay (2) | athletics | Luca Brecel | snooker | Sven Decaesstecker | swimming | not awarded | |||||||
| 2009 | Philippe Gilbert | cycling | Kim Clijsters (6) | tennis | Men's 4×400 metres relay | athletics | Romelu Lukaku | football | not awarded | |||||||||
| 2008 | Sven Nys | cyclo-cross | Tia Hellebaut | athletics | Women's 4×100 metres relay (3) | athletics | Elise Matthysen | swimming | ||||||||||
| 2007 | Tom Boonen (2) | cycling | Justine Henin-Hardenne (4) | tennis | Women's 4×100 metres relay (2) | athletics | Dominique Cornu | cycling | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Stefan Everts (5) | motocross | Justine Henin-Hardenne (3) | tennis | Belgium Fed Cup team (2) | tennis | Yoris Grandjean | swimming | ||||||||||
| 2005 | Tom Boonen | cycling | Kim Clijsters (5) | tennis | Belgium national under-21 football team | football | Niels Albert | cyclo-cross | ||||||||||
| 2004 | Stefan Everts (4) | motocross | Justine Henin-Hardenne (2) | tennis | Women's 4×100 metres relay | athletics | Aagje Vanwalleghem | gymnastics | ||||||||||
| 2003 | Stefan Everts (3) | motocross | Justine Henin-Hardenne | tennis | Belgian Motocross team (2) | motocross | Kirsten Flipkens | tennis | ||||||||||
| 2002 | Stefan Everts (2) | motocross | Kim Clijsters (4) | tennis | La Villette Charleroi | table tennis | Thomas Buffel | football | ||||||||||
| 2001 | Stefan Everts | motocross | Kim Clijsters (3) | tennis | Belgium Fed Cup team | tennis | Jurgen Van den Broeck | cycling | ||||||||||
| 2000 | Joël Smets | motocross | Kim Clijsters (2) | tennis | RSC Anderlecht | football | Bart Aernouts | cyclo-cross | ||||||||||
| 1999 | Luc Van Lierde (2) | triathlon | Kim Clijsters | tennis | Belgium Davis Cup team | tennis | Bart Wellens | cyclo-cross | ||||||||||
| 1998 | Frédérik Deburghgraeve (3) | swimming | Dominique Monami | tennis | Belgian Motocross team | motocross | Kim Clijsters | tennis | ||||||||||
| 1997 | Luc Van Lierde | triathlon | Gella Vandecaveye (2) | judo | Noliko Maaseik | volleyball | not awarded | |||||||||||
| 1996 | Frédérik Deburghgraeve (2) | swimming | Ulla Werbrouck | judo | not awarded | |||||||||||||
| 1995 | Frédérik Deburghgraeve | swimming | Brigitte Becue (2) | swimming | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Jean-Michel Saive (2) | table tennis | Brigitte Becue | swimming | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Vincent Rousseau (2) | athletics | Gella Vandecaveye | judo | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Georges Jobé (2) | motocross | Annelies Bredael | rowing | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Jean-Michel Saive | table tennis | Sabine Appelmans (2) | tennis | ||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Rudy Dhaenens | cycling | Sabine Appelmans | tennis | ||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Thierry Boutsen | motorsport | Ingrid Berghmans (8) | judo | ||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Eric Geboers | motocross | Ingrid Berghmans (7) | judo | ||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Georges Jobé | motocross | Ingrid Lempereur | swimming | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | William Van Dijck | athletics | Ingrid Berghmans (6) | judo | ||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Gaston Rahier | |||||||||||||||||
| Vincent Rousseau | motocross | |||||||||||||||||
| athletics | Ingrid Berghmans (5) | judo | ||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Claude Criquielion | cycling | Ingrid Berghmans (4) | judo | ||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Eddy Annys | athletics | Ingrid Berghmans (3) | judo | ||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Jacky Ickx | motorsport | Ingrid Berghmans (2) | judo | ||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Freddy Maertens | cycling | Annie Lambrechts | roller skating | ||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Robert Van De Walle (2) | judo | Ingrid Berghmans | judo | ||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Robert Van De Walle | judo | Carine Verbauwen (3) | swimming | ||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Raymond Ceulemans | billiards | Carine Verbauwen (2) | swimming | ||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Michel Pollentier | cycling | Anne-Marie Pira (2) | athletics | ||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Ivo Van Damme | athletics | Anne-Marie Pira | athletics | ||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Bruno Brokken | athletics | Carine Verbauwen | swimming | ||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Eddy Merckx (6) | cycling | not awarded | |||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Eddy Merckx (5) | cycling | ||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | Eddy Merckx (4) | cycling | ||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Eddy Merckx (3) | cycling | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Eddy Merckx (2) | cycling | ||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Eddy Merckx | cycling | ||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | Serge Reding | weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Ferdinand Bracke | cycling |
Breakdown of winners by sport
Men
| Sport | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Cycling | 25 | 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1990, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Motocross | 10 | 1985, 1987, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 |
| Athletics | 6 | 1975, 1976, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1993 |
| Swimming | 3 | 1995, 1996, 1998 |
| Triathlon | 3 | 1997, 1999, 2013 |
| Football | 3 | 2014, 2015, 2018 |
| Judo | 2 | 1979, 1980 |
| Motorsport | 2 | 1982, 1989 |
| Table tennis | 2 | 1991, 1994 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1968 |
| Billiards | 1 | 1978 |
| Cyclo-cross | 1 | 2008 |
| Tennis | 1 | 2017 |
Women
| Sport | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Tennis | 16 | 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 |
| Judo | 11 | 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997 |
| Athletics | 8 | 1976, 1977, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024 |
| Swimming | 6 | 1975, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1994, 1995 |
| Gymnastics | 3 | 2018, 2019, 2021 |
| Basketball | 2 | 2020, 2025 |
| Roller skating | 1 | 1981 |
| Rowing | 1 | 1992 |
| Sailing | 1 | 2012 |
| Boxing | 1 | 2015 |
| Cycling | 1 | 2023 |
Team
| Sport | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 7 | 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2022 |
| Tennis | 5 | 1999, 2001, 2006, 2015, 2017 |
| Field hockey | 5 | 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
| Football | 4 | 2000, 2005, 2013, 2014 |
| Basketball | 3 | 2020, 2023, 2025 |
| Motocross | 2 | 1998, 2003 |
| Volleyball | 1 | 1997 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 2002 |
| Motorsport | 1 | 2024 |
Talent
| Sport | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Cycling | 9 | 2001, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Football | 5 | 2002, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2020 |
| Cyclo-cross | 3 | 1999, 2000, 2005 |
| Tennis | 3 | 1998, 2003, 2012 |
| Athletics | 3 | 2011, 2013, 2016 |
| Swimming | 3 | 2006, 2008, 2025 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 2004 |
| Snooker | 1 | 2010 |
[[Paralympic Games|Paralympic]]
| Sport | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 8 | 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Tennis | 3 | 2013, 2019, 2020 |
| Equestrian | 2 | 2014, 2022 |
| Swimming | 1 | 2010 |
| Cycling | 1 | 2011 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 2016 |
Coach
| Sport | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 5 | 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2022 |
| Football | 5 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2025 |
| Field hockey | 2 | 2019, 2021 |
| Basketball | 2 | 2020, 2023 |
| Cycling | 1 | 2024 |
Overall
| Sport | Total number of wins | Men | Women | Team | Talent | Paralympic | Coach | First win | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 37 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1975 | 2025 |
| Cycling | 37 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1967 | 2025 |
| Tennis | 28 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1990 | 2020 |
| Football | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2000 | 2025 |
| Judo | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1979 | 1997 |
| Swimming | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1975 | 2025 |
| Motocross | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1985 | 2006 |
| Field hockey | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2012 | 2021 |
| Basketball | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2020 | 2025 |
| Cyclo-cross | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1999 | 2008 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1991 | 2016 |
| Gymnastics | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 2021 |
| Triathlon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1997 | 2013 |
| Motorsport | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1982 | 2024 |
| Equestrian | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2014 | 2022 |
| Billiards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1978 | |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | |
| Roller skating | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1981 | |
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | |
| Snooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2010 | |
| Volleyball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1997 | |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1968 |
References
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