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Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award

Annual athletic award

Annual athletic award

FieldValue
nameBest Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award
awarded_forbest record-breaking performance
presenterESPN
locationLos Angeles (2017)
year2001
year2
holderAlexander Ovechkin
website

The Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award has been presented since 2001 to the amateur or professional sportsperson, irrespective of nationality or sport contested, adjudged to have, in a single play, game, or season, completed the best record-breaking (and -setting) performance, irrespective of the nature of the record broken.

Between 2001 and 2004, the award voting panel comprised variously fans; sportswriters and broadcasters, sports executives, and retired sportspersons, termed collectively experts; and ESPN personalities, but balloting thereafter has been undertaken exclusively by fans over the Internet from amongst choices nominated by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee.

Through the 2001 iteration of the ESPY Awards, ceremonies were conducted in February of each year to honor achievements over the previous calendar year; awards presented thereafter are conferred in June and reflect performance from the June previous.

In 2024, Caitlin Clark became the first female athlete to win this award.

List of winners

Year of awardImageAthleteNation of citizenshipTeamCompetition, governing body, or leagueSportRecord setPrevious record-holderRef(s)John Isner vs. Nicolas Mahut(2)(2)(3)(3)(2)(2)
2001[[File:Pete Sampras.jpg100pxalt=Pete Sampras in 1992]]United StatesATP TourTennisTotal career men's singles Grand Slam titles (13). This record has since been surpassed by Roger Federer.(12)
2002[[File:Tiger Woods 2005.jpg100pxalt=Tiger Woods in 2005]]PGA TourGolfConsecutive men's major championships won (Four—the 2000 U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and PGA Championship and the 2001 Masters Tournament known as the [consecutive Grand Slam])(three, in 1953)
2003[[File:EmmittSmith2007 (crop).jpg100pxalt=Emmitt Smith in 2007]]Dallas CowboysNational Football League (NFL)American footballTotal career NFL rushing yards (17,162 at the close of the league's 2002 season, with 975 tallied therein)American Walter Payton (16,726, across the 13 seasons between 1975 and 1987, inclusive)
2004[[File:Éric Gagné on April 12, 2008 (1).jpg100pxalt=Éric Gagné in 2008]]CanadaLos Angeles DodgersMajor League Baseball (MLB)BaseballConsecutive saves converted in a single MLB regular season (55 across the league's 2003 season)(46, in 1998)url = https://www.courant.com/2004/07/11/gagnes-record-about-more-than-saves/work = Hartford Courantdate = 11 July 2004title = Gagne's Record About More Than Savesfirst= Jacklast=O'Connellaccess-date = 1 November 2017}}
2005[[File:Peyton Manning passing.jpg100pxalt=Peyton Manning in 2010]]United StatesIndianapolis ColtsNational Football League (NFL)American footballTotal single-season NFL passing touchdowns (49 in the league's 2004 season)(48 in the 1984 season)url = https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/27/sports/football/peyton-manning-breaks-marinosrecord.htmlwork = The New York Timesaccess-date = 1 November 2017date = 27 December 2004title = Peyton Manning Breaks Marino's Recordfirst= Leelast= Jenkins}}
2006[[File:Shaun Alexander crop-SeahawksTC-EWU.jpg100pxalt=Shaun Alexander in 2008]]Seattle SeahawksTotal single-season NFL rushing touchdowns (27 in the league's 2005 season)(23, in 2003)
2007[[File:LaDainian Tomlinson-Aug-2-08-Practice.jpg100pxalt=LaDainian Tomlinson in 2008]]San Diego ChargersTotal single-season NFL rushing touchdowns (28 in the league's 2006 season)(27, in 2005)url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/10/AR2006121000690.htmlfirst= Bernielast= Wilsondate = 10 December 2006title = Tomlinson Breaks Alexander's TD Recordaccess-date = 1 November 2017newspaper = The Washington Post}}
2008[[File:Brett Favre crop.jpg100pxalt=Brett Favre in 2008]]Green Bay PackersTotal career NFL passing touchdowns (442 at the close of the 2007 season, with 28 tallied therein)(420, across the 17 seasons between 1983 and 1999, inclusive)url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nfl-favre-record/favre-breaks-marinos-touchdown-passes-record-idUSL3063134620070930work=Reutersaccess-date = 1 November 2017date = 30 November 2007title = Favre breaks Marino's touchdown passes record}}
2009[[File:Michael Phelps in action (3628423222).jpg100pxalt=Michael Phelps in 2009]]Olympic GamesSwimmingTotal gold medals achieved at a single Games of the Olympiad (eight in the 2008 Summer Olympics)(seven, at the 1972 Summer Olympics)
2010[[File:Plaque on Wimbledon Court No. 18 to commemorate the longest match in tennis history between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut on 22-24 June 2010.jpg100pxalt=Plaque commemorating the longest match in tennis history]]United States and FranceWimbledonTennisLongest match in tennis history, lasting 11 hours, 5 minutes; Isner defeated Mahut 70–68 in the fifth set of the 1st round match.Fabrice Santoro vs. Arnaud Clément fourth round match at the 2004 French Open lasting 6 hours, 33 minutes.
2011[[File:Rory McIlroy2011.jpg100pxalt=Rory McIlroy in 2011]]U.S. OpenGolfIn winning the U.S. Open, McIlroy broke tournament records for the lowest 72-hole score, both in total strokes (268) and in relation to par (−16).72-hole score (272): Jim Furyk, 2003; Tiger Woods, 2000; Lee Janzen, 1993; Jack Nicklaus, 1980.
To-par (−12): Woods, 2000.
2012[[File:Brees 2013 Pro Bowl Cropped.jpg100pxalt=Drew Brees in 2013]]United StatesNew Orleans SaintsNational Football League (NFL)American footballBrees threw for 5,476 yards in 2011–12, breaking the NFL single-season record.(5,084 yards in 1984)
2013[[File:Sports 2014-05-07 00-22.jpg100pxalt=Michael Phelps in 2014]]Olympic GamesSwimmingPhelps became the most decorated Olympian in history, finishing the London Olympics with a total of 22 medals.(19 medals, 1956–1964, representing the Soviet Union)url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/01/michael-phelps-19-olympic-medals-londonwork = The Guardiantitle = Michael Phelps breaks record by reaching 19 Olympic medals in Londonfirst= Owenlast=Gibsondate = 1 August 2012access-date= 1 November 2017 }}
2014[[File:Peyton Manning 2014.jpg100pxalt=Peyton Manning in 2014]]Denver BroncosNational Football League (NFL)American footballManning set single-season NFL records for both passing yardage (5,477) and touchdown passes (55) in the 2013 season.Yardage: Drew Brees (5,476 yards in 2011)
TDs: Tom Brady (50 in 2007)
2015[[File:Peyton mannning 2015.jpg100pxalt=Peyton Manning in 2015]]Manning set the NFL record for career touchdown passes (530 at the end of the 2014 season).Brett Favre (touchdown passes 1991–2010)
2016[[File:Stephen Curry dribbling 2016 (cropped).jpg100pxalt=Stephen Curry in 2016]]Golden State WarriorsNational Basketball Association (NBA)BasketballCurry set the record for most three-point field goals in a season with 402.Curry had the previous record, 286 in the 2014–15 season.
2017[[File:Michael Phelps (1).jpg100pxalt=Michael Phelps in 2017]]Olympic GamesSwimmingPhelps extended his own record of being the most decorated Olympian during the Rio Olympics in 2016 with a total of 28 Olympic medals. He now has 23 Gold, 3 Silver, and 2 Bronze Olympic Medals.Phelps previously held the record when he broke it in the London 2012 Olympics where he finished with a grand total of 22 Olympic medals.url = http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-sp-espy-awards-20170713-story.htmlwork = The Baltimore Suntitle = Maryland swimmers Michael Phelps and Becca Meyers win ESPY awardsdate = 13 July 2017access-date = 1 November 2017}}
2018[[File:Roger Federer (26 June 2009, Wimbledon) 2 new.jpg205x205px]]WimbledonTennisMost Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles championships all time with 8Federer was previously tied with William Renshaw & Pete Sampras with 7
2019[[File:Drew Brees (49396271982) (1).jpg100px]]United StatesNew Orleans SaintsNational Football League (NFL)American footballBrees set the record for most passing yards (71,940)Peyton Manning
2020Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021[[File:Russell Westbrook Rockets (cropped).jpg100px]]United StatesWashington WizardsNational Basketball Association (NBA)BasketballWestbrook set the record for most career triple-doubles (182)Oscar Robertson (181)
2022[[File:TechCrunch Disrupt 2019 (48834853256) (1).jpg100px]]Golden State WarriorsCurry set the record for most career three-point field goals (3,117)Ray Allen (2,973)
2023[[File:LeBron James (51959977144) (cropped2).jpg100px]]Los Angeles LakersJames set the record for most NBA career points (38,652)Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387)
2024[[File:Caitlin Clark vs. Minnesota (cropped).jpg100px]]Iowa HawkeyesNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)Clark set the record for most NCAA career points scored (men's and women's) (3,951)Pete Maravich (3,667)
2025[[File:Alex Ovechkin 2018-05-21.jpg100px]]Washington CapitalsNational Hockey League (NHL)Ice hockeyOvechkin set the record for most NHL career goals (895)Wayne Gretzky (894)

References

References

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  6. Brown, Clifton. (9 April 2001). "Golf; Woods wins the Masters for his 4th straight Major". The New York Times.
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  10. O'Connell, Jack. (11 July 2004). "Gagne's Record About More Than Saves". Hartford Courant.
  11. Carey, Dan. (2 September 2010). "Fantasy: Is Chris Johnson a Sure Thing? What History Says about CJ's 2010 Season". Bleacher Report.
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  13. (17 August 2008). "Michael Phelps overtakes Mark Spitz with record-breaking haul of eight gold medals". The Daily Telegraph.
  14. (12 July 2017). "Michael Phelps Wins Third "Best Record-Breaking Performance" ESPY; Adds Best Male U.S. Olympian". Swimming World.
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  22. Daniels, Tim. (22 December 2013). "Peyton Manning Breaks Tom Brady's Single-Season TD Record". Bleacher Report.
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  25. (15 November 2015). "Peyton Manning breaks Brett Favre's passing record ... and is benched". The Guardian.
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  30. (July 10, 2021). "2021 ESPYS award winners".
  31. (July 20, 2022). "2022 ESPYS: Full list of award winners".
  32. (July 13, 2023). "2023 ESPYS: Full list of award winners".
  33. (July 11, 2024). "2024 ESPYS: Here is the list of winners".
  34. (July 16, 2025). "Full list of every ESPYS 2025 Award winner".
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