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Polish Sports Personality of the Year

Field	Value
name	Polish Sports Personality of the Year
image	Przeglad Sportowy logo.svg
caption	Przegląd Sportowy magazine logo
awarded_for	Best Polish sportsperson deemed to have achieved the most in the previous year
presenter	Przegląd Sportowy
country	Poland
year	1926
website

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. 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. The most successful athletes in the contest's history 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. Fencer Jerzy Pawłowski holds the record number of eleven appearances among the top 10 athletes. As of 2024, the award has been given to 59 male and 30 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.

Polish Sports Personality of the Year

Justyna Kowalczyk, a five-time winner of the award, holds the record number of wins

YEAR	ATHLETE
1926	Wacław Kuchar	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics [[File:Football pictogram.svg	20px]] football [[File:Ice hockey pictogram.svg	20px]] ice hockey
1927	Halina Konopacka	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1928	Halina Konopacka	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1929	Stanisław Petkiewicz	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1930	Stanisława Walasiewicz	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1931	Janusz Kusociński	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1932	Stanisława Walasiewicz	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1933	Stanisława Walasiewicz	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1934	Stanisława Walasiewicz	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1935	Roger Verey	[[File:Rowing pictogram.svg	20px]] rowing
1936	Jadwiga Jędrzejowska	[[File:Tennis pictogram.svg	20px]] tennis
1937	Jadwiga Jędrzejowska	[[File:Tennis pictogram.svg	20px]] tennis
1938	Stanisław Marusarz	[[File:Ski jumping pictogram.svg	20px]] ski jumping
1939–1947	not awarded due to World War II
1948	Aleksy Antkiewicz	[[File:Boxing pictogram.svg	20px]] boxing
1949	Zdobysław Stawczyk	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1950	Helena Rakoczy	[[File:Gymnastics pictogram.svg	20px]] gymnastics
1951	Zygmunt Chychła	[[File:Boxing pictogram.svg	20px]] boxing
1952	Zygmunt Chychła	[[File:Boxing pictogram.svg	20px]] boxing
1953	Leszek Drogosz	[[File:Boxing pictogram.svg	20px]] boxing
1954	Janusz Sidło	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1955	Janusz Sidło	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1956	Elżbieta Krzesińska	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1957	Jerzy Pawłowski	[[File:Fencing pictogram.svg	20px]] fencing
1958	Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1959	Edmund Piątkowski	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1960	Jozef Schmidt	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1961	Ireneusz Paliński	[[File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg	20px]] weightlifting
1962	Teresa Ciepły	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1963	Ryszard Parulski	[[File:Fencing pictogram.svg	20px]] fencing
1964	Jozef Schmidt	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1965	Irena Kirszenstein	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1966	Irena Kirszenstein	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1967	Sobiesław Zasada	[[File:Car pictogram.svg	20px]] auto racing
1968	Jerzy Pawłowski	[[File:Fencing pictogram.svg	20px]] fencing
1969	Waldemar Baszanowski	[[File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg	20px]] weightlifting
1970	Teresa Sukniewicz	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1971	Ryszard Szurkowski	[[File:Cycling pictogram.svg	20px]] road cycling
1972	Witold Woyda	[[File:Fencing pictogram.svg	20px]] fencing
1973	Ryszard Szurkowski	[[File:Cycling pictogram.svg	20px]] road cycling
1974	Irena Szewińska	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1975	Zygmunt Smalcerz	[[File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg	20px]] weightlifting
1976	Irena Szewińska	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1977	Janusz Pyciak-Peciak	[[File:Modern pentathlon pictogram (pre-2025).svg	20px]] modern pentathlon
1978	Józef Łuszczek	[[File:Skiing.svg	20px]] cross-country skiing
1979	Jan Jankiewicz	[[File:Cycling pictogram.svg	20px]] road cycling
1980	Władysław Kozakiewicz	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1981	Janusz Pyciak-Peciak	[[File:Modern pentathlon pictogram (pre-2025).svg	20px]] modern pentathlon
1982	Zbigniew Boniek	[[File:Football pictogram.svg	20px]] football (soccer)
1983	Zdzisław Hoffmann	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1984	Andrzej Grubba	[[File:Table tennis pictogram.svg	20px]] table tennis
1985	Lech Piasecki	[[File:Cycling pictogram.svg	20px]] road cycling
1986	Andrzej Malina	[[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg	20px]] wrestling
1987	Marek Łbik and Marek Dopierała	[[File:Canoeing pictogram.svg	20px]] canoeing
1988	Waldemar Legień	[[File:Judo pictogram.svg	20px]] judo
1989	Joachim Halupczok	[[File:Cycling pictogram.svg	20px]] road cycling
1990	Wanda Panfil	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1991	Wanda Panfil	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1992	Waldemar Legień	[[File:Judo pictogram.svg	20px]] judo
1993	Rafał Kubacki	[[File:Judo pictogram.svg	20px]] judo
1994	Andrzej Wroński	[[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg	20px]] wrestling
1995	Paweł Nastula	[[File:Judo pictogram.svg	20px]] judo
1996	Renata Mauer	[[File:Shooting pictogram.svg	20px]] shooting
1997	Paweł Nastula	[[File:Judo pictogram.svg	20px]] judo
1998	Robert Korzeniowski	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
1999	Tomasz Gollob	[[File:Sinnbild Kraftrad.svg	20px]] motorcycle speedway
2000	Robert Korzeniowski	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
2001	Adam Małysz	[[File:Ski jumping pictogram.svg	20px]] ski jumping
2002	Adam Małysz	[[File:Ski jumping pictogram.svg	20px]] ski jumping
2003	Adam Małysz	[[File:Ski jumping pictogram.svg	20px]] ski jumping
2004	Otylia Jędrzejczak	[[File:Swimming pictogram.svg	20px]] swimming
2005	Otylia Jędrzejczak	[[File:Swimming pictogram.svg	20px]] swimming
2006	Otylia Jędrzejczak	[[File:Swimming pictogram.svg	20px]] swimming
2007	Adam Małysz	[[File:Ski jumping pictogram.svg	20px]] ski jumping
2008	Robert Kubica	[[File:Formula racecar pictogram.png	20px]] Formula One
2009	Justyna Kowalczyk	[[File:Skiing.svg	20px]] cross-country skiing
2010	Justyna Kowalczyk	[[File:Skiing.svg	20px]] cross-country skiing
2011	Justyna Kowalczyk	[[File:Skiing.svg	20px]] cross-country skiing
2012	Justyna Kowalczyk	[[File:Skiing.svg	20px]] cross-country skiing
2013	Justyna Kowalczyk	[[File:Skiing.svg	20px]] cross-country skiing
2014	Kamil Stoch	[[File:Ski jumping pictogram.svg	20px]] ski jumping
2015	Robert Lewandowski	[[File:Football pictogram.svg	20px]] football (soccer)
2016	Anita Włodarczyk	[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	20px]] athletics
2017	Kamil Stoch	[[File:Ski jumping pictogram.svg	20px]] ski jumping
2018	Bartosz Kurek	[[File:Volleyball pictogram.svg	20px]] volleyball
2019	Bartosz Zmarzlik	[[File:Sinnbild Kraftrad.svg	20px]] motorcycle speedway
2020	Robert Lewandowski	[[File:Football pictogram.svg	20px]] football (soccer)
2021	Robert Lewandowski	[[File:Football pictogram.svg	20px]] football (soccer)
2022	Iga Świątek	[[File:Tennis pictogram.svg	20px]] tennis
2023	Iga Świątek	[[File:Tennis pictogram.svg	20px]] tennis
2024	Aleksandra Mirosław	[[File:Climbing pictogram.svg	20px]] climbing
2025	Klaudia Zwolińska	[[File:Canoeing (slalom) pictogram.svg	20px]] canoe slalom

Most successful sportspeople

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

Winners by sport

athletics]] is the most represented sport in the contest's history.

Sport	First place(s)	Athletics	Ski jumping	Cross-country skiing	Judo	Cycling	Football	Boxing	Fencing	Tennis	Swimming	Weightlifting	Modern pentathlon	Wrestling	Speedway	Gymnastics	Formula One	Kayaking	Rallying	Shooting	Rowing	Table tennis	Volleyball	Climbing	Canoe slalom

References

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