Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year

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This is a list of winners and nominees of the Laureus World Sports Awards: Sportsman of the Year.

List of winners and nominees

Year	Athlete	Discipline
2000	Tiger Woods	Golf
	Andre Agassi	Tennis
	Maurice Greene	Athletics
2001	Tiger Woods	Golf
	Steve Redgrave	Rowing
	Michael Schumacher	Formula One
	Ian Thorpe	Swimming
	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Swimming
2002	Michael Schumacher	Formula One
	Lance Armstrong (Rescinded)	Cycling
	Maurice Greene	Athletics
	Ian Thorpe	Swimming
	Tiger Woods	Golf
2003	Lance Armstrong (Rescinded)	Cycling
	Ole Einar Bjørndalen	Biathlon
	Ronaldo	Football
	Michael Schumacher	Formula One
	Tiger Woods	Golf
2004	Michael Schumacher	Formula One
	Lance Armstrong (Rescinded)	Cycling
	Roger Federer	Tennis
	Michael Phelps	Swimming
	Valentino Rossi	Motorcycling
	Jonny Wilkinson	Rugby Union
2005	Roger Federer	Tennis
	Lance Armstrong (Rescinded)	Cycling
	Hicham El Guerrouj	Athletics
	Michael Phelps	Swimming
	Valentino Rossi	Motorcycling
	Michael Schumacher	Formula One
2006	Roger Federer	Tennis
	Fernando Alonso	Formula One
	Lance Armstrong (Rescinded)	Cycling
	Ronaldinho	Football
	Valentino Rossi	Motorcycling
	Tiger Woods	Golf
2007	Roger Federer	Tennis
	Fernando Alonso	Formula One
	Fabio Cannavaro	Football
	Asafa Powell	Athletics
	Michael Schumacher	Formula One
	Tiger Woods	Golf
2008	Roger Federer	Tennis
	Tyson Gay	Athletics
	Kaká	Football
	Michael Phelps	Swimming
	Kimi Räikkönen	Formula One
	Tiger Woods	Golf
2009	Usain Bolt	Athletics
	Lewis Hamilton	Formula One
	Rafael Nadal	Tennis
	Michael Phelps	Swimming
	Cristiano Ronaldo	Football
	Valentino Rossi	Motorcycling
2010	Usain Bolt	Athletics
	Kenenisa Bekele	Athletics
	Alberto Contador	Cycling
	Roger Federer	Tennis
	Lionel Messi	Football
	Valentino Rossi	Motorcycling
2011	Rafael Nadal	Tennis
	Kobe Bryant	Basketball
	Andrés Iniesta	Football
	Lionel Messi	Football
	Manny Pacquiao	Boxing
	Sebastian Vettel	Formula One
2012	Novak Djokovic	Tennis
	Usain Bolt	Athletics
	Cadel Evans	Cycling
	Lionel Messi	Football
	Dirk Nowitzki	Basketball
	Sebastian Vettel	Formula One
2013	Usain Bolt	Athletics
	Mo Farah	Athletics
	Lionel Messi	Football
	Michael Phelps	Swimming
	Sebastian Vettel	Formula One
	Bradley Wiggins	Cycling
2014	Sebastian Vettel	Formula One
	Usain Bolt	Athletics
	Mo Farah	Athletics
	LeBron James	Basketball
	Rafael Nadal	Tennis
	Cristiano Ronaldo	Football
2015	Novak Djokovic	Tennis
	Lewis Hamilton	Formula One
	Renaud Lavillenie	Athletics
	Marc Márquez	Motorcycling
	Rory McIlroy	Golf
	Cristiano Ronaldo	Football
2016	Novak Djokovic	Tennis
	Usain Bolt	Athletics
	Stephen Curry	Basketball
	Lewis Hamilton	Formula One
	Lionel Messi	Football
	Jordan Spieth	Golf

Statistics

Multiple titles

Number	Athlete	Years
4	Roger Federer	2005–2008
3	Novak Djokovic	2012, 2015–2016
	Usain Bolt	2009–2010, 2013
2	Tiger Woods	2000–2001
	Michael Schumacher	2002, 2004

Multiple nominations

Number	Athlete	Years
7	Tiger Woods	2000–2003, 2006–2008
6	Michael Schumacher	2001–2005, 2007
	Roger Federer	2004–2008, 2010
	Usain Bolt	2009–2010, 2012–2014, 2016
5	Lance Armstrong	2002–2006 (All now rescinded)
	Valentino Rossi	2004–2006, 2009–2010
	Michael Phelps	2004–2005, 2008–2009, 2013
	Lionel Messi	2010–2013, 2016
4	Sebastian Vettel	2011–2014
3	Rafael Nadal	2009, 2011, 2014
	Cristiano Ronaldo	2009, 2014–2015
	Lewis Hamilton	2009, 2015–2016
	Novak Djokovic	2012, 2015–2016
2	Fernando Alonso	2006–2007
	Maurice Greene	2000, 2002
	Ian Thorpe	2001–2002
	Mo Farah	2013–2014

See also

• Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
• L'Équipe Champion of Champions
• Athlete of the Year