Laureus World Sports award for Sportsman of the Year - Wikipedia Laureus World Sports award for Sportsman of the Year Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year Awarded for `` the sportsman who best demonstrates supreme athletic performance and achievement. '' Location Monaco ( 2018 ) Presented by Laureus Sport for Good Foundation First awarded 2000 Currently held by Roger Federer ( SUI ) Website Official website The Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year is an annual award honouring the achievements of individual men from the world of sports. It was first awarded in 2000 as one of the seven constituent awards presented during the Laureus World Sports Awards. The awards are presented by the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, a global organisation involved in more than 150 charity projects supporting 500,000 young people. The first ceremony was held on 25 May 2000 in Monte Carlo, at which Nelson Mandela gave the keynote speech. As of 2018, a shortlist of six nominees for the award comes from a panel composed of the `` world 's leading sports editors, writers and broadcasters ''. The Laureus World Sports Academy then selects the winner who is presented with a Laureus statuette, created by Cartier, at the annual awards ceremony held in various locations around the world. The awards are considered highly prestigious and are frequently referred to as the sporting equivalent of `` Oscars ''. The inaugural winner of the award was the American golfer Tiger Woods who finished the 1999 season with eight wins, a feat not achieved since 1974, including the PGA Championship. He went on to become the most dominant player of his era, earning a second Laureus Award the following year, and five further nominations between 2002 and 2008. The 2003 winner of the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year was the American road cyclist Lance Armstrong. He had been nominated the previous year, and earned further nominations in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Following Armstrong 's 2013 admission of doping, all his Laureus awards and nominations were rescinded. Tennis players dominate the winners list, with nine awards, while athletes have won four times, Formula One drivers three times, and golfers twice. Excluding Armstrong, the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year has been won by just seven individuals since its inception. The 2018 winner of the Laureus Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year was the Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, who now has the most wins with five. Contents 1 List of winners and nominees 2 Statistics 3 References 4 External links List of winners and nominees Key * Indicates individual whose award or nomination was later rescinded Year Image Winner Nationality Sport Nominees Refs 2000 Woods, Tiger Tiger Woods USA Golf Andre Agassi ( USA ) -- tennis Maurice Greene ( USA ) -- athletics Woods, Tiger Tiger Woods USA Golf Steve Redgrave ( GBR ) -- rowing Michael Schumacher ( GER ) -- Formula One Ian Thorpe ( AUS ) -- swimming Pieter van den Hoogenband ( NED ) -- swimming 2002 Schumacher, Michael Michael Schumacher GER Formula One Lance Armstrong * ( USA ) -- cycling Maurice Greene ( USA ) -- athletics Ian Thorpe ( AUS ) -- swimming Tiger Woods ( USA ) -- golf 2003 Armstrong, Lance Lance Armstrong * USA Cycling Ole Einar Bjørndalen ( NOR ) -- biathlon Ronaldo ( BRA ) -- football Michael Schumacher ( GER ) -- Formula One Tiger Woods ( USA ) -- golf Schumacher, Michael Michael Schumacher GER Formula One Lance Armstrong * ( USA ) -- cycling Roger Federer ( SUI ) -- tennis Michael Phelps ( USA ) -- swimming Valentino Rossi ( ITA ) -- MotoGP Jonny Wilkinson ( GBR ) -- rugby union 2005 Federer, Roger Roger Federer SUI Tennis Lance Armstrong * ( USA ) -- cycling Hicham El Guerrouj ( MAR ) -- athletics Michael Phelps ( USA ) -- swimming Valentino Rossi ( ITA ) -- MotoGP Michael Schumacher ( GER ) -- Formula One 2006 Federer, Roger Roger Federer SUI Tennis Fernando Alonso ( ESP ) -- Formula One Lance Armstrong * ( USA ) -- cycling Ronaldinho ( BRA ) -- football Valentino Rossi ( ITA ) -- MotoGP Tiger Woods ( USA ) -- golf 2007 Federer, Roger Roger Federer SUI Tennis Fernando Alonso ( ESP ) -- Formula One Fabio Cannavaro ( ITA ) -- football Asafa Powell ( JAM ) -- athletics Michael Schumacher ( GER ) -- Formula One Tiger Woods ( USA ) -- golf 2008 Federer, Roger Roger Federer SUI Tennis Tyson Gay ( USA ) -- athletics Kaká ( BRA ) -- football Michael Phelps ( USA ) -- swimming Kimi Räikkönen ( FIN ) -- Formula One Tiger Woods ( USA ) -- golf 2009 Bolt, Usain Usain Bolt JAM Athletics Lewis Hamilton ( GBR ) -- Formula One Rafael Nadal ( ESP ) -- tennis Michael Phelps ( USA ) -- swimming Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR ) -- football Valentino Rossi ( ITA ) -- MotoGP Bolt, Usain Usain Bolt JAM Athletics Kenenisa Bekele ( ETH ) -- athletics Alberto Contador ( ESP ) -- cycling Roger Federer ( SUI ) -- tennis Lionel Messi ( ARG ) -- football Valentino Rossi ( ITA ) -- MotoGP 2011 Nadal, Rafael Rafael Nadal ESP Tennis Kobe Bryant ( USA ) -- basketball Andrés Iniesta ( ESP ) -- football Lionel Messi ( ARG ) -- football Manny Pacquiao ( PHI ) -- boxing Sebastian Vettel ( GER ) -- Formula One 2012 Djokovic, Novak Novak Djokovic SRB Tennis Usain Bolt ( JAM ) -- athletics Cadel Evans ( AUS ) -- cycling Lionel Messi ( ARG ) -- football Dirk Nowitzki ( GER ) -- basketball Sebastian Vettel ( GER ) -- Formula One 2013 Bolt, Usain Usain Bolt JAM Athletics Mo Farah ( GBR ) -- athletics Lionel Messi ( ARG ) -- football Michael Phelps ( USA ) -- swimming Sebastian Vettel ( GER ) -- Formula One Bradley Wiggins ( GBR ) -- cycling 2014 Vettel, Sebastian Sebastian Vettel GER Formula One Usain Bolt ( JAM ) -- athletics Mo Farah ( GBR ) -- athletics LeBron James ( USA ) -- basketball Rafael Nadal ( ESP ) -- tennis Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR ) -- football 2015 Djokovic, Novak Novak Djokovic SRB Tennis Lewis Hamilton ( GBR ) -- Formula One Renaud Lavillenie ( FRA ) -- athletics Marc Márquez ( ESP ) -- MotoGP Rory McIlroy ( NIR ) -- golf Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR ) -- football 2016 Djokovic, Novak Novak Djokovic SRB Tennis Usain Bolt ( JAM ) -- athletics Stephen Curry ( USA ) -- basketball Lewis Hamilton ( GBR ) -- Formula One Lionel Messi ( ARG ) -- football Jordan Spieth ( USA ) -- golf 2017 Bolt, Usain Usain Bolt JAM Athletics Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR ) -- football Mo Farah ( GBR ) -- athletics Andy Murray ( GBR ) -- tennis Stephen Curry ( USA ) -- basketball LeBron James ( USA ) -- basketball 2018 Federer, Roger Roger Federer SUI Tennis Mo Farah ( GBR ) -- athletics Chris Froome ( GBR ) -- cycling Lewis Hamilton ( GBR ) -- Formula One Rafael Nadal ( ESP ) -- tennis Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR ) -- football Statistics Key * Indicated totals exclude those of individuals whose award ( s ) and / or nomination ( s ) were later rescinded. Multiple titles Number Athlete Years 5 Roger Federer 2005 -- 2008, 2018 Usain Bolt 2009 -- 2010, 2013, 2017 Novak Djokovic 2012, 2015 -- 2016 Tiger Woods 2000 -- 2001 Michael Schumacher 2002, 2004 Multiple nominations Number Athlete Years 7 Roger Federer 2004 -- 2008, 2010, 2018 Tiger Woods 2000 -- 2003, 2006 -- 2008 Usain Bolt 2009 -- 2010, 2012 -- 2014, 2016 -- 2017 6 Michael Schumacher 2001 -- 2005, 2007 5 Valentino Rossi 2004 -- 2006, 2009 -- 2010 Michael Phelps 2004 -- 2005, 2008 -- 2009, 2013 Lionel Messi 2010 -- 2013, 2016 Cristiano Ronaldo 2009, 2014 -- 2015, 2017 -- 2018 Sebastian Vettel 2011 -- 2014 Rafael Nadal 2009, 2011, 2014, 2018 Lewis Hamilton 2009, 2015 -- 2016, 2018 Mo Farah 2013 -- 2014, 2017 -- 2018 Novak Djokovic 2012, 2015 -- 2016 Maurice Greene 2000, 2002 Ian Thorpe 2001 -- 2002 Fernando Alonso 2006 -- 2007 LeBron James 2014, 2017 Stephen Curry 2016 -- 2017 Winners by nationality Country Winners Nominations SUI 5 JAM GER 8 SRB 0 USA 2 * 20 * ESP 8 GBR 0 13 ITA 0 6 ARG 0 5 POR 0 5 AUS 0 BRA 0 ETH 0 FIN 0 MAR 0 NED 0 NIR 0 NOR 0 PHI 0 Winners by sport Sport Winners Nominations Tennis 9 7 Athletics 14 Formula One 14 Golf 7 Football 0 15 Swimming 0 8 MotoGP 0 6 Basketball 0 6 Cycling 0 * 4 * Biathlon 0 Boxing 0 Rowing 0 Rugby union 0 References ^ Jump up to : `` The awards ''. 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Question: who was named as a sports person of the year 2018
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