# Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year

The Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year is an annual award presented by the Association of Slovenian Sports Journalists for the best sportsman and sportswoman of the previous year. The first awards ceremony was held in 1968.

## Winners

| Sport | Sportswoman | Year | Sportsman | Sport |
| Athletics | Marijana Lubej | 1968 | Miroslav Cerar | Artistic gymnastics |
| Athletics | Nataša Urbančič | 1969 | Ivo Daneu | Basketball |
| Athletics | Nataša Urbančič (2) | 1970 | Miroslav Cerar (2) | Artistic gymnastics |
| Athletics | Nataša Urbančič (3) | 1971 | Brane Oblak | Football |
| Athletics | Nataša Urbančič (4) | 1972 | Danilo Pudgar | Ski jumping |
| Athletics | Nataša Urbančič (5) | 1973 | Vinko Jelovac | Basketball |
| Athletics | Nataša Urbančič (6) | 1974 | Vinko Jelovac (2) | Basketball |
| Tennis | Mima Jaušovec | 1975 | Bojan Križaj | Alpine skiing |
| Tennis | Mima Jaušovec (2) | 1976 | Borut Petrič | Swimming |
| Tennis | Mima Jaušovec (3) | 1977 | Borut Petrič (2) | Swimming |
| Nine-pin bowling | Ljuba Tkalčič | 1978 | Borut Petrič (3) | Swimming |
| Athletics | Breda Lorenci | 1979 | Bojan Križaj (2) | Alpine skiing |
| Tennis | Mima Jaušovec (4) | 1980 | Bojan Križaj (3) | Alpine skiing |
| Alpine skiing | Bojana Dornig | 1981 | Borut Petrič (4) | Swimming |
| Alpine skiing | Andreja Leskovšek | 1982 | Bojan Križaj (4) | Alpine skiing |
| Athletics | Lidija Lapajne | 1983 | Borut Petrič (5) | Swimming |
| Alpine skiing | Mateja Svet | 1984 | Jure Franko | Alpine skiing |
| Alpine skiing | Mateja Svet (2) | 1985 | Rok Petrovič | Alpine skiing |
| Alpine skiing | Mateja Svet (3) | 1986 | Rok Petrovič (2) | Alpine skiing |
| Alpine skiing | Mateja Svet (4) | 1987 | Bojan Križaj (5) | Alpine skiing |
| Alpine skiing | Mateja Svet (5) | 1988 | Matjaž Debelak | Ski jumping |
| Alpine skiing | Mateja Svet (6) | 1989 | Andrej Jelenc | Whitewater slalom |
| Alpine skiing | Mateja Svet (7) | 1990 | Tomo Česen | Alpinism |
| Alpine skiing | Nataša Bokal | 1991 | Franci Petek | Ski jumping |
| Nine-pin bowling | Marika Kardinar | 1992 | Rajmond Debevec | Shooting sports |
| Athletics | Brigita Bukovec | 1993 | Igor Majcen | Swimming |
| Athletics | Britta Bilač | 1994 | Jure Košir | Alpine skiing |
| Athletics | Brigita Bukovec (2) | 1995 | Iztok Čop | Rowing |
| Athletics | Brigita Bukovec (3) | 1996 | Andraž Vehovar | Whitewater slalom |
| Athletics | Brigita Bukovec (4) | 1997 | Primož Peterka | Ski jumping |
| Athletics | Brigita Bukovec (5) | 1998 | Primož Peterka (2) | Ski jumping |
| Swimming | Metka Šparovec | 1999 | Gregor Cankar | Athletics |
| Alpine skiing | Špela Pretnar | 2000 | Rajmond Debevec (2) | Shooting sports |
| Athletics | Alenka Bikar | 2001 | Andrej Hauptman | Road bicycle racing |
| Athletics | Jolanda Čeplak | 2002 | Aljaž Pegan | Artistic gymnastics |
| Athletics | Jolanda Čeplak (2) | 2003 | Dejan Košir | Snowboarding |
| Athletics | Jolanda Čeplak (3) | 2004 | Vasilij Žbogar | Sailing |
| Alpine skiing | Tina Maze | 2005 | Mitja Petkovšek | Artistic gymnastics |
| Cross-country skiing | Petra Majdič | 2006 | Matic Osovnikar | Athletics |
| Cross-country skiing | Petra Majdič (2) | 2007 | Primož Kozmus | Athletics |
| Swimming | Sara Isakovič | 2008 | Primož Kozmus (2) | Athletics |
| Cross-country skiing | Petra Majdič (3) | 2009 | Primož Kozmus (3) | Athletics |
| Alpine skiing | Tina Maze (2) | 2010 | Dejan Zavec | Boxing |
| Alpine skiing | Tina Maze (3) | 2011 | Peter Kauzer | Whitewater slalom |
| Judo | Urška Žolnir | 2012 | Anže Kopitar | Ice hockey |
| Alpine skiing | Tina Maze (4) | 2013 | Peter Prevc | Ski jumping |
| Alpine skiing | Tina Maze (5) | 2014 | Peter Prevc (2) | Ski jumping |
| Alpine skiing | Tina Maze (6) | 2015 | Peter Prevc (3) | Ski jumping |
| Judo | Tina Trstenjak | 2016 | Peter Prevc (4) | Ski jumping |
| Alpine skiing | Ilka Štuhec | 2017 | Goran Dragić | Basketball |
| Sport climbing | Janja Garnbret | 2018 | Luka Dončić | Basketball |
| Sport climbing | Janja Garnbret (2) | 2019 | Primož Roglič | Road bicycle racing |
| Cross-country skiing | Anamarija Lampič | 2020 | Primož Roglič (2) | Road bicycle racing |
| Sport climbing | Janja Garnbret (3) | 2021 | Tadej Pogačar | Road bicycle racing |
| Ski jumping | Urša Bogataj | 2022 | Kristjan Čeh | Discus throw |
| Sport climbing | Janja Garnbret (4) | 2023 | Tadej Pogačar (2) | Road bicycle racing |
| Sport climbing | Janja Garnbret (5) | 2024 | Tadej Pogačar (3) | Road bicycle racing |

## Multiple winners

| Sportswoman | Wins |
| Mateja Svet | 7 (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990) |
| Nataša Urbančič | 6 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974) |
| Tina Maze | 6 (2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) |
| Brigita Bukovec | 5 (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) |
| Janja Garnbret | 5 (2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024) |
| Mima Jaušovec | 4 (1975, 1976, 1977, 1980) |
| Jolanda Čeplak | 3 (2002, 2003, 2004) |
| Petra Majdič | 3 (2006, 2007, 2009) |
| Sportsman | Wins |
| Bojan Križaj | 5 (1975, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1987) |
| Borut Petrič | 5 (1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983) |
| Peter Prevc | 4 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
| Primož Kozmus | 3 (2007, 2008, 2009) |
| Tadej Pogačar | 3 (2021, 2023, 2024) |
| Miroslav Cerar | 2 (1968, 1970) |
| Vinko Jelovac | 2 (1973, 1974) |
| Rok Petrovič | 2 (1985, 1986) |
| Rajmond Debevec | 2 (1992, 2000) |
| Primož Peterka | 2 (1997, 1998) |
| Primož Roglič | 2 (2019, 2020) |