# Prêmio Brasil Olímpico

Prêmio Brasil Olímpico (Brazil Olympic Prize) is the name given to the highest recognition that a Brazilian athlete can receive nationally.

## History and configuration

The award was created in 1999 by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC), who wanted to have a form of maximum recognition that could be bestowed upon the Brazilian athletes that were considered to have been the best in the country.
The first installment of the award was held in São Paulo, but every other ceremony thereafter has been held in Rio de Janeiro. A strike of the Theatro Municipal employees in 2016 postponed the ceremony until March 29, 2017.
In order to be eligible, an athlete must be affiliated to a sport's Confederation whose sport is part of the Olympic Program. The athlete is then nominated by his or her Confederation for a vote that will determine the best athlete in the country for each sport — some Confederations have nominated only one athlete at times, which results in the need for only one vote in order for the athlete to be chosen as the best in the country.
The winners of each sport's election integrate the longlist for the highest award to be granted: the Athlete of the Year award. From the longlist, three finalists (or nominees) are selected, with the winner announced only at the Award Ceremony, which takes place in the first half of December. It is also possible that an athlete that may not have won in his or her sport (which serves as a longlist for the Athlete of the Year award), still be included in the shortlist, if said athlete is the winner of the previous year award. This was done in 2005, when female gymnast Daiane dos Santos, although not having won in her sport's category, was included in the shortlist for the female award as the winner of the 2004 award — this resulted in the unusual circumstance of having two athletes from the same sport running for the same award, since gymnast Laís Souza was also nominated for the female Athlete of the Year award.
A noteworthy discrepancy is that, in the election for best athlete in each sport, men and women run together (there is only one "best athlete" in each sport, man or woman), but for the nomination for Best Athlete of the Year, there are separate categories for male and female athletes. This has the effect of ensuring a variety of sports amidst the six athletes (between men and women) that run for the two awards, since no sport will have two nominees (one male and one female).
In the election, the candidates are voted on by two separate groups: a selected jury (chosen by the BOC) and the popular vote, both voting online. The results are then combined and the winner, chosen.
In addition, there is another award, which can be granted to both athletes and non-athletes: the Personalidade Olímpica (Olympic Personality) Award. This is granted to any public figure whose efforts were deemed to have helped advance sport in the country.
In 2004, for the first time, awards were given for the Best Paralympic Athlete of the Year (separately for men and women).

## Best athlete of the year
### Men

| Year | Date | Athlete | Discipline |
| 1999 | December 7 | Gustavo Kuerten | Tennis |
| 1999 | December 7 | Claudinei da Silva | Athletics |
| 1999 | December 7 | Rodrigo Pessoa | Equestrian |
| 2000 | December 11 | Gustavo Kuerten | Tennis |
| 2000 | December 11 | Claudinei da Silva | Athletics |
| 2000 | December 11 | Robert Scheidt | Sailing |
| 2001 | December 17 | Robert Scheidt | Sailing |
| 2001 | December 17 | Gustavo Kuerten | Tennis |
| 2001 | December 17 | Nalbert Bitencourt | Volleyball |
| 2002 | December 17 | Nalbert Bitencourt | Volleyball |
| 2002 | December 17 | André Sá | Tennis |
| 2002 | December 17 | Robert Scheidt | Sailing |
| 2003 | December 15 | Fernando Meligeni | Tennis |
| 2003 | December 15 | Giovane Gavio | Volleyball |
| 2003 | December 15 | Robert Scheidt | Sailing |
| 2004 | December 7 | Vanderlei de Lima | Athletics |
| 2004 | December 7 | Robert Scheidt | Sailing |
| 2004 | December 7 | Torben Grael | Sailing |
| 2005 | December 13 | João Derly | Judo |
| 2005 | December 13 | Giba | Volleyball |
| 2005 | December 13 | Robert Scheidt | Sailing |
| 2006 | December 12 | Giba | Volleyball |
| 2006 | December 12 | Diego Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2006 | December 12 | Torben Grael | Sailing |
| 2007 | December 17 | Thiago Pereira | Swimming |
| 2007 | December 17 | Diego Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2007 | December 17 | Tiago Camilo | Judo |
| 2008 | December 16 | César Cielo | Swimming |
| 2008 | December 16 | Diego Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2008 | December 16 | Robert Scheidt | Sailing |
| 2009 | December 21 | César Cielo | Swimming |
| 2009 | December 21 | Diego Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2009 | December 21 | Torben Grael | Sailing |
| 2010 | December 20 | Murilo Endres | Volleyball |
| 2010 | December 20 | César Cielo | Swimming |
| 2010 | December 20 | Leandro Guilheiro | Judo |
| 2011 | December 19 | César Cielo | Swimming |
| 2011 | December 19 | Diego Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2011 | December 19 | Emanuel Rego | Beach volleyball |
| 2012 | December 18 | Arthur Zanetti | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2012 | December 18 | Esquiva Falcão | Boxing |
| 2012 | December 18 | Thiago Pereira | Swimming |
| 2013 | December 17 | Jorge Zarif | Sailing |
| 2013 | December 17 | Arthur Zanetti | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2013 | December 17 | César Cielo | Swimming |
| 2014 | December 16 | Arthur Zanetti | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2014 | December 16 | Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida | Archery |
| 2014 | December 16 | Tiago Splitter | Basketball |
| 2015 | December 15 | Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint |
| 2015 | December 15 | Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt | Beach volleyball |
| 2015 | December 15 | Marcelo Melo | Tennis |
| 2016 | March 29, 2017 | Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint |
| 2016 | March 29, 2017 | Sérgio Santos | Volleyball |
| 2016 | March 29, 2017 | Thiago Braz da Silva | Athletics |
| 2017 | March 28, 2018 | Marcelo Melo | Tennis |
| 2017 | March 28, 2018 | Caio Bonfim | Athletics |
| 2017 | March 28, 2018 | Evandro Oliveira and André Stein | Beach volleyball |
| 2018 | December 18 | Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint |
| 2018 | December 18 | Gabriel Medina | Surfing |
| 2018 | December 18 | Pedro Barros | Skateboarding |
| 2019 | December 10 | Arthur Mariano | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2019 | December 10 | Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint |
| 2019 | December 10 | Gabriel Medina | Surfing |
| 2021 | December 7 | Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint |
| 2021 | December 7 | Italo Ferreira | Surfing |
| 2021 | December 7 | Hebert Conceição | Boxing |
| 2022 | February 2, 2023 | Alison dos Santos | Athletics |
| 2022 | February 2, 2023 | Filipe Toledo | Surfing |
| 2022 | February 2, 2023 | Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint |
| 2023 | December 15 | Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida | Archery |
| 2023 | December 15 | Filipe Toledo | Surfing |
| 2023 | December 15 | Hugo Calderano | Table tennis |
| 2024 | December 11 | Caio Bonfim | Athletics |
| 2024 | December 11 | Edival Pontes | Taekwondo |
| 2024 | December 11 | Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint |

### Women

| Year | Date | Athlete | Sport |
| 1999 | December 7 | Maurren Maggi | Athletics |
| 1999 | December 7 | Daiane dos Santos | Artistic gymnastics |
| 1999 | December 7 | Shelda Bede | Beach volleyball |
| 2000 | December 11 | Leila Barros | Volleyball |
| 2000 | December 11 | Janeth Arcain | Basketball |
| 2000 | December 11 | Shelda Bede | Beach volleyball |
| 2001 | December 17 | Daniele Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2001 | December 17 | Janeth Arcain | Basketball |
| 2001 | December 17 | Maurren Maggi | Athletics |
| 2002 | December 17 | Daniele Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2002 | December 17 | Adriana Behar | Beach volleyball |
| 2002 | December 17 | Maurren Maggi | Athletics |
| 2003 | December 15 | Daiane dos Santos | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2003 | December 15 | Janeth Arcain | Basketball |
| 2003 | December 15 | Juliana Veloso | Diving |
| 2004 | December 7 | Daiane dos Santos | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2004 | December 7 | Daniele Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2004 | December 7 | Shelda Bede | Beach volleyball |
| 2005 | December 13 | Natália Falavigna | Taekwondo |
| 2005 | December 13 | Daiane dos Santos | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2005 | December 13 | Laís Souza | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2006 | December 12 | Laís Souza | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2006 | December 12 | Isabel Clark Ribeiro | Snowboarding |
| 2006 | December 12 | Larissa França | Beach volleyball |
| 2007 | December 17 | Jade Barbosa | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2007 | December 17 | Fabiana Murer | Athletics |
| 2007 | December 17 | Marta | Football |
| 2008 | December 16 | Maurren Maggi | Athletics |
| 2008 | December 16 | Ketleyn Quadros | Judo |
| 2008 | December 16 | Natália Falavigna | Taekwondo |
| 2009 | December 21 | Sarah Menezes | Judo |
| 2009 | December 21 | Natália Falavigna | Taekwondo |
| 2009 | December 21 | Poliana Okimoto | Open water swimming |
| 2010 | December 21 | Fabiana Murer | Athletics |
| 2010 | December 21 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming |
| 2010 | December 21 | Juliana Silva and Larissa França | Beach volleyball |
| 2011 | December 19 | Fabiana Murer | Athletics |
| 2011 | December 19 | Fabiana Beltrame | Rowing |
| 2011 | December 19 | Maurren Maggi | Athletics |
| 2012 | December 18 | Sheilla Castro | Volleyball |
| 2012 | December 18 | Sarah Menezes | Judo |
| 2012 | December 18 | Yane Marques | Modern pentathlon |
| 2013 | December 17 | Poliana Okimoto | Open water swimming |
| 2013 | December 17 | Rafaela Silva | Judo |
| 2013 | December 17 | Yane Marques | Modern pentathlon |
| 2014 | December 16 | Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze | Sailing |
| 2014 | December 16 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming |
| 2014 | December 16 | Mayra Aguiar | Judo |
| 2015 | December 15 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming |
| 2015 | December 15 | Ágatha Bednarczuk and Bárbara Seixas | Beach volleyball |
| 2015 | December 15 | Fabiana Murer | Athletics |
| 2016 | March 29, 2017 | Rafaela Silva | Judo |
| 2016 | March 29, 2017 | Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze | Sailing |
| 2016 | March 29, 2017 | Poliana Okimoto | Open water swimming |
| 2017 | March 28, 2018 | Mayra Aguiar | Judo |
| 2017 | March 28, 2018 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming |
| 2017 | March 28, 2018 | Ana Sátila | Canoe slalom |
| 2018 | December 18 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming |
| 2018 | December 18 | Ana Sátila | Canoe slalom |
| 2018 | December 18 | Marta | Football |
| 2019 | December 10 | Beatriz Ferreira | Boxing |
| 2019 | December 10 | Nathalie Moellhausen | Fencing |
| 2019 | December 10 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming |
| 2021 | December 7 | Rebeca Andrade | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2021 | December 7 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming |
| 2021 | December 7 | Rayssa Leal | Skateboarding |
| 2022 | February 2, 2023 | Rebeca Andrade | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2022 | February 2, 2023 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming |
| 2022 | February 2, 2023 | Rayssa Leal | Skateboarding |
| 2023 | December 15 | Rebeca Andrade | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2023 | December 15 | Beatriz Haddad Maia | Tennis |
| 2023 | December 15 | Ana Patrícia Ramos and Duda Lisboa | Beach volleyball |
| 2024 | December 11 | Rebeca Andrade | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2024 | December 11 | Ana Sátila | Canoe slalom |
| 2024 | December 11 | Beatriz Souza | Judo |

### Fan's Choice

| Year | Date | Athlete | Discipline |
| 2014 | December 16 | Flávia Saraiva | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2014 | December 16 | Aline Ferreira | Wrestling |
| 2014 | December 16 | César Cielo | Swimming |
| 2014 | December 16 | Diego Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2014 | December 16 | Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint |
| 2014 | December 16 | Kahena Kunze | Sailing |
| 2014 | December 16 | Larissa França | Beach volleyball |
| 2014 | December 16 | Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida | Archery |
| 2014 | December 16 | Martine Grael | Sailing |
| 2014 | December 16 | Matheus Santana | Swimming |
| 2014 | December 16 | Mayra Aguiar | Judo |
| 2014 | December 16 | Sheilla Castro | Volleyball |
| 2014 | December 16 | Talita Antunes | Beach volleyball |
| 2014 | December 16 | Tiago Splitter | Basketball |
| 2015 | December 15 | Thiago Pereira | Swimming |
| 2015 | December 15 | Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt | Beach volleyball |
| 2015 | December 15 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming |
| 2015 | December 15 | Érika Miranda | Judo |
| 2015 | December 15 | Fabiana Murer | Athletics |
| 2015 | December 15 | Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint |
| 2015 | December 15 | Marcelo Melo | Tennis |
| 2015 | December 15 | Yane Marques | Modern pentathlon |
| 2016 | March 29, 2017 | Rafaela Silva | Judo |
| 2016 | March 29, 2017 | Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt | Beach volleyball |
| 2016 | March 29, 2017 | Arthur Mariano | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2016 | March 29, 2017 | Diego Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2016 | March 29, 2017 | Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint |
| 2016 | March 29, 2017 | Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze | Sailing |
| 2016 | March 29, 2017 | Robson Conceição | Boxing |
| 2016 | March 29, 2017 | Poliana Okimoto | Open water swimming |
| 2016 | March 29, 2017 | Sérgio Santos | Volleyball |
| 2016 | March 29, 2017 | Thiago Braz da Silva | Athletics |
| 2017 | March 28, 2018 | Caio Bonfim | Athletics |
| 2017 | March 28, 2018 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming |
| 2017 | March 28, 2018 | Ana Sátila | Canoe slalom |
| 2017 | March 28, 2018 | Bruno Fratus | Swimming |
| 2017 | March 28, 2018 | Evandro Oliveira and André Stein | Beach volleyball |
| 2017 | March 28, 2018 | Gabriel Medina | Surfing |
| 2017 | March 28, 2018 | Letícia Bufoni | Skateboarding |
| 2017 | March 28, 2018 | Marcelo Melo | Tennis |
| 2017 | March 28, 2018 | Mayra Aguiar | Judo |
| 2017 | March 28, 2018 | Rebeca Andrade | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2018 | December 18 | Henrique Avancini | Mountain biking |
| 2018 | December 18 | Ágatha Bednarczuk and Duda Lisboa | Beach volleyball |
| 2018 | December 18 | Arthur Zanetti | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2018 | December 18 | Bruno Fratus | Swimming |
| 2018 | December 18 | Bruno Rezende | Volleyball |
| 2018 | December 18 | Eduarda Amorim | Handball |
| 2018 | December 18 | Érika Miranda | Judo |
| 2018 | December 18 | Gabriel Medina | Surfing |
| 2018 | December 18 | Letícia Bufoni | Skateboarding |
| 2018 | December 18 | Marta | Football |
| 2019 | December 10 | Hugo Calderano | Table tennis |
| 2019 | December 10 | Flávia Saraiva | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2019 | December 10 | Italo Ferreira | Surfing |
| 2019 | December 10 | Nathalie Moellhausen | Fencing |
| 2019 | December 10 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming |
| 2019 | December 10 | Bruno Rezende | Volleyball |
| 2019 | December 10 | Mayra Aguiar | Judo |
| 2019 | December 10 | Paulo André de Oliveira | Athletics |
| 2019 | December 10 | Pedro Barros | Skateboarding |
| 2019 | December 10 | Ana Sátila | Canoe slalom |
| 2021 | December 7 | Fernanda Garay | Volleyball |
| 2021 | December 7 | Alison dos Santos | Athletics |
| 2021 | December 7 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming |
| 2021 | December 7 | Beatriz Ferreira | Boxing |
| 2021 | December 7 | Bruno Fratus | Swimming |
| 2021 | December 7 | Darlan Romani | Athletics |
| 2021 | December 7 | Douglas Souza | Volleyball |
| 2021 | December 7 | Gabriel Medina | Surfing |
| 2021 | December 7 | Hebert Conceição | Boxing |
| 2021 | December 7 | Isaquias Queiroz | Canoeing |
| 2021 | December 7 | Italo Ferreira | Surfing |
| 2021 | December 7 | Kahena Kunze | Sailing |
| 2021 | December 7 | Martine Grael | Sailing |
| 2021 | December 7 | Mayra Aguiar | Judo |
| 2021 | December 7 | Pedro Barros | Skateboarding |
| 2021 | December 7 | Rayssa Leal | Skateboarding |
| 2021 | December 7 | Rebeca Andrade | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2021 | December 7 | Robert Scheidt | Sailing |
| 2021 | December 7 | Rosamaria Montibeller | Volleyball |
| 2022 | February 2, 2023 | Hugo Calderano | Table tennis |
| 2022 | February 2, 2023 | Alison dos Santos | Athletics |
| 2022 | February 2, 2023 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming |
| 2022 | February 2, 2023 | Arthur Mariano | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2022 | February 2, 2023 | Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida | Archery |
| 2022 | February 2, 2023 | Rafaela Silva | Judo |
| 2022 | February 2, 2023 | Rayssa Leal | Skateboarding |
| 2022 | February 2, 2023 | Rebeca Andrade | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2023 | December 15 | Flávia Saraiva | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2023 | December 15 | Augusto Akio | Skateboarding |
| 2023 | December 15 | Bárbara Domingos | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| 2023 | December 15 | Beatriz Ferreira | Boxing |
| 2023 | December 15 | Darlan Souza | Volleyball |
| 2023 | December 15 | Guilherme Costa | Swimming |
| 2024 | December 11 | Caio Bonfim | Athletics |
| 2024 | December 11 | Alison dos Santos | Athletics |
| 2024 | December 11 | Ana Sátila | Canoe slalom |
| 2024 | December 11 | Beatriz Souza | Judo |
| 2024 | December 11 | Darlan Souza | Volleyball |
| 2024 | December 11 | Tatiana Weston-Webb | Surfing |

### Breakthrough Athlete

| Year | Date | Athlete | Discipline |
| 2023 | December 15 | Maria Eduarda Alexandre | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| 2023 | December 15 | Miguel Hidalgo | Triathlon |
| 2023 | December 15 | Renan Gallina | Athletics |
| 2024 | December 11 | Gustavo Oliveira | Cycling BMX |
| 2024 | December 11 | Maria Fernanda Costa | Swimming |
| 2024 | December 11 | Raicca Ventura | Skateboarding |