# Sportsperson of the Year (Czech Republic)

Sportsperson of the Year (Czech: Sportovec roku) is an award given by the Sport Journalists' Club (Klub sportovních novinářů, KSN) to the best Sportsperson and the best Sport Team of the given year in the Czech Republic. For the first time it was awarded after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, following the previous trophy Sportsperson of the Year of Czechoslovakia. Since 2000, the KSN has voted also for a Sport Legend. This award has been called The Emil Zátopek Award since 2001, after the first chosen legend, runner Emil Zátopek. Since 2002, Czech Foundation of the Sport Representation in cooperation with the KSN awards also the best Czech Junior Sportsperson of the Year.

## Sportsperson of the Year

SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR :
| Year | Individual | Team |
| 1993 | Jan Železný (athletics – javelin throw) | Czechoslovak national ski jumping team |
| 1994 | Dominik Hašek (ice hockey) | Czech Republic national shooting team |
| 1995 | Jan Železný (athletics – javelin throw) | Czech Republic national football team |
| 1996 | Martin Doktor (canoe racing) | Czech Republic national football team |
| 1997 | Tomáš Dvořák (athletics – decathlon) | Czech Republic ice hockey team |
| 1998 | Dominik Hašek (ice hockey) | Czech Republic ice hockey team |
| 1999 | Tomáš Dvořák (athletics – decathlon) | Czech Republic national football team |
| 2000 | Jan Železný (athletics – javelin throw) | Czech Republic ice hockey team |
| 2001 | Jan Železný (athletics – javelin throw) | Czech Republic ice hockey team |
| 2002 | Aleš Valenta (freestyle skiing) | Czech Republic national under-21 football team |
| 2003 | Pavel Nedvěd (association football) | Czech Republic national football team |
| 2004 | Roman Šebrle (athletics – decathlon) | Czech Republic national football team |
| 2005 | Jaromír Jágr (ice hockey) | Czech Republic ice hockey team |
| 2006 | Kateřina Neumannová (cross-country skiing) | Czech Republic ice hockey team |
| 2007 | Martina Sáblíková (speed skating) | Czech Republic national under-20 football team |
| 2008 | Barbora Špotáková (athletics – javelin throw) | Slavia Prague football club |
| 2009 | Martina Sáblíková (speed skating) | Czech Republic Davis Cup team |
| 2010 | Martina Sáblíková (speed skating) | Czech Republic ice hockey team |
| 2011 | Petra Kvitová (tennis) | Czech Republic Fed Cup team |
| 2012 | Barbora Špotáková (athletics – javelin throw) | Czech Republic Davis Cup team |
| 2013 | Zuzana Hejnová (athletics – 400 metres hurdles) | Czech Republic Davis Cup team |
| 2014 | Petra Kvitová (tennis) | Czech Republic Fed Cup team |
| 2015 | Zuzana Hejnová (athletics – 400 metres hurdles) | Czech Republic Fed Cup team |
| 2016 | Lukáš Krpálek (judo) | Czech Republic Fed Cup team |
| 2017 | Gabriela Soukalová (biathlon) | Czech Republic national minifootball team |
| 2018 | Ester Ledecká (snowboarding, alpine skiing) | Czech Republic Fed Cup team |
| 2019 | Lukáš Krpálek (judo) | Czech Republic national basketball team |
| 2020 | David Pastrňák (ice hockey) | Czech Republic national biathlon team |
| 2021 | Lukáš Krpálek (judo) | Czech Republic national basketball team |
| 2022 | Ester Ledecká (snowboarding, alpine skiing) | Czech Republic ice hockey team |
| 2023 | Markéta Vondroušová (tennis) | Czech Republic national under-20 ice hockey team |
| 2024 | Josef Dostál (sprint kayak) | Czech Republic ice hockey team |

## Junior Sportsperson of the Year

JUNIOR SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR :
| Year | Sportsperson |
| 2002 | Hana Pešková (whitewater slalom) |
| 2003 | Zuzana Kocumová (cross-country skiing) |
| 2004 | Lenka Hyková (shooting sports) |
| 2005 | Šárka Záhrobská (alpine skiing) |
| 2006 | Martina Sáblíková (speed skating) |
| 2007 | Ondřej Polívka (modern pentathlon) |
| 2008 | Lukáš Krpálek (judo) |
| 2009 | Ondřej Polívka (modern pentathlon) |
| 2010 | Tomáš Paprstka (cyclo-cross) |
| 2011 | Karolína Erbanová (speed skating) |
| 2012 | Karolína Erbanová (speed skating) |
| 2013 | Ester Ledecká (snowboarding) |
| 2014 | Anežka Drahotová (athletics – racewalking) |
| 2015 | Ester Ledecká (snowboarding) Jiří Janošek (track cycling) |
| 2016 | Michaela Hrubá (athletics – high jump) |
| 2017 | Michaela Hrubá (athletics – high jump) Filip Nepejchal (sports shooting) |
| 2018 | Barbora Seemanová (swimming) |
| 2019 | Jonáš Forejtek (tennis) |
| 2020 | not awarded |
| 2021 | František Doubek (athletics – decathlon) |
| 2022 | Daniel Gracík (swimming) |
| 2023 | Bára Galušková (whitewater slalom) |
| 2024 | Lurdes Gloria Manuel (athletics – sprint) |

## The Emil Zátopek Award (Sport Legend)

SPORT LEGEND :
| Year | Sportsperson |
| 2000 | Emil Zátopek (athletics – long-distance track) |
| 2001 | Věra Čáslavská (artistic gymnastics) |
| 2002 | Jiří Raška (ski jumping) |
| 2003 | Dana Zátopková (athletics – javelin throw) |
| 2004 | Ivan Hlinka (ice hockey) |
| 2005 | Josef Masopust (football) |
| 2006 | Martina Navratilova (tennis) |
| 2007 | 1947 Czechoslovakia national ice-hockey team |
| 2008 | Jan Železný (athletics – javelin throw) |
| 2009 | Alena Vrzáňová (figure skating) |
| 2010 | Eva Bosáková (artistic gymnastics) |
| 2011 | Jan Kodeš (tennis) |
| 2012 | 1962 Czechoslovakia national football team |
| 2013 | Jarmila Kratochvílová (athletics – 400 metres) |
| 2014 | Miloslava Rezková (athletics – high jump) |
| 2015 | Jaroslav Holík (ice hockey) Jiří Holík (ice hockey) |
| 2016 | Alois Hudec (artistic gymnastics) |
| 2017 | 1967 Czechoslovakia national handball team |
| 2018 | Jana Novotná (tennis) |
| 2019 | Jiří Daler (cycling) |
| 2020 | Antonín Panenka (football) |
| 2021 | Vítězslav Mácha (greco-Roman wrestling) |
| 2022 | Květoslav Mašita (motorcycle racing) |
| 2023 | Bedřich Šupčík (gymnastics) |
| 2024 | Milena Duchková–Neveklovská (diving) |