# Polish Sports Personality of the Year

The Polish Sports Personality of the Year (Polish: Plebiscyt Przeglądu Sportowego na najlepszego polskiego sportowca roku) is chosen annually since 1926 by the readers of the newspaper Przegląd Sportowy, which makes it the second oldest such contest in the world. The winner is the sportsperson, judged by a public vote, to have achieved the most in the previous year.
The first winner of the award was track and field athlete Wacław Kuchar. Between 1939 and 1947, the contest was not held due to the Second World War. The most successful athletes in the contest's history are footballer Robert Lewandowski and swimmer Otylia Jędrzejczak with three titles each; track and field athletes Irena Szewińska and Stanisława Walasiewicz, as well as ski jumper Adam Małysz with four titles each; while cross-country skier Justyna Kowalczyk is the current leader who holds five titles. Fencer Jerzy Pawłowski holds the record number of eleven appearances among the top 10 athletes. As of 2024, the award has been given to 59 male and 30 female athletes.
Apart from the main award, winners are announced in additional categories such as Super Champion Lifetime Achievement Award, Coach of the Year, Team of the Year, Sport Without Barriers Award for disabled athletes and Sporting Event of the Year.

## Polish Sports Personality of the Year

POLISH SPORTSPERSONALITY OF THE YEAR :
| YEAR | ATHLETE | SPORT |
| 1926 | Wacław Kuchar | athletics football ice hockey |
| 1927 | Halina Konopacka | athletics |
| 1928 | Halina Konopacka | athletics |
| 1929 | Stanisław Petkiewicz | athletics |
| 1930 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | athletics |
| 1931 | Janusz Kusociński | athletics |
| 1932 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | athletics |
| 1933 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | athletics |
| 1934 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | athletics |
| 1935 | Roger Verey | rowing |
| 1936 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | tennis |
| 1937 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | tennis |
| 1938 | Stanisław Marusarz | ski jumping |
| 1939–1947 | not awarded due to World War II | not awarded due to World War II |
| 1948 | Aleksy Antkiewicz | boxing |
| 1949 | Zdobysław Stawczyk | athletics |
| 1950 | Helena Rakoczy | gymnastics |
| 1951 | Zygmunt Chychła | boxing |
| 1952 | Zygmunt Chychła | boxing |
| 1953 | Leszek Drogosz | boxing |
| 1954 | Janusz Sidło | athletics |
| 1955 | Janusz Sidło | athletics |
| 1956 | Elżbieta Krzesińska | athletics |
| 1957 | Jerzy Pawłowski | fencing |
| 1958 | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak | athletics |
| 1959 | Edmund Piątkowski | athletics |
| 1960 | Jozef Schmidt | athletics |
| 1961 | Ireneusz Paliński | weightlifting |
| 1962 | Teresa Ciepły | athletics |
| 1963 | Ryszard Parulski | fencing |
| 1964 | Jozef Schmidt | athletics |
| 1965 | Irena Kirszenstein | athletics |
| 1966 | Irena Kirszenstein | athletics |
| 1967 | Sobiesław Zasada | auto racing |
| 1968 | Jerzy Pawłowski | fencing |
| 1969 | Waldemar Baszanowski | weightlifting |
| 1970 | Teresa Sukniewicz | athletics |
| 1971 | Ryszard Szurkowski | road cycling |
| 1972 | Witold Woyda | fencing |
| 1973 | Ryszard Szurkowski | road cycling |
| 1974 | Irena Szewińska | athletics |
| 1975 | Zygmunt Smalcerz | weightlifting |
| 1976 | Irena Szewińska | athletics |
| 1977 | Janusz Pyciak-Peciak | modern pentathlon |
| 1978 | Józef Łuszczek | cross-country skiing |
| 1979 | Jan Jankiewicz | road cycling |
| 1980 | Władysław Kozakiewicz | athletics |
| 1981 | Janusz Pyciak-Peciak | modern pentathlon |
| 1982 | Zbigniew Boniek | football (soccer) |
| 1983 | Zdzisław Hoffmann | athletics |
| 1984 | Andrzej Grubba | table tennis |
| 1985 | Lech Piasecki | road cycling |
| 1986 | Andrzej Malina | wrestling |
| 1987 | Marek Łbik and Marek Dopierała | canoeing |
| 1988 | Waldemar Legień | judo |
| 1989 | Joachim Halupczok | road cycling |
| 1990 | Wanda Panfil | athletics |
| 1991 | Wanda Panfil | athletics |
| 1992 | Waldemar Legień | judo |
| 1993 | Rafał Kubacki | judo |
| 1994 | Andrzej Wroński | wrestling |
| 1995 | Paweł Nastula | judo |
| 1996 | Renata Mauer | shooting |
| 1997 | Paweł Nastula | judo |
| 1998 | Robert Korzeniowski | athletics |
| 1999 | Tomasz Gollob | motorcycle speedway |
| 2000 | Robert Korzeniowski | athletics |
| 2001 | Adam Małysz | ski jumping |
| 2002 | Adam Małysz | ski jumping |
| 2003 | Adam Małysz | ski jumping |
| 2004 | Otylia Jędrzejczak | swimming |
| 2005 | Otylia Jędrzejczak | swimming |
| 2006 | Otylia Jędrzejczak | swimming |
| 2007 | Adam Małysz | ski jumping |
| 2008 | Robert Kubica | Formula One |
| 2009 | Justyna Kowalczyk | cross-country skiing |
| 2010 | Justyna Kowalczyk | cross-country skiing |
| 2011 | Justyna Kowalczyk | cross-country skiing |
| 2012 | Justyna Kowalczyk | cross-country skiing |
| 2013 | Justyna Kowalczyk | cross-country skiing |
| 2014 | Kamil Stoch | ski jumping |
| 2015 | Robert Lewandowski | football (soccer) |
| 2016 | Anita Włodarczyk | athletics |
| 2017 | Kamil Stoch | ski jumping |
| 2018 | Bartosz Kurek | volleyball |
| 2019 | Bartosz Zmarzlik | motorcycle speedway |
| 2020 | Robert Lewandowski | football (soccer) |
| 2021 | Robert Lewandowski | football (soccer) |
| 2022 | Iga Świątek | tennis |
| 2023 | Iga Świątek | tennis |
| 2024 | Aleksandra Mirosław | climbing |

## Most successful sportspeople

| Place | Name | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | Combined |
| 1 | Justyna Kowalczyk | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Irena Szewińska | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Robert Lewandowski | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Adam Małysz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Otylia Jędrzejczak | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Janusz Sidło | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Robert Korzeniowski | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Kamil Stoch | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Józef Szmidt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |

## Winners by sport

| Sport | First place(s) |
| Athletics | 30 |
| Ski jumping | 7 |
| Cross-country skiing | 6 |
| Judo | 5 |
| Cycling | 5 |
| Football | 5 |
| Boxing | 4 |
| Fencing | 4 |
| Tennis | 4 |
| Swimming | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 3 |
| Modern pentathlon | 2 |
| Wrestling | 2 |
| Speedway | 2 |
| Gymnastics | 1 |
| Formula One | 1 |
| Kayaking | 1 |
| Rallying | 1 |
| Shooting | 1 |
| Rowing | 1 |
| Table tennis | 1 |
| Volleyball | 1 |
| Climbing | 1 |