# Hungarian Sportspeople of the Year

Hungarian Sportspeople of the Year (Hungarian: Az év magyar sportolója) awards are granted each year since 1958, with categories for sportsmen, sportswomen, teams, coaches (since 1985) and presidents (since 1995).

## List of winners

| Year | Sportsman of the Year | Sportsman of the Year | Sportswoman of the Year | Sportswoman of the Year | Team of the Year |
| Year | Athlete | Sport | Athlete | Sport | Team of the Year |
| 1958 | Imre Polyák | wrestling | Zsuzsa Körmöczy | tennis | Men's water polo team |
| 1959 | Rudolf Kárpáti | fencing | Kornélia Méray | rowing | Men's team épée |
| 1960 | Rudolf Kárpáti (2) | fencing | Kornélia Méray (2) | rowing | Men's modern pentathlon team |
| 1961 | György Gurics | wrestling | Kornélia Méray (3) | rowing | Men's water polo team |
| 1962 | Imre Polyák (2) | wrestling | Márta Egerváry | swimming | Men's water polo team |
| 1963 | Győző Veres | weightlifting | Ildikó Rejtő | fencing | Men's modern pentathlon team |
| 1964 | Ferenc Török | modern pentathlon | Ildikó Rejtő (2) | fencing | Men's football team |
| 1965 | Gyula Zsivótzky | hammer throw | Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek | discus throw | Women's handball team |
| 1966 | András Balczó | modern pentathlon | Zsuzsa Nagy Szabó | athletics | Men's modern pentathlon team |
| 1967 | István Kozma | wrestling | Annamária Kovács Tóth | modern pentathlon | Men's modern pentathlon team |
| 1968 | Gyula Zsivótzky (2) | hammer throw | Angéla Németh | javelin throw | Men's team épée |
| 1969 | András Balczó (2) | modern pentathlon | Angéla Németh (2) | javelin throw | Junior Men's modern pentathlon team |
| 1970 | Péter Kelemen | modern pentathlon | Andrea Gyarmati | swimming | Men's modern pentathlon team |
| 1971 | Csaba Hegedűs | wrestling | Andrea Gyarmati (2) | swimming | Men's team épée |
| 1972 | András Balczó (3) | modern pentathlon | Andrea Gyarmati (3) | swimming | Men's team épée |
| 1973 | Géza Csapó | canoe racing | Ildikó Tordasi | fencing | Men's water polo team |
| 1974 | Zoltán Magyar | artistic gymnastics | Ilona Bruzsenyák | long jump | Men's water polo team |
| 1975 | András Hargitay | swimming | Mariann Ambrus | rowing | Men's modern pentathlon team |
| 1976 | Miklós Németh | javelin throw | Ildikó Tordasi (2) | fencing | Men's water polo team |
| 1977 | Pál Gerevich | fencing | Mariann Ambrus (2) | rowing | Men's water polo team |
| 1978 | Zoltán Magyar (2) | artistic gymnastics | Judit Magos | table tennis | Men's chess team |
| 1979 | Tamás Wichmann | canoe racing | Andrea Mátay | high jump | Men's table tennis team |
| 1980 | Zoltán Magyar (3) | artistic gymnastics | Magda Maros | fencing | Ice dancing (Regőczy & Sallay) |
| 1981 | Sándor Wladár | swimming | Éva Rakusz | canoe racing | Men's team foil |
| 1982 | Jenő Pap | fencing | Pálma Balogh | shooting | Men's team foil |
| 1983 | György Guczoghy | artistic gymnastics | Andrea Temesvári | tennis | Men's modern pentathlon team |
| 1984 | Tamás Gáspár | wrestling | Mária Ábrahám | bowling | Men's equestrianism team |
| 1985 | Attila Mizsér | modern pentathlon | Éva Fórián | shooting | Men's football team |
| 1986 | Tamás Darnyi | swimming | Csilla Bátorfi | table tennis | Men's handball team |
| 1987 | Tamás Darnyi (2) | swimming | Mariann Engrich | taekwondo | Men's modern pentathlon team |
| 1988 | Tamás Darnyi (3) | swimming | Krisztina Egerszegi | swimming | Men's modern pentathlon team |
| 1989 | László Fábián | modern pentathlon | Krisztina Egerszegi (2) | swimming | Men's modern pentathlon team |
| 1990 | Tamás Darnyi (4) | swimming | Krisztina Egerszegi (3) | swimming | Women's chess team |
| 1991 | István Kovács | boxing | Krisztina Egerszegi (4) | swimming | Men's K-4 (Horváth, Kammerer, Storcz, Vereckei) |
| 1992 | Tamás Darnyi (5) | swimming | Krisztina Egerszegi (5) | swimming | Women's K-4 (Czigány, Dónusz, Kőbán, Mészáros) |
| 1993 | Antal Kovács | judo | Krisztina Egerszegi (6) | swimming | Men's water polo team |
| 1994 | Norbert Rózsa | swimming | Rita Kőbán | canoe racing | Women's water polo team |
| 1995 | Imre Pulai | canoe racing | Rita Kőbán (2) | canoe racing | Men's C-2 (Horváth & Kolonics) |
| 1996 | István Kovács (2) | boxing | Krisztina Egerszegi (7) | swimming | Men's C-2 (Horváth & Kolonics) |
| 1997 | Botond Storcz | canoe racing | Ágnes Kovács | swimming | Men's water polo team |
| 1998 | Tibor Gécsek | hammer throw | Ágnes Kovács (2) | swimming | Men's team épée |
| 1999 | Gábor Balogh | modern pentathlon | Ágnes Kovács (3) | swimming | Men's water polo team |
| 2000 | Szilveszter Csollány | artistic gymnastics | Ágnes Kovács (4) | swimming | Men's water polo team |
| 2001 | Gábor Balogh (2) | modern pentathlon | Gyöngyi Likerecz | weightlifting | Rowing, men's double sculls (Haller & Pető) |
| 2002 | Szilveszter Csollány (2) | artistic gymnastics | Katalin Kovács | canoe racing | Rowing, men's double sculls (Haller & Pető) |
| 2003 | Adrián Annus | hammer throw | Katalin Kovács (2) | canoe racing | Men's water polo team |
| 2004 | István Majoros | wrestling | Natasa Janics | canoe racing | Men's water polo team |
| 2005 | Ákos Braun | judo | Zsuzsanna Vörös | modern pentathlon | Women's K-2 (Janics & Kovács) |
| 2006 | László Cseh | swimming | Tímea Nagy | fencing | Women's K-2 (Janics & Kovács) |
| 2007 | Gábor Talmácsi | motorcycle racing | Ágnes Szávay | tennis | Men's team épée |
| 2008 | Attila Vajda | canoe racing | Ildikó Mincza-Nébald | fencing | Men's water polo team |
| 2009 | Dániel Gyurta | swimming | Katinka Hosszú | swimming | Men's U-20 football team |
| 2010 | Krisztián Berki | artistic gymnastics | Natasa Janics (2) | canoe racing | Women's K-2 (Janics & Kovács) |
| 2011 | Krisztián Berki (2) | artistic gymnastics | Tamara Csipes | canoe racing | Ferencvárosi TC (women's handball) |
| 2012 | Dániel Gyurta (2) | swimming | Éva Risztov | swimming | Men's K-2 (Dombi & Kökény) |
| 2013 | Dániel Gyurta (3) | swimming | Katinka Hosszú (2) | swimming | Men's water polo team |
| 2014 | Krisztián Berki (3) | artistic gymnastics | Katinka Hosszú (3) | swimming | Győri ETO KC (women's handball) |
| 2015 | László Cseh (2) | swimming | Katinka Hosszú (4) | swimming | Men's ice hockey team |
| 2016 | Áron Szilágyi | fencing | Katinka Hosszú (5) | swimming | Men's football team |
| 2017 | Balázs Baji | athletics | Katinka Hosszú (6) | swimming | Győri ETO KC (women's handball) |
| 2018 | Shaolin Sándor Liu | short track speed skating | Danuta Kozák | canoe racing | Győri ETO KC (women's handball) |
| 2019 | Kristóf Milák | swimming | Katinka Hosszú (7) | swimming | Ferencvárosi TC (men's water polo) |
| 2020 | Dominik Szoboszlai | football | Hedvig Karakas | judo | Men's football team |
| 2021 | Áron Szilágyi (2) | fencing | Tamara Csipes (2) | canoe racing | Women's water polo team |
| 2022 | Kristóf Milák (2) | swimming | Luca Kozák | athletics | Women's national team fencing sabre |
| 2023 | Dominik Szoboszlai (2) | football | Mária Érdi | sailing | Men's football team |
| 2024 | Hubert Kós | swimming | Michelle Gulyás | modern pentathlon | Men's national team fencing épée |

## Statistics
### Individual winners of three or more titles

| Name | Sport | Number of titles |
| Krisztina Egerszegi | swimming | 7 |
| Katinka Hosszú | swimming | 7 |
| Tamás Darnyi | swimming | 5 |
| Ágnes Kovács | swimming | 4 |
| András Balczó | modern pentathlon | 3 |
| Krisztián Berki | artistic gymnastics | 3 |
| Andrea Gyarmati | swimming | 3 |
| Dániel Gyurta | swimming | 3 |
| Zoltán Magyar | gymnastics | 3 |
| Kornélia Méray | rowing | 3 |

### Breakdown of winners by sport

| Sport | No. of wins | Winning years |
| Swimming | 16 | 1975, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2024 |
| Modern pentathlon | 9 | 1964, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1985, 1989, 1999, 2001 |
| Artistic gymnastics | 9 | 1974, 1978, 1980, 1983, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2014 |
| Wrestling | 7 | 1958, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1971, 1984, 2004 |
| Athletics | 6 | 1965, 1968, 1976, 1998, 2003, 2017 |
| Fencing | 6 | 1959, 1960, 1977, 1982, 2016, 2021 |
| Canoe racing | 5 | 1973, 1979, 1995, 1997, 2008 |
| Boxing | 2 | 1991, 1996 |
| Football | 2 | 2020, 2023 |
| Judo | 2 | 1993, 2005 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1963 |
| Motorcycle racing | 1 | 2007 |
| Short track speed skating | 1 | 2018 |
| Sport | No. of wins | Winning years |
| Swimming | 23 | 1962, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
| Canoe racing | 10 | 1981, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 |
| Athletics | 7 | 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1979, 2022 |
| Fencing | 7 | 1963, 1964, 1973, 1976, 1980, 2006, 2008 |
| Rowing | 5 | 1959, 1960, 1961, 1975, 1977 |
| Modern pentathlon | 3 | 1967, 2005, 2024 |
| Tennis | 3 | 1958, 1983, 2007 |
| Table tennis | 2 | 1978, 1986 |
| Shooting | 2 | 1982, 1985 |
| Bowling | 1 | 1984 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1987 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 2001 |
| Judo | 1 | 2020 |
| Sailing | 1 | 2023 |

## Coach/President of the Year

| Year | Coach of the Year | Coach of the Year | President of the Year | President of the Year |
| Year | Winner | Sport | Winner | Sport |
| 1985 | György Mezey | football | – | – |
| 1986 | Tamás Széchy | swimming | – | – |
| 1987 | Tamás Széchy (2) | swimming | – | – |
| 1988 | Tamás Széchy (3) | swimming | – | – |
| 1989 | Ferenc Török | modern pentathlon | – | – |
| 1990 | Tamás Széchy (4) | swimming | – | – |
| 1991 | László Kiss | swimming | – | – |
| 1992 | László Kiss (2) | swimming | – | – |
| 1993 | László Kiss (3) | swimming | – | – |
| 1994 | Tamás Széchy (5) | swimming | – | – |
| 1995 | Róbert Ludasi | canoe racing | Vilmos Vajda | canoe racing (MKKSZ) |
| 1996 | László Kiss (4) | swimming | Tamás Széchy | swimming (MÚSZ) |
| 1997 | László Kiss (5) | swimming | Imre Szántó | boxing (MÖSZ) |
| 1998 | Pál Németh | athletics | Zoltán Angyal | canoe racing (MKKSZ) |
| 1999 | László Kiss (6) | swimming | Dénes Kemény | Men's water polo |
| 2000 | Nándor Sári | canoe racing | Dénes Kemény (2) | Men's water polo |
| 2001 | Katalin Rozsnyói | canoe racing | Zoltán Angyal (2) | canoe racing (MKKSZ) |
| 2002 | Katalin Rozsnyói (2) | canoe racing | Zoltán Angyal (3) | canoe racing (MKKSZ) |
| 2003 | Katalin Rozsnyói (3) | canoe racing | Dénes Kemény (3) | Men's water polo |
| 2004 | Katalin Rozsnyói (4) | canoe racing | Dénes Kemény (4) | Men's water polo |
| 2005 | Katalin Rozsnyói (5) | canoe racing | Tamás Faragó | Women's water polo |
| 2006 | Katalin Rozsnyói (6) | canoe racing | Zoltán Angyal (4) | canoe racing (MKKSZ) |
| 2007 | Zoltán Kuhárszky | tennis | Zoltán Angyal (5) | canoe racing (MKKSZ) |
| 2008 | György Turi | swimming | Dénes Kemény (5) | Men's water polo |
| 2009 | Lajos Mocsai | handball | Sándor Egervári | Men's U-20 football |
| 2010 | István Kovács | artistic gymnastics | László Kiss | swimming (MÚSZ) |
| 2011 | Ferenc Csipes | canoe racing | Botond Storcz | canoe racing (MKKSZ) |
| 2012 | Sándor Széles | swimming | Lajos Mocsai | Men's handball |
| 2013 | Shane Tusup | swimming | Tibor Benedek | Men's water polo |
| 2014 | Shane Tusup (2) | swimming | Botond Storcz (2) | canoe racing (MKKSZ) |
| 2015 | Pál Dárdai | football | From 2015 merged with Coach of the Year awards. |
| 2016 | Shane Tusup (3) | swimming | – | – |
| 2017 | Shane Tusup (4) | swimming | – | – |
| 2018 | Ákos Bánhidi and Zhang Jing | short track speed skating | – | – |
| 2019 | Zsolt Varga | Men's water polo | – | – |
| 2020 | Marco Rossi | football | – | – |
| 2021 | András Decsi | fencing | – | – |
| 2022 | Marco Rossi | football | – | – |
| 2023 | Marco Rossi (2) | football | – | – |
| 2024 | Vladimir Golovin | handball | – | – |