# Gazzetta Sports Awards

The Gazzetta Sports Awards and the Gazzetta Referendum are surveys conducted annually by the Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport to reward the best sportsmen and sportswomen of the calendar year.

## Winners
### Italian

| Year | Sportman of the Year | Sport | Sportwoman of the Year | Sport | Team of the Year | Sport |
| 1978 | Paolo Rossi | Football | Sara Simeoni | Athletics (high jump) | Italy national football team | Football |
| 1979 | Pietro Mennea | Athletics (sprinting) | Roberta Felotti | Swimming | Milan | Football |
| 1980 | Pietro Mennea | Athletics (sprinting) | Sara Simeoni | Athletics (high jump) | Italy national basketball team | Basketball |
| 1981 | Marco Lucchinelli | Motorcycle racing | Sara Simeoni | Athletics | Carmine Abbagnale, Giuseppe Abbagnale, Giuseppe Di Capua | Rowing |
| 1982 | Giuseppe Saronni | Cycling | Dorina Vaccaroni | Fencing | Italy national football team | Football |
| 1983 | Alberto Cova | Athletics | Dorina Vaccaroni | Fencing | Italy national basketball team | Basketball |
| 1984 | Francesco Moser | Cycling | Sara Simeoni | Athletics | Carmine Abbagnale, Giuseppe Abbagnale, Giuseppe Di Capua | Rowing |
| 1985 | Alberto Cova | Athletics | Maria Canins | Cycling | Juventus | Football |
| 1986 | Reinhold Messner | Mountaineering | Maria Canins | Cycling | Italy men's national water polo team | Water polo |
| 1987 | Francesco Panetta | Athletics | Manuela Dalla Valle | Swimming | Tracer Milano | Basketball |
| 1988 | Alberto Tomba | Alpine skiing | Laura Fogli | Athletics | Carmine Abbagnale, Giuseppe Abbagnale, Giuseppe Di Capua | Rowing |
| 1989 | Giorgio Lamberti | Swimming | Angela Bandini | Freediving | Milan | Football |
| 1990 | Gianni Bugno | Cycling | Annarita Sidoti | Athletics | Italy men's national volleyball team | Volleyball |
| 1991 | Gianni Bugno | Cycling | Giovanna Trillini | Fencing | Carmine Abbagnale, Giuseppe Abbagnale, Giuseppe Di Capua | Rowing |
| 1992 | Alberto Tomba | Alpine skiing | Giovanna Trillini | Fencing | Italy men's national water polo team | Water polo |
| 1993 | Jury Chechi | Gymnastics | Stefania Belmondo | Cross-country skiing | Italy men's national water polo team | Water polo |
| 1994 | Alberto Tomba | Alpine skiing | Manuela Di Centa | Cross-country skiing | Maurilio De Zolt, Marco Albarello, Giorgio Vanzetta, Silvio Fauner | Cross-country skiing |
| 1995 | Alberto Tomba | Alpine skiing | Fiona May | Athletics | Italy men's national volleyball team | Volleyball |
| 1996 | Jury Chechi | Gymnastics | Deborah Compagnoni | Alpine skiing | Juventus | Football |
| 1997 | Jury Chechi | Gymnastics | Deborah Compagnoni | Alpine skiing | Italy national basketball team | Basketball |
| 1998 | Marco Pantani | Cycling | Deborah Compagnoni | Alpine skiing | Italy men's national volleyball team | Volleyball |
| 1999 | Fabrizio Mori | Athletics | Stefania Belmondo | Cross-country skiing | Italy national basketball team | Basketball |
| 2000 | Domenico Fioravanti | Swimming | Valentina Vezzali | Fencing | Ferrari | Formula 1 |
| 2001 | Valentino Rossi | Motorcycle racing | Valentina Vezzali | Fencing | Ferrari | Formula 1 |
| 2002 | Valentino Rossi | Motorcycle racing | Stefania Belmondo | Cross-country skiing | Italy women's national volleyball team | Volleyball |
| 2003 | Valentino Rossi | Motorcycle racing | Valentina Vezzali | Fencing | Ferrari | Formula 1 |
| 2004 | Stefano Baldini | Athletics | Valentina Vezzali | Fencing | Ferrari | Formula 1 |
| 2005 | Filippo Magnini | Swimming | Valentina Vezzali | Fencing | Italy men's national volleyball team | Volleyball |
| 2006 | Filippo Magnini | Swimming | Vanessa Ferrari | Gymnastics | Italy national football team | Football |
| 2007 | Filippo Magnini | Swimming | Valentina Vezzali | Fencing | Milan | Football |
| 2008 | Valentino Rossi | Motorcycle racing | Federica Pellegrini | Swimming | Inter | Football |
| 2009 | Valentino Rossi | Motorcycle racing | Federica Pellegrini | Swimming | Italy women's national volleyball team | Volleyball |
| 2010 | Giuliano Razzoli | Alpine skiing | Francesca Schiavone | Tennis | Inter | Football |
| 2011 | Armin Zöggeler | Luge | Federica Pellegrini | Swimming | Italy men's national water polo team | Water polo |
| 2012 | Alex Zanardi | Paracycling | Elisa Di Francisca | Fencing | Elisa Di Francisca, Arianna Errigo, Valentina Vezzali, Ilaria Salvatori | Fencing |
| 2013 | Vincenzo Nibali | Cycling | Jessica Rossi | Shooting | Juventus | Football |
| 2014 | Vincenzo Nibali | Cycling | Tania Cagnotto | Diving | Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci | Tennis |
| 2015 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Swimming | Flavia Pennetta | Tennis | Juventus | Football |
| 2016 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Swimming | Tania Cagnotto | Diving | Italy men's national volleyball team | Volleyball |
| 2017 | Gianluigi Buffon | Football | Sofia Goggia | Alpine skiing | Juventus | Football |
| 2018 | Filippo Tortu | Sprinting | Sofia Goggia | Alpine skiing | Italy women's national volleyball team | Volleyball |
| 2019 | Roberto Mancini | Football | Federica Pellegrini | Swimming | Italy men's national water polo team | Water polo |
| 2020 | Ciro Immobile | Football | Federica Brignone | Alpine skiing | Atalanta | Football |
| 2021 | Marcell Jacobs | Athletics (sprinting) | Antonella Palmisano | Athletics (racewalking) | Italy national football team | Football |
| 2022 | Marcell Jacobs | Athletics (sprinting) | Benedetta Pilato | Swimming | Milan | Football |
| 2023 | Gianmarco Tamberi | Athletics (high jump) | Sofia Raffaeli | Rhythmic gymnastics | Napoli | Football |
| 2024 | Jannik Sinner | Tennis | Alice D'Amato | Artistic gymnastics | Inter | Football |
| 2024 | Jannik Sinner | Tennis | Alice D'Amato | Artistic gymnastics | Alberta Santuccio, Giulia Rizzi, Rossella Fiamingo, Mara Navarria | Fencing |

### Worldwide

| Year | Sportman of the Year | Sport | Sportwoman of the Year | Sport | Team of the Year | Sport |
| 1978 | Henry Rono | Athletics (track and field) | Sara Simeoni | Athletics (high jump) | Argentina national football team | Football |
| 1979 | Sebastian Coe | Athletics (track and field) | Mary T. Meagher | Swimming | Soviet Union national football team | Football |
| 1980 | Pietro Mennea | Athletics (sprinting) | Tatyana Kazankina | Athletics (track and field) | Germany national football team | Football |
| 1981 | Sebastian Coe | Athletics (track and field) | Olga Bicherova | Artistic gymnastics | Olga Bicherova, Yelena Davydova, Maria Filatova, Elena Polevaya, Stella Zakharova | Artistic gymnastics |
| 1982 | Daley Thompson | Athletics (decathlon) | Marita Koch | Athletics (sprinting) | Italy national football team | Football |
| 1983 | Carl Lewis | Athletics (track and field) | Tamara Bykova | Athletics (high jump) | Australia II team | Sailing |
| 1984 | Carl Lewis | Athletics (track and field) | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | Athletics (track and field) | Stefan Edberg, Anders Järryd, Henrik Sundström, Mats Wilander | Tennis |
| 1985 | Sergey Bubka | Athletics (pole vault) | Marita Koch | Athletics (sprinting) | Juventus | Football |
| 1986 | Diego Maradona | Football | Heike Drechsler | Athletics (long jump) | Argentina national football team | Football |
| 1987 | Ben Johnson | Athletics (sprinting) | Steffi Graf | Tennis | Greece men's national basketball team | Basketball |
| 1988 | Carl Lewis | Athletics (track and field) | Kristin Otto | Swimming | McLaren-Honda | Formula 1 |
| 1989 | Greg LeMond | Cycle sport | Vreni Schneider | Alpine skiing | Milan | Football |
| 1990 | Stefan Edberg | Tennis | Merlene Ottey | Athletics (sprinting) | Germany national football team | Football |
| 1991 | Carl Lewis | Athletics (track and field) | Katrin Krabbe | Athletics (track and field) | Guy Forget, Henri Leconte | Tennis |
| 1992 | Miguel Induráin | Cycle sport | Krisztina Egerszegi | Swimming | United States men's national basketball team | Basketball |
| 1993 | Miguel Induráin | Cycle sport | Krisztina Egerszegi | Swimming | Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell | Athletics (sprinting) |
| 1994 | Leroy Burrell | Athletics (sprinting) | Manuela Di Centa | Cross-country skiing | Brazil national football team | Football |
| 1995 | Haile Gebrselassie | Athletics (long-distance running) | Gwen Torrence | Athletics (sprinting) | Italy men's national volleyball team | Volleyball |
| 1996 | Michael Johnson | Athletics (sprinting) | Marie-José Pérec | Athletics (sprinting) | Arnaud Boetsch, Guy Forget, Cédric Pioline, Guillaume Raoux | Tennis |
| 1997 | Wilson Kipketer | Athletics (middle-distance running) | Ana Fidelia Quirot | Athletics (track and field) | Williams-Renault | Formula 1 |
| 1998 | Marco Pantani | Cycle sport | Marion Jones | Athletics (track and field) | France national football team | Football |
| 1999 | Lance Armstrong | Cycle sport | Gabriela Szabo | Athletics (track and field) | Manchester United | Football |
| 2000 | Pieter van den Hoogenband | Swimming | Marion Jones | Athletics (track and field) | France national football team | Football |
| 2001 | Michael Schumacher | Formula 1 | Inge de Bruijn | Swimming | Scuderia Ferrari | Formula 1 |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | Formula 1 | Serena Williams | Tennis | Brazil national football team | Football |
| 2003 | Michael Phelps | Swimming | Paula Radcliffe | Athletics (long-distance running) | England national rugby union team | Rugby |
| 2004 | Michael Phelps | Swimming | Valentina Vezzali | Fencing | Argentina men's national volleyball team | Volleyball |
| 2005 | Roger Federer | Tennis | Yelena Isinbayeva | Athletics (pole vaulting) | New Zealand national rugby union team | Rugby |
| 2006 | Roger Federer | Tennis | Laure Manaudou | Swimming | Italy national football team | Football |
| 2007 | Roger Federer | Tennis | Justine Henin | Tennis | South Africa national rugby union team | Rugby |
| 2008 | Usain Bolt | Athletics (sprinting) | Yelena Isinbayeva | Athletics (pole vaulting) | Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell | Athletics (sprinting) |
| 2009 | Usain Bolt | Athletics (sprinting) | Federica Pellegrini | Swimming | Barcelona | Football |
| 2010 | José Mourinho | Football | Lindsey Vonn | Alpine skiing | Spain national football team | Football |
| 2011 | Lionel Messi | Football | Federica Pellegrini | Swimming | Barcelona | Football |
| 2012 | Usain Bolt | Athletics (sprinting) | Lindsey Vonn | Alpine skiing | Spain national football team | Football |
| 2013 | Usain Bolt | Athletics (sprinting) | Serena Williams | Tennis | Bayern Munich | Football |
| 2014 | Vincenzo Nibali | Cycle sport | Tina Maze | Alpine skiing | Germany national football team | Football |
| 2015 | Usain Bolt | Athletics (sprinting) | Flavia Pennetta | Tennis | Barcelona | Football |
| 2016 | Usain Bolt | Athletics (sprinting) | Simone Biles | Artistic gymnastics | Leicester City | Football |
| 2017 | Roger Federer | Tennis | Federica Pellegrini | Swimming | Real Madrid | Football |
| 2018 | Lewis Hamilton | Formula 1 | Mikaela Shiffrin | Alpine skiing | France national football team | Football |
| 2019 | Eliud Kipchoge | Athletics (long-distance running) | Mikaela Shiffrin | Alpine skiing | Liverpool | Football |
| 2019 | Eliud Kipchoge | Athletics (long-distance running) | Mikaela Shiffrin | Alpine skiing | United States women's national soccer team | Football |
| 2020 | Lewis Hamilton | Formula 1 | Federica Brignone | Alpine skiing | Bayern Munich | Football |

## Other awards

Since 2015, other awards have been given.

### Coach of the Year

* 2015: Antonio Conte (association football)
* 2016: Claudio Ranieri (association football)
* 2017: Gian Piero Gasperini (association football)
* 2018: Massimiliano Allegri (association football)
* 2019: Roberto Mancini (association football)
* 2020: Stefano Pioli (association football)
* 2021: Antonio Conte (association football)
* 2022: Ferdinando De Giorgi (volleyball)
* 2023: Luciano Spalletti (association football)
* 2024: Julio Velasco (volleyball)

### Performance of the Year

* 2015: Fabio Aru (cycling)
* 2016: Niccolò Campriani (shooting)
* 2017: Andrea Belotti (association football)
* 2018: Mauro Icardi (association football)
* 2019: Jannik Sinner (tennis)
* 2020: Filippo Ganna (cycling)
* 2021: Sonny Colbrelli (cycling)
* 2022: Gregorio Paltrinieri (swimming)
* 2023: Lautaro Martínez (association football)
* 2024: Nicolò Martinenghi (swimming)

### Paralympic Athlete of the Year

* 2015: Martina Caironi (paralympic athletics)
* 2016: Beatrice Vio (wheelchair fencing)
* 2017: Italy women's national deaf volleyball team (deaf volleyball)
* 2018: Beatrice Vio (wheelchair fencing) and Oney Tapia (paralympic athletics)
* 2019: Simone Barlaam (paralympic swimming)
* 2020: Briantea 84 Cantù
* 2021: Beatrice Vio (wheelchair fencing)
* 2022: Xenia Palazzo (paralympic swimming)
* 2023: Ambra Sabatini (paralympic athletics)
* 2024: Stefano Raimondi (paralympic swimming) and Carlotta Gilli (paralympic swimming)

### Exploit of the Year

* 2015: Roberta Vinci (tennis)
* 2016: Gianluigi Donnarumma (association football)
* 2017: Andrea Dovizioso (motorsport)
* 2018: Elia Viviani (cycling)
* 2019: Charles Leclerc (Formula 1)
* 2020: Jannik Sinner (tennis)
* 2021: Nicolò Barella (association football)
* 2023: Francesco Bagnaia (motorsport) and Italy Davis Cup team (tennis)
* 2024: Atalanta (association football)

### Revelation of the Year

* 2018: Simona Quadarella (swimming)
* 2019: Matteo Berrettini (tennis)
* 2020: Enea Bastianini (motorcycle racing) and Larissa Iapichino (long jump)
* 2021: Francesco Bagnaia (motorcycle racing)
* 2022: Yemaneberhan Crippa (long-distance running)
* 2024: Nadia Battocletti (long-distance running)

### Most Promising Talent of the Year

* 2018: Francesco Bagnaia (motorsport)
* 2019: Benedetta Pilato (swimming)
* 2024: Mattia Furlani (long jump)

### Fair Play of the Year

* 2015: Valentina Diouf (volleyball)
* 2016: Tamara Lunger (ski mountaineering)
* 2017: Matteo Manassero (golf)

### Legend

* 2015: Valentino Rossi (motorsport) and Alex Zanardi (paracycling)
* 2016: Federica Pellegrini (swimming) and Alberto Tomba (alpine skiing)
* 2017: Francesco Totti (association football) and Alberto Contador (cycling)
* 2018: Paolo Maldini (association football), Vincenzo Nibali (cycling), and Christian Vieri (association football)
* 2019: Siniša Mihajlović (association football)
* 2020: Zlatan Ibrahimović (association football)
* 2021: Daniele De Rossi (association football)
* 2022: Giacomo Agostini (motorcycle racing), Beatrice Vio (wheelchair fencing), and Vincenzo Nibali (cycling)
* 2023: Fabio Cannavaro (association football) and Massimiliano Rosolino (swimming)
* 2024: Marcello Lippi (association football)

### ESport

* 2019: Daniele “Jizuke” Di Mauro

### SportWeek Award

* 2019: Italy women's national football team
* 2020: Maxime Mbanda (rugby)
* 2021: Federica Pellegrini (swimming)

### Special Award

* 2020: Maxime Mbanda (rugby)

### Emotion of the Year

* 2021: Gianmarco Tamberi (high jump)

### Giro d'Italia Award

* 2021: Lorenzo Fortunato (cycling)

## Multiwinners
### Italian

| Athlete | Sport | Wins |
| Valentina Vezzali | Fencing | 6 |
| Valentino Rossi | Motorcycle racing | 5 |
| Federica Pellegrini | Swimming | 4 |
| Sara Simeoni | Athletics | 4 |
| Alberto Tomba | Alpine skiing | 4 |
| Stefania Belmondo | Cross-country skiing | 3 |
| Jury Chechi | Gymnastics | 3 |
| Deborah Compagnoni | Alpine skiing | 3 |
| Filippo Magnini | Swimming | 3 |
| Vincenzo Nibali | Cycling | 3 |
| Gregorio Paltrinieri | Swimming | 2 |
| Gianni Bugno | Cycling | 2 |
| Tania Cagnotto | Diving | 2 |
| Maria Canins | Cycling | 2 |
| Alberto Cova | Athletics | 2 |
| Sofia Goggia | Alpine skiing | 2 |
| Marcell Jacobs | Athletics | 2 |
| Pietro Mennea | Athletics | 2 |
| Giovanna Trillini | Fencing | 2 |
| Dorina Vaccaroni | Fencing | 2 |