is given to one sportsperson or sports team every year since 1968 by the Japan Professional Sports Association. The award is one of the most prestigious all-sport awards in Japanese sport. The recordholders are the baseball players Ichiro Suzuki and Sadaharu Oh (three awards). A committee of representatives from Tokyo newspapers, wire services, television and radio for sports media are responsible for making the selections. The winner is given the Prime Minister Trophy.
From 2019 to 2021, the awards was discontinued due to problems within the Japan Professional Sports Association.プロスポーツ大賞、主催者の組織運営に問題で表彰延期 サンケイスポーツ 2019年11月19日
List of winners
Year Winner Sport 1968 Shozo Saijo Boxing 1969 Yomiuri Giants Baseball 1970 Taihō Kōki Sumo 1971 Shigeo Nagashima Baseball 1972 Katsuaki Matsumoto Bicycle racing 1973 Tadashi Sawamura Kickboxing 1974 Sadaharu Oh Baseball 1975 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Baseball 1976 Sadaharu Oh Baseball 1977 Sadaharu Oh Baseball 1978 Yakult Swallows Baseball 1979 Yoko Gushiken Boxing 1980 Yoko Gushiken Boxing 1981 Koichi Nakano Bicycle racing 1982 Hiromitsu Ochiai Baseball 1983 Tatsuro Hirooka Baseball 1984 Sachio Kinugasa Baseball 1985 Randy Bass Baseball 1986 Hiromitsu Ochiai Baseball 1987 Ayako Okamoto Golf 1988 Chiyonofuji Mitsugu Sumo 1989 Chiyonofuji Mitsugu Sumo 1990 Hideo Nomo Baseball 1991 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi Boxing 1992 Takanohana Kōji Sumo 1993 Kazuyoshi Miura Football 1994 Ichiro Suzuki Baseball 1995 Ichiro Suzuki Baseball 1996 Masashi Ozaki Golf 1997 Hidetoshi Nakata Football 1998 Kazuhiro Sasaki Baseball 1999 Daisuke Matsuzaka Baseball 2000 Hideki Matsui Baseball 2001 Ichiro Suzuki Baseball 2002 Japan national football team Football 2003 Hideki Matsui Baseball 2004 Asashōryū Akinori Sumo 2005 Asashōryū Akinori Sumo 2006 Japan national baseball team Baseball 2007 Urawa Red Diamonds Football 2008 Ryo Ishikawa Golf 2009 Ryo Ishikawa Golf 2010 Hakuhō Shō Sumo 2011 Japan women's national football team Football 2012 Shinnosuke Abe Baseball 2013 Masahiro Tanaka Baseball 2014 Kei Nishikori Tennis 2015 Japan national rugby union team Rugby union 2016 Shohei Ohtani Baseball 2017 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Baseball 2018 Shohei Ohtani BaseballNot Awarded 2022 Naoya Inoue Boxing 2023 Japan national baseball team Baseball 2024 Haruka Kitaguchi Javelin throw 2025 Yoshinobu Yamamoto Baseball
Wins by sports Sport# of AwardsBaseballSumoFootballBoxingGolfBicycle racingKickboxingTennisRugby unionJavelin throw
References
Japan Professional Sports Association