The Sportswoman of the Year Award is given by the Women's Sports Foundation every year. This foundation recognizes both an individual and a team Sportswoman on their performance over a 12-month period. This award is given based on their new records and their world championships won.
The following table reflects past winners of the Sportswoman of the Year Award in individual and team sports.
Individual Sport Winner
+Individual Sport Winner Year Winner Nationality Sport 1993 Julie Krone Jockey 1994 Bonnie Blair Speed skating 1995 Bonnie Blair Speed skating 1996 Amy Van Dyken Swimming 1997 Gail Devers Track and field 1998 Michelle Kwan Figure skating 1999 Juli Inkster Golf 2000 Jenny Thompson Swimming 2001 Stacy Dragila Pole vault 2002 Sarah Hughes Figure skating 2003 Natalie Coughlin Swimming 2004 Annika Sörenstam Golf 2005 Erin Popovich Paralympic swimming 2006 Melanie Troxel Top Fuel racing 2007 Lorena Ochoa Golf 2008 Nastia Liukin Artistic gymnastics 2009 Courtney Kupets Gymnastics 2010 Kim Yuna Figure skating 2011 Yani Tseng Golf 2012 Gabrielle Douglas Artistic gymnastics 2013 Missy Franklin Swimming 2014 Simone Biles Artistic gymnastics 2015 Serena Williams Tennis 2016 Claressa Shields Boxing 2017 Katie Ledecky Swimming 2018 Oksana Masters Paralympic cross-country skiing 2019 Claressa Shields Boxing 2020 Not awarded 2021 Allyson Felix Track and field 2022 Sunisa Lee Artistic gymnastics 2023 Claressa Shields Boxing
Team Sport Winner
+Team Sport Winner Year Winner Sport 1993 Sheryl Swoopes Basketball 1994 Lisa Fernandez Softball 1995 Rebecca Lobo Basketball 1996 Teresa Edwards Basketball 1997 Mia Hamm Soccer 1998 Cynthia Cooper Basketball 1999 Mia Hamm Soccer 2000 Serena Williams & Venus Williams Tennis 2001 Lisa Leslie Basketball 2002 Sue Bird Basketball 2003 Lisa Leslie Basketball 2004 Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Volleyball 2005 Cat Osterman Softball 2006 Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Volleyball 2007 Monica Abbott Softball 2008 Jessica Mendoza Softball 2009 Jessie Vetter Hockey 2010 Katie O'Donnell Field hockey 2011 Abby Wambach Soccer 2012 Alex Morgan Soccer 2013 Candace Parker Basketball 2014 Meryl Davis Ice dancing 2015 Carli Lloyd Soccer 2016 Ashleigh Johnson Water polo 2017 Maya Moore Basketball 2018 Maddie Rooney Hockey 2019 Megan Rapinoe Soccer 2020 Not awarded 2021 Jordan Larson Volleyball 2022 Maggie Steffens Water polo 2023 Natalie Schneider Wheelchair basketball
Amateur Winner
+Amateur Winner (1980–1992) Year Winner 1980Mary Decker1981Tracy Caulkins1982Mary Decker1983Mary Decker1984Mary Lou Retton1984Joan Benoit1985Michele Mitchell1986Debi Thomas1987Jackie Joyner-Kersee1988Jackie Joyner-Kersee1989Janet Evans1990Lori Norwood1991Jean Driscoll1992Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Professional Winner
+Professional Winner (1980–1992) Year Winner 1980Tracy Austin1981Chris Evert1982Martina Navratilova1983Martina Navratilova1984Martina Navratilova1985Libby Riddles1986Lynette Woodard1987Susan Butcher1988Susan Butcher1989Steffi Graf1990Paula Newby-Fraser1991Meg Mallon1992Pat Bradley
See also
List of sports awards honoring women
References
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