Awards of Olympic Committee of Serbia are proclaimed since 1994, at the end of each calendar year, to the most successful athletes. Initially it was awarded to sportswoman and sportsman of the year, but later introduced the award for best the women's team, the men's team, coach and young sportsperson. The competition includes results from current Olympic sports, also and from Chess Olympiad. Trophies are traditionally awarded at a gala evening at the House of the National Assembly. In 2024 most categories were not awarded.
Criteria for Awards Awards are given to the athletes and teams according to their results in Olympic sports, Paralympic sports and from Chess Olympiad. The most valuable results are those accomplished in these competitions (in this order):
1. Olympic Games 2. World Championship 3. European Championship 4. World Cup 5. European Cup 6. Paralympic Games 7. Chess Olympiad
The award for most successful coach can be awarded to a coach who was a member of one of the Serbian national teams which achieved the most valuable sporting result according to listed criteria. If two sportspersons have identical results, the award will go to athletes from individual sports instead of team sports. An exception can be made if an athlete from a team sport won an MVP award at the Olympic Games, World Championship or European Championship. Also, the worldwide popularity of their sports can be taken into account, as well as the maximum number of athletes from an individual nation that can participate in competitions. If there are no exceptional results in given year, the award will not be presented.
Sportswoman of The Year
This award is proclaimed since the introduction of awards in 1994. So far it was awarded to 16 different athletes from 10 sports. Year Sportswoman of The Year Sport 1994 Jasna Šekarić Shooting 1995 Jasna Šekarić (2) Shooting 1996 Aleksandra Ivošev Shooting 1997 Jasna Šekarić (3) Shooting 1998 Olivera Jevtić Athletics 1999 Olivera Jevtić (2) Athletics 2000 Jasna Šekarić (4) Shooting 2001 Jelena Dokić Tennis 2002 Mara Kovačević Judo 2003 Silvija Erdelji Table tennis 2004 Jasna Šekarić (5) Shooting 2005 Jasna Šekarić (6) Shooting 2006 Olivera Jevtić (3) Athletics 2007 Jelena Janković Tennis 2008 Jelena Janković (2) Tennis 2009 Nađa Higl Swimming 2010 Zorana Arunović Shooting 2011 Jovana Brakočević Volleyball 2012 Milica Mandić Taekwondo 2013 Ivana Španović Athletics 2014 Nikolina Moldovan Canoeing 2015 Ivana Španović (2) Athletics 2016 Tijana Bogdanović Taekwondo 2017 Milica Mandić (2) Taekwondo 2018 Tijana Bošković Volleyball 2019 Tijana Bošković (2) Volleyball 2020 Bobana Veličković Shooting 2021 Jovana Preković Karate 2022 Ivana Vuleta (3) Athletics 2023 Ivana Španović (4) Athletics 2024no award 2025 Angelina Topić Athletics
Sportsman of The Year
This award is proclaimed since the introduction of awards in 1994. So far it was awarded to 17 different athletes from 10 sports. Year Sportsman of The Year Sport 1994 Stevan Pletikosić Shooting 1995 Aleksandar Đorđević Basketball 1996 Vladimir Grbić Volleyball 1997 Nikola Grbić Volleyball 1998 Dejan Bodiroga Basketball 1999 Nedeljko Jovanović Handball 2000 Vladimir Grbić (2) Volleyball 2001 Aleksandar Šoštar Water polo 2002 Dejan Bodiroga (2) Basketball 2003 Milorad Čavić Swimming 2004 Aleksandar Šapić Water polo 2005 Vladimir Vujasinović Water polo 2006 Nikola Stojić Rowing 2007 Novak Đoković Tennis 2008 Milorad Čavić (2) Swimming 2009 Milorad Čavić (3) Swimming 2010 Novak Đoković (2) Tennis 2011 Novak Đoković (3) Tennis 2012 Andrija Prlainović Water polo 2013 Novak Đoković (4) Tennis 2014 Novak Đoković (5) Tennis 2015 Novak Đoković (6) Tennis 2016 Filip Filipović Water polo 2017 Milenko ZorićMarko Tomićević Canoeing 2018 Novak Đoković (7) Tennis 2019 Novak Đoković (8) Tennis 2020 Novak Đoković (9) Tennis 2021 Filip Filipović (2) Water polo 2022 Zurabi Datunashvili Wrestling 2023 Novak Đoković (10) Tennis 2024no award 2025 Aleksandr Komarov Wrestling
Team Sport Athlete of The Year This award is introduced in 2022. So far it was awarded to 3 different athletes from 3 sports. Year Sportsman of The Year Sport 2022 Tijana Bošković Volleyball 2023 Strahinja Stojačić 3x3 basketball 2024 Dušan Mandić Water polo 2025 Strahinja Stojačić (2) 3x3 basketball
Young Athlete of The Year This award is introduced in 2011. So far it was awarded to 10 different athletes from 8 sports. Year Sportsman of The Year Sport 2010 Velimir Stjepanović Swimming 2011 Uroš Kovačević Volleyball 2012 Dušan Mandić Water polo 2013 Andrija Šljukić Rowing 2014 Nemanja Majdov Judo 2015 Tijana Bogdanović Taekwondo 2016 Nikola Jakšić Water polo 2017 Tijana Bošković Volleyball 2018 Nadica Božanić Taekwondo 2019 Ivana Perović Karate 2020 Matija Dinić Ice hockey 2021 Adriana Vilagoš Athletics 2022 Adriana Vilagoš (2) Athletics 2023 Angelina Topić Athletics 2024no award 2025 Milan Bulaja Judo
Women's Team of The Year
This award is introduced in 1995. It was awarded to 10 different teams from 7 different sports. Year Women's Team of The Year Sport 1995 National shooting team Shooting 1996 Karate club Soko Štark Karate 1997 Karate club Knjaz Miloš Karate 1998 ŽRK Budućnost Handball 1999 National chess team Chess 2000no award 2001 National handball team Handball 2002no award 2003 2004 2005 National basketball team Basketball 2006 National volleyball team Volleyball 2007 National volleyball team (2) Volleyball 2008 National volleyball team (3) Volleyball 2009 National volleyball team (4) Volleyball 2010 National volleyball team (5) Volleyball 2011 National volleyball team (6) Volleyball 2012 Fed cup team Tennis 2013 National handball team (2) Handball 2014no award 2015 National basketball team (2) Basketball 2016 National volleyball team (7) Volleyball 2017 National volleyball team (8) Volleyball 2018 National volleyball team (9) Volleyball 2019 National volleyball team (10) Volleyball 2020no award 2021 National volleyball team (11) Volleyball 2022 National volleyball team (12) Volleyball 2023 National volleyball team (13) Volleyball 2024no award 2025
Men's Team of The Year
This award is introduced in 1995. It was awarded to 5 different teams from 5 different sports. Year Men's Team of The Year Sport 1995 National basketball team Basketball 1996 National basketball team (2) Basketball 1997 National basketball team (3) Basketball 1998 National basketball team (4) Basketball 1999 National handball team Handball 2000 National volleyball team Volleyball 2001 National water polo team Water polo 2002 National basketball team (5) Basketball 2003 National water polo team (2) Water polo 2004 National water polo team (3) Water polo 2005 National water polo team (4) Water polo 2006 National water polo team (5) Water polo 2007 National water polo team (6) Water polo 2008 National water polo team (7) Water polo 2009 National water polo team (8) Water polo 2010 National volleyball team (2) Volleyball 2011 National water polo team (9) Water polo 2012 National water polo team (10) Water polo 2013 National volleyball team (3) Volleyball 2014 National basketball team (6) Basketball 2015 National water polo team (11) Water polo 2016 National water polo team (12) Water polo 2017 National water polo team (13) Water polo 2018 National 3x3 basketball team 3x3 basketball 2019 National volleyball team (4) Volleyball 2020no award 2021 National water polo team (14) Water polo 2022 National 3x3 basketball team (2) 3x3 basketball 2023 National 3x3 basketball team (3) 3x3 basketball 2024 National water polo team (15) Water polo 2025 National 3x3 basketball team (4) 3x3 basketball
Coach of The Year This award is introduced in 2009. It was awarded to 10 different coaches from 8 different sports. Year Coach of The Year Sport 2009 Dejan Udovičić Water polo 2010 Marián Vajda Tennis 2011 Marián Vajda (2) Tennis 2012 Dragan Jović Taekwondo 2013 Saša Bošković Handball 2014 Dragan Plavšić Canoeing 2015 Dejan Savić Water polo 2016 Dejan Savić (2) Water polo 2017 Dragan Jović (2) Taekwondo 2018 Zoran Terzić Volleyball 2019 Slobodan Kovač Volleyball 2020 Jasna Šekarić Shooting 2021 Dragan Jović (3) Taekwondo 2022 Dragan Jović (4) Taekwondo 2023 Goran Obradović Athletics 2024 Uroš Stevanović Water polo 2025 Vojislav Trajković Wrestling
Olympic Heart "General Đukić" This award is introduced in 2017 as the Lifetime Achievement Award. Year Coach of The Year Sport 2017 Vladimir Cvetković Basketball 2018 Jasna Šekarić Shooting 2019 Aleksandar Boričić Volleyball 2020 Ivanka Gajić Basketball 2021 Dragan Radovanović Basketball 2022 Dušan Maravić Football 2023 Boriša Simanić Basketball 2024no award 2025 Žarko Zečević Basketball
See also Serbian Sports personality of the Year
References
External links Olympic Committee of Serbia: List of Awardees