South African Sportsperson of the Year is the main award of the South Africa Sports Awards ceremony, were established by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.
List of Winners YearSportsman of the YearSportswoman of the YearSport Star of the YearRefWinner SportWinner SportWinner Sport2004 Roland Schoeman Swimming Hestrie Cloete Athleticsrowspan=5 colspan="2" 2005 Bryan Habana andJacques Kallis Rugby unionCricket Natalie du Toit Swimming2006 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Athletics Babalwa Ndleleni Weightlifting 2007 Bryan Habana Rugby union Portia Modise Football2008 Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Athletics Natalie du Toit Swimming2011Cameron van der Burgh Swimming Noko MatlouFootballHashim AmlaCricketer2012 Vernon Philander Cricket Caster Semenya AthleticsChad Le ClosSwimming2013 Cameron van der Burgh Swimming Mapaseka Makhanya AthleticsItumeleng Khune Football2014 Chad le Clos Swimming Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio CyclingPortia ModiseFootball2015 Wayde van Niekerk Athletics Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio Cycling Wayde van Niekerk Athletics2016 Wayde van Niekerk Athletics Caster Semenya Athletics Wayde van Niekerk Athletics2017 Luvo Manyonga Athletics Caster Semenya Athletics 2018 Chad le Clos Swimming Caster Semenya Athletics Caster Semenya Athletics2019 Moruti Mthalane Boxing Tatjana Schoenmaker SwimmingTatjana Schoenmaker SwimmingButler, Lynn (11 November 2019). "Schoenmaker the big winner at SA Sports Awards". News24. Retrieved 2 April 2023. 2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.2021 Makazole Mapimpi Rugby union Tatjana Schoenmaker SwimmingTatjana Schoenmaker Swimming"Schoenmaker, Kolisi win big at SA Sport Awards". teamsa.co.za. 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023. 2022 Pieter Coetze Swimming Lara van Niekerk SwimmingAndile DlaminiFootball"Swimming South Africa celebrates top achievers at SA Sports Awards". Swimming South Africa. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.2024Eben Etzebeth Rugby union Kirsten NeuschäferSailorSiya KolisiRugby union 2025Alan HatherlyCyclingTatjana SmithSwimmingTatjana SmithSwimming2026Pieter Coetze SwimmingPrudence Sekgodiso AthleticsAkani SimbineAthletics Multiple winners 4 times: 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018 – Caster Semenya 3 times: 2019, 2021, 2025 – Tatjana Smith () 2 times: 2005, 2008 – Natalie du Toit 2011, 2013 – Cameron van der Burgh 2014, 2018 – Chad le Clos 2014, 2015 – Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio 2015, 2016 – Wayde van Niekerk 2022, 2026 – Pieter Coetze
By sport This table lists the total number of awards won by the winner's sport.
Accurate up to and including the 2025 award. +Winners by sport Sport Men WomanSport Star Total placing(s)Swimming7 8 318Athletics57 416Rugby union4 0 1 5 Football0235Cycling1 2 03Cricket2013Boxing1 0 0 1Sailing01 01Weightlifting01 01
References
External links List of winners