Prêmio Brasil Olímpico (Brazil Olympic Prize) is the name given to the highest recognition that a Brazilian athlete can receive nationally.
History and configuration The award was created in 1999 by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC), who wanted to have a form of maximum recognition that could be bestowed upon the Brazilian athletes that were considered to have been the best in the country.
The first installment of the award was held in São Paulo, but every other ceremony thereafter has been held in Rio de Janeiro. A strike of the Theatro Municipal employees in 2016 postponed the ceremony until March 29, 2017.Medalha de bronze de Pequim-08 será entregue a equipe brasileira
In order to be eligible, an athlete must be affiliated to a sport's Confederation whose sport is part of the Olympic Program. The athlete is then nominated by his or her Confederation for a vote that will determine the best athlete in the country for each sport — some Confederations have nominated only one athlete at times, which results in the need for only one vote in order for the athlete to be chosen as the best in the country.
The winners of each sport's election integrate the longlist for the highest award to be granted: the Athlete of the Year award. From the longlist, three finalists (or nominees) are selected, with the winner announced only at the Award Ceremony, which takes place in the first half of December. It is also possible that an athlete that may not have won in his or her sport (which serves as a longlist for the Athlete of the Year award), still be included in the shortlist, if said athlete is the winner of the previous year award. This was done in 2005, when female gymnast Daiane dos Santos, although not having won in her sport's category, was included in the shortlist for the female award as the winner of the 2004 award — this resulted in the unusual circumstance of having two athletes from the same sport running for the same award, since gymnast Laís Souza was also nominated for the female Athlete of the Year award.
A noteworthy discrepancy is that, in the election for best athlete in each sport, men and women run together (there is only one "best athlete" in each sport, man or woman), but for the nomination for Best Athlete of the Year, there are separate categories for male and female athletes. This has the effect of ensuring a variety of sports amidst the six athletes (between men and women) that run for the two awards, since no sport will have two nominees (one male and one female).
In the election, the candidates are voted on by two separate groups: a selected jury (chosen by the BOC) and the popular vote, both voting online. The results are then combined and the winner, chosen.
In addition, there is another award, which can be granted to both athletes and non-athletes: the Personalidade Olímpica (Olympic Personality) Award. This is granted to any public figure whose efforts were deemed to have helped advance sport in the country.
In 2004, for the first time, awards were given for the Best Paralympic Athlete of the Year (separately for men and women).
Best athlete of the year
Men Year Date Athlete Discipline1999 December 7 Gustavo Kuerten Tennis Claudinei da Silva Athletics Rodrigo Pessoa Equestrian2000 December 11 Gustavo Kuerten Tennis Claudinei da Silva Athletics Robert Scheidt Sailing2001 December 17 Robert Scheidt Sailing Gustavo Kuerten Tennis Nalbert Bitencourt Volleyball2002 December 17 Nalbert Bitencourt Volleyball André Sá Tennis Robert Scheidt Sailing2003 December 15 Fernando Meligeni Tennis Giovane Gavio Volleyball Robert Scheidt Sailing2004 December 7 Vanderlei de Lima Athletics Robert Scheidt Sailing Torben Grael Sailing2005 December 13 João Derly Judo Giba Volleyball Robert Scheidt Sailing2006 December 12 Giba Volleyball Diego Hypólito Artistic gymnastics Torben Grael Sailing2007 December 17 Thiago Pereira Swimming Diego Hypólito Artistic gymnastics Tiago Camilo Judo2008 December 16 César Cielo Swimming Diego Hypólito Artistic gymnastics Robert Scheidt Sailing2009 December 21 César Cielo Swimming Diego Hypólito Artistic gymnastics Torben Grael Sailing2010 December 20 Murilo Endres Volleyball César Cielo Swimming Leandro Guilheiro Judo2011 December 19 César Cielo Swimming Diego Hypólito Artistic gymnastics Emanuel Rego Beach volleyball2012 December 18 Arthur Zanetti Artistic gymnastics Esquiva Falcão Boxing Thiago Pereira Swimming2013 December 17 Jorge Zarif Sailing Arthur Zanetti Artistic gymnastics César Cielo Swimming2014 December 16 Arthur Zanetti Artistic gymnastics Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida Archery Tiago Splitter Basketball2015 December 15 Isaquias Queiroz Canoe sprint Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt Beach volleyball Marcelo Melo Tennis2016 March 29, 2017 Isaquias Queiroz Canoe sprint Sérgio Santos Volleyball Thiago Braz da Silva Athletics2017 March 28, 2018 Marcelo Melo Tennis Caio Bonfim Athletics Evandro Oliveira and André Stein Beach volleyball2018 December 18 Isaquias Queiroz Canoe sprint Gabriel Medina Surfing Pedro Barros Skateboarding2019 December 10 Arthur Mariano Artistic gymnastics Isaquias Queiroz Canoe sprint Gabriel Medina Surfing2021 December 7 Isaquias Queiroz Canoe sprint Italo Ferreira Surfing Hebert Conceição Boxing2022 February 2, 2023 Alison dos Santos Athletics Filipe Toledo Surfing Isaquias Queiroz Canoe sprint2023 December 15 Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida Archery Filipe Toledo Surfing Hugo Calderano Table tennis2024 December 11 Caio Bonfim Athletics Edival Pontes Taekwondo Isaquias Queiroz Canoe sprint2025 December 11 Caio Bonfim Athletics Henrique Marques Taekwondo Hugo Calderano Table tennis Yago Dora Surfing
Women Year Date Athlete Sport1999 December 7 Maurren Maggi Athletics Daiane dos Santos Artistic gymnastics Shelda Bede Beach volleyball2000 December 11 Leila Barros Volleyball Janeth Arcain Basketball Shelda Bede Beach volleyball2001 December 17 Daniele Hypólito Artistic gymnastics Janeth Arcain Basketball Maurren Maggi Athletics2002 December 17 Daniele Hypólito Artistic gymnastics Adriana Behar Beach volleyball Maurren Maggi Athletics2003 December 15 Daiane dos Santos Artistic gymnastics Janeth Arcain Basketball Juliana Veloso Diving2004 December 7 Daiane dos Santos Artistic gymnastics Daniele Hypólito Artistic gymnastics Shelda Bede Beach volleyball2005 December 13 Natália Falavigna Taekwondo Daiane dos Santos Artistic gymnastics Laís Souza Artistic gymnastics2006 December 12 Laís Souza Artistic gymnastics Isabel Clark Ribeiro Snowboarding Larissa França Beach volleyball2007 December 17 Jade Barbosa Artistic gymnastics Fabiana Murer Athletics Marta Football2008 December 16 Maurren Maggi Athletics Ketleyn Quadros Judo Natália Falavigna Taekwondo2009 December 21 Sarah Menezes Judo Natália Falavigna Taekwondo Poliana Okimoto Open water swimming2010 December 21 Fabiana Murer Athletics Ana Marcela Cunha Open water swimming Juliana Silva and Larissa França Beach volleyball2011 December 19 Fabiana Murer Athletics Fabiana Beltrame Rowing Maurren Maggi Athletics2012 December 18 Sheilla Castro Volleyball Sarah Menezes Judo Yane Marques Modern pentathlon2013 December 17 Poliana Okimoto Open water swimming Rafaela Silva Judo Yane Marques Modern pentathlon2014 December 16 Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze Sailing Ana Marcela Cunha Open water swimming Mayra Aguiar Judo2015 December 15 Ana Marcela Cunha Open water swimming Ágatha Bednarczuk and Bárbara Seixas Beach volleyball Fabiana Murer Athletics2016 March 29, 2017 Rafaela Silva Judo Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze Sailing Poliana Okimoto Open water swimming2017 March 28, 2018 Mayra Aguiar Judo Ana Marcela Cunha Open water swimming Ana Sátila Canoe slalom2018 December 18 Ana Marcela Cunha Open water swimming Ana Sátila Canoe slalom Marta Football2019 December 10 Beatriz Ferreira Boxing Nathalie Moellhausen Fencing Ana Marcela Cunha Open water swimming2021 December 7 Rebeca Andrade Artistic gymnastics Ana Marcela Cunha Open water swimming Rayssa Leal Skateboarding2022 February 2, 2023 Rebeca Andrade Artistic gymnastics Ana Marcela Cunha Open water swimming Rayssa Leal Skateboarding2023 December 15 Rebeca Andrade Artistic gymnastics Beatriz Haddad Maia Tennis Ana Patrícia Ramos and Duda Lisboa Beach volleyball2024 December 11 Rebeca Andrade Artistic gymnastics Ana Sátila Canoe slalom Beatriz Souza Judo2025 December 11 Maria Clara Pacheco Taekwondo Gabi Guimarães Volleyball Rayssa Leal Skateboarding Rebeca Lima Boxing
Fan's Choice Year Date Athlete Discipline2014 December 16 Flávia Saraiva Artistic gymnastics Aline Ferreira Wrestling César Cielo Swimming Diego Hypólito Artistic gymnastics Isaquias Queiroz Canoe sprint Kahena Kunze Sailing Larissa França Beach volleyball Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida Archery Martine Grael Sailing Matheus Santana Swimming Mayra Aguiar Judo Sheilla Castro Volleyball Talita Antunes Beach volleyball Tiago Splitter Basketball2015 December 15 Thiago Pereira Swimming Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt Beach volleyball Ana Marcela Cunha Open water swimming Érika Miranda Judo Fabiana Murer Athletics Isaquias Queiroz Canoe sprint Marcelo Melo Tennis Yane Marques Modern pentathlon2016 March 29, 2017 Rafaela Silva Judo Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt Beach volleyball Arthur Mariano Artistic gymnastics Diego Hypólito Artistic gymnastics Isaquias Queiroz Canoe sprint Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze Sailing Robson Conceição Boxing Poliana Okimoto Open water swimming Sérgio Santos Volleyball Thiago Braz da Silva Athletics2017 March 28, 2018 Caio Bonfim Athletics Ana Marcela Cunha Open water swimming Ana Sátila Canoe slalom Bruno Fratus Swimming Evandro Oliveira and André Stein Beach volleyball Gabriel Medina Surfing Letícia Bufoni Skateboarding Marcelo Melo Tennis Mayra Aguiar Judo Rebeca Andrade Artistic gymnastics2018 December 18 Henrique Avancini Mountain biking Ágatha Bednarczuk and Duda Lisboa Beach volleyball Arthur Zanetti Artistic gymnastics Bruno Fratus Swimming Bruno Rezende Volleyball Eduarda Amorim Handball Érika Miranda Judo Gabriel Medina Surfing Letícia Bufoni Skateboarding Marta Football2019 December 10 Hugo Calderano Table tennis Flávia Saraiva Artistic gymnastics Italo Ferreira Surfing Nathalie Moellhausen Fencing Ana Marcela Cunha Open water swimming Bruno Rezende Volleyball Mayra Aguiar Judo Paulo André de Oliveira Athletics Pedro Barros Skateboarding Ana Sátila Canoe slalom2021 December 7 Fernanda Garay Volleyball Alison dos Santos Athletics Ana Marcela Cunha Open water swimming Beatriz Ferreira Boxing Bruno Fratus Swimming Darlan Romani Athletics Douglas Souza Volleyball Gabriel Medina Surfing Hebert Conceição Boxing Isaquias Queiroz Canoeing Italo Ferreira Surfing Kahena Kunze Sailing Martine Grael Sailing Mayra Aguiar Judo Pedro Barros Skateboarding Rayssa Leal Skateboarding Rebeca Andrade Artistic gymnastics Robert Scheidt Sailing Rosamaria Montibeller Volleyball2022 February 2, 2023 Hugo Calderano Table tennis Alison dos Santos Athletics Ana Marcela Cunha Open water swimming Arthur Mariano Artistic gymnastics Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida Archery Rafaela Silva Judo Rayssa Leal Skateboarding Rebeca Andrade Artistic gymnastics2023 December 15 Flávia Saraiva Artistic gymnastics Augusto Akio Skateboarding Bárbara Domingos Rhythmic gymnastics Beatriz Ferreira Boxing Darlan Souza Volleyball Guilherme Costa Swimming2024 December 11 Caio Bonfim Athletics Alison dos Santos Athletics Ana Sátila Canoe slalom Beatriz Souza Judo Darlan Souza Volleyball Tatiana Weston-Webb Surfing2025 December 11 Men's category João Fonseca Tennis Alison dos Santos Athletics Hugo Calderano Table tennisWomen's category Gabi Guimarães Volleyball Flávia Saraiva Artistic gymnastics Duda Arakaki, Maria Paula Caminha, Mariana Gonçalves, Sofia Pereira and Nicole Pircio Rhythmic gymnastics
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