Dutch Athlete of the Year

The Dutch Athlete of the Year (Dutch: atleet van het jaar) is an annual award given to competitor in the sport of athletics from the Netherlands by the Royal Dutch Athletics Federation (Atletiekunie). A shortlist is drawn up by a group of Atletiekunie officials and sports journalists and then goes to a vote to all its members.

The award was inaugurated in 1933 as the Sauer Cup (Dutch: Sauer-beker). This was renamed to the KNAU Cup in 1946, as the eponymous Sauer had collaborated with the Nazis during World War II. Initially a mixed gender award, the best Dutch male and female athletes were recognised separately from 1959 onwards. The men's award was called the Herman van Leeuwen Cup during this period. Since 2007, the awards have been known as the Dutch Athlete of the Year, and since 2018, it is again mixed gender award.

Junior athletes also gained recognition through the mixed gender Fanny Blankers-Koen plaque since 1951. From 1959 male and female athletes were recognised separately; junior male athletes gained recognition through the Albert Spree Cup. These were replaced in 2006 by a mixed gender junior award known as the Talent of the Year. Since 2018 this award is merged with the Dutch Athlete of the Year award. In years between 2011 and 2018 also separate award for para athletes existed.

Winners

Sauer Cup
Year Athlete
1933 Tinus Osendarp
1934 not awarded
1935 not awarded
1936 Wil van Beveren
1937 Fanny Blankers-Koen
1938 Nel van Balen Blanken
1939 Jan Brasser
1940 Fanny Blankers-Koen
1941 Wim Peters
1942 Chris Berger
1943 Fanny Blankers-Koen
1944 not awarded
1945 not awarded
KNAU Cup
Year Athlete
1946 Women's relay team
1947 Jef Lataster
1948 Frits de Ruijter
1949 Joop Overdijk
1950 Wim Slijkhuis
1951 Nico Lutkeveld
1952 Puck Brouwer
1953 Wil Lust
1954 Janus van der Zande
1955 Cor Aafjes
1956 Frans Künen
1957 Hannie Bloemhof
1958 Dini Hobers
Herman van Leeuwen Cup and KNAU Cup
Year Men Women
1959 Eef Kamerbeek Gerda Kraan
1960 Eef Kamerbeek Joke Bijleveld
1961 Cees Koch Gerda Kraan
1962 Cees Koch Gerda Kraan
1963 Henk Evers Lia Hinten
1964 Frans Luitjes Tilly van der Made
1965 Fred van Herpen Ilja Laman and Hilda van Doorn
1966 Leo de Winter Corrie Bakker
1967 Piet Olofsen Mia Gommers
1968 Ed de Noorlander Mia Gommers
1969 Ben Lesterhuis Wilma van den Berg
1970 Bram Wassenaar Ilja Keizer (Laman)
1971 Egbert Nijstad Els van Noorduyn
1972 Jos Hermens Ilja Keizer
1973 Haico Scharn Mieke Sterk
1974 Jos Hermens Ciska Jansen
1975 Jos Hermens Mieke van Doorn
1976 Ruud Wielart Ria Stalman
1977 Ruud Wielart Mirjam van Laar
1978 Gerard Tebroke Sylvia Barlag
1979 Harry Schulting Sylvia Barlag
1980 Gerard Nijboer Sylvia Barlag
1981 Hans Koeleman Els Vader
1982 Gerard Nijboer Carla Beurskens
1983 Rob Druppers Ria Stalman
1984 Erik de Bruin Ria Stalman
1985 Rob Druppers Carla Beurskens
1986 Han Kulker Nelli Cooman
1987 Han Kulker Elly van Hulst
1988 Robert de Wit Elly van Hulst
1989 Emiel Mellaard Elly van Hulst
1990 Erik de Bruin Ellen van Langen
1991 Erik de Bruin Letitia Vriesde
1992 Robert de Wit Ellen van Langen
1993 Bert van Vlaanderen not awarded
1994 Bert van Vlaanderen Nelli Cooman
1995 Bert van Vlaanderen Sharon Jaklofsky
1996 Marko Koers Sharon Jaklofsky
1997 Marko Koers Corrie de Bruin
1998 Robin Korving Corrie de Bruin
1999 Kamiel Maase Lieja Koeman
2000 Simon Vroemen Lieja Koeman
2001 Kamiel Maase Letitia Vriesde
2002 Simon Vroemen Jacqueline Poelman
2003 Kamiel Maase Lornah Kiplagat
2004 Chiel Warners Karin Ruckstuhl
2005 Rens Blom Lornah Kiplagat
2006 Bram Som Karin Ruckstuhl
Athlete of the Year
Year Men Women
2007 Rutger Smith Lornah Kiplagat
2008 Rutger Smith Lornah Kiplagat
2009 Martijn Nuijens Jolanda Keizer
2010 Eelco Sintnicolaas Yvonne Hak
2011 Eelco Sintnicolaas Dafne Schippers
2012 Churandy Martina Dafne Schippers
2013 Ignisious Gaisah Dafne Schippers
2014 Eelco Sintnicolaas Dafne Schippers
2015 Liemarvin Bonevacia Dafne Schippers
2016 Churandy Martina Dafne Schippers
2017 Menno Vloon Dafne Schippers
2018 Sifan Hassan
2019 Sifan Hassan
2020 not assigned
2021 Sifan Hassan
2022 Femke Bol

See also


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