Sportsperson_of_the_Year_(Slovakia)

Sportsperson of the Year (Slovakia)

Sportsperson of the Year (Slovakia)

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Sportsperson of the Year (Slovak: Športovec roka) is a trophy awarded to the best Slovak athletes by the Club of Sports Journalists of the Slovak Syndicate of Journalists. The trophy was founded in 1993, following the annual award Czechoslovak Sportsperson of the Year, which was finished after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

Michal Martikán, quadruple winner of the award

So far the individual trophy has been awarded to 8 different athletes, among which there were 6 men and 2 women (as of 2008). The most successful athletes were Martina Moravcová (swimmer), who achieved it 6 times, and Michal Martikán (slalom canoeist), who won 4 times. The team trophy has been achieved by teams of 5 different sports disciplines (as of 2008). The most successful were K4 kayakers, who received it 6 times, and ice hockey players, who won 5 times.

Individual awards

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Team awards

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References

  • "Športovcom roka 2007 Michal Martikán". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press, a. s. 2007-12-20.
  • "Športovec roka 2008: Prvenstvo pre Martikána a štvorkajak". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press, a. s. 2008-12-18.

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