Årets atlet i Associated Press - Associated Press Athlete of the Year
Den første pris for Årets atlet i USA blev indledt af Associated Press (AP) i 1931. På et tidspunkt, hvor kvinder inden for sport ikke fik samme anerkendelse som mænd, tilbød AP en mandlig og en kvindelig atlet fra års pris til enten en professionel eller amatør atlet . Priserne stemmes om årligt af et panel af AP -sportsredaktører fra hele USA, der hovedsageligt dækker amerikansk sport. Som et resultat har et stort flertal af vinderne været amerikanere. Imidlertid er ikke-amerikanere også berettiget til æren, og har vundet ved et par lejligheder.
AP Årets atlet
| År | Han | Kvinde | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navn | Sport | Navn | Sport | |
| 1931 |
 Peber Martin
|
Major League Baseball |
Helene Madison
|
Svømning |
| 1932 |
Gene Sarazen
|
Golf |
Babe Didrikson
|
Track and field |
| 1933 |
Carl Hubbell
|
Major League Baseball |
Helen Jacobs
|
Tennis |
| 1934 |
Svimmel Dean
|
Major League Baseball |
Virginia Van Wie
|
Golf |
| 1935 |
Joe Louis
|
Boksning |
Helen Wills Moody
|
Tennis |
| 1936 |
Jesse Owens
|
Track and field |
Helen Stephens
|
Track and field |
| 1937 |
Don Budge
|
Tennis |
Katherine Rawls
|
Svømning |
| 1938 |
Don Budge (2) |
Tennis |
Patty Berg
|
Golf |
| 1939 |
Nile Kinnick
|
College fodbold |
Alice Marble
|
Tennis |
| 1940 |
Tom Harmon
|
College fodbold |
Alice Marble (2) |
Tennis |
| 1941 |
Joe DiMaggio
|
Major League Baseball |
Betty Hicks Newell
|
Golf |
| 1942 |
Frank Sinkwich
|
College fodbold |
Gloria Callen
|
Svømning |
| 1943 |
 Gunder Hägg
|
Track and field |
Patty Berg
|
Golf |
| 1944 |
Byron Nelson
|
Golf |
Ann Curtis
|
Svømning |
| 1945 |
Byron Nelson (2) |
Golf |
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (2) |
Golf |
| 1946 |
Glenn Davis
|
College fodbold |
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (3) |
Golf |
| 1947 |
Johnny Lujack
|
College fodbold |
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (4) |
Golf |
| 1948 |
Lou Boudreau
|
Major League Baseball |
 Fanny Blankers-Koen
|
Track and field |
| 1949 |
Leon Hart
|
College fodbold |
Marlene Bauer
|
Golf |
| 1950 |
Jim Konstanty
|
Major League Baseball |
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (5) |
Golf |
| 1951 |
Dick Kazmaier
|
College fodbold |
Maureen Connolly
|
Tennis |
| 1952 |
Bob Mathias
|
Track and field |
Maureen Connolly (2) |
Tennis |
| 1953 |
Ben Hogan
|
Golf |
Maureen Connolly (3) |
Tennis |
| 1954 |
Willie Mays
|
Major League Baseball |
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (6) |
Golf |
| 1955 |
Howard "Hopalong" Cassady
|
College fodbold |
Patty Berg
|
Golf |
| 1956 |
Mickey Mantle
|
Major League Baseball |
Pat McCormick
|
Dykning |
| 1957 |
Ted Williams
|
Major League Baseball |
Althea Gibson
|
Tennis |
| 1958 |
 Urter Elliott
|
Track and field |
Althea Gibson (2) |
Tennis |
| 1959 |
Ingemar Johansson
|
Boksning |
 Maria Bueno
|
Tennis |
| 1960 |
 Rafer Johnson
|
Track and field |
Wilma Rudolph
|
Track and field |
| 1961 |
Roger Maris
|
Major League Baseball |
Wilma Rudolph (2) |
Track and field |
| 1962 |
Maury Wills
|
Major League Baseball |
Dawn Fraser
|
Svømning |
| 1963 |
Sandy Koufax
|
Major League Baseball |
Mickey Wright
|
Golf |
| 1964 |
Don Schollander
|
Svømning |
Mickey Wright (2) |
Golf |
| 1965 |
Sandy Koufax (2) |
Major League Baseball |
Kathy Whitworth
|
Golf |
| 1966 |
Frank Robinson
|
Major League Baseball |
Kathy Whitworth (2) |
Golf |
| 1967 |
Carl Yastrzemski
|
Major League Baseball |
Billie Jean King
|
Tennis |
| 1968 |
Denny McLain
|
Major League Baseball |
Peggy Fleming
|
Kunstskøjteløb |
| 1969 |
Tom Seaver
|
Major League Baseball |
Debbie Meyer
|
Svømning |
| 1970 |
George Blanda
|
National Football League |
 Chi Cheng
|
Track and field |
| 1971 |
Lee Trevino
|
Golf |
Evonne Goolagong
|
Tennis |
| 1972 |
Mark Spitz
|
Svømning |
 Olga Korbut
|
Gymnastik |
| 1973 |
OJ Simpson
|
National Football League |
Billie Jean King (2) |
Tennis |
| 1974 |
Muhammad Ali
|
Boksning |
Chris Evert
|
Tennis |
| 1975 |
Fred Lynn
|
Major League Baseball |
Chris Evert (2) |
Tennis |
| 1976 |
Bruce Jenner
|
Track and field |
 Nadia Comăneci
|
Gymnastik |
| 1977 |
Steve Cauthen
|
Hestevæddeløb |
Chris Evert (3) |
Tennis |
| 1978 |
Ron Guidry
|
Major League Baseball |
Nancy Lopez
|
Golf |
| 1979 |
Willie Stargell
|
Major League Baseball |
Tracy Austin
|
Tennis |
| 1980 |
Amerikansk olympisk hockeyhold
|
Ishockey |
Chris Evert Lloyd (4) |
Tennis |
| 1981 |
John McEnroe
|
Tennis |
Tracy Austin (2) |
Tennis |
| 1982 |
 Wayne Gretzky
|
National Hockey League |
Mary Tabb
|
Track and field |
| 1983 |
Carl Lewis
|
Track and field |
Martina Navratilova
|
Tennis |
| 1984 |
Carl Lewis (2) |
Track and field |
Mary Lou Retton
|
Gymnastik |
| 1985 |
Dwight Gooden
|
Major League Baseball |
Nancy Lopez (2) |
Golf |
| 1986 |
Larry Bird
|
National Basketball Association |
Martina Navratilova (2) |
Tennis |
| 1987 |
Ben Johnson
|
Track and field |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
|
Track and field |
| 1988 |
Orel Hershiser
|
Major League Baseball |
Florence Griffith Joyner
|
Track and field |
| 1989 |
Joe Montana
|
National Football League |
 Steffi Graf
|
Tennis |
| 1990 |
Joe Montana (2) |
National Football League |
Beth Daniel
|
Golf |
| 1991 |
Michael Jordan
|
National Basketball Association |
 Monica Seles
|
Tennis |
| 1992 |
Michael Jordan (2) |
National Basketball Association |
 Monica Seles (2) |
Tennis |
| 1993 |
Michael Jordan (3) |
National Basketball Association |
Sheryl Swoopes
|
College basketball |
| 1994 |
George Foreman
|
Boksning |
Bonnie Blair
|
Hurtigløb på skøjter |
| 1995 |
Cal Ripken, Jr.
|
Major League Baseball |
Rebecca Lobo
|
College basketball |
| 1996 |
Michael Johnson
|
Track and field |
Amy Van Dyken
|
Svømning |
| 1997 |
Tiger woods
|
Golf |
 Martina Hingis
|
Tennis |
| 1998 |
Mark McGwire
|
Major League Baseball |
 Se Ri Pak
|
Golf |
| 1999 |
Tiger Woods (2) |
Golf |
Amerikansk kvindefodboldhold
|
Fodbold |
| 2000 |
Tiger Woods (3) |
Golf |
Marion Jones
|
Track and field |
| 2001 |
Barry Obligationer
|
Major League Baseball |
Jennifer Capriati
|
Tennis |
| 2002 |
Lance Armstrong
|
Landevejscykling |
Serena Williams
|
Tennis |
| 2003 |
Lance Armstrong (2) |
Cykling |
Annika Sörenstam
|
Golf |
| 2004 |
Lance Armstrong (3) |
Cykling |
Annika Sörenstam (2) |
Golf |
| 2005 |
Lance Armstrong (4) |
Cykling |
Annika Sörenstam (3) |
Golf |
| 2006 |
Tiger Woods (4) |
Golf |
 Lorena Ochoa
|
Golf |
| 2007 |
Tom Brady
|
National Football League |
Lorena Ochoa (2) |
Golf |
| 2008 |
Michael Phelps
|
Svømning |
Candace Parker
|
Women's National Basketball Association |
| 2009 |
Jimmie Johnson
|
NASCAR |
Serena Williams (2) |
Tennis |
| 2010 |
Drew Brees
|
National Football League |
Lindsey Vonn
|
Stå på ski |
| 2011 |
Aaron Rodgers
|
National Football League |
Abby Wambach
|
Fodbold |
| 2012 |
Michael Phelps (2) |
Svømning |
Gabby Douglas
|
Gymnastik |
| 2013 |
LeBron James
|
National Basketball Association |
Serena Williams (3) |
Tennis |
| 2014 |
Madison Bumgarner
|
Major League Baseball |
Mo'ne Davis
|
Little League baseball |
| 2015 |
Stephen Curry
|
National Basketball Association |
Serena Williams (4) |
Tennis |
| 2016 |
LeBron James (2) |
National Basketball Association |
Simone Biles
|
Gymnastik |
| 2017 |
 José Altuve
|
Major League Baseball |
Katie Ledecky
|
Svømning |
| 2018 |
LeBron James (3) |
National Basketball Association |
Serena Williams (5) |
Tennis |
| 2019 |
Kawhi Leonard
|
National Basketball Association |
Simone Biles (2) |
Gymnastik |
| 2020 |
LeBron James (4) |
National Basketball Association |
 Naomi Osaka
|
Tennis |
Flere priser
| Navn | Sport | Priser | Flere år |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Armstrong | Cykling | 4 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Tiger woods | Golf | 4 | 1997, 1999, 2000, 2006 |
| LeBron James | Basketball | 4 | 2013, 2016, 2018, 2020 |
| Michael Jordan | Basketball | 3 | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Don Budge | Tennis | 2 | 1937, 1938 |
| Byron Nelson | Golf | 2 | 1944, 1945 |
| Sandy Koufax | Baseball | 2 | 1963, 1965 |
| Carl Lewis | Track and field | 2 | 1983, 1984 |
| Joe Montana | Amerikansk fodbold | 2 | 1989, 1990 |
| Michael Phelps | Svømning | 2 | 2008, 2012 |
| Navn | Sport | Priser | Flere år |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babe Didrikson | Golf | 6 | 1932, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1954 |
| Serena Williams | Tennis | 5 | 2002, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2018 |
| Chris Evert | Tennis | 4 | 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 |
| Maureen Connolly | Tennis | 3 | 1951, 1952, 1953 |
| Annika Sörenstam | Golf | 3 | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Alice Marble | Tennis | 2 | 1939, 1940 |
| Althea Gibson | Tennis | 2 | 1957, 1958 |
| Wilma Rudolph | Track and field | 2 | 1960, 1961 |
| Mickey Wright | Golf | 2 | 1963, 1964 |
| Kathy Whitworth | Golf | 2 | 1965, 1966 |
| Billie Jean King | Tennis | 2 | 1967, 1973 |
| Tracy Austin | Golf | 2 | 1979, 1981 |
| Nancy Lopez | Golf | 2 | 1978, 1985 |
| Martina Navratilova | Tennis | 2 | 1983, 1986 |
| Monica Seles | Tennis | 2 | 1991, 1992 |
| Lorena Ochoa | Golf | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
| Simone Biles | Gymnastik | 2 | 2016, 2019 |
AP Årets tiårige atlet
| Årti | Han | Kvinde | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navn | Sport | Navn | Sport | |
| 1960'erne |
Arnold Palmer
|
Golf | Ingen Tildelt | |
| 1970'erne |
Jack Nicklaus
|
Golf | ||
| 1980'erne |
Wayne Gretzky
|
Hockey | ||
| 1990'erne |
Michael Jordan
|
Basketball | ||
| 2000'erne |
Tiger woods
|
Golf | ||
| 2010'erne |
LeBron James
|
Basketball |
Serena Williams
|
Tennis |
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