Laureus World Sports Awards

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The Laureus World Sports Awards are awarded annually to sportspeople who have been outstanding during the previous year. The Laureus World Sports Awards were established in 1999 by Founding Patrons DaimlerChrysler and Richemont. There is a two-part voting process to find the winners: Firstly, a Selection Panel of the world’s leading sports editors, writers and broadcasters from over 80 countries votes to create a shortlist of six nominations in each category. The voting process is monitored by independent auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The members of the Laureus World Sports Academy then vote by secret ballot to select the Award winners. There are five categories voted for by the Laureus Media Selection Panel: Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year, Laureus World Team of the Year, Laureus World Newcomer of the Year and Laureus World Comeback of the Year. There are two categories voted for by Specialist Panels: Laureus World Alternative Sportsperson of the Year, chosen by a panel of the world’s leading alternative sports journalists, and Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability, which is overseen by the Executive Committee of the International Paralympic Committee. Two other honours are selected by the Founding Patrons and the Academy. These are the Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award and the Laureus Sport for Good Award, presented at the Laureus Academy’s discretion to people who have made an outstanding contribution to society through sport. The Academy can, if it wishes, also bestow additional Awards, such as the Laureus Spirit of Sport Award, presented for the first time in 2005. Each winner receives a Laureus statuette exclusively produced by Cartier. The universal nature of sport is celebrated by the representation of the five continents, which are engraved on the base. The statuettes are 30 cm high and weigh 2.5 kg. Each figure contains 670 g of solid silver with a 650 g gold finish base.

The 2006 gala was held on May 22nd in Barcelona, Spain. King Juan Carlos I of Spain was the guest of honour.

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The list of nominees are compiled by a selection panel that consists of top sports media personalities from countries across the globe. They are invited by the Laureus Foundation and nominate finalists in February each year.

Category Winner Discipline
Sportsman Of The Year Roger Federer Flag of Switzerland Switzerland tennis
Sportswoman Of The Year Janica Kostelić Flag of Croatia Croatia alpine skiing
Team Of The Year Renault Formula One Team formula one racing
Newcomer Of The Year Rafael Nadal Flag of Spain Spain tennis
Comeback Of The Year Martina Hingis Flag of Switzerland Switzerland tennis
Sportsperson With A Disability Ernst van Dyk Flag of South Africa South Africa wheelchair racing
Alternative Sportsperson Angelo d'Arrigo Flag of Italy Italy aviation
Lifetime Achievement Award Johan Cruyff Flag of Netherlands Netherlands football
Spirit of Sport Award Valentino Rossi Flag of Italy Italy motorcycling
Sports For Good Award Jürgen Griesbeck streetworldfootball

Category Winner Discipline
Sportsman Of The Year Roger Federer Flag of Switzerland Switzerland tennis
Sportswoman Of The Year Kelly Holmes Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom track and field athletics
Team Of The Year Greece national football team Flag of Greece Greece football
Newcomer Of The Year Liu Xiang Flag of People's Republic of China China track and field athletics
Comeback Of The Year Alessandro "Alex" Zanardi Flag of Italy Italy auto racing
Sportsperson With A Disability Chantal Petitclerc Flag of Canada Canada track and field athletics
Alternative Sportsperson Ellen MacArthur Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom yachting
Lifetime Achievement Award No award
Spirit of Sport Award Boston Red Sox Flag of United States United States baseball
Sports For Good Award Gerry Storey Northern Ireland boxing (trainer)

Category Winner Discipline
Sportsman Of The Year Michael Schumacher Flag of Germany Germany motor racing
Sportswoman Of The Year Annika Sörenstam Flag of Sweden Sweden golf
Team Of The Year England rugby union team Flag of England England rugby
Newcomer Of The Year Michelle Wie Flag of United States United States golf
Comeback Of The Year Hermann Maier Flag of Austria Austria alpine skiing
Sportsperson With A Disability Earle Connor Flag of Canada Canada track and field athletics
Alternative Sportsperson Layne Beachley Flag of Australia Australia surfing
Lifetime Achievement Award Arne Næss Jr. Flag of Norway Norway mountaineer
Sports For Good Award cricket

Category Winner Discipline
Sportsman Of The Year Lance Armstrong Flag of United States United States cycling
Sportswoman Of The Year Serena Williams Flag of United States United States tennis
Team Of The Year Brazil national football team Flag of Brazil Brazil soccer
Newcomer Of The Year Yao Ming Flag of People's Republic of China China basketball
Comeback Of The Year Ronaldo Flag of Brazil Brazil soccer
Sportsperson With A Disability Michael Milton Flag of Australia Australia alpine skiing
Alternative Sportsperson Dean Potter Flag of United States United States speed climbing
Lifetime Achievement Award Gary Player Flag of South Africa South Africa golf

Members with a dagger (†) after their names are not original members, but were selected to replace deceased members. More recently, the Academy was expanded from 40 to 42 members; the newest members have an asterisk (*) after their names.

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