Sportsperson of the Year
Athlete of the Year is an award given by various sports organizations for the athlete whom they have determined to be deserving of such recognition.
Definition of "athlete"
*In many nations, an "athlete" primarily refers to someone who participat ...
( cs, Sportovec roku) is an award given by the
Sport Journalists' Club (, KSN) to the best
Sportsperson
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance.
Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
and the best Sport Team of the given year in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
. For the first time it was awarded after the
dissolution of Czechoslovakia
The dissolution of Czechoslovakia ( cs, Rozdělenà Československa, sk, Rozdelenie Česko-Slovenska) took effect on December 31, 1992, and was the self-determined split of the federal republic of Czechoslovakia into the independent countries o ...
in 1993, following the previous trophy
Sportsperson of the Year of Czechoslovakia. Since 2000, the KSN has voted also for a Sport Legend. This award has been called The Emil Zátopek Award since 2001, after the first chosen legend, runner
Emil Zátopek
Emil Zátopek (; 19 September 1922 – 21 November 2000) was a Czech long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but his final m ...
. Since 2002,
Czech Foundation of the Sport Representation in cooperation with the KSN awards also the best Czech Junior Sportsperson of the Year.
Sportsperson of the Year
Junior Sportsperson of the Year
The Emil Zátopek Award (Sport Legend)
See also
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Sportsperson of the Year (Czechoslovakia)
External links
Official website of the award(Czech)
Sportovec roku on a website of KSN(Czech)
Press release Sportsman of the Year 2006(Czech)
(Czech)
{{National Sportsperson of the Year
Sport in the Czech Republic
Czech
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Places
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Awards established in 1993
1993 establishments in the Czech Republic
Czech sports trophies and awards