Swedish Sports Awards
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The Swedish Sports Awards (Swedish:Svenska idrottsgalan) is a show to honor the past year's Swedish sports and athletes' achievements. It is hosted annually at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm in mid or late January. The event was first held in the year 2000.
In the years 2021 and 2022, the event was held in Annexet instead, following the Coronavirus pandemic reducing the number of spectators.
Awards and winners
Sportswoman of the Year
Sportsman of the Year
Team of the Year
Coach of the Year
| Year | Winner | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Bengt Johansson | Handball |
| 2001 | Hans Chrunak | Swimming |
| 2002 | Sven-Göran Eriksson | Football |
| 2003 | Ulf Karlsson | Athletics |
| 2004 | Ulf Karlsson (2) | Athletics |
| 2005 | Yannick Tregaro | Athletics |
| 2006 | Yannick Tregaro (2) | Athletics |
| 2007 | Bengt-Åke Gustafsson | Ice hockey |
| 2008 | Anders Pärson | Alpine skiing |
| 2009 | Nanne Bergstrand | Football |
| 2010 | Staffan Eklund | Biathlon |
| 2011 | Joakim Abrahamsson and Magnus Ingesson | Cross-country skiing |
| 2012 | Per Johansson | Handball |
| 2013 | Pia Sundhage | Football |
| 2014 | Pär Mårts | Ice hockey |
| 2015 | Rikard Grip | Cross-country skiing |
| 2016 | Håkan Ericson | Football |
| 2017 | Lars Lagerbäck | Football |
| 2018 | Graham Potter | Football |
| 2019 | Janne Andersson | Football |
| 2020 | Peter Gerhardsson | Football |
| 2021 | Greg and Helena Duplantis | Athletics |
| 2022 | Vésteinn Hafsteinsson | Athletics |
| 2023 | Johan Röjler | Speed skating |
| 2024 | Johannes Lukas | Biathlon |
| 2025 | Jörgen Persson | Table tennis |
| 2026 | Greg and Helena Duplantis (2) | Athletics |
Newcomer of the Year
Performance of the Year
Lifetime Achievement Award
| Year | Winner | Sport/Profession |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Lennart Johansson | President of UEFA |
| 2004 | Sven Pettersson | Journalist |
| 2005 | Ingemar Johansson | Boxing |
| 2006 | Not awarded | |
| 2007 | Not awarded | |
| 2008 | Sven Tumba | Ice hockey |
| 2009 | Arne Ljungqvist | Leader in Athletics |
| 2010 | Not awarded | |
| 2011 | Ingemar Stenmark | Alpine skiing |
| 2012 | Not awarded | |
| 2013 | Toini Gustafsson Rönnlund | Cross-country skiing |
| 2014 | Not awarded | |
| 2015 | Not awarded | |
| 2016 | Peter Forsberg, Nicklas Lidström, Mats Sundin | Ice hockey |
| 2017 | Jan-Ove Waldner | Table tennis |
| 2018 | Not awarded | |
| 2019 | Pernilla Wiberg | Alpine skiing |
| 2020 | Annika Sörenstam | Golf |
| 2021 | Mats Wilander | Tennis |
| 2022 | Not awarded | |
| 2023 | Magdalena Forsberg | Biathlon |
| 2024 | Not awarded | |
| 2025 | Gunde Svan | Cross-country skiing |
| 2026 | Anders Gärderud | Athletics |
Sportsperson of the century
| Year | Winner | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Björn Borg | Tennis |
Svenska Spel and the Swedish Sportjournalist Federation's Grant
| Year | Winner | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mattias Löw | Women's Ice hockey |