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The Belgian Sports Personality of the Year is a defunct annual sports award that was given out in January by the Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad to the greatest personality in Belgian sports. It was first awarded in 1998 (27 years ago) (1998) and last handed out in 2008 (17 years ago) (2008). For this award, not only athletes qualified but everyone who was involved in sports, thus including amongst others trainers, coaches and athletes themselves. A person could only win this award once in his career.
List of winners
| Year | Winner | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Dominique Monami | Tennis |
| 1999 | Luc Van Lierde | Triathlon |
| 2000 | Gella Vandecaveye | Judo |
| 2001 | Jacques Rogge | President of the IOC |
| 2002 | Marc Herremans | Triathlon |
| 2003 | Kim Clijsters | Tennis |
| 2004 | Kim Gevaert | Athletics |
| 2005 | Tom Boonen | Cycling (road) |
| 2006 | Sven Nys | Cycling (cyclo-cross) |
| 2007 | Justine Henin | Tennis |
| 2008 | Tia Hellebaut | Athletics |
See also
References
- "Sportpersoonlijkheid van het jaar". sportgala.be/nl (in Dutch). 14 December 2008.
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