USOC Athlete of the Year

The USOPC Athlete of the Year (historically USOC Athlete of the Year) awards are part of a series of awards presented by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee to athletes who have distinguished themselves in one of the Olympic or Paralympic sports. Awards are presented to the Olympic or Paralympic SportsMan of the Year, SportsWoman of the Year, and Team of the Year.

Historically, all awards were presented annually. Starting in 2014, the award structure was changed as follows: Performances by the best athletes and teams in the Olympics and Paralympics are honored with the Team USA Awards—Athlete of the Olympic Games (both male and female), Team of the Olympic Games, Athlete of the Paralympic Games (both male and female), and Team of the Paralympic Games. These are presented in Olympic and Paralympic years (normally even-numbered, though the 2020 Summer Olympics have been delayed to 2021). The Athlete of the Year, Paralympian of the Year, and Team of the Year awards are presented in other years.

Nominees for each award are submitted by the national governing bodies of Olympic, Paralympic, and Pan American Games sports, and by their affiliated able-bodied and disabled sports organizations. Winners are selected by a vote of the USOPC awards committee, consisting of USOPC representatives, media representatives, and Olympic athletes.

The SportsMan and SportsWoman of the Year awards were first presented in 1974; the Team of the Year award was added in 1996 and the Paralympian of the Year award was added in 2004. The Paralympian award was subdivided into men's and women's awards in 2009, with the Paralympic Team of the Year award added at that time.

SportsMan of the Year

1974 — Jim Bolding, athletics 1975 — Clinton Jackson, boxing 1976 — John Naber, swimming 1977 — Eric Heiden, speed skating 1978 — Bruce Davidson, equestrianism 1979 — Eric Heiden, speed skating 1980 — Eric Heiden, speed skating 1981 — Scott Hamilton, figure skating 1982 — Greg Louganis, diving 1983 — Rick McKinney, archery 1984 — Edwin Moses, athletics 1985 — Willie Banks, athletics 1986 — Matt Biondi, swimming 1987 — Greg Louganis, diving 1988 — Matt Biondi, swimming 1989 — Roger Kingdom, athletics 1990 — John T. Smith, wrestling (freestyle) 1991 — Carl Lewis, athletics 1992 — Pablo Morales, swimming 1993 — Michael Johnson, athletics 1994 — Dan Jansen, speed skating 1995 — Michael Johnson, athletics 1996 — Michael Johnson, athletics 1997 — Pete Sampras, tennis 1998 — Jonny Moseley, skiing (freestyle) 1999 — Lance Armstrong, cycling (road) 2000 — Rulon Gardner, wrestling (Greco-Roman) 2001 — Lance Armstrong, cycling (road) 2002 — Lance Armstrong, cycling (road) 2003 — Lance Armstrong, cycling (road) 2004 — Michael Phelps, swimming 2005 — Hunter Kemper, triathlon 2006 — Joey Cheek, speed skating 2007 — Tyson Gay, athletics 2008 — Michael Phelps, swimming 2009 — Todd Lodwick, skiing (Nordic combined) 2010 — Evan Lysacek, figure skating 2011–12 — Michael Phelps, swimming 2012–13 — Ted Ligety, skiing (alpine) 2014–15 — Jordan Burroughs, wrestling (freestyle) 2016 — Michael Phelps, swimming 2017 — Kyle Snyder, wrestling (freestyle) 2018 — Shaun White, snowboarding 2019 — Nathan Chen, figure skating

SportsWoman of the Year

1974 — Shirley Babashoff, swimming 1975 — Kathy Heddy, swimming 1976 — Sheila Young, speed skating 1977 — Linda Fratianne, figure skating 1978 — Tracy Caulkins, swimming 1979 — Cynthia Woodhead, swimming 1980 — Beth Heiden, speedskating 1981 — Sheila Young Ochowicz, cycling/speed skating 1982 — Melanie Smith, equestrian 1983 — Tamara McKinney, skiing (alpine) 1984 — Tracy Caulkins, swimming 1985 — Mary Decker Slaney, athletics 1986 — Jackie Joyner-Kersee, athletics 1987 — Jackie Joyner-Kersee, athletics 1988 — Florence Griffith Joyner, athletics 1989 — Janet Evans, swimming 1990 — Lynn Jennings, athletics 1991 — Kim Zmeskal, gymnastics (artistic) 1992 — Bonnie Blair, speed skating 1993 — Gail Devers, athletics 1994 — Bonnie Blair, speed skating 1995 — Picabo Street, skiing (alpine) 1996 — Amy Van Dyken, swimming 1997 — Tara Lipinski, figure skating 1998 — Picabo Street, skiing (alpine) 1999 — Jenny Thompson, swimming 2000 — Marion Jones, athletics 2001 — Jennifer Capriati, tennis 2002 — Sarah Hughes, figure skating 2003 — Michelle Kwan, figure skating 2004 — Carly Patterson, gymnastics (artistic) 2005 — Katie Hoff, swimming 2006 — Hannah Teter, snowboarding 2007 — Katie Hoff, swimming 2008 — Natalie Coughlin, swimming and Nastia Liukin, gymnastics (artistic) 2009 — Lindsey Vonn, skiing (alpine) 2010 — Lindsey Vonn, skiing (alpine) 2011–12 — Allyson Felix, track & field 2012–13 — Katie Ledecky, swimming 2014–15 — Simone Biles, gymnastics (artistic) 2016 — Katie Ledecky, swimming 2017 — Katie Ledecky, swimming 2018 – Chloe Kim, snowboarding 2019 — Simone Biles, gymnastics (artistic)

Team of the Year

1996 — Women's National/Olympic Basketball Team 1997 — Women's National Soccer Team 1998 — Women's Olympic Ice Hockey Team 1999 — U.S. Women's World Cup Team 2000 — USA Baseball Olympic Team 2001 — US Postal Service Cycling Team 2002 — Women's Bobsled Team (Jill Bakken and Vonetta Flowers) 2003 — Women's Gymnastics Team 2004 — U.S. Olympic Softball Team 2005 — Men's Badminton Doubles Team (T. Gunawan, H. Bach) 2006 — U.S. Olympic Men's Curling Team 2007 — U.S. Women's World Championships Gymnastics 2008 — U.S. Olympic Men's Indoor Volleyball Team 2009 — U.S. Four-Man Bobsled Team (Steven Holcomb, Steve Mesler, Justin Olsen, Curt Tomasevicz) 2010 — U.S. Four-Man Bobsled Team (Steven Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler, Curt Tomasevicz) 2011–12 — Women's Eight Rowing Team 2012–13 — Men's Tennis Doubles Team (Bob and Mike Bryan) 2014–15 — U.S. Women's World Cup Team 2016 — U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team 2017 — Women's National Ice Hockey Team 2018 — Women's National Ice Hockey Team 2019 — U.S. Women's World Cup Team

Paralympian of the Year "These prestigious awards recognize the outstanding contributions these athletes have made to Olympic and Paralympic sport as well as the positive example they have set for all Americans,” said USOC Chief Executive Officer Jim Scherr. “Each of our winners exemplifies great sportsmanship and strength of character both on and off the field, and all are worthy additions to the distinguished list of past recipients."

2004 — Erin Popovich, swimming 2005 — Laurie Stephens, alpine skiing 2006 — Jessica Long, swimming 2007 — Jessica Galli, athletics 2008 — Erin Popovich, swimming

Paralympic SportsMan of the Year 2009 — Steve Cash, sled hockey 2010 — Taylor Chace, sled hockey 2011–12 — Raymond Martin, track & field 2012–13 — Raymond Martin, track & field

Male Paralympic Athlete of the Year 2014–15 — Joe Berenyi, cycling 2016 — Brad Snyder, swimming 2017 — Mikey Brannigan, track and field 2018 — Dan Cnossen, Nordic skiing 2019 — Ben Thompson, archery

Paralympic SportsWoman of the Year 2009 — Stephani Victor, alpine skiing 2010 — Alana Nichols, alpine skiing 2011–12 — Jessica Long, swimming 2012–13 — Monica Bascio, cycling

Female Paralympic Athlete of the Year 2014–15 — Tatyana McFadden, track and field 2016 — Tatyana McFadden, track and field 2017 — Tatyana McFadden, track and field 2018 —Oksana Masters, Nordic skiing 2019 —Oksana Masters, Nordic skiing

Paralympic Team of the Year 2009 — U.S. National Sled Hockey Team 2010 — U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team 2011–12 — Men's Quad Doubles Tennis Team 2012–13 — U.S. Men's 4x100-Meter Relay Team 2014–15 — U.S. National Sled Hockey Team 2016 — U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball Team 2017 — U.S. National Sled Hockey Team 2018 — U.S. National Sled Hockey Team 2019 — U.S. National Sled Hockey Team

USOC Athlete of the Year

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