NORWEGIAN SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR

The Norwegian 'Sportsperson of the Year' () is an annual award given by the Norwegian Association of Sports Journalists ().

Contents

List of laureates

References

List of laureates

'Sportsperson of the Year'

Year	Winner(s)	Sport(s)
1948	Petter Hugsted	Ski jumping
1949	Martin Stokken	Athletics
1950	Sverre Strandli	Athletics
1951	Stein Eriksen	Alpine skiing
1952	Hjalmar Andersen	Speed skating
1953	Sverre Strandli	Athletics
1954	Stein Eriksen	Alpine skiing
1955	Audun Boysen	Athletics
1956	Egil Danielsen	Athletics
1957	Magne Lystad	Orienteering
1958	Inger Bjørnbakken	Alpine skiing
1959	Torbjørn Yggeseth	Ski jumping
1960	Knut Johannesen	Speed skating
1961	Harald Grønningen	Cross-country skiing
1962	Toralf Engan	Ski jumping
1963	Reidar Hjermstad	Cross-country skiing
1964	Terje Pedersen	Athletics
1965	Per Ivar Moe	Speed skating
1966	Gjermund Eggen	Cross-country skiing
1967	Bjørn Wirkola	Ski jumping
1968	Fred Anton Maier	Speed skating
1969	Dag Fornæss	Speed skating
1970	Stig Berge	Orienteering
1971	Leif Jenssen	Weightlifting
1972	Knut Knudsen	Track cycling
1973	Knut Knudsen	Track cycling
1974	Magne Myrmo	Cross-country skiing
1975	Grete Andersen	Athletics
1976	Ivar Formo	Cross-country skiing
1977	Grete Waitz	Athletics
1978	Lene Jenssen	Swimming
1979	Grete Waitz	Athletics
1980	Bjørg Eva Jensen	Speed skating
1981	Tom Lund	Football
1982	Berit Aunli	Cross-country skiing
1983	Grete Waitz	Athletics
1984	Eirik Kvalfoss	Biathlon
1985	Anette Bøe	Cross-country skiing
1986	Ingrid Kristiansen	Athletics
1987	Ingrid Kristiansen	Athletics
1988	Jon Rønningen	Wrestling
1989	Ole Kristian Furuseth	Alpine skiing
1990	Atle Skårdal	Alpine skiing
1991	Johann Olav Koss	Speed skating
1992	Vegard Ulvang	Cross-country skiing
1993	Norway national football team	Football
1994	Johann Olav Koss	Speed skating
1995	Bjørn Dæhlie	Cross-country skiing
1996	Vebjørn Rodal	Athletics
1997	Hanne Haugland, Nils Arne Eggen	Athletics, football (coach)
1998	Bjørn Dæhlie	Cross-country skiing
1999	Lasse Kjus	Alpine skiing
2000	Trine Hattestad	Athletics
2001	Olaf Tufte	Rowing
2002	Ole Einar Bjørndalen	Biathlon
2003	Petter Solberg	Rallying
2004	Andreas Thorkildsen	Athletics
2005	Marit Bjørgen	Cross-country skiing
2006	Kjetil Andre Aamodt	Alpine skiing

References

★ Sportsperson of the Year laureates

★ Aamodt årets idrettsnavn

★ Bjørgen årets idrettsnavn i 2005

★ Sportsjournalistene kåret Thorkildsen

★ Petter ble årets idrettsnavn 2003

★ Bjørndalen årets idrettsnavn Geir Evensen