Since 1956, Lithuania honors their greatest athlete of the year. Until 2014 The award's trophy, a bronze archer, has been given to the winners. Since 2014 the award ceremony was changed with new categories added.[1]

Recipients

1956 - 2014

YearWinnerSportGenderTeam of the Year
Overall
1956Algirdas ŠocikasBoxingM
1957Jonas PipynėTrack and fieldM
1958Birutė KalėdienėTrack and fieldW
1959Adolfas VaranauskasTrack and fieldM
1960Antanas Bagdonavičius, Zigmas JuknaRowingM
1961Antanas Bagdonavičius, Zigmas JuknaRowingM
1962Antanas VaupšasTrack and fieldM
1963Adolfas VaranauskasTrack and fieldM
1964Ričardas TamulisBoxingM
1965[2]Modestas PaulauskasBasketballM
1966Modestas PaulauskasBasketballM
1967Modestas PaulauskasBasketballM
1968Danas PozniakasBoxingM
1969Modestas PaulauskasBasketballM
1970Modestas PaulauskasBasketballM
1971Modestas PaulauskasBasketballM
1972Modestas PaulauskasBasketballM
1973Vladas ČesiūnasCanoeingM
1974Vladas ČesiūnasCanoeingM
1975Česlovas JazerskisWrestlingM
1976Angelė RupšienėBasketballW
1977Vilhelmina BardauskienėTrack and fieldW
1978Vilhelmina BardauskienėTrack and fieldW
1979Lina KačiušytėSwimmingW
1980Lina KačiušytėSwimmingW
1981Robertas ŽulpaSwimmingM
1982Vladas TurlaShootingM
1983Ana AmbrazienėTrack and fieldW
1984Arvydas SabonisBasketballM
1985Arvydas SabonisBasketballM
1986Arvydas SabonisBasketballM
1987Šarūnas MarčiulionisBasketballM
1988Gintautas UmarasTrack cyclingM
1989Šarūnas MarčiulionisBasketballM
1990Šarūnas MarčiulionisBasketballM
1991Šarūnas MarčiulionisBasketballM
1992Romas UbartasTrack and fieldM
1993Vitalijus KarpačiauskasBoxingM
1994[3]Raimundas MažuolisSwimmingM
1995[3]Remigijus LupeikisTrack cyclingM
1996[3]Arvydas SabonisBasketballM
1997[3]Raimondas ŠiugždinisSailingM
1998[3]Diana ŽiliūtėRoad cyclingW
1999[3]Edita PučinskaitėRoad cyclingW
2000[3]Virgilijus AleknaTrack and fieldM
2001[3]Rasa PolikevičiūtėRoad cyclingW
2002[3]Raimondas RumšasRoad cyclingM
2003[3]Šarūnas JasikevičiusBasketballM
2004[3]Virgilijus AleknaTrack and fieldM
2005[3]Virgilijus AleknaTrack and fieldM
2006[3]Virgilijus AleknaTrack and fieldM
2007[3]Ramūnas ŠiškauskasBasketballM
2008[3]Edvinas KrungolcasModern pentathlonM
2009[3]Simona KrupeckaitėTrack cyclingW
2010[3]Simona KrupeckaitėTrack cyclingW
2011[3]Laura AsadauskaitėModern pentathlonW
2012[3]Rūta MeilutytėSwimmingW
2013[3]Rūta MeilutytėSwimmingWNational Men's Basketball Team

2014 - 2019

YearSportsman of the YearSportswoman of the YearMen's Team of the YearWomen's Team of the Year
2014[3]Jevgenij Šuklin (canoe sprint)Rūta Meilutytė (swimming)National M2x (Ritter/Maščinskas)National W2x (Valčiukaitė/Vištartaitė)
2015[3]Ramūnas Navardauskas (cycling)Laura Asadauskaitė (modern pentathlon)National Men's Basketball TeamNational W2x (Valčiukaitė/Vištartaitė)
2016[3]Aurimas Didžbalis (weightlifting)Simona Krupeckaitė (cycling)National M2x (Ritter/Griškonis)National W2x (Valčiukaitė/Vištartaitė)
2017[3]Andrius Gudžius (track and field)Airinė Palšytė (athletics)National M4x (Adomavičius/Maščinskas/Džiaugys/Nemeravičius)National W2x (Valčiukaitė/Adomavičiūtė)
2018[3]Andrius Gudžius (track and field)Rūta Meilutytė (swimming)National M4x (Adomavičius/Maščinskas/Nemeravičius/Ritter)National W2x (Valčiukaitė/Adomavičiūtė)
2019[3]Danas Rapšys (swimming)Laura Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė (modern pentathlon)National Men's Basketball 3x3 Team (Beliavičius/Užupis/Vingelis/Pukelis)National W2x Track Cycling Sprint Team (Krupeckaitė/Marozaitė)
2020
Was not selected due to COVID-19

2021 onwards

YearSportsman of the Year
(Olympic sports)
Sportswoman of the Year
(Olympic sports)
Team of the Year
(Olympic sports)
Sportsman of the Year
(Paralympic sports)
Sportswoman of the Year
(Paralympic sports)
Team of the Year
(Paralympic sports)
2021[4]Mindaugas Griškonis (rowing)Laura Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė (modern pentathlon)National W2x (Valčiukaitė/Vištartaitė)Edgaras Matakas (swimming)Oksana Dobrovolskaja (track and field)National Men's Goalball Team
2022Mykolas Alekna (track and field)Rūta Meilutytė (swimming)National M2x (Maldonis/Olijnikas)Edgaras Matakas (swimming)Raimeda Bučinskytė (shooting)National Wheelchair Basketball Team
2023Mykolas Alekna (track and field)Dominika Banevič (breaking)National W2x (Karalienė/Rimkutė)Rapolas Micevičius (snowboarding)Raimeda Bučinskytė (shooting)National Men's Goalball Team

References

  1. Znajomość z Litwą - księga tysiąclecia. Kaunas: "Kraštotvarka". 1999. ISBN 9986892341.
  2. Tigani, Alex (14 July 2014). "On this day in sport: 14 July". the Lithuania Tribune. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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