Polish Sportspersonality of the Year
The Polish athlete of the year is determined by a vote of readers of the newspaper Przegląd Sportowy (Sports Rundschau) since 1926. Only in the years 1939 to 1947, and Stalin's death in 1953, no election took place. Every reader can name on his ballot ten athletes who he believes to be the best in any given year. When choosing Sportsman of the Year 2013, the cross-country skier Justyna Kowalczyk won for the fifth time in a row and is therefore the sole record winner, followed by the track and field athletes Irena Szewińska, Stanisław Walasiewicz and ski jumper Adam Malysz (4 times each ).
Winner
- 2013 - Justyna Kowalczyk, cross-country skier
- 2012 - Justyna Kowalczyk, cross-country skier
- 2011 - Justyna Kowalczyk, cross-country skier
- 2010 - Justyna Kowalczyk, cross-country skier
- 2009 - Justyna Kowalczyk, cross-country skier
- 2008 - Robert Kubica, Formula 1 drivers
- 2007 - Adam Malysz, ski jumpers
- 2006 - Otylia Jędrzejczak, swimmer
- 2005 - Otylia Jędrzejczak, swimmer
- 2004 - Otylia Jędrzejczak, swimmer
- 2003 - Adam Malysz, ski jumpers
- 2002 - Adam Malysz, ski jumpers
- 2001 - Adam Malysz, ski jumpers
- 2000 - Robert Korzeniowski, Athlete
- 1999 - Tomasz Gollob, speedway driver
- 1998 - Robert Korzeniowski, Athlete
- 1997 - Paweł Nastula, Judoka
- 1996 - Renata wall, shooter
- 1995 - Paweł Nastula, Judoka
- 1994 - Andrzej Wronski, Ringer
- 1993 - Rafał Kubacki, Judoka
- 1992 - Waldemar Legiens, Judoka
- 1991 - Wanda Panfil, track and field athlete
- 1990 - Wanda Panfil, track and field athlete
- 1989 - Joachim Halupczok, track cyclists
- 1988 - Waldemar Legiens, Judoka
- 1987 - Marek Łbik and Marek Dopierała, canoeists
- 1986 - Andrzej Malina, Ringer
- 1985 - Lech Piasecki, cyclist
- 1984 - Andrzej Grubba, table tennis players
- 1983 - Zdzisław Hoffmann, Athlete
- 1982 - Zbigniew Boniek footballers
- 1981 - Janusz Pyciak - Peciak, Modern pentathlete
- 1980 - Władysław Kozakiewicz, Athlete
- 1979 JAN - Jankiewicz, cyclist
- 1978 - Józef Łuszczek, cross-country skiers
- 1977 - Janusz Pyciak - Peciak, Modern pentathlete
- 1976 - Irena Szewińska, track and field athlete
- 1975 - Zygmunt Smalcerz, weight lifters
- 1974 - Irena Szewińska, track and field athlete
- 1973 - Ryszard Szurkowski, cyclist
- 1972 - Witold Woyda, fencers
- 1971 - Ryszard Szurkowski, cyclist
- 1970 - Teresa Sukniewicz, track and field athlete
- 1969 - Waldemar Baszanowski, weight lifters
- 1968 - Jerzy Pawlowski, fencers
- 1967 - Sobiesław Zasada, race car driver
- 1966 - Irena Kirszenstein, track and field athlete
- 1965 - Irena Kirszenstein (later than Szewińska ), track and field athlete
- 1964 - Józef Szmidt, Athlete
- 1963 - Ryszard Parulski, fencers
- 1962 - Teresa Ciepły, track and field athlete
- 1961 - Ireneusz Paliński, weight lifters
- 1960 - Józef Szmidt, Athlete
- 1959 - Edmund Piątkowski, Athlete
- 1958 - Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak, Athlete
- 1957 - Jerzy Pawlowski, fencers
- 1956 - Elżbieta Krzesińska, track and field athlete
- 1955 - Janusz sídlo, Athlete
- 1954 - Janusz sídlo, Athlete
- 1953 - failed
- 1952 - Zygmunt Chychła, Boxer
- 1951 - Zygmunt Chychła, Boxer
- 1950 - Helena Rakoczy, gymnast
- 1949 - Zdobysław Stawczyk, Athlete
- 1948 - Aleksy Antkiewicz, Boxer
- 1938 - Stanisław Marusarz, jumpers and runners
- 1937 - Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, tennis player
- 1936 - Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, tennis player
- 1935 - Roger Verey, rowers
- 1934 - Stanisław Walasiewicz, track and field athlete
- 1933 - Stanisław Walasiewicz, track and field athlete
- 1932 - Stanisław Walasiewicz, track and field athlete
- 1931 - Janusz Kusocinski, Athlete
- 1930 - Stanisław Walasiewicz, track and field athlete
- 1929 - Stanisław Petkiewicz, Athlete
- 1928 - Halina Konopacka, track and field athlete
- 1927 - Halina Konopacka, track and field athlete
- 1926 - Waclaw Kuchar, Athlete, football players, hockey players and speed skaters