Belgian Sportsman of the year
Sport Number of wins Winning years
Cycling 19 1967 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1974 , 1977 , 1981 , 1984 , 1990 , 2005 , 2007 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2016 , 2019
Motocross 10 1985 , 1987 , 1988 , 1992 , 2000 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2006
Athletics 6 1975 , 1976 , 1983 , 1985 , 1986 , 1993
Swimming 3 1995 , 1996 , 1998
Triathlon 3 1997 , 1999 , 2013
Football 3 2014 , 2015 , 2018
Judo 2 1979 , 1980
Motorsport 2 1982 , 1989
Table tennis 2 1991 , 1994
Weightlifting 1 1968
Billiards 1 1978
Cyclo-cross 1 2008
Tennis 1 2017
Breakdown of winners by sport -- Men
The Belgian Sportsman of the Year is elected at the end of each year by professional sportjournalists and former winners, annually since 1967. A Belgian Sportswoman of the Year title has been given out since 1975. Top winners include Ingrid Berghmans (8 wins), Kim Clijsters (8) and Eddy Merckx (6). More categories were added in 1997, with the Belgian Sportsteam of the Year, 1998 with the Belgian Talent of the Year, 2010 with the Belgian Paralympic Athlete of the Year and lastly in 2011 the Belgian Coach of the Year. The youngest male winner of the Belgian sportsman of the year is Remco Evenepoel who won the award at the age of 19. The youngest female winner is Carine Verbauwen, who won the award at the age of 13.