Rotterdam Sportsman of the year
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The Rotterdam Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year
Athlete of the Year
Athlete of the Year is an award given by various sports organizations for the athlete whom they have determined to be deserving of such recognition....

is an annual election, organised by the city's division for topsport named Rotterdam Topsport. The award goes to sportspeople who were born or have lived in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...

, Zuid-Holland. Rotterdam was the first city in the Netherlands to honour its sportspeople for their achievements at the end of the year.

Winners

Year Men's winner Men's sport Women's winner Women's sport
1986 Koos Maasdijk
Koos Maasdijk
Jacob Arnold Maasdijk is a former rower from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal with the men's eights at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He had also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth in the men's fours.-References:...

rowing Elly van Hulst
Elly van Hulst
Elisa Maria van Hulst is a former middle distance runner from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984....

athletics
1987 Pieter Slot waterskiing Elly van Hulst
Elly van Hulst
Elisa Maria van Hulst is a former middle distance runner from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984....

athletics
1988 Regilio Tuur
Regilio Tuur
Regilio Benito Tuur is a former boxer from The Netherlands, who made his fame by knocking out reigning world champion Kelcie Banks in the first round at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-Amateur career:...

boxing None
1989 Koos Maasdijk
Koos Maasdijk
Jacob Arnold Maasdijk is a former rower from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal with the men's eights at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He had also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth in the men's fours.-References:...

rowing Elly van Hulst
Elly van Hulst
Elisa Maria van Hulst is a former middle distance runner from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984....

athletics
1990 Robert Eenhoorn
Robert Eenhoorn
Robert Franciscus Eenhoorn is a retired Dutch professional baseball player and manager. He played four seasons of Major League Baseball as a utility infielder for the New York Yankees and California/Anaheim Angels.-Major League career:Robert Eenhoorn played four seasons in Major League Baseball as...

baseball Petra Kamstra
Petra Kamstra
Petra Kamstra is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who won one WTA-title in doubles during her career. She reached her individual career-high singles ranking on 2 October 1995, when Kamstra became the number 70 of the world...

tennis
1991 Jeroen van Dijk badminton Letitia Vriesde
Letitia Vriesde
Letitia Alma Vriesde is a track and field athlete from Suriname. Her main event is the 800 m. She is the first sportsperson from Surinam to compete at five Olympic Games....

athletics
1992 Regilio Tuur
Regilio Tuur
Regilio Benito Tuur is a former boxer from The Netherlands, who made his fame by knocking out reigning world champion Kelcie Banks in the first round at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-Amateur career:...

boxing Petra Kamstra
Petra Kamstra
Petra Kamstra is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who won one WTA-title in doubles during her career. She reached her individual career-high singles ranking on 2 October 1995, when Kamstra became the number 70 of the world...

tennis
1993 John den Braber cycling Jacqueline Goormachtigh
Jacqueline Goormachtigh
Romane Jacqueline Elisabeth Goormachtigh is a retired discus thrower from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she didn't reach the final, after having thrown 58.74 metres in the qualifying heats...

athletics
1994 Regilio Tuur
Regilio Tuur
Regilio Benito Tuur is a former boxer from The Netherlands, who made his fame by knocking out reigning world champion Kelcie Banks in the first round at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-Amateur career:...

boxing None
1995 Regilio Tuur
Regilio Tuur
Regilio Benito Tuur is a former boxer from The Netherlands, who made his fame by knocking out reigning world champion Kelcie Banks in the first round at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-Amateur career:...

boxing Letitia Vriesde
Letitia Vriesde
Letitia Alma Vriesde is a track and field athlete from Suriname. Her main event is the 800 m. She is the first sportsperson from Surinam to compete at five Olympic Games....

athletics
1996 Koos Maasdijk
Koos Maasdijk
Jacob Arnold Maasdijk is a former rower from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal with the men's eights at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He had also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth in the men's fours.-References:...

rowing Francis Hoenselaar
Francis Hoenselaar
Francisca Hoenselaar is a professional darts player from the Netherlands. She is nicknamed The Dutch Crown....

darts
1997 Don Diego Poeder boxing Francis Hoenselaar
Francis Hoenselaar
Francisca Hoenselaar is a professional darts player from the Netherlands. She is nicknamed The Dutch Crown....

darts
1998 Jeroen van Dijk badminton Leontien van Moorsel
Leontien van Moorsel
Leontine Martha Henrica Petronella van Moorsel is a former Dutch racing cyclist.Van Moorsel started her career in the late 1980s and was soon one of the best cyclists in the world. She won major races both on the track, and on the road...

cycling
1999 Robert Eenhoorn
Robert Eenhoorn
Robert Franciscus Eenhoorn is a retired Dutch professional baseball player and manager. He played four seasons of Major League Baseball as a utility infielder for the New York Yankees and California/Anaheim Angels.-Major League career:Robert Eenhoorn played four seasons in Major League Baseball as...

baseball Leontien van Moorsel
Leontien van Moorsel
Leontine Martha Henrica Petronella van Moorsel is a former Dutch racing cyclist.Van Moorsel started her career in the late 1980s and was soon one of the best cyclists in the world. She won major races both on the track, and on the road...

cycling
2000
2000 in sports
2000 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria** Women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria-American football:...

Raemon Sluiter
Raemon Sluiter
Raemon Sluiter is a professional male tennis player from the Netherlands. His career-high Association of Tennis Professionals Entry ranking is Number 46...

tennis Leontien van Moorsel
Leontien van Moorsel
Leontine Martha Henrica Petronella van Moorsel is a former Dutch racing cyclist.Van Moorsel started her career in the late 1980s and was soon one of the best cyclists in the world. She won major races both on the track, and on the road...

cycling
2001
2001 in sports
2001 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria** Women's overall season champion: Janica Kostelić, Croatia-American football:...

Raemon Sluiter
Raemon Sluiter
Raemon Sluiter is a professional male tennis player from the Netherlands. His career-high Association of Tennis Professionals Entry ranking is Number 46...

tennis Sissy van Alebeek
Sissy van Alebeek
Sissy van Alebeek is a professional female cyclist from the Netherlands, who won the Dutch title in 2001 and therefore was named Rotterdam Sportswoman of the Year at the end of the year.-References:...

cycling
2002
2002 in sports
2002 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Stephan Eberharter, Austria** Women's overall season champion: Michaela Dorfmeister, Austria-American football:...

Raemon Sluiter
Raemon Sluiter
Raemon Sluiter is a professional male tennis player from the Netherlands. His career-high Association of Tennis Professionals Entry ranking is Number 46...

tennis Leontien van Moorsel
Leontien van Moorsel
Leontine Martha Henrica Petronella van Moorsel is a former Dutch racing cyclist.Van Moorsel started her career in the late 1980s and was soon one of the best cyclists in the world. She won major races both on the track, and on the road...

cycling
2003
2003 in sports
2003 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season championship: Stephan Eberharter, Austria** Women's overall season championship: Janica Kostelić, Croatia-American football:...

Francisco Elson
Francisco Elson
Francisco Marinho Robby Elson is a Dutch professional basketball player. At 7' 0" and weighing 235 lbs , he most recently played for the Utah Jazz of the NBA. Elson is the seventh Dutch player in the NBA....

basketball Leontien van Moorsel
Leontien van Moorsel
Leontine Martha Henrica Petronella van Moorsel is a former Dutch racing cyclist.Van Moorsel started her career in the late 1980s and was soon one of the best cyclists in the world. She won major races both on the track, and on the road...

cycling
2004
2004 in sports
2004 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* College football Bowl Championship Series :**January 1 – Rose Bowl – USC 28, Michigan 14...

Koos de Ronde equestrian Leontien van Moorsel
Leontien van Moorsel
Leontine Martha Henrica Petronella van Moorsel is a former Dutch racing cyclist.Van Moorsel started her career in the late 1980s and was soon one of the best cyclists in the world. She won major races both on the track, and on the road...

cycling
2005
2005 in sports
2005 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Bode Miller ** Women's overall season champion: Anja Pärson -American football:...

Robert Doornbos
Robert Doornbos
Robert Michael Doornbos is a Dutch racing driver. He has been test and third driver for the Jordan and Red Bull Racing Formula One teams, as well as driving for Minardi and Red Bull Racing in 2005 and 2006. Doornbos then drove for Minardi Team USA in the 2007 and final season of the Champ Car...

auto racing Elisabeth Willebroordse judo
2006
2006 in sports
2006 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* January 2, Fiesta Bowl – Ohio State 34-20 Notre Dame* January 2, Sugar Bowl – West Virginia 38-35 Georgia...

Robin van Persie
Robin van Persie
Robin van Persie is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Arsenal and the Dutch national team. He is a youth product of Feyenoord. Having joined Arsenal in 2004, Van Persie became the club captain on 16 August 2011...

football Fatima Moreira de Melo
Fatima Moreira de Melo
Fatima Moreira de Melo LL.M. is a Dutch field hockey player. She has played 191 international matches for the Dutch national team, where she has scored 30 times. Her debut match was on 21 October 1997 against Germany which ended in a 2-1 victory for The Netherlands. She plays on the position of...

field hockey
2007
2007 in sports
2007 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* February 4 – Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17 to win Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The win was the Colts' first Super Bowl Championship since their 1970-71 team, when...

Francisco Elson
Francisco Elson
Francisco Marinho Robby Elson is a Dutch professional basketball player. At 7' 0" and weighing 235 lbs , he most recently played for the Utah Jazz of the NBA. Elson is the seventh Dutch player in the NBA....

basketball Elisabeth Willebroordse judo
2008
2008 in sports
2008 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* Louisiana State University Tigers defeat The Ohio State University Buckeyes 38-24 in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game, thus becoming the first two-time BCS National Champions, and the first BCS titlists with two...

Robert Lathouwers
Robert Lathouwers
Robert Lathouwers is a Dutch athlete who mainly focuses on the 400 and 800 metres.-Biography:Lathouwers was born and raised in Rotterdam and has a sister who is two years older than he is named Maura. He started in athletics at the age of six, doing all different kinds of disciplines in the sport...

athletics Deborah Gravenstijn
Deborah Gravenstijn
Dibora Monick Olga "Deborah" Gravenstijn is a Dutch judoka and First Lieutenant in the Royal Netherlands Air Force...

judo
2009
2009 in sports
-Alpine skiing:* Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 held at Val d'Isère, Savoy, France-American football:* The Florida Gators defeat the Oklahoma Sooners 24-14 in front of a Dolphin Stadium record crowd of 78,468 to win the 2009 BCS National Championship Game...

 
David Kuiper
David Kuiper
David Kuiper is a rower from the Netherlands.Kuiper took part in the World Championships of 2007 in Munich becoming tenth in the eights...

rowing Marhinde Verkerk judo


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