Sportske novosti awards
Encyclopedia
Sportske novosti awards refer to a series of annual awards given out by Sportske novosti
Sportske novosti
Sportske novosti is a Croatian daily sports newspaper based in Zagreb.It was first published as a weekly magazine on 9 August 1945 . It changed its name to Narodni sport on 10 December 1945...

, a Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

n daily sports newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...

. It originated in the 1950s in the then-SFR Yugoslavia, and is today one of the most prestigious Croatian sport awards. The winners are decided by polling sports journalists.

History

Sportske novosti was founded in 1945 and it first began awarding the Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year and Yugoslav Sportswoman of the Year awards in 1950 for greatest achievements in Yugoslav sports. The award, one of several Yugoslav national-level sporting awards, was given every year between 1950 and 1990, when it was discontinued due to the breakup of Yugoslavia.

In 1952, the newspaper had launched a parallel award for Croatian athletes which honored best sporting achievements by sportsmen and sportswomen hailing from SR Croatia (1952–1990) and later Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

 (1990–present). Winners of both the defunct Yugoslav awards and the present-day Croatian awards are selected through a poll of sports journalists
Sports journalism
Sports journalism is a form of journalism that reports on sports topics and events.While the sports department within some newspapers has been mockingly called the toy department, because sports journalists do not concern themselves with the 'serious' topics covered by the news desk, sports...

 from around the country, e.g. members of the Croatian Association of Sports Journalists (Hrvatski zbor sportskih novinara), which was itself established in 1949. Award winners in both categories are collectively referred to as the "Golden List" (Zlatna lista).

The current award is considered one of the most prestigious Croatian national sporting awards, along with the annual awards handed out by the Croatian Olympic Committee
Croatian Olympic Committee
The Croatian Olympic Committee is the non-profit organization representing Croatian athletes in the International Olympic Committee. The COC organizes Croatia's representatives at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. It also organizes the Croatian contingent at smaller events such as the...

. In 1990 the categories for Men's Sports Team of the Year and Women's Sports Team of the Year for notable achievements in team sports were introduced.

Yugoslav competition (1950–1990)


  SFR Yugoslavia competition (1950–1990)
Year Sportsman of the Year Sportswoman of the Year
Winner (titles) Sport Winner (titles) Sport
1950 Athletics  Swimming
1951 Athletics Athletics
1952 Athletics
1953 Rowing Athletics
1954 Table tennis Swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

1955 Association football  (2) Athletics
1956 (2) Athletics Swimming
1957 (3) Athletics Handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

1958 Athletics Alpine skiing
1959 (2) Athletics Athletics
1960 Basketball
1961 Gymnastics Swimming
1962 (2) Gymnastics (2)
1963 (3) Gymnastics
1964 (4) Gymnastics (2) Athletics
1965 Sports shooting Handball
1966 (5) Gymnastics Athletics
1967 Basketball (2) Athletics
1968 (6) Gymnastics Swimming
1969 (7) Gymnastics Swimming
1970 (8) Gymnastics Sports shooting
1971 Boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 
(3) Athletics
1972 (2) Boxing (4) Athletics
1973 Boxing Athletics
1974 (3) Boxing Athletics
1975 Athletics Table tennis
1976 Canoeing
Canoeing
Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....

 
Tennis
1977 Wrestling (2) Tennis
1978 Basketball Karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...

1979 Alpine skiing Table tennis
1980 Boxing
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| style="text-align:center;"|1981|| ||Swimming || bgcolor=faecc8| ||Figure skating
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| style="text-align:center;"|1982|| (2)||Alpine skiing || bgcolor=faecc8| ||Bowling
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| style="text-align:center;"|1983|| bgcolor=faecc8| ||Table tennis || ||Sports shooting
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| style="text-align:center;"|1984|| ||Alpine skiing || ||Handball
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| style="text-align:center;"|1985|| bgcolor=faecc8| ||Basketball || || Tennis
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| style="text-align:center;"|1986|| ||Alpine skiing || ||Alpine skiing
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| style="text-align:center;"|1987|| (3) ||Alpine skiing || (2)||Alpine skiing
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| style="text-align:center;"|1988|| ||Sports shooting || bgcolor=faecc8| ||Sports shooting
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| style="text-align:center;"|1989|| ||Judo || (3)||Alpine skiing
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| style="text-align:center;"|1990|| bgcolor=faecc8| ||Basketball || (2)||Tennis
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Sportsmen

Year Winner Sport
1952 (s) Rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

1952 (s) Rowing
1952 (s) Rowing
1952 (s) Rowing
1953 Rowing
1954 Table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

1955 Association football
1956 Athletics
1957 Water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

1958 Athletics
1959 Bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...

1960 Association football
1961 Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

1962 (s) (2) Tennis
1962 (s) Tennis
1963 Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

1964 (2) Tennis
1965 Swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

1966 Bicycle racing
Bicycle racing
Bicycle racing is a competition sport in which various types of bicycles are used. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, bike trials, and cycle speedway. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport...

1967 (3) Tennis
1968 Table tennis
1969 (2) Table tennis
1970 Basketball
1971 Boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

1972 (2) Boxing
1973 (3) Boxing
1974 Athletics
1975 Table tennis
1976 Canoeing
Canoeing
Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....

1977 Athletics
1978 Kayaking
Kayak
A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...

1979 (3) Table tennis
1980 Basketball
1981 (4) Table tennis
1982 (2) Canoeing
1983 (5) Table tennis
1984 Wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...

1985 Basketball
1986 (2) Basketball
1987 Canoeing
1988 Table tennis
1989 Basketball
1990 (2) Basketball
1991 (3) Basketball
1992 Tennis
1993 (2) Tennis
1994 (3) Tennis
1995 Boxing
1996 (4) Tennis
1997 (2) Boxing
1998 Association football
1999 Swimming
2000 Weightlifting
2001 (5) Tennis
2002 Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...

2003 (2) Alpine skiing
2004 Swimming
2005 Tennis
2006 (2) Tennis
2007 Handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

2008 Gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...

2009 (3) Alpine skiing
2010 (4) Alpine skiing

Sportswomen

Year Winner Sport
1952 Athletics (running)
1953 (2) Athletics (running)
1954 Swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

1955 (3) Athletics (running)
1956 Swimming
1957 Handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

1958 Swimming
1959 Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

1960 Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

1961 (2) Swimming
1962 Athletics (running)
1963 (2) Athletics (running)
1964 (2) Handball
1965 Athletics (running)
1966 (2) Athletics (running)
1967 Table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

1968 Swimming
1969 Swimming
1970 Basketball
1971 Athletics (running)
1972 (2) Athletics (running)
1973 Handball
1974 Athletics (running)
1975 Table tennis
1976
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Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...


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| style="text-align:center;"|1977|| (2)||Athletics (running)
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| style="text-align:center;"|1978|| ||Bowling
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1979|| ||Figure skating
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...


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| style="text-align:center;"|1980|| (2)||Bowling
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| style="text-align:center;"|1981|| (2)||Figure skating
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| style="text-align:center;"|1982|| ||Bowling
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1983|| ||Tennis
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1984|| (2)||Table tennis
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| style="text-align:center;"|1985|| (2)||Bowling
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1986|| ||Sports shooting
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...


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| style="text-align:center;"|1987|| (2)||Sports shooting
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| style="text-align:center;"|1988|| (3)||Sports shooting
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1989|| (4)||Sports shooting
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| style="text-align:center;"|1990|| ||Athletics (high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

)
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| style="text-align:center;"|1991|| ||Basketball
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| style="text-align:center;"|1992|| (3)||Bowling
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| style="text-align:center;"|1993|| ||Sports shooting
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1994|| ||Tennis
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1995|| (2)||Tennis
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1996|| (3)||Tennis
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1997|| (4)||Tennis
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1998|| ||Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...


|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1999|| (2)||Alpine skiing
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2000|| (3)||Alpine skiing
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2001|| (4)||Alpine skiing
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2002|| (5)||Alpine skiing
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2003|| (6)||Alpine skiing
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2004|| ||Athletics (high jump)
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2005|| (7)||Alpine skiing
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2006|| (8)||Alpine skiing
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2007|| (2)||Athletics (high jump)
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2008|| (3)||Athletics (high jump)
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2009|| (4)||Athletics (high jump)
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2010|| (5)||Athletics (high jump)
|}

1966–1990

Year Men's Women's
1966
Men's national basketball team
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....

1967
Men's national basketball team
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....

 (2)
1968
Men's national water polo team
Yugoslavia men's national water polo team
Yugoslavia men's national water polo team was the national water polo team that represented the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes , the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia , the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , and after the split of SFR Yugoslavia, the...

1969
Men's national basketball team
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....

 (3)
1970
Men's national basketball team
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....

 (4)
1971
VK Mladost
HAVK Mladost
HAVK Mladost is a Croatian water polo club from Zagreb. It is part of the Mladost sports society. The club was formed in 1946 and is currently coached by Veselin Đuho.It was voted as the world's best water-polo club of the 20th century.- Famous players :...

1972
Men's national handball team
Yugoslavia national handball team
The Yugoslavia national handball team was the national handball team of Yugoslavia. It was organized by the Handball Federation of Yugoslavia.-Accomplishments:Olympics record*1936 - did not participate*1972 - Champion*1976 - 5th place...

1973
National basketball team
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....

 (5)
National handball team
1974
National basketball team
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....

 (6)
National sports shooting team
1975
National basketball team
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....

 (7)
N/A
1976
National basketball team
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....

 (8)
RK Radnički
1977
National basketball team
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....

 (9)
National youth handball team
1978
National basketball team
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....

 (10)
Bowling pair Tkalčić-Galošević
1979
"Everest '79" mountaineering expedition
KK Crvena Zvezda
1980
National basketball team
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....

 (11)
National handball team
1981
National football team
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...

 
National youth handball team
1982
National handball team
Yugoslavia national handball team
The Yugoslavia national handball team was the national handball team of Yugoslavia. It was organized by the Handball Federation of Yugoslavia.-Accomplishments:Olympics record*1936 - did not participate*1972 - Champion*1976 - 5th place...

 (2)
National handball team
1983
Table tennis pair Šurbek-Kalinić
RK Radnički
1984
National water polo team
Yugoslavia men's national water polo team
Yugoslavia men's national water polo team was the national water polo team that represented the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes , the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia , the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , and after the split of SFR Yugoslavia, the...

 (2)
National handball team
1985
KK Cibona
KK Cibona
Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...

 
RK Budućnost
1986
National handball team
Yugoslavia national handball team
The Yugoslavia national handball team was the national handball team of Yugoslavia. It was organized by the Handball Federation of Yugoslavia.-Accomplishments:Olympics record*1936 - did not participate*1972 - Champion*1976 - 5th place...

 (3)
National sports shooting team
1987
National water polo team
Yugoslavia men's national water polo team
Yugoslavia men's national water polo team was the national water polo team that represented the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes , the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia , the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , and after the split of SFR Yugoslavia, the...

 (3)
National basketball team
1988
National water polo team
Yugoslavia men's national water polo team
Yugoslavia men's national water polo team was the national water polo team that represented the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes , the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia , the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , and after the split of SFR Yugoslavia, the...

 (4)
National basketball team
1989
National basketball team
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....

 (12)
KK Jedinstvo
1990
National basketball team
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....

 (13)
National basketball team

1990–present

Year Men's Sports Team of the Year Sport Women's Sports Team of the Year Sport
1990
KK POP 84 Split
KK Split
KK Split , KK Split CO for sponsorship relations is a basketball club from Split, Croatia. Currently, KK Split competes in the A-1 Liga and Krešimir Ćosić Cup.-History:...

Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

Jedinstvo Zagreb
Bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...

1991
KK Slobodna Dalmacija Split
KK Split
KK Split , KK Split CO for sponsorship relations is a basketball club from Split, Croatia. Currently, KK Split competes in the A-1 Liga and Krešimir Ćosić Cup.-History:...

Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

AOK Mladost Zagreb
AOK Mladost
HAOK Mladost Zagreb is a professional volleyball team based in Zagreb, Croatia which is part of the HAŠK Mladost sports society. It was established on December 9, 1946...

Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

1992
Croatia national basketball team
Croatia national basketball team
The Croatian national basketball team represents Croatia at international tournaments. It is organized by the Croatian Basketball Federation...

Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

Croatia national bowling team
Bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...

1993
RK Badel 1862 Zagreb
RK Zagreb
RK Zagreb is a team handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. Currently, RK Zagreb competes in the Croatian First League of Handball and the Croatian Handball Cup....

Handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

Croatia national handball team
Croatia women's national handball team
The Croatia women's national handball team is the national team of Croatia. It is governed by the Croatian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.- World Championship :*1957 to 1990 - Was part of Yugoslavia...

Handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

1994
Croatian coxed pair
Coxed pair
A coxed pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain....

 team:
Tihomir Franković
Tihomir Frankovic
Tihomir Franković is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Branimir Vujević, Krešimir Čuljak, Tomislav Smoljanović and Igor Francetić.-External links:*...

, Igor Boraska
Igor Boraska
Igor Boraska is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.- Rowing career :...

; coxwain Milan Ražov
Rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

AOK Mladost Zagreb
AOK Mladost
HAOK Mladost Zagreb is a professional volleyball team based in Zagreb, Croatia which is part of the HAŠK Mladost sports society. It was established on December 9, 1946...

Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

1995
Croatia national handball team
Croatia national handball team
The Croatian national handball team is a handball team that represents Croatia in the international matches and has been playing since the country's independence in the early 1990s...

Handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

Croatia national volleyball team
Croatia women's national volleyball team
The Croatia women's national volleyball team represents Croatia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team's biggest successes came in 1995, 1997 and 1999 when Croatia won the silver medals at the European Championships.-Olympic Games:* 1996 — did not...

Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

1996
Croatia national handball team
Croatia national handball team
The Croatian national handball team is a handball team that represents Croatia in the international matches and has been playing since the country's independence in the early 1990s...

Handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

RK Podravka Koprivnica
Handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

1997
Croatia national football team
Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...

Football
Croatia national volleyball team
Croatia women's national volleyball team
The Croatia women's national volleyball team represents Croatia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team's biggest successes came in 1995, 1997 and 1999 when Croatia won the silver medals at the European Championships.-Olympic Games:* 1996 — did not...

Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

1998
Croatia national football team
Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...

Football
OK Dubrovačka Banka
Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

1999
Croatia national water polo team
Water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

Croatia national volleyball team
Croatia women's national volleyball team
The Croatia women's national volleyball team represents Croatia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team's biggest successes came in 1995, 1997 and 1999 when Croatia won the silver medals at the European Championships.-Olympic Games:* 1996 — did not...

Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

2000
Croatian rowing eight team
Rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

Croatia national volleyball team
Croatia women's national volleyball team
The Croatia women's national volleyball team represents Croatia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team's biggest successes came in 1995, 1997 and 1999 when Croatia won the silver medals at the European Championships.-Olympic Games:* 1996 — did not...

Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

2001
Croatia national football team
Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...

Football
Croatia national basketball team
Croatia women's national basketball team
The Croatia women's national basketball team is the representative for Croatia in international women's basketball competitions and it is organized and run by the Croatian Basketball Federation .-Current roster:, on EuroBasket 2011:...

Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

2002
Croatian coxless pair
Coxless pair
A Coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars.The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side and one on the bow side...

 team:
Nikša Skelin
Nikša Skelin
Nikša Skelin is a Croatian rower who has won two Olympic medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he won a silver medal in coxless pairs with his older brother Siniša.-External links:*...

, Siniša Skelin
Siniša Skelin
Siniša Skelin is a Croatian rower who has won two Olympic medals. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he won a silver medal in coxless pairs with his younger brother Nikša.-External links:*...

Rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

Podravka Vegeta Koprivnica
Handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

2003
Croatia national handball team
Croatia national handball team
The Croatian national handball team is a handball team that represents Croatia in the international matches and has been playing since the country's independence in the early 1990s...

Handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

Croatia national table tennis team
Table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

2004
Croatia national handball team
Croatia national handball team
The Croatian national handball team is a handball team that represents Croatia in the international matches and has been playing since the country's independence in the early 1990s...

Handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

Croatia national crossbow team
Archery
Archery
Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...

2005
Croatia Davis Cup team
Croatia Davis Cup team
The Croatia Davis Cup team represents Croatia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Croatian Tennis Association.Croatia won the Davis Cup in 2005...

Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

Croatia national table tennis team
Table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

2006
VK Jug Dubrovnik
VK Jug Dubrovnik
VK Jug Dubrovnik is a water polo club from Dubrovnik, Croatia. Currently, VK Jug competes in the Croatian First League of Water Polo.VK Jug was established in 1923...

Water Polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

Podravka Vegeta Koprivnica
Handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

2007
Croatia national water polo team
Water Polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

Croatian Himalaya expedition
Mountaineering
Mountaineering
Mountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of hiking, skiing, and climbing mountains. While mountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed mountains it has branched into specialisations that address different aspects of the mountain and consists...

2008
Croatia national football team
Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...

Football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

Croatia national table tennis team
Table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

2009
Croatia national handball team
Croatia national handball team
The Croatian national handball team is a handball team that represents Croatia in the international matches and has been playing since the country's independence in the early 1990s...

Handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

Croatian Himalaya expedition
Mountaineering
Mountaineering
Mountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of hiking, skiing, and climbing mountains. While mountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed mountains it has branched into specialisations that address different aspects of the mountain and consists...


Statistics

By sport
This table lists the total number of awards by recipients' sporting profession.
Sport Men Women Total
Athletics  4 17 21
Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 
12 6 18
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...

 
4 8 12
Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 
8 3 11
Table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

 
8 3 11
Swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 
3 6 9
Bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...

 
1 6 7
Boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 
5 0 5
Rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

 
5 0 5
Sports shooting
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...

 
0 5 5
Handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 
1 3 4
Association football  3 0 3
Canoeing
Canoeing
Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....

 
3 0 3
Figure skating
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

 
0 2 2
Bicycle racing
Bicycle racing
Bicycle racing is a competition sport in which various types of bicycles are used. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, bike trials, and cycle speedway. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport...

 
1 0 1
Gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...

 
1 0 1
Kayak
Kayak
A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...

ing
1 0 1
Water Polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

 
1 0 1
Weightlifting  1 0 1
Wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...

 
1 0 1

See also

  • Golden Badge - Award for Yugoslav (and later Serbian) Athlete of the Year, awarded by the Belgrade
    Belgrade
    Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

    -based sports daily DSL Sport
    DSL Sport
    Sport is a Serbian daily sports newspaper. Тhе first edition was published on 5 May 1945 under the name Fiskultura...

    since 1957.
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