Jamaican Sportsperson of the Year
The Jamaican Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year is an annual election, organised by the RJR Sports Foundation, which honours outstanding achievement(s) in sport by Jamaican athletes during the previous year.
List of winners
| Year | Sportsman of the Year | Sportswoman of the Year | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete (wins) | Sport | Athlete (wins) | Sport | ||
| 1961 | Grant, BunnyBunny Grant | Boxing | Foster, JoyJoy Foster | Table tennis | |
| 1962 | Kerr, GeorgeGeorge Kerr | Athletics | DeSouza, MonicaMonica DeSouza | Table tennis | |
| 1963 | Douglas, NoelNoel Douglas | Cycling | Morris, UnaUna Morris | Athletics | |
| 1964 | Hayles, PercyPercy Hayles | Boxing | Morris, UnaUna Morris (2) | Athletics | |
| 1965 | Alexander, PhillipPhillip Alexander | Swimming | Newland, SarahSarah Newland | Paralympian | |
| 1966 | Hendriks, JackieJackie Hendriks | Cricket | Smith, CarmenCarmen Smith | Athletics | |
| 1967 | Morgan, OctaviusOctavius Morgan | Paralympian | DeSouza, MonicaMonica DeSouza (2) | Table tennis | |
| 1968 | Haslam, OrvilleOrville Haslam | Table tennis | Noble, FrancesFrances Noble | Swimming | |
| 1969 | Nash, PaulPaul Nash | Swimming | Reid, AudreyAudrey Reid | Athletics | |
| 1970 | Quarrie, DonaldDonald Quarrie | Athletics | Neufville, MarilynMarilyn Neufville | Athletics | |
| 1971 | Quarrie, DonaldDonald Quarrie (2) | Athletics | Neufville, MarilynMarilyn Neufville (2) | Athletics | |
| 1972 | Rowe, LawrenceLawrence Rowe | Cricket | Reid, AudreyAudrey Reid (2) | Athletics | |
| 1973 | Foster, MauriceMaurice Foster | Cricket | Bruce, AndreaAndrea Bruce | Athletics | |
| 1974 | Rowe, LawrenceLawrence Rowe (2) | Cricket | Phillip, BelindaBelinda Phillip | Swimming | |
| 1975 | Quarrie, DonaldDonald Quarrie (3) | Athletics | Bruce, AndreaAndrea Bruce (2) | Athletics | |
| 1976 | Quarrie, DonaldDonald Quarrie (4) | Athletics | Latty-Scott, VivalynVivalyn Latty-Scott | Cricket | |
| 1977 | Quarrie, DonaldDonald Quarrie (5) | Athletics | Blake, HelenHelen Blake | Athletics | |
| 1978 | McCallum, MikeMike McCallum | Boxing | Hodges, LeleithLeleith Hodges | Athletics | |
| 1979 | Weller, DavidDavid Weller | Cycling | Ottey, MerleneMerlene Ottey | Athletics | |
| 1980 | Weller, DavidDavid Weller (2) | Cycling | Ottey, MerleneMerlene Ottey (2) | Athletics | |
| 1981 | Cameron, BertlandBertland Cameron | Athletics | Pusey, JacquelineJacqueline Pusey | Athletics | |
| 1982 | Cameron, BertlandBertland Cameron (2) | Athletics | Ottey, MerleneMerlene Ottey (3) | Athletics | |
| 1983 | Cameron, BertlandBertland Cameron (3) | Athletics | Ottey, MerleneMerlene Ottey (4) | Athletics | |
| 1984 | McCallum, MikeMike McCallum (2) | Boxing | Ottey-Page, MerleneMerlene Ottey-Page (5) | Athletics | |
| 1985 | McCallum, MikeMike McCallum (3) | Boxing | Ottey-Page, MerleneMerlene Ottey-Page (6) | Athletics | |
| 1986 | McCallum, MikeMike McCallum (4) | Boxing | Jackson, GraceGrace Jackson | Athletics | |
| 1987 | McCallum, MikeMike McCallum (5) | Boxing | Ottey, MerleneMerlene Ottey (7) | Athletics | |
| 1988 | Dujon, JeffJeff Dujon | Cricket | Jackson, GraceGrace Jackson (2) | Athletics | |
| 1989 | McCallum, MikeMike McCallum (6) | Boxing | Ottey, MerleneMerlene Ottey (8) | Athletics | |
| 1990 | McCallum, MikeMike McCallum (7) | Boxing | Ottey, MerleneMerlene Ottey (9) | Athletics | |
| 1991 | Patterson, PatrickPatrick Patterson | Cricket | Ottey, MerleneMerlene Ottey (10) | Athletics | |
| 1992 | Graham, WinthropWinthrop Graham | Athletics | Cuthbert, JulietJuliet Cuthbert | Athletics | |
| 1993 | Graham, WinthropWinthrop Graham (2) | Athletics | Ottey, MerleneMerlene Ottey (11) | Athletics | |
| 1994 | Adams, JimmyJimmy Adams | Cricket | Ottey, MerleneMerlene Ottey (12) | Athletics | |
| 1995 | Beckford, JamesJames Beckford | Athletics | Ottey, MerleneMerlene Ottey (13) | Athletics | |
| 1996 | Beckford, JamesJames Beckford (2) | Athletics | Hemmings, DeonDeon Hemmings | Athletics | |
| 1997 | Burton, DeonDeon Burton | Association football | Freeman, MichelleMichelle Freeman | Athletics | |
| 1998 | Walsh, CourtneyCourtney Walsh | Cricket | Richards, SandieSandie Richards | Athletics | |
| 1999 | Walsh, CourtneyCourtney Walsh (2) | Cricket | McDonald, BeverlyBeverly McDonald | Athletics | |
| 2000 | Walsh, CourtneyCourtney Walsh (3) | Cricket | Hemmings, DeonDeon Hemmings (2) | Athletics | |
| Fenton, LorraineLorraine Fenton | Athletics | ||||
| 2001 | Williams, ChristopherChristopher Williams | Athletics | Fenton, LorraineLorraine Fenton (2) | Athletics | |
| 2002 | Blackwood, MichaelMichael Blackwood | Athletics | Foster, BrigitteBrigitte Foster | Athletics | |
| 2003 | Beckford, JamesJames Beckford (3) | Athletics | Foster, BrigitteBrigitte Foster (2) | Athletics | |
| 2004 | McFarlane, DannyDanny McFarlane | Athletics | Campbell-Brown, VeronicaVeronica Campbell-Brown | Athletics | |
| 2005 | Powell, AsafaAsafa Powell | Athletics | Smith, Trecia-KayeTrecia-Kaye Smith | Athletics | |
| 2006 | Powell, AsafaAsafa Powell (2) | Athletics | Simpson, SheroneSherone Simpson | Athletics | |
| 2007 | Powell, AsafaAsafa Powell (3) | Athletics | Campbell-Brown, VeronicaVeronica Campbell-Brown (2) | Athletics | |
| 2008 | Bolt, UsainUsain Bolt | Athletics | Campbell-Brown, VeronicaVeronica Campbell-Brown (3) | Athletics | |
| Walker, MelaineMelaine Walker | Athletics | ||||
| 2009 | Bolt, UsainUsain Bolt (2) | Athletics | Foster-Hylton, BrigitteBrigitte Foster-Hylton (3) | Athletics | |
| 2010 | Gayle, ChrisChris Gayle | Cricket | Campbell-Brown, VeronicaVeronica Campbell-Brown (4) | Athletics | |
| 2011 | Bolt, UsainUsain Bolt (3) | Athletics | Campbell-Brown, VeronicaVeronica Campbell-Brown (5) | Athletics | |
| 2012 | Bolt, UsainUsain Bolt (4) | Athletics | Fraser-Pryce, Shelly-AnnShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Athletics | |
| 2013 | Bolt, UsainUsain Bolt (5) | Athletics | Fraser-Pryce, Shelly-AnnShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (2) | Athletics | |
| 2014 | Walters, NicholasNicholas Walters | Boxing | Atkinson, AliaAlia Atkinson | Swimming | |
| 2015 | Bolt, UsainUsain Bolt (6) | Athletics | Fraser-Pryce, Shelly-AnnShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (3) | Athletics | |
See also
- Athlete of the Year
- Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year (Laureus World Sports Academy)
- Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
- L'Équipe Champion of Champions Award
References
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