Gallup Korea's Athlete of the Year

Gallup Korea's Athlete of the Year (Korean: 한국갤럽조사연구소 올해를 빛낸 스포츠선수) is a South Korean athlete considered the greatest contributor for a year to enhancing South Korea's national prestige by participants in an opinion poll of Gallup Korea. The annual poll was started in 2007.[1] Its statistics are based on about 1,700 answers, and each of voters can choose two athletes.[2][3][4]

Winners

Year Athlete Gender Sport Ratio Ref.
2007 Kim Yuna Woman Figure skating 52.0% [1]
2008 Kim Yuna (2) Woman Figure skating 56.1% [5]
2009 Kim Yuna (3) Woman Figure skating 82.8% [2]
2010 Park Tae-hwan Man Swimming 61.6% [3]
2011 Park Ji-sung Man Football 57.6% [4]
2012 Son Yeon-jae Woman Gymnastics 37.6% [6]
2013 Ryu Hyun-jin Man Baseball 51.4% [7]
2014 Son Yeon-jae (2) Woman Gymnastics 42.0% [8]
2015 Son Heung-min Man Football 24.4% [9]
2016 Son Yeon-jae (3) Woman Gymnastics 29.8% [10]
2017 Son Heung-min (2) Man Football 38.1% [11]
2018 Son Heung-min (3) Man Football 63.3% [12]
2019 Son Heung-min (4) Man Football 82.0% [13]
2020 Son Heung-min (5) Man Football 79.7% [14]
2021 Son Heung-min (6) Man Football 72.8% [15]
2022 Son Heung-min (7) Man Football 86.2% [16]
2023 Son Heung-min (8) Man Football 73.8% [17]
2024 Son Heung-min (9) Man Football 70.7% [18]
2025 Son Heung-min (10) Man Football 76.1% [19]

Results

2007

Rank Athlete[1] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Kim Yuna Woman Figure skating 52.0%
2 Park Tae-hwan Man Swimming 45.4%
3 Park Ji-sung Man Football 28.0%
4 Lee Seung-yuop Man Baseball 11.8%
5 Choi Kyung-ju Man Golf 5.2%
6 Pak Se-ri Woman Golf 4.3%
7 Park Chan-ho Man Baseball 2.7%
8 Lee Young-pyo Man Football 1.4%
9 Lee Chun-soo Man Football 0.7%
10 Yang Joon-hyuk Man Baseball 0.5%

2008

Rank Athlete[5] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Kim Yuna Woman Figure skating 56.1%
2 Park Tae-hwan Man Swimming 55.4%
3 Park Ji-sung Man Football 23.9%
4 Jang Mi-ran Woman Weightlifting 21.8%
5 Lee Seung-yuop Man Baseball 11.5%
6 Choi Min-ho Man Judo 2.5%
7 Lee Yong-dae Man Badminton 2.3%
8 Shin Jiyai Woman Golf 2.1%
9 Park Chan-ho Man Baseball 2.0%
10 Pak Se-ri Woman Golf 1.3%

2009

Rank Athlete[2] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Kim Yuna Woman Figure skating 82.8%
2 Park Ji-sung Man Football 40.7%
3 Park Tae-hwan Man Swimming 14.5%
4 Choo Shin-soo Man Baseball 10.9%
5 Park Chan-ho Man Baseball 9.6%
6 Shin Jiyai Woman Golf 6.4%
7 Lee Seung-yuop Man Baseball 4.3%
8 Lee Chung-yong Man Football 1.7%
9 Kim Tae-kyun Man Baseball 1.5%
10 Pak Se-ri Woman Golf 1.4%

2010

Rank Athlete[3] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Park Tae-hwan Man Swimming 61.6%
2 Kim Yuna Woman Figure skating 50.0%
3 Park Ji-sung Man Football 35.6%
4 Choo Shin-soo Man Baseball 16.2%
5 Jang Mi-ran Woman Weightlifting 7.7%
6 Park Chan-ho Man Baseball 3.6%
7 Lee Chung-yong Man Football 3.0%
8 Park Chu-young Man Football 2.7%
9 Jeong Da-rae Woman Swimming 2.2%
10 Lee Dae-ho Man Baseball 1.4%

2011

Rank Athlete[4] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Park Ji-sung Man Football 57.6%
2 Kim Yuna Woman Figure skating 55.9%
3 Park Tae-hwan Man Swimming 26.0%
4 Lee Dae-ho Man Baseball 6.5%
5 Park Chu-young Man Football 5.4%
6 Park Chan-ho Man Baseball 5.0%
7 Choo Shin-soo Man Baseball 3.2%
8 Lee Seung-yuop Man Baseball 2.3%
9 Choi Kyung-ju Man Golf 2.2%
10 Ki Sung-yueng Man Football 1.9%

2012

Rank Athlete[6] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Son Yeon-jae Woman Gymnastics 37.2%
2 Park Tae-hwan Man Swimming 29.1%
3 Park Ji-sung Man Football 23.7%
4 Kim Yuna Woman Figure skating 23.0%
5 Yang Hak-seon Man Gymnastics 16.3%
6 Ki Sung-yueng Man Football 6.1%
7 Choo Shin-soo Man Baseball 5.1%
8 Ryu Hyun-jin Man Baseball 4.3%
9 Park Chan-ho Man Baseball 3.8%
10 Lee Dae-ho Man Baseball 3.8%

2013

Rank Athlete[7] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Ryu Hyun-jin Man Baseball 51.4%
2 Kim Yuna Woman Figure skating 35.2%
3 Son Yeon-jae Woman Gymnastics 24.9%
4 Park Ji-sung Man Football 18.8%
5 Choo Shin-soo Man Baseball 17.0%
6 Park Tae-hwan Man Swimming 5.9%
7 Lee Dae-ho Man Baseball 4.7%
8 Son Heung-min Man Football 4.5%
9 Ki Sung-yueng Man Football 3.1%
10 Lee Seung-yuop Man Baseball 1.9%

2014

Rank Athlete[8] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Son Yeon-jae Woman Gymnastics 42.0%
2 Kim Yuna Woman Figure skating 33.3%
3 Ryu Hyun-jin Man Baseball 29.1%
4 Park Tae-hwan Man Swimming 24.5%
5 Son Heung-min Man Football 12.9%
6 Choo Shin-soo Man Baseball 5.5%
7 Lee Dae-ho Man Baseball 3.7%
8 Ki Sung-yueng Man Football 3.1%
9 Lee Sang-hwa Woman Speed skating 2.8%
10 Lee Seung-yuop Man Baseball 2.7%

2015

Rank Athlete[9] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Son Heung-min Man Football 24.4%
2 Son Yeon-jae Woman Gymnastics 17.5%
3 Choo Shin-soo Man Baseball 16.9%
4 Kim Yuna Woman Figure skating 15.1%
5 Ki Sung-yueng Man Football 13.1%
6 Ryu Hyun-jin Man Baseball 11.8%
7 Kang Jung-ho Man Baseball 9.8%
8 Park Ji-sung Man Football 8.9%
9 Lee Dae-ho Man Baseball 8.6%
10 Park Inbee Woman Golf 7.0%

2016

Rank Athlete[10] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Son Yeon-jae Woman Gymnastics 29.8%
2 Son Heung-min Man Football 27.3%
3 Park Inbee Woman Golf 16.6%
4 Kim Yuna Woman Figure skating 14.5%
5 Park Sang-young Man Fencing 8.8%
6 Ki Sung-yueng Man Football 7.2%
7 Lee Dae-ho Man Baseball 6.0%
8 Kim Yeon-koung Woman Volleyball 5.7%
9 Park Ji-sung Man Football 5.6%
10 Choo Shin-soo Man Baseball 4.4%

2017

Rank Athlete[11] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Son Heung-min Man Football 38.1%
2 Kim Yuna Woman Figure skating 13.4%
3 Ryu Hyun-jin Man Baseball 12.8%
4 Ki Sung-yueng Man Football 10.7%
5 Choo Shin-soo Man Baseball 9.4%
6 Lee Seung-yuop Man Baseball 8.8%
7 Lee Dae-ho Man Baseball 8.0%
8 Park Ji-sung Man Football 6.8%
9 Lee Dong-gook Man Football 6.2%
10 Yang Hyeon-jong Man Baseball 5.3%

2018

Rank Athlete[12] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Son Heung-min Man Football 63.3%
2 Ryu Hyun-jin Man Baseball 19.2%
3 Jo Hyeon-woo Man Football 8.8%
4 Hwang Ui-jo Man Football 8.4%
5 Kim Eun-jung Woman Curling 7.9%
6 Lee Seung-woo Man Football 7.8%
7 Ki Sung-yueng Man Football 6.7%
8 Choo Shin-soo Man Baseball 5.8%
9 Kim Yuna Woman Figure skating 4.1%
10 Lee Dae-ho Man Baseball 4.0%

2019

Rank Athlete[13] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Son Heung-min Man Football 82.0%
2 Ryu Hyun-jin Man Baseball 38.7%
3 Lee Kang-in Man Football 13.6%
4 Choo Shin-soo Man Baseball 4.7%
5 Kim Yuna Woman Figure skating 3.9%
Ki Sung-yueng Man Football 3.9%
7 Park Ji-sung Man Football 3.2%
8 Park Chan-ho Man Football 1.5%
Jo Hyeon-woo Man Football 1.5%
Lee Dae-ho Man Baseball 1.5%

2020

Rank Athlete[14] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Son Heung-min Man Football 79.7%
2 Ryu Hyun-jin Man Baseball 24.3%
3 Choo Shin-soo Man Baseball 6.7%
4 Kim Yeon-koung Woman Volleyball 6.0%
5 Lee Kang-in Man Football 4.8%
6 Lee Dong-gook Man Football 4.0%
7 Kim Yuna Woman Figure skating 3.6%
8 Park Ji-sung Man Football 2.6%
9 Lee Dae-ho Man Baseball 2.4%
10 Ki Sung-yueng Man Football 2.1%

2021

Rank Athlete[15] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Son Heung-min Man Football 72.8%
2 Kim Yeon-koung Woman Volleyball 29.4%
3 An San Woman Archery 10.4%
4 Ryu Hyun-jin Man Baseball 9.1%
5 Kim Je-deok Man Archery 4.1%
6 Choo Shin-soo Man Baseball 3.4%
7 Lee Kang-in Man Football 3.1%
8 Park Ji-sung Man Football 2.8%
9 Kim Hee-jin Woman Volleyball 1.6%
10 Ko Jin-young Woman Golf 1.4%
Hwang Hee-chan Man Football 1.4%

2022

Rank Athlete[16] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Son Heung-min Man Football 86.2%
2 Kim Yeon-koung Woman Volleyball 9.9%
3 Ryu Hyun-jin Man Baseball 6.4%
4 Lee Kang-in Man Football 5.1%
5 Kim Min-jae Man Football 4.8%
6 Choo Shin-soo Man Baseball 3.1%
7 Lee Dae-ho Man Baseball 2.9%
Hwang Hee-chan Man Football 2.9%
9 Kim Yuna Woman Figure skating 2.2%
10 Lee Jung-hoo Man Baseball 1.9%
Kim Ha-seong Man Baseball 1.9%

2023

Rank Athlete[17] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Son Heung-min Man Football 73.8%
2 Lee Kang-in Man Football 27.7%
3 Kim Min-jae Man Football 8.1%
4 Hwang Hee-chan Man Football 4.8%
5 An Se-young Woman Badminton 4.1%
6 Ryu Hyun-jin Man Baseball 3.9%
7 Kim Yeon-koung Woman Volleyball 3.7%
8 Shin Yu-bin Woman Table tennis 3.2%
9 Kim Ha-seong Man Baseball 2.4%
10 Woo Sang-hyeok Man Athletics 2.0%

2024

Rank Athlete[18] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Son Heung-min Man Football 70.7%
2 Lee Kang-in Man Football 12.7%
3 Shin Yu-bin Woman Table tennis 10.4%
4 An Se-young Woman Badminton 8.2%
5 Oh Sang-uk Man Fencing 8.0%
6 Kim Min-jae Man Football 6.9%
7 Kim Ye-ji Woman Shooting sports 5.3%
8 Kim Woo-jin Man Archery 5.2%
9 Hwang Hee-chan Man Football 2.9%
10 Kim Yeon-koung Woman Volleyball 2.5%

2025

Rank Athlete[19] Gender Sport Ratio
1 Son Heung-min Man Football 76.1%
2 Lee Kang-in Man Football 16.0%
3 An Se-young Woman Badminton 12.2%
4 Kim Min-jae Man Football 7.3%
5 Kim Yeon-koung Woman Volleyball 6.3%
6 Lee Jung-hoo Man Baseball 6.0%
7 Ryu Hyun-jin Man Baseball 4.7%
8 Shin Yu-bin Woman Table tennis 2.9%
9 Kim Ha-seong Man Baseball 2.6%
10 Hwang Hee-chan Man Football 2.5%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 2007년을 빛낸 스포츠 선수 (in Korean). Gallup Korea. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b c 2009년을 빛낸 스포츠 선수 (in Korean). Gallup Korea. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c 2010년 올해를 빛낸 스포츠 선수 (in Korean). Gallup Korea. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  4. ^ a b c 한국갤럽이 뽑은 '2011년 올해의 스포츠 선수' (in Korean). Gallup Korea. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  5. ^ a b 2008년을 빛낸 스포츠 선수 (in Korean). Gallup Korea. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b 2012년 올해를 빛낸 스포츠 선수 (in Korean). Gallup Korea. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  7. ^ a b 2013년 올해를 빛낸 스포츠선수 - 최근 7년간 추이 포함 (in Korean). Gallup Korea. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  8. ^ a b 2014년 올해를 빛낸 스포츠선수 - 최근 8년간 추이 포함 (in Korean). Gallup Korea. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  9. ^ a b 2015년 올해를 빛낸 스포츠선수 - 최근 9년간 추이 포함 (in Korean). Gallup Korea. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  10. ^ a b 2016년 올해를 빛낸 스포츠선수 - 최근 10년간 추이 포함 (in Korean). Gallup Korea. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
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  18. ^ a b 2024년 올해를 빛낸 스포츠선수 - 최근 18년간 추이 포함 (in Korean). Gallup Korea. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  19. ^ a b 2025년 올해를 빛낸 스포츠선수 - 최근 19년간 추이 포함 (in Korean). Gallup Korea. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
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