South African Sportsperson of the Year

South African Sportsperson of the Year
Awarded forExcellence in sporting achievement
CountrySouth Africa
Presented byDepartment of Sport, Arts and Culture

South African Sportsperson of the Year is the main award of the South Africa Sports Awards ceremony, were established by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.

List of Winners

Year Sportsman of the Year Sportswoman of the Year Sport Star of the Year Ref
Winner Sport Winner Sport Winner Sport
2004 Roland Schoeman Swimming Hestrie Cloete Athletics
2005 Bryan Habana and
Jacques Kallis		 Rugby union
Cricket		 Natalie du Toit Swimming
2006 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Athletics Babalwa Ndleleni Weightlifting
2007 Bryan Habana Rugby union Portia Modise Football
2008 Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Athletics Natalie du Toit Swimming
2011 Cameron van der Burgh Swimming Noko Matlou Football Hashim Amla Cricketer [1]
2012 Vernon Philander Cricket Caster Semenya Athletics
2013 Cameron van der Burgh Swimming Mapaseka Makhanya Athletics Itumeleng Khune Football [2]
2014 Chad Le Clos Swimming Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio Cycling Portia Modise Football [3]
2015 Wayde van Niekerk Athletics Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio Cycling Wayde van Niekerk Athletics [4][5]
2016 Wayde van Niekerk Athletics Caster Semenya Athletics Wayde van Niekerk Athletics [6]
2017 Luvo Manyonga Athletics Caster Semenya Athletics [7]
2018 Chad Le Clos Swimming Caster Semenya Athletics Caster Semenya Athletics [8]
2019 Moruti Mthalane Boxing Tatjana Schoenmaker Swimming Tatjana Schoenmaker Swimming [9]
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 Makazole Mapimpi Rugby union Tatjana Schoenmaker Swimming Tatjana Schoenmaker Swimming [10]
2022 Pieter Coetze Swimming Lara van Niekerk Swimming Andile Dlamini Football [11][12]
2024 Eben Etzebeth Rugby union Kirsten Neuschäfer Sailor Siya Kolisi Rugby union [13][14]
2025 Alan Hatherly Cycling Tatjana Smith Swimming Tatjana Smith Swimming [15]

References

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