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 Bunny Grant Boxing Joy Foster Table tennis
1962 George Kerr Athletics Monica DeSouza Table tennis
1963Noel DouglasCyclingUna MorrisAthletics
1964Percy HaylesBoxingUna Morris (2)Athletics
1965Phillip AlexanderSwimmingSarah NewlandParalympian
1966Jackie HendriksCricketCarmen SmithAthletics
1967Octavius MorganParalympianMonica DeSouza (2)Table tennis
1968Orville HaslamTable tennisFrances NobleSwimming
1969Paul NashSwimmingAudrey ReidAthletics
1970Donald QuarrieAthleticsMarilyn NeufvilleAthletics
1971Donald Quarrie (2)AthleticsMarilyn Neufville (2)Athletics
1972Lawrence RoweCricketAudrey Reid (2)Athletics
1973Maurice FosterCricketAndrea BruceAthletics
1974Lawrence Rowe (2)CricketBelinda PhillipsSwimming
1975Donald Quarrie (3)AthleticsAndrea Bruce (2)Athletics
1976Donald Quarrie (4)AthleticsVivalyn Latty-ScottCricket
1977Donald Quarrie (5)AthleticsHelen BlakeAthletics
1978Mike McCallumBoxingLeleith HodgesAthletics
1979David WellerCyclingMerlene OtteyAthletics
1980David Weller (2)CyclingMerlene Ottey (2)Athletics
1981Bertland CameronAthleticsJacqueline PuseyAthletics
1982Bertland Cameron (2)AthleticsMerlene Ottey (3)Athletics
1983Bertland Cameron (3)AthleticsMerlene Ottey (4)Athletics
1984Mike McCallum (2)BoxingMerlene Ottey-Page (5)Athletics
1985Mike McCallum (3)BoxingMerlene Ottey-Page (6)Athletics
1986Mike McCallum (4)BoxingGrace JacksonAthletics
1987Mike McCallum (5)BoxingMerlene Ottey (7)Athletics
1988Jeff DujonCricketGrace Jackson (2)Athletics
1989Mike McCallum (6)BoxingMerlene Ottey (8)Athletics
1990Mike McCallum (7)BoxingMerlene Ottey (9)Athletics
1991Patrick PattersonCricketMerlene Ottey (10)Athletics
1992Winthrop GrahamAthleticsJuliet CuthbertAthletics
1993Winthrop Graham (2)AthleticsMerlene Ottey (11)Athletics
1994Jimmy AdamsCricketMerlene Ottey (12)Athletics
1995James BeckfordAthleticsMerlene Ottey (13)Athletics
1996James Beckford (2)AthleticsDeon HemmingsAthletics
1997Deon BurtonAssociation footballMichelle FreemanAthletics
1998Courtney WalshCricketSandie RichardsAthletics
1999Courtney Walsh (2)CricketBeverly McDonaldAthletics
2000Courtney Walsh (3)Cricket Deon Hemmings (2)Athletics
Lorraine FentonAthletics
2001Christopher WilliamsAthleticsLorraine Fenton (2)Athletics
2002Michael BlackwoodAthleticsBrigitte FosterAthletics
2003James Beckford (3)AthleticsBrigitte Foster (2)Athletics
2004Danny McFarlaneAthleticsVeronica Campbell-BrownAthletics
2005Asafa PowellAthleticsTrecia-Kaye SmithAthletics
2006Asafa Powell (2)AthleticsSherone SimpsonAthletics
2007Asafa Powell (3)AthleticsVeronica Campbell-Brown (2)Athletics
2008Usain BoltAthletics Veronica Campbell-Brown (3)Athletics
Melaine WalkerAthletics
2009Usain Bolt (2)AthleticsBrigitte Foster-Hylton (3)Athletics
2010Chris GayleCricketVeronica Campbell-Brown (4)Athletics
2011Usain Bolt (3)AthleticsVeronica Campbell-Brown (5)Athletics
2012Usain Bolt (4)AthleticsShelly-Ann Fraser-PryceAthletics
2013Usain Bolt (5)AthleticsShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (2)Athletics
2014Nicholas WaltersBoxingAlia AtkinsonSwimming
2015Usain Bolt (6)AthleticsShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (3)Athletics
2016Usain Bolt (7)AthleticsElaine ThompsonAthletics
2017Omar McLeodAthleticsAlia Atkinson (2)Swimming
2018Fedrick DacresAthleticsAlia Atkinson (3)Swimming[1]
2019Tajay GayleAthleticsShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (4)Athletics[2]
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See also

References

  1. "Dacres and Atkinson named 2018 Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year". rjrnewsonline.com. RJR News. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. "Gayle, Fraser-Pryce crowned Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year". www.jamaicaobserver.com. Jamaica Observer. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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