- Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year
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The Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year (Norwegian: Årets Idrettsnavn) is an annual award given by the Norwegian Association of Sports Journalists (Norwegian: Norske sportsjournalisters forbund).
List of laureates
Sportsperson of the Year Year Winner(s) Sport(s) 1948 Petter Hugsted Ski jumping 1949 Martin Stokken Athletics 1950 Sverre Strandli Athletics 1951 Stein Eriksen Alpine skiing 1952 Hjalmar Andersen Speed skating 1953 Sverre Strandli Athletics 1954 Stein Eriksen Alpine skiing 1955 Audun Boysen Athletics 1956 Egil Danielsen Athletics 1957 Magne Lystad Orienteering 1958 Inger Bjørnbakken Alpine skiing 1959 Torbjørn Yggeseth Ski jumping 1960 Knut Johannesen Speed skating 1961 Harald Grønningen Cross-country skiing 1962 Toralf Engan Ski jumping 1963 Reidar Hjermstad Cross-country skiing 1964 Terje Pedersen Athletics 1965 Per Ivar Moe Speed skating 1966 Gjermund Eggen Cross-country skiing 1967 Bjørn Wirkola Ski jumping 1968 Fred Anton Maier Speed skating 1969 Dag Fornæss Speed skating 1970 Stig Berge Orienteering 1971 Leif Jenssen Weightlifting 1972 Knut Knudsen Track cycling 1973 Knut Knudsen Track cycling 1974 Magne Myrmo Cross-country skiing 1975 Grete Andersen Athletics 1976 Ivar Formo Cross-country skiing 1977 Grete Waitz Athletics 1978 Lene Jenssen Swimming 1979 Grete Waitz Athletics 1980 Bjørg Eva Jensen Speed skating 1981 Tom Lund Football 1982 Berit Aunli Cross-country skiing 1983 Grete Waitz Athletics 1984 Eirik Kvalfoss Biathlon 1985 Anette Bøe Cross-country skiing 1986 Ingrid Kristiansen Athletics 1987 Ingrid Kristiansen Athletics 1988 Jon Rønningen Wrestling 1989 Ole Kristian Furuseth Alpine skiing 1990 Atle Skårdal Alpine skiing 1991 Johann Olav Koss Speed skating 1992 Vegard Ulvang Cross-country skiing 1993 Norway national football team Football 1994 Johann Olav Koss Speed skating 1995 Bjørn Dæhlie Cross-country skiing 1996 Vebjørn Rodal Athletics 1997 Hanne Haugland, Nils Arne Eggen Athletics, football (coach) 1998 Bjørn Dæhlie Cross-country skiing 1999 Lasse Kjus Alpine skiing 2000 Trine Hattestad Athletics 2001 Olaf Tufte Rowing 2002 Ole Einar Bjørndalen Biathlon 2003 Petter Solberg Rallying 2004 Andreas Thorkildsen Athletics 2005 Marit Bjørgen Cross-country skiing 2006 Kjetil André Aamodt Alpine skiing 2007 Aksel Lund Svindal Alpine skiing 2008 Andreas Thorkildsen Athletics 2009 Petter Northug Cross-country skiing 2010 Thor Hushovd Road bicycle racing References
- Sportsperson of the Year laureates
- NTB (8 January 2010). "Kåret av journalistene" (in Norwegian). NRK. http://www.nrksport.no/1.6938003. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
- NTB (2 January 2008). "Kåret av journalistene" (in Norwegian). NRK. http://www.nrksport.no/1.4412741. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- NTB (1 January 2007). "Aamodt årets idrettsnavn" (in Norwegian). NRK. http://www.nrksport.no/1.1563967. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
- NTB (2 January 2006). "Bjørgen årets idrettsnavn i 2005" (in Norwegian). NRK. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_trondelag/sport_nrk_trondelag/5362305.html. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
- NTB (30 December 2004). "Sportsjournalistene kåret Thorkildsen" (in Norwegian). NRK. http://www.nrksport.no/4385877.html. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
- NTB (2 January 2004). "Petter ble årets idrettsnavn 2003" (in Norwegian). NRK. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_ostfold/sport_nrk_ostfold/3394315.html. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
- Evensen, Geir (4 January 2003). "Bjørndalen årets idrettsnavn" (in Norwegian). NRK. http://www.nrk.no/underholdning/2424609.html. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
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Categories:- National sportsperson of the year by country
- Norwegian awards
- Sport in Norway
- Awards established in 1948
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