- Best U.S. Olympian ESPY Award
The Best U.S. Olympian
ESPY Award has been presented annually since 2006 to thesportsperson or team, irrespective of gender, affiliated with theUnited States Olympic Committee and contesting sportinternational ly adjudged to be the best. The award serves in practice to replace the gender-specific Best Male andBest Female Olympic Performance ESPY Award s, which were presented in 2005.Balloting for the award is undertaken by fans over the
Internet from amongst between three and five choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee, and the award is conferred in June to reflect performance and achievement over the twelve months previous.List of winners
ee also
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USOC Sportsman of the Year Award
*USOC Team of the Year Award
*United States at the Olympics
*United States Olympic Hall of Fame Notes
References
* [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/espyawrd.shtml#usol Enumeration of past winners from HickokSports.com]
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