Awards of Olympic Committee of Serbia

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Awards of Olympic Committee of Serbia are proclaimed since 1994, at the end of each calendar year, to the most successful athletes. From 1994 to 2003 name was FR Yugoslavia and from 2003 to 2006 Serbia and Montenegro. Initially declared sportswoman and sportsman, and later introduced the award for best the women's team, the men's team, coach and young sportsperson. The competition includes results from current Olympic sports, also and from Chess Olympiad.[1] Trophies are traditionally awarded at a gala evening at the House of the National Assembly.[2][3][4]

Criteria for Awards

Awards are given to the athletes and teams according to their results in Olympic sports, Paralympic sports and from Chess Olympiad. The most valuable results are those accomplished in these competitions (in this order):

1. Olympic Games
2. World Championship
3. European Championship
4. World Cup
5. European Cup
6. Paralympic Games
7. Chess Olympiad

The award for most successful coach can be awarded to a coach who was a member of one of the Serbian national teams which achieved the most valuable sporting result according to listed criteria.
If two sportspersons have identical results, the award will go to athletes from individual sports instead of team sports. An exception can be made if an athlete from a team sport won an MVP award at the Olympic Games, World Championship or European Championship. Also, the worldwide popularity of their sports can be taken into account, as well as the maximum number of athletes from an individual nation that can participate in competitions.
If there are no exceptional results in given year, the award will not be presented.

Sportswoman of The Year

Jasna Šekarić holds the record for most wins with six awards
Olivera Jevtić won the award three times

This award is proclaimed since the introduction of awards in 1994. So far it was awarded to 16 different athletes from 10 sports.

Year Sportswoman of The Year Sport
1994 Jasna Šekarić Shooting
1995 Jasna Šekarić (2) Shooting
1996 Aleksandra Ivošev Shooting
1997 Jasna Šekarić (3) Shooting
1998 Olivera Jevtić Athletics
1999 Olivera Jevtić (2) Athletics
2000 Jasna Šekarić (4) Shooting
2001 Jelena Dokić Tennis
2002 Mara Kovačević Judo
2003 Silvija Erdelji Table tennis
2004 Jasna Šekarić (5) Shooting
2005 Jasna Šekarić (6) Shooting
2006 Olivera Jevtić (3) Athletics
2007 Jelena Janković Tennis
2008 Jelena Janković (2) Tennis
2009 Nađa Higl Swimming
2010 Zorana Arunović Shooting
2011 Jovana Brakočević Volleyball
2012 Milica Mandić Taekwondo
2013 Ivana Španović Athletics
2014 Nikolina Moldovan Canoeing
2015 Ivana Španović (2) Athletics
2016 Tijana Bogdanović Taekwondo
2017 Milica Mandić (2) Taekwondo
2018 Tijana Bošković Volleyball
2019 Tijana Bošković (2) Volleyball
2020 Bobana Veličković Shooting
2021 Jovana Preković Karate
2022 Ivana Vuleta (3) Athletics
2023 Ivana Španović (4) Athletics

Sportsman of The Year

Novak Djokovic holds the record for most wins with nine awards
Milorad Čavić won the award three times

This award is proclaimed since the introduction of awards in 1994. So far it was awarded to 17 different athletes from 10 sports.

Year Sportsman of The Year Sport
1994 Stevan Pletikosić Shooting
1995 Aleksandar Đorđević Basketball
1996 Vladimir Grbić Volleyball
1997 Nikola Grbić Volleyball
1998 Dejan Bodiroga Basketball
1999 Nedeljko Jovanović Handball
2000 Vladimir Grbić (2) Volleyball
2001 Aleksandar Šoštar Water polo
2002 Dejan Bodiroga (2) Basketball
2003 Milorad Čavić Swimming
2004 Aleksandar Šapić Water polo
2005 Vladimir Vujasinović Water polo
2006 Nikola Stojić Rowing
2007 Novak Đoković Tennis
2008 Milorad Čavić (2) Swimming
2009 Milorad Čavić (3) Swimming
2010 Novak Đoković (2) Tennis
2011 Novak Đoković (3) Tennis
2012 Andrija Prlainović Water polo
2013 Novak Đoković (4) Tennis
2014 Novak Đoković (5) Tennis
2015 Novak Đoković (6) Tennis
2016 Filip Filipović Water polo
2017 Milenko Zorić
Marko Tomićević 		Canoeing
2018 Novak Đoković (7) Tennis
2019 Novak Đoković (8) Tennis
2020 Novak Đoković (9) Tennis
2021 Filip Filipović (2) Water polo
2022 Zurabi Datunashvili Wrestling
2023 Novak Đoković (10) Tennis

Team Sport Athlete of The Year

This award is introduced in 2022. So far it was awarded to 2 different athletes from 2 sports.

Year Sportsman of The Year Sport
2022 Tijana Bošković Volleyball
2023 Strahinja Stojačić 3x3 basketball

Young Athlete of The Year

This award is introduced in 2011. So far it was awarded to 10 different athletes from 8 sports.

Year Sportsman of The Year Sport
2010 Velimir Stjepanović Swimming
2011 Uroš Kovačević Volleyball
2012 Dušan Mandić Water polo
2013 Andrija Šljukić Rowing
2014 Nemanja Majdov Judo
2015 Tijana Bogdanović Taekwondo
2016 Nikola Jakšić Water polo
2017 Tijana Bošković Volleyball
2018 Nadica Božanić Taekwondo
2019 Ivana Perović Karate
2020 Matija Dinić Ice hockey
2021 Adriana Vilagoš Athletics
2022 Adriana Vilagoš (2) Athletics
2023 Angelina Topić Athletics

Women's Team of The Year

National volleyball team holds the record for most wins with ten awards

This award is introduced in 1995. It was awarded to 10 different teams from 7 different sports.

Year Women's Team of The Year Sport
1995 National shooting team Shooting
1996 Karate club Soko Štark Karate
1997 Karate club Knjaz Miloš Karate
1998 ŽRK Budućnost Handball
1999 National chess team Chess
2000 No award
2001 National handball team Handball
2002 No award
2003
2004
2005 National basketball team Basketball
2006 National volleyball team Volleyball
2007 National volleyball team (2) Volleyball
2008 National volleyball team (3) Volleyball
2009 National volleyball team (4) Volleyball
2010 National volleyball team (5) Volleyball
2011 National volleyball team (6) Volleyball
2012 Fed cup team Tennis
2013 National handball team (2) Handball
2014 No award
2015 National basketball team (2) Basketball
2016 National volleyball team (7) Volleyball
2017 National volleyball team (8) Volleyball
2018 National volleyball team (9) Volleyball
2019 National volleyball team (10) Volleyball
2020 No award
2021 National volleyball team (11) Volleyball
2022 National volleyball team (12) Volleyball
2023 National volleyball team (13) Volleyball

Men's Team of The Year

National water polo team holds the record for most wins with fourteen awards

This award is introduced in 1995. It was awarded to 5 different teams from 5 different sports.

Year Men's Team of The Year Sport
1995 National basketball team Basketball
1996 National basketball team (2) Basketball
1997 National basketball team (3) Basketball
1998 National basketball team (4) Basketball
1999 National handball team Handball
2000 National volleyball team Volleyball
2001 National water polo team Water polo
2002 National basketball team (5) Basketball
2003 National water polo team (2) Water polo
2004 National water polo team (3) Water polo
2005 National water polo team (4) Water polo
2006 National water polo team (5) Water polo
2007 National water polo team (6) Water polo
2008 National water polo team (7) Water polo
2009 National water polo team (8) Water polo
2010 National volleyball team (2) Volleyball
2011 National water polo team (9) Water polo
2012 National water polo team (10) Water polo
2013 National volleyball team (3) Volleyball
2014 National basketball team (6) Basketball
2015 National water polo team (11) Water polo
2016 National water polo team (12) Water polo
2017 National water polo team (13) Water polo
2018 National 3x3 basketball team 3x3 basketball
2019 National volleyball team (4) Volleyball
2020 No award
2021 National water polo team (14) Water polo
2022 National 3x3 basketball team (2) 3x3 basketball
2023 National 3x3 basketball team (3) 3x3 basketball

Coach of The Year

This award is introduced in 2009. It was awarded to 10 different coaches from 8 different sports.

Year Coach of The Year Sport
2009 Dejan Udovičić Water polo
2010 Marián Vajda Tennis
2011 Marián Vajda (2) Tennis
2012 Dragan Jović Taekwondo
2013 Saša Bošković Handball
2014 Dragan Plavšić Canoeing
2015 Dejan Savić Water polo
2016 Dejan Savić (2) Water polo
2017 Dragan Jović (2) Taekwondo
2018 Zoran Terzić Volleyball
2019 Slobodan Kovač Volleyball
2020 Jasna Šekarić Shooting
2021 Dragan Jović (3) Taekwondo
2022 Dragan Jović (4) Taekwondo
2023 Goran Obradović Athletics

Olympic Heart "General Đukić"

This award is introduced in 2017 as the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Year Coach of The Year Sport
2017 Vladimir Cvetković Basketball
2018 Jasna Šekarić Shooting
2019 Aleksandar Boričić Volleyball
2020 Ivanka Gajić Basketball
2021 Dragan Radovanović Basketball
2022 Dušan Maravić Football
2023 Boriša Simanić Basketball

See also

References

  1. ^ "Trofej OKS – Najuspešniji sportisti" (PDF). Olympic Committee of Serbia. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Water polo the winner as Serbian Olympic Committee celebrates historic Rio 2016". Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Bošković, Terzić and Team Serbia scoop NOC awards in Belgrade". balkanvolleyball.org. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Tijana Bošković i Novak Đoković najbolji sportisti Srbije za 2019". Politika. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

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