Awards of Olympic Committee of Serbia


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. Trophies are traditionally awarded at a gala evening at the House of the National Assembly.

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 :
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

This award is proclaimed since the introduction of awards in 1994. So far it was awarded to 15 different athletes from 10 sports.
YearSportswoman of The YearSport
1994Jasna Šekarić Shooting
1995Jasna Šekarić Shooting
1996Aleksandra Ivošev Shooting
1997Jasna Šekarić Shooting
1998Olivera Jevtić Athletics
1999Olivera Jevtić Athletics
2000Jasna Šekarić Shooting
2001Jelena Dokić Tennis
2002Mara Kovačević Judo
2003Silvija Erdelji Table tennis
2004Jasna Šekarić Shooting
2005Jasna Šekarić Shooting
2006Olivera Jevtić Athletics
2007Jelena Janković Tennis
2008Jelena Janković Tennis
2009Nađa Higl Swimming
2010Zorana Arunović Shooting
2011Jovana Brakočević Volleyball
2012Milica Mandić Taekwondo
2013Ivana Španović Athletics
2014Nikolina Moldovan Canoeing
2015Ivana Španović Athletics
2016Tijana Bogdanović Taekwondo
2017Milica Mandić Taekwondo
2018Tijana Bošković Volleyball
2019Tijana Bošković Volleyball

Sportsman of The Year

This award is proclaimed since the introduction of awards in 1994. So far it was awarded to 16 different athletes from 9 sports.
YearSportsman of The YearSport
1994Stevan Pletikosić Shooting
1995Aleksandar Đorđević Basketball
1996Vladimir Grbić Volleyball
1997Nikola Grbić Volleyball
1998Dejan Bodiroga Basketball
1999Nedeljko Jovanović Handball
2000Vladimir Grbić Volleyball
2001Aleksandar Šoštar Water polo
2002Dejan Bodiroga Basketball
2003Milorad Čavić Swimming
2004Aleksandar Šapić Water polo
2005Vladimir Vujasinović Water polo
2006Nikola Stojić Rowing
2007Novak Đoković Tennis
2008Milorad Čavić Swimming
2009Milorad Čavić Swimming
2010Novak Đoković Tennis
2011Novak Đoković Tennis
2012Andrija Prlainović Water polo
2013Novak Đoković Tennis
2014Novak Đoković Tennis
2015Novak Đoković Tennis
2016Filip Filipović Water polo
2017Milenko Zorić
Marko Tomićević		 Canoeing
2018Novak Đoković Tennis
2019Novak Đoković Tennis

Young Athlete of The Year

This award is introduced in 2010. So far it was awarded to 9 different athletes from 6 sports.
YearSportsman of The YearSport
2010Velimir Stjepanović Swimming
2011Uroš Kovačević Volleyball
2012Dušan Mandić Water polo
2013Andrija Šljukić Rowing
2014Nemanja Majdov Judo
2015Tijana Bogdanović Taekwondo
2016Nikola Jakšić Water polo
2017Tijana Bošković Volleyball
2018Nadica Božanić Taekwondo
2019Ivana Perović Karate

Women's Team of The Year

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

Men's Team of The Year

This award is introduced in 1995. It was awarded to 5 different teams from 5 different sports.
YearMen's Team of The YearSport
1995National basketball team Basketball
1996National basketball team Basketball
1997National basketball team Basketball
1998National basketball team Basketball
1999National handball team Handball
2000National volleyball team Volleyball
2001National water polo team Water polo
2002National basketball team Basketball
2003National water polo team Water polo
2004National water polo team Water polo
2005National water polo team Water polo
2006National water polo team Water polo
2007National water polo team Water polo
2008National water polo team Water polo
2009National water polo team Water polo
2010National volleyball team Volleyball
2011National water polo team Water polo
2012National water polo team Water polo
2013National volleyball team Volleyball
2014National basketball team Basketball
2015National water polo team Water polo
2016National water polo team Water polo
2017National water polo team Water polo
2018National 3x3 basketball team 3x3 basketball
2019National volleyball team Volleyball

Coach of The Year

This award is introduced in 2009. It was awarded to 7 different coaches from 6 different sports.
YearCoach of The YearSport
2009Dejan Udovičić Water polo
2010Marián Vajda Tennis
2011Marián Vajda Tennis
2012Dragan Jović Taekwondo
2013Saša Bošković Handball
2014Dragan Plavšić Canoeing
2015Dejan Savić Water polo
2016Dejan Savić Water polo
2017Dragan Jović Taekwondo
2018Zoran Terzić Volleyball
2019Slobodan Kovač Volleyball

Olympic Heart "General Đurić"

This award is introduced in 2017 as the Lifetime Achievement Award.
YearCoach of The YearSport
2017Vladimir Cvetković Basketball
2018Jasna Šekarić Shooting
2019Aleksandar Boričić Volleyball