Olimpia Award

Olimpia Award

The Olimpia Award is a sport award in Argentina, given every year by the Argentine Sports Journalists' Circle since 1954.

An Olimpia de Plata (Silver Olimpia) is awarded to one of the candidates of each one of the 41 sports disciplines. Among the Silver winners an Olimpia de Oro (Golden Olimpia) is awarded to the most important sportsperson of the year.

The current categories are: chess, athletics, auto racing, basketball, baseball, billiards, bocce, boxing, cestoball, cycling, equestrianism, fencing, football (soccer), futsal, gymnastics, golf, handball, field hockey, rink hockey, judo, kayaking, motorcycling, motorboating, Padel Tennis, rowing, skating, skiing, swimming, pato, pelota, rugby union, softball, squash, taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, shooting, turf, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling and yachting.

The football Olimpia is considered the official Player of the Year of Argentina,[citation needed] though it also includes foreign footballers playing in Argentina.

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History

The first Golden Olimpia award was given to Juan Manuel Fangio in 1954 in the Luna Park stadium, and the first woman to receive it was tennis player Norma Baylon in 1962, who reached 8th place in that year's world rankings. Other individual women to win the Olimpia de Oro were tennis player Gabriela Sabatini in 1987 and 1988 and roller skaters Nora Vega in 1995, Andrea Noemí González in 1998, and field hockey player Cecilia Rognoni in 2002. The women's national field hockey team, known in Argentina as Las Leonas, won the award collectively in 2000, becoming the only team so honored to date.

Boxer Santos Benigno Laciar is the only person to receive 3 consecutive Golden Olimpias, in 1982, 1983 and 1984, by conquering and retained the world flyweight title. Tennis player Guillermo Vilas also received 3 golden awards, in 1974, 1975 and 1977. The only other people with consecutive Golden Olimpias are Sabatini and basketball player Manu Ginóbili, who won the award by himself in 2003 and shared it in 2004. Four others have received 2 Olimpias de Oro: golfer Roberto de Vicenzo in 1967 and 1970, rower Alberto Demiddi in 1969 and 1971, Diego Maradona in 1979 and 1986, and Rognoni as a member of Las Leonas in 2000 and by herself in 2002.

The Olimpia de Oro has only been shared once in its history—in 2004, with Ginóbili sharing the honors with footballer Carlos Tévez.

The only Olimpia de Platino (Platinum Olimpia) was awarded at the end of the 20th century to Diego Maradona, as the best sports-person of the century.

The award consists of a 37-cm-high metallic statue designed by sculptor Mario Chiérico.

Olimpia de Oro winners

Year Winner Sport
1954 Juan Manuel Fangio Auto racing (Formula One)
1955 Pascual Pérez Boxing
1956 Jorge Bátiz Cycling
1957 Pedro Dellacha Football
1958 Osvaldo Suárez Athletics (long distances)
1959 Luis Thompson Boxing
1960 Rodolfo Hossinger Gliding
1961 Luis Nicolao Swimming
1962 Norma Baylon Tennis
1963 Juan Carlos Dyrzka Athletics (400 metres)
1964 Carlos Moratorio Equestrianism (eventing)
1965 Bernardo Otaño Rugby union
1966 Horacio Accavallo Boxing
1967 Roberto de Vicenzo Golf
1968 Nicolino Locche Boxing
1969 Alberto Demiddi Rowing
1970 Roberto de Vicenzo Golf
1971 Alberto Demiddi Rowing
1972 Carlos Monzón Boxing
1973 Horacio Iglesias Swimming
1974 Guillermo Vilas Tennis
1975 Guillermo Vilas Tennis
1976 Juan Carlos Harriot Polo
1977 Guillermo Vilas Tennis
1978 Daniel Martinazzo Roller hockey
1979 Diego Maradona Football
1980 Sergio Víctor Palma Boxing
1981 Marcelo Alexandre Cycling
1982 Santos Benigno Laciar Boxing
1983 Santos Benigno Laciar Boxing
1984 Santos Benigno Laciar Boxing
1985 Hugo Porta Rugby union
1986 Diego Maradona Football
1987 Gabriela Sabatini Tennis
1988 Gabriela Sabatini Tennis
1989 Eduardo Romero Golf
1990 Pedro Ruben Decima Boxing
1991 Oscar Ruggeri Football
1992 Diego Degano Swimming
1993 Marcelo Milanesio Basketball
1994 Julio César Vásquez Boxing
1995 Nora Vega Roller skating
1996 Carlos Espínola Windsurfing
1997 José Meolans Swimming
1998 Andrea Noemí González Roller skating
1999 Gonzalo Quesada Rugby union
2000 Las Leonas Field hockey
2001 José Cóceres Golf
2002 Cecilia Rognoni Field hockey
2003 Manu Ginóbili Basketball
2004 Manu Ginóbili Basketball
Carlos Tévez Football
2005 David Nalbandian Tennis
2006 Germán Chiaraviglio Athletics (pole vault)
2007 Ángel Cabrera[1] Golf
2008 Juan Curuchet Cycling
Walter Pérez Cycling
2009 Juan Martín del Potro Tennis
2010 Luciana Aymar Field hockey

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