Sportswoman Of The Year / Sportsman Of The Year

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Sportswoman Of The Year, Sportsman Of The Year And More:

Jessica Ennis named Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year! Ennis, who set three personal bests and a British record of 6,995 points in London and is the second British woman to win the award after double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes triumphed in 2005.

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt was crowned World Sportsman of the Year for a third time after he won 100m, 200m and 4x100m gold in London.

Dominican athlete Feliz Sanchez, 35, was awarded the World Comeback of the Year Award following his Olympic 400m hurdles success last summer, eight years after his first in Athens.

Brazil's multiple Paralympic champion swimmer Daniel Dias was named World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability for a second time after winning six Olympic golds in London.

Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner won the World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award after becoming the first human to go through the sound barrier last October.

American swimmer Michael Phelps, who has won 22 Olympic medals, including 18 golds, was awarded the Laureus Academy Exceptional Achievement Award.

The first Laureus awards were held in 2000 with ceremonies previously staged in London,

BBC Sport - Jessica Ennis named Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year

(I also posted this in a sportsjournalist forum)
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    Originally Posted by Tomas Lodén View Post

    Sportswoman Of The Year, Sportsman Of The Year And More:

    Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt was crowned World Sportsman of the Year for a third time after he won 100m, 200m and 4x100m gold in London.
    No doubt Usain should be the best sportsman of the year. This guy is a human machine. Maybe it is just me, but I don't see this guy put forth lots of energy when he runs, but he gets the job done.
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