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The Austrian Sports Personality of the Year (German: Sportler des Jahres) is chosen annually since 1949. Recordholders are Annemarie Moser-Pröll (seven awards) and Marcel Hirscher (six awards). In 1978 and 1979 the Austria national football team was named Austrian Sports Team of the Year. Since 1990 this prize is included in the annual election.
| AUSTRIAN SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | MALE | FEMALE | TEAM | |||
| 1949 | Richard Menapace | Cycling | Ellen Müller-Preis | Fencing | — | |
| 1950 | Walter Zeman | Association football | Dagmar Rom | Alpine skiing | — | |
| 1951 | Ernst Ocwirk | Association football | Erika Mahringer | Alpine skiing | — | |
| 1952 | Othmar Schneider | Alpine skiing | Trude Jochum-Beiser | Alpine skiing | — | |
| 1953 | Hermann Buhl | Mountaineering | Trude Klecker | Alpine skiing | — | |
| 1954 | Rupert Hollaus | Motorsport | Fritzi Schwingl | Canoe racing | — | |
| 1955 | Gerhard Hanappi | Association football | Hanna Eigel | Figure skating | — | |
| ONE AWARD (MALE OR FEMALE) | ||||||
| 1956 | Toni Sailer | Alpine skiing | — | — | ||
| 1957 | Toni Sailer & Adolf Christian (ex aequo) | Alpine skiing & Cycling | — | — | ||
| 1958 | Toni Sailer | Alpine skiing | — | — | ||
| 1959 | Karl Schranz | Alpine skiing | — | — | ||
| 1960 | Ernst Hinterseer | Alpine skiing | — | — | ||
| 1961 | Heinrich Thun | Athletics | — | — | ||
| 1962 | Karl Schranz | Alpine skiing | — | — | ||
| 1963 | Heinrich Thun | Athletics | — | — | ||
| 1964 | Josef Stiegler | Alpine skiing | — | — | ||
| 1965 | Kurt Presslmayr | Canoe racing | — | — | ||
| 1966 | Emmerich Danzer | Figure skating | — | — | ||
| 1967 | Emmerich Danzer | Figure skating | — | — | ||
| 1968 | — | Olga Pall | Alpine skiing | — | ||
| 1969 | — | Liese Prokop | Athletics | — | ||
| 1970 | Karl Schranz | Alpine skiing | — | — | ||
| 1971 | — | Ilona Gusenbauer | Athletics | — | ||
| 1972 | — | Beatrix Schuba | Figure skating | — | ||
| 1973 | — | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Alpine skiing | — | ||
| TWO AWARDS (MALE AND FEMALE) | ||||||
| 1974 | David Zwilling | Alpine skiing | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Alpine skiing | — | |
| 1975 | Franz Klammer | Alpine skiing | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Alpine skiing | — | |
| 1976 | Franz Klammer | Alpine skiing | Brigitte Habersatter | Alpine skiing | — | |
| 1977 | Niki Lauda | Motorsport | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Alpine skiing | — | |
| 1978 | Sepp Walcher | Alpine skiing | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Alpine skiing | Men's national team | Association football |
| 1979 | Armin Kogler | Ski jumping | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Alpine skiing | Men's national team | Association football |
| 1980 | Anton Innauer | Ski jumping | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Alpine skiing | — | |
| 1981 | Armin Kogler | Ski jumping | Claudia Kristofics-Binder | Figure skating | — | |
| 1982 | Armin Kogler | Ski jumping | Claudia Kristofics-Binder | Figure skating | — | |
| 1983 | Franz Klammer | Alpine skiing | Gerda Winklbauer | Judo | — | |
| 1984 | Peter Seisenbacher | Judo | Edith Hrovat | Judo | — | |
| 1985 | Peter Seisenbacher | Judo | Elisabeth Kirchler | Alpine skiing | — | |
| 1986 | Michael Hadschieff | Speed skating | Roswitha Steiner | Alpine skiing | — | |
| 1987 | Andreas Felder | Ski jumping | Sigrid Wolf | Alpine skiing | — | |
| 1988 | Peter Seisenbacher | Judo | Sigrid Wolf | Alpine skiing | — | |
| 1989 | Rudolf Nierlich | Alpine skiing | Ulrike Maier | Alpine skiing | — | |
| 1990 | Thomas Muster | Tennis | Petra Kronberger | Alpine skiing | Davis Cup team | Tennis |
| 1991 | Stephan Eberharter | Alpine skiing | Petra Kronberger | Alpine skiing | Men's national team | Nordic combined |
| 1992 | Patrick Ortlieb | Alpine skiing | Petra Kronberger | Alpine skiing | Four-man national team | Bobsleigh |
| 1993 | Andreas Goldberger | Ski jumping | Anita Wachter | Alpine skiing | Coxless four men's national team | Rowing |
| 1994 | Thomas Stangassinger | Alpine skiing | Emese Hunyady | Speed skating | SV Austria Salzburg | Association football |
| 1995 | Thomas Muster | Tennis | Ursula Profanter | Canoe racing | Coxless four men's national team | Rowing |
| 1996 | Andreas Goldberger | Ski jumping | Theresia Kiesl | Athletics | SK Rapid Wien | Association football |
| 1997 | Toni Polster | Association football | Renate Götschl | Alpine skiing | Men's national team | Association football |
| 1998 | Hermann Maier | Alpine skiing | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Alpine skiing | SK Sturm Graz | Association football |
| 1999 | Hermann Maier | Alpine skiing | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Alpine skiing | Men's relay | Cross-country skiing |
| 2000 | Hermann Maier | Alpine skiing | Stephanie Graf | Athletics | Roman Hagara & Hans-Peter Steinacher | Sailing |
| 2001 | Hermann Maier | Alpine skiing | Stephanie Graf | Athletics | Men's national team | Ski jumping |
| 2002 | Stephan Eberharter | Alpine skiing | Mirna Jukić | Swimming | Men's national team | Nordic combined |
| 2003 | Werner Schlager | Table tennis | Michaela Dorfmeister | Alpine skiing | Men's national team | Nordic combined |
| 2004 | Markus Rogan | Swimming | Kate Allen | Triathlon | Roman Hagara & Hans-Peter Steinacher | Sailing |
| 2005 | Georg Totschnig | Cycling | Renate Götschl | Alpine skiing | Men's national team | Ski jumping |
| 2006 | Benjamin Raich | Alpine skiing | Michaela Dorfmeister | Alpine skiing | Men's national team | Nordic combined |
| 2007 | Thomas Vanek | Ice hockey | Nicole Hosp | Alpine skiing | Under-20 men's national team | Association football |
| 2008 | Thomas Morgenstern | Ski jumping | Mirna Jukić | Swimming | Men's national team | Ski jumping |
| 2009 | Wolfgang Loitzl | Ski jumping | Mirna Jukić | Swimming | Men's national team | Ski jumping |
| 2010 | Jürgen Melzer | Tennis | Andrea Fischbacher | Alpine skiing | Men's national team | Nordic combined |
| 2011 | Thomas Morgenstern | Ski jumping | Elisabeth Görgl | Alpine skiing | Men's national team | Ski jumping |
| 2012 | Marcel Hirscher | Alpine skiing | Marlies Schild | Alpine skiing | Men's national team | Ski jumping |
| 2013 | David Alaba | Association football | Anna Fenninger | Alpine skiing | Doris Schwaiger & Stefanie Schwaiger | Beach volleyball |
| 2014 | David Alaba | Association football | Anna Fenninger | Alpine skiing | Lara Vadlau & Jolanta Ogar | Sailing |
| 2015 | Marcel Hirscher | Alpine skiing | Anna Fenninger | Alpine skiing | Men's national team | Association football |
| 2016 | Marcel Hirscher | Alpine skiing | Eva-Maria Brem | Alpine skiing | Thomas Zajac & Tanja Frank | Sailing |
| 2017 | Marcel Hirscher | Alpine skiing | Anna Gasser | Snowboarding | Women's national team | Association football |
| 2018 | Marcel Hirscher | Alpine skiing | Anna Gasser | Snowboarding | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Association football |
| 2019 | Marcel Hirscher | Alpine skiing | Vanessa Herzog | Speed skating | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Association football |
| 2020 | Dominic Thiem | Tennis | Ivona Dadic | Athletics | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Association football |
| 2021 | Vincent Kriechmayr | Alpine skiing | Anna Kiesenhofer | Cycling | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Association football |
The 2017 winners