Dutch Sportsman of the year

Black and white photo of Annie Borckink wearing a skirt and jacket and Joop Zoetemelk wearing a suit and tie, while both holding a statuette and flowers
Speed skater Annie Borckink (left) and cyclist Joop Zoetemelk (right) with their Jaap Eden statuettes in 1981

The Dutch Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year are chosen annually by Dutch athletes from a shortlist compiled by sports journalists. The elections are organized by the Dutch Olympic Committee.

All the winners receive a Jaap Eden Award to remember their title.[1] The prize for this achievement is a statuette created by painter and sculptor Jits Bakker (born 1937) from Bilthoven and is named after Jaap Eden.[1]

Since 1968, a Sport Team of the Year is chosen.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Awards, Dé Jaap Eden" (in Dutch). NOC*NSF. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Estafette-atleten beste Sportploeg, ook prijzen voor junior Van Lieshout en senior Janssen" (in Dutch), NOS, 21 December 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.