Annual award
Sasha Vezenkov is the current prize holder. Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year (Bulgarian : Спортист на годината на България , Sportist na godinata na Balgariya ) is an annual award given to the best Bulgarian sportsperson of the year. The winner is selected by authorized journalists. The award was established by the Naroden Sport newspaper and specifically by Aleksandar Yasnikov. It was first given in 1958 to the basketball player Vanya Voynova . The person with the most awards is high-jumper Stefka Kostadinova with four. Traditionally, the award is given at the Sportsperson of the Year Ball which is attended by journalists, sportspeople, social figures, intellectuals, etc.
Bulgarian Sportspeople of the Year [ edit ] Year Winner Sport 1958 Vanya Voynova basketball 1959 Lyutvi Ahmedov freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling 1960 Dimitar Dobrev Greco-Roman wrestling 1961 Dimitar Khlebarov athletics , pole vault 1962 Enyu Valchev freestyle wrestling 1963 Prodan Gardzhev freestyle wrestling 1964 Boyan Radev Greco-Roman wrestling 1965 Georgi Asparuhov association football 1966 Prodan Gardzhev freestyle wrestling 1967 Boyan Radev Greco-Roman wrestling 1968 Boyan Radev Greco-Roman wrestling 1969 Mikhail Zhelev athletics, 3000 metres 1970 Petar Kirov Greco-Roman wrestling 1971 Petar Kirov Greco-Roman wrestling 1972 Yordan Bikov weightlifting 1973 Nedelcho Kolev weightlifting 1974 Lilyana Tomova athletics 1975 Valentin Khristov weightlifting 1976 Ivanka Khristova athletics, shot put 1977 Totka Petrova athletics, 800 metres and 1500 metres 1978 Zdravka Yordanova and Svetla Otsetova rowing 1979 Aleksandar Tomov Greco-Roman wrestling 1980 Lyubomir Lyubenov canoeing 1981 Yanko Rusev weightlifting 1982 Blagoy Blagoev weightlifting 1983 Vasil Etropolski fencing , sabre 1984 Lyudmila Andonova-Zhecheva athletics, high jump 1985 Stefka Kostadinova athletics, high jump 1986 Yordanka Donkova athletics, 110 metre hurdles Asen Zlatev weightlifting 1987 Stefka Kostadinova athletics, high jump Khristo Markov athletics, triple jump 1988 Tanya Dangalakova swimming , breaststroke Khristo Markov athletics, triple jump 1989 Vesela Letcheva sport shooting Valentin Jordanov freestyle wrestling 1990 Stefan Botev weightlifting 1991 Serafim Todorov boxing 1992 Nikolay Bukhalov canoeing 1993 Serafim Todorov boxing 1994 Hristo Stoichkov association football 1995 Stefka Kostadinova athletics, high jump 1996 Stefka Kostadinova athletics, high jump 1997 Yoto Yotov weightlifting 1998 Ekaterina Dafovska biathlon 1999 Galabin Boevski weightlifting 2000 Tereza Marinova athletics, triple jump 2001 Yordan Yovchev artistic gymnastics 2002 Rumyana Neykova rowing 2003 Yordan Yovchev artistic gymnastics 2004 Mariya Grozdeva sport shooting 2005 Veselin Topalov chess 2006 Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski ice dancing 2007 Stanka Zlateva wrestling 2008 Rumyana Neykova rowing 2009 Detelin Dalakliev boxing 2010 Stanka Zlateva freestyle wrestling 2011 Stanka Zlateva freestyle wrestling 2012 Kubrat Pulev boxing 2013 Ivo Angelov wrestling 2014 Grigor Dimitrov tennis 2015 Gabriela Petrova athletics, triple jump 2016 Mirela Demireva athletics, high jump 2017 Grigor Dimitrov tennis 2018 Taybe Yusein freestyle wrestling 2019 Vladimir Iliev biathlon 2020 Tsvetana Pironkova tennis 2021 Ivet Goranova karate 2022 Sasha Vezenkov basketball 2023 Sasha Vezenkov basketball
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