Swedish Sports Awards

The Swedish Sports Awards (Swedish: Svenska idrottsgalan) is a show to honor the past year's Swedish sports and athletes' achievements. It is hosted annually at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm in mid or late January. The event was first held in the year 2000.^[1]

In the years 2021 and 2022, the event was held in Annexet instead, following the Coronavirus pandemic reducing the number of spectators.^[2][3]

Awards and winners

Anja Pärson (alpine skiing)

Christian Olsson (athletics)

Marcus Hellner (cross-country skiing)

Carolina Klüft (athletics)

Lisa Nordén (triathlon)

Sportswoman of the Year

Sportsman of the Year

Team of the Year

Coach of the Year

Newcomer of the Year

Performance of the Year

Lifetime Achievement Award

Sportsperson of the century

Svenska Spel and the Swedish Sportjournalist Federation's Grant

See also

• Radiosportens Jerringpris
• Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal

References

1. "Vinnare | Priser | Idrottsgalan". idrottsgalan.se. Archived from the original on 2014-01-19.
2. Pelle Bäckman (12 November 2020). "Idrottsgalan blir av" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
3. Simon Sjöstrand (17 January 2022). "Den här gången satt vi bra länge" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2022.