The PSA Athlete of the Year is an annual award given by the Philippine Sportswriters Association to the best Filipino athletes for their sporting contributions and achievement. It is part of the PSA's Annual Awards Night, one of the most prestigious sport-related awards in the Philippines.
| PSA Athlete of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Presented by | Philippine Sportswriters Association |
| Currently held by | EJ Obiena (2023) |
Notable athletes who have been given this award include Rafael Nepomuceno, Bong Coo, Eric Buhain, Lydia de Vega, Efren Reyes, Manny Pacquiao and Hidilyn Diaz.
Winners
editPer year
editMultiple-time winners
edit| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno | 5 |
| Manny Pacquiao | 5 |
| Hidilyn Diaz | 4 |
| Nonito Donaire | 4 |
| Efren "Bata" Reyes | 3 |
| Luisito Espinosa | 3 |
| Lydia de Vega | 3 |
| Biboy Rivera | 2 |
| Bong Coo | 2 |
| Dennis Orcollo | 2 |
| Dodie Boy Peñalosa | 2 |
| Dorothy Delasin | 2 |
| Elma Muros | 2 |
| Eric Buhain | 2 |
| Frankie Miñoza | 2 |
| Team Philippines (Southeast Asian Games) | 2 |
| Yuka Saso | 2 |
Special awards
edit- Hall of Fame
- Paeng Nepomuceno, 1997: bowling
- Bong Coo, 2004: bowling
- Eugene Torre, 2006: chess
- Manny Pacquiao, 2008: professional boxing[15][16]
- Efren Reyes, 2010: billiards[17]
- Florencio Campomanes, 2010: chess
- Mitsubishi Motors Philippines, 2015: tennis
- Lydia de Vega, 2022: athletics
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Florencio Campomanes, 2006: chess
- 1973 Philippines men's national basketball team, 2014: basketball[18]
- Eugene Torre, 2017: chess[19]
- Bong Coo, 2019: bowling[20]
- Paquito Rivas, 2019: cycling[21]
- Efren Reyes, 2019: billiards[22]
- Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco, 2020: basketball
- Joey Romasanta, 2020: volleyball
- Sonny Barrios, 2020: basketball
- Ramon Fernandez, 2021: basketball
- Sonny Jaworski, 2021: basketball
- Elma Muros, 2022: athletics
- Allan Caidic, Samboy Lim, Joe Lipa, Dante Silverio, Turo Valenzona, 2023: basketball
- Athlete of the Decade
- Manny Pacquiao, 2009: 'professional boxing[23]
- Athlete of the Century” 1999
- Paeng Nepomuceno, bowling
- Athletes of the Millennium 1999
- Lydia de Vega, athletics, track and field
- Carlos Loyzaga, basketball
- Paeng Nepomuceno, bowling
- Bong Coo, bowling
- Pancho Villa, professional boxing
- Gabriel Elorde, professional boxing
- Onyok Velasco, amateur boxing
- Eugene Torre, chess
- Teófilo Yldefonso, swimming
- Felicisimo Ampon, tennis
- PSA's President's Award
- NU Bulldogs, 2015: collegiate basketball
- Gilas Pilipinas, 2016: basketball
- Milo Rivera, 2017: motocross
- Manny V. Pangilinan, 2018: basketball (2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Bid Team)
- Carlos Yulo, 2019: gymnastics
- Abraham Tolentino, 2020: cycling/Olympics
- Yuka Saso, 2021: golf (2021 US Women's Open Champion)
- Carlos Yulo, 2021: gymnastics (2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Gold & Silver Medalist)
- Alex Eala, 2022: tennis (2022 US Open Girls Champion)
- Gilas Pilipinas, 2023: basketball (2022 Asian Games gold medalist, Men's 5x5 Basketball)
References
edit- ^ Team Philippines win 2005 PSA Athletes of the Year – Yehey! Sports[permanent dead link]
- ^ Pacquiao, 7 others named PSA Athletes of the Year – Inquirer.net Archived March 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PSA: Four sportsmen share Athlete of the Year award - NBN News[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sports scribes name Donaire, Orcullo athletes of the year - InterAKTV". Archived from the original on February 18, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
- ^ PSA honors ’12 sports achievers tonite
- ^ Gilas cagers PSA athletes of the year
- ^ Tupas, Cedelf (February 3, 2015). "BMX rider Caluag PSA Athlete of the Year". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ^ "Nietes, Donaire, Tabuena share PSA Athlete of the Year award". ABS-CBN Sports. January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ "PSA to honor Diaz as 2016 Athlete of the Year". ABS-CBN Sports. January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ "PSA co-Athletes of the Year: Ancajas, Tabora, Biado". Business Mirror. January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Asian Games gold medalists named athletes of the year". Philippine Olympic Committee. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ^ Dioquino, Delfin (January 20, 2020). "PH SEA Games team to be honored as Athlete of the Year in PSA Awards". Rappler. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Golfer Yuka Saso to be hailed as Athlete of the Year". ABS-CBN News. March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "EJ Obiena gets nod as 2023 PSA Athlete of the Year". Spin.ph. January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ Pacquiao is PSA's Athlete of the Year and Hall of Famer – Philippines News Agency[permanent dead link]
- ^ |PSA picks Pacman as ‘Athlete of the Year’ for 5th time
- ^ PSA AWARDS; Reyes, ‘Campo’ mga bida – libre.com.ph
- ^ "PSA President's Award to NU". Tempo. February 7, 2015. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ^ Torre to receive Lifetime Achievement PSA award
- ^ Bowling legend Bong Coo, cycling great Paquito Rivas to be honored by PSA
- ^ greats Olivia ‘Bong’ Coo, Paquito Rivas to receive Lifetime Award
- ^ Reyes to receive PSA Lifetime Achievement Award
- ^ PSA names Pacquiao athlete of the decade – ABS-CBNNews.com