Duplantis and Bonmati chosen again as best in Europe

ISTANBUL, January 5, 2026 - For the third time in his career, after winning the 2022 and 2024 editions, pole vault world record holder and definitely one of the current leading athletes, Sweden's

Armand Duplantishas been chosen as the European Sportsman of the Year by journalists from AIPS Europe's 43 affiliated national associations. 

Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis was followed by the Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz and French football player Ousmane Dembele.

Aitana Bonmati, the Spanish football player, also for the third time in her carreer was chosen as the 2025 European Sportswoman of the Year. Bonmati was followed by Belarus tennis player Aryna Sabalenka and Netherlands’ athletics ace Femke Bol.

It was the 43rd annual poll conducted by AIPS Europe through the worldwide poll held by AIPS. AIPS Europe, the biggest continental section of AIPS, was established in 1977 at the AIPS Congress in Milano Marittima. In 2003, the annual poll was named the Frank Taylor Trophy in honor of the former president of both AIPS and UEPS. Eventually the European Sportswoman award was named after former leading UEPS official Evgen Bergant.

EUROPEAN SPORTSMEN and SPORTSWOMEN of the YEAR

MEN - Frank Taylor Trophy

2025 Armand Duplantis (Sweden), athletics

2024 Armand Duplantis (Sweden), athletics

2023 Novak Djokovic (Serbia), tennis

2022 Armand Duplantis (Sweden), athletics

2021 Robert Lewandowski (Poland), football

2020 Robert Lewandowski (Poland), football

2019 Rafael Nadal (Spain), tennis

2018 Luka Modric (Croatia), football

2017 Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), football

2016 Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), football

2015 Novak Djokovic (Serbia), tennis

2014 Manuel Neuer (Germany), football

2013 Mo Farah (Great Britain), athletics

2012 Novak Djokovic (Serbia), tennis

2011 Novak Djokovic (Serbia), tennis

2010 Sebastian Vettel (Germany), Formula 1 motor racing

2009 Roger Federer (Switzerland), tennis

2008 Rafael Nadal (Spain), tennis

2007 Roger Federer (Switzerland), tennis

2006 Roger Federer (Switzerland), tennis

2005 Roger Federer (Switzerland), tennis

2004 Roger Federer (Switzerland), tennis

2003 Michael Schumacher (Germany), Formula 1 motor racing

2002 Michael Schumacher (Germany), Formula 1 motor racing

2001 Michael Schumacher (Germany), Formula 1 motor racing

2000 Pieter van Hoogenband (Netherland), swimming

1999 Tomas Dvorak (Czech Republic), athletics

1998 Bjoern Daehlie (Norway), cross country skiing

1997 Wilson Kipketer (Denmark), athletics

1996 Alexander Popov (Russia), swimming

1995 Jonathan Edwards (Great Britain), athletics

1994 Michael Schumacher (Germany), Formula 1 motor racing

1993 Linford Christie (Great Britain), athletics

1992 Vitaly Scherbo (Commonwealth of the Independent States), gymnastics

1991 Sergey Bubka (Soviet Union), athletics

1990 Lothar Matthaeus (Germany), football

1989 Boris Becker (Germany), tennis

1988 Sergey Bubka (Soviet Union), athletics

1987 Stephen Roche (Ireland), cycling

1986 Boris Becker (Germany), tennis

1985 Sergey Bubka (Soviet Union), athletics

1984 Michel Platini (France), football

1983 Michael Gross (Germany), swimming

WOMEN - Evgen Bergant Trophy

2025 Aitana Bonmati (Spain) Football

2024 Aitana Bonmati (Spain) Football

2023 Aitana Bonmati (Spain) Football

2022 Alexia Putellas (Spain) Football

2021 Alexia Putellas (Spain) Football

2020 Iga Swiatek (Poland) Tennis

2019 Katinka Hosszu (Hungary), Swimming

2018 Ester Ledecka (Czech Republic) Snowboarding

2017 Katinka Hosszu (Hungary),Swimming

2016 Katinka Hosszu (Hungary), swimming

2015 Dafne Schippers (Netherlands), athletics

2014 Darya Domracheva (Belarus), biathlon

2013 Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia), athletics

2012 Jessica Ennis (Great Britain), athletics

2011 Federica Pellegrini (Italy), swimming

2010 Blanka Vlasic (Croatia), athletics

2009 Blanka Vlasic (Croatia), athletics

2008 Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia), athletics

2007 Justine Henin (Belgium), tennis

2006 Justine Henin-Hardenne (Belgium), tennis

2005 Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia), athletics

2004 Kelly Holmes (Great Britain), athletics

2003 Justine Henin-Hardenne (Belgium), tennis

2002 Justine Henin-Hardenne (Belgium), tennis

2001 Svetlana Khorkina (Russia), gymnastics

2000 Inge de Bruijn (Netherland), swimming

1999 Gabriela Szabo (Romania), athletics

1998 Larissa Lazutina (Russia), cross-country skiing

1997 Martina Hingis (Switzerland), tennis

1996 Svetlana Masterkova (Russia), athletics

1995 Steffi Graf (Germany), tennis

1994 Manuela Di Centa (Italy), cross-country skiing

1993 Franziska van Almsick (Germany), swimming

1992 Krisztina Egerszegi (Hungary), swimming

1991 Monica Seles (Yugoslavia), tennis

1990 Katrin Krabbe (Germany), athletics

1989 Steffi Graf (Germany), tennis

1988 Kristin Otto (GDR), swimming

1987 Steffi Graf (Germany), tennis

1986 Heike Drechsler (GDR), athletics

1985 Marita Koch (GDR), athletics

1984 Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (Finland,)cross-country skiing

1983 Jarmila Kratochvilova (Czechoslovakia), athletics