Nominations for Laureus World Sports Awards 2023

A glittering collection of the world’s greatest sportsmen, sportswomen and teams have been nominated for the 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards, following a ballot by global sports media. With football’s Women's European Championship, Men's FIFA World Cup, World Athletics Championships and other major tournaments and events, 2022 provided unforgettable drama and these Laureus World Sports Nominees were cast in starring roles.

Six Nominees have been selected in each of seven categories and the Winners will be revealed following a vote by the Laureus World Sports Academy – the world’s ultimate sports jury – made up of 71 of the greatest sporting legends of all time.

The full list of Nominees is:

LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Steph Curry (USA) Basketball
Mondo Duplantis (Sweden) Athletics
Kylian Mbappé (France) Football
Lionel Messi (Argentina) Football
Rafael Nadal (Spain) Tennis
Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Motor Racing

LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) Athletics
Katie Ledecky (USA) Swimming
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) Athletics
Alexia Putellas (Spain) Football
Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) Alpine Skiing
Iga Swiatek (Poland) Tennis

LAUREUS WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD
Argentina Men’s Football Team
England Women’s Football Team
France Men’s Rugby Team
Golden State Warriors (USA) Basketball
Real Madrid (Spain) Football
Red Bull Formula One Team (Austria)

LAUREUS WORLD BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR AWARD
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) Tennis
Tobi Amusan (Nigeria) Athletics
Nathan Chen (USA) Figure Skating
Morocco Men’s Football Team
Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) Tennis
Scottie Scheffler (USA) Golf

LAUREUS WORLD COMEBACK OF THE YEAR AWARD
Francesco Bagnaia (Italy) Motor Cycling
Christian Eriksen (Denmark) Football
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway) Athletics
Klay Thompson (USA) Basketball
Annemiek van Vleuten (Netherlands) Cycling
Tiger Woods (USA) Golf

LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR WITH A DISABILITY AWARD
Catherine Debrunner (Switzerland) Para Athletics
Declan Farmer (USA) Para Ice Hockey
Diede de Groot (Netherlands) Wheelchair Tennis
Cameron Leslie (New Zealand) Para Swimming and Wheelchair Rugby
Oksana Masters (USA) Para Cross-Country Skiing
Jesper Saltvik Pedersen (Norway) Para Alpine Skiing

LAUREUS WORLD ACTION SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD
Justine Dupont (France) Big Wave Surfing
Stephanie Gilmore (Australia) Surfing
Eileen Gu (China) Freestyle Skiing
Chloe Kim (USA) Snowboarding
Rayssa Leal (Brazil) Skateboarding
Filipe Toledo (Brazil) Surfing

LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD AWARD
Programmes shortlisted by a specialist selection panel; Laureus Academy select the winner.
Boxgirls (Kenya) Boxing
High Five (Germany) Action Sports
Made For More (South Africa) Multi-sport
Slum Soccer (India) Football
TeamUp (Global) Movement

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