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Die Laureus World Sports Awards FAST FACTS 1 – DIE LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS Die jährliche Vergabe der Laureus World Sports Awards ist die einzige weltweite Preisverleihung, mit der die besten Sportlerinnen und Sportler für ihre Leistungen in allen Disziplinen geehrt werden. Die Laureus World Sports Awards werden 2017 zum 18. Mal vergeben. Jährlich verfolgen weltweit rund eine Milliarde Zuschauer die Laureus-Zeremonie. Die Laureus World Sports Awards wurden im Jahr 1999 durch die Daimler AG und Richemont ins Leben gerufen. Die zu der Daimler AG und Richemont gehörenden Marken Mercedes-Benz und IWC Schaffhausen sind die Hauptpartner von Laureus. Es gibt ein zweiteiliges Auswahlverfahren zur Ermittlung der Gewinner der Laureus World Sports Awards. Zuerst nominiert ein Gremium von weltweit führenden Sportredakteuren, Sportautoren und Sportreportern aus über 120 Ländern sechs Personen (bzw. Teams) für jede Kategorie. Die Stimmen werden durch die unabhängige Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP kollationiert, dann bestimmen die Mitglieder der Laureus World Sports Academy in geheimer Wahl die Gewinner. Die Laureus World Sports Academy besteht aus über 60 legendären Sportlerinnen und Sportlern aus der ganzen Welt. Ihr Vorsitzender ist die neuseeländische Rugby-Legende Sean Fitzpatrick. Es gibt fünf Kategorien, die von den internationalen Medien und der Akademie gewählt werden: Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year, Laureus World Team of the Year, Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year und Laureus World Comeback of the Year. In zwei weiteren Kategorien wird von Spezialistengremien gewählt: der/die Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year, von weltweit führenden Berichterstattern des alternativen Sports und der/die Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability; diese Kategorie wird vom Exekutivkomitee des Internationalen Paralympischen Komitees bestimmt. Es gibt zwei weitere Ehrungen, die durch die Gründer und die Akademie vergeben werden. Zum ersten den Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award sowie den Sport for Good Award, der Personen verliehen wird, die einen herausragenden Beitrag zur Gesellschaft geleistet haben. Die Laureus Academy kann, wenn sie es wünscht, einen weiteren Laureus-Award ausloben und vergeben. So wurden 2005 erstmals der Laureus Spirit of Sport Award und 2013 der Laureus Academy Exceptional Achievement Award verliehen. Laureus ist das lateinische Wort für Lorbeer - das universale Symbol für den Sieg im Sport. Jeder Gewinner erhält eine exklusiv von Cartier hergestellte Laureus Statuette. Der universale Charakter des Sports wird durch eine Darstellung der fünf Kontinente hervorgehoben, die auf dem Sockel eingraviert sind. Die Statuetten sind 30 cm hoch und wiegen 2,5 kg. Jede der Figuren enthält 670 g gediegenes Silber und hat einen 650 g schweren vergoldeten Sockel. Neben ihrer Rolle bei der Ehrung sportlicher Leistungen durch die Laureus World Sports Awards haben Daimler und Richemont in Partnerschaft mit der Laureus World Sports Academy ein innovativ karitatives Unternehmen errichtet - die Laureus Sport For Good Foundation. Diese Stiftung wird durch die Gründer jährlich mit einer Spende von einer Million Euro unterstützt. 1 2016 LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Novak Djokovic Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Serena Williams Laureus World Team of the Year All Blacks Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Jordan Spieth Laureus World Comeback of the Year Dan Carter Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Daniel Dias Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Jan Frodeno Laureus Spirit of Sport Award Johan Cruyff Laureus Lifetime Achievement Niki Lauda Laureus Sport for Good Award Moving the Goalposts 2015 LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Novak Djokovic Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Ganzebe Dibaba Laureus World Team of the Year Germany World Cup Football Team Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Daniel Ricciardo Laureus World Comeback of the Year Schalk Burger Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Tatyana McFadden Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Alan Eustace Laureus Spirit of Sport Award Yao Ming Laureus Academy Exceptional Achievement Award Li Na Laureus Sport for Good Award Skateistan 2014 LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Sebastian Vettel Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Missy Franklin Laureus World Team of the Year Bayern München Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Marc Márquez Laureus World Comeback of the Year Rafael Nadal Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Marie Bochet Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Jamie Bestwick Laureus Spirit of Sport Award Afghanistan Cricket Team Laureus Sport for Good Award Magic Bus 2013 LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Usain Bolt Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Jessica Ennis Laureus World Team of the Year Europäisches Ryder-Cup-Team Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Andy Murray Laureus World Comeback of the Year Félix Sánchez Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Daniel Dias Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Felix Baumgartner Laureus Academy Exceptional Achievement Award Michael Phelps Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award Sebastian Coe 2012 LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Novak Djokovic Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Vivian Cheruiyot Laureus World Team of the Year FC Barcelona Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Rory McIlroy Laureus World Comeback of the Year Darren Clarke Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Oscar Pistorius Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Kelly Slater Laureus Sport for Good Award Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award Sir Bobby Charlton 2011 LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Rafael Nadal Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Lindsey Vonn Laureus World Team of the Year Spain Men’s Football Team Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Martin Kaymer Laureus World Comeback of the Year Valentino Rossi Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Verena Bentele Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Kelly Slater Laureus Sport for Good Award May El-Khalil Laureus Spirit of Sport Award European Ryder Cup Team Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award Zinedine Zidane 2 2010 LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Usain Bolt Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Serena Williams Laureus World Team of the Year Brawn GP Formula One Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Jenson Button Laureus World Comeback of the Year Kim Clijsters Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Natalie Du Toit Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Stephanie Gilmore Laureus Sport for Good Award Dikembe Mutombo Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award Nawal El Moutawakel 2009 LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Usain Bolt Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Yelena Isinbayeva Laureus World Team of the Year China Olympic Team Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Rebecca Adlington Laureus World Comeback of the Year Vitali Klitschko Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Daniel Dias Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Kelly Slater 2008 LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Roger Federer Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Justine Henin Laureus World Team of the Year South African Rugby Team Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Lewis Hamilton Laureus World Comeback of the Year Paula Radcliffe Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Esther Vergeer Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Shaun White Laureus Sport for Good Award Brendan & Shawn Tuohey Laureus Spirit of Sport Award Dick Pound Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award Sergey Bubka 2007 LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Roger Federer Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Yelena Isinbayeva Laureus World Team of the Year Italy Men’s Football Team Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Amélie Mauresmo Laureus World Comeback of the Year Serena Williams Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Martin Braxenthaler Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Kelly Slater Laureus Sport for Good Award Luke Dowdney Laureus Spirit of Sport Award FC Barcelona Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award Franz Beckenbauer 2006 LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Roger Federer Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Janica Kostelic Laureus World Team of the Year Renault Formel 1 Team Laureus World Newcomer of the Year Rafael Nadal Laureus World Comeback of the Year Martina Hingis Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Ernst van Dyk Laureus World Alternative Sportsperson of the Year Angelo d’Arrigo Laureus Sport for Good Award Jürgen Griesbeck Laureus Spirit of Sport Award Valentino Rossi Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award Johan Cruyff 2005 LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Roger Federer Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Kelly Holmes Laureus World Team of the Year Greece Men’s Football Team Laureus World Newcomer of the Year Liu Liu Xiang Laureus World Comeback of the Year Alessandro Zanardi Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability
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