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Athletics World Championships
FEMKE BOL REDEMPTION IN WOMEN'S 4x400M RELAY
 
Aquatics World Championships
MOLLIE O'CALLAGHAN 200M FREESTYLE WORLD RECORD
 
Athletics World Championships
MILTIADIS TENTOGLOU WINS LONG JUMP GOLD ON FINAL ATTEMPT
 

Christine Sinclair
FOOTBALL
 
Natalie Geisenberger
LUGE
 
Jason Smyth
ATHLETICS
 
Shingo Kunieda
WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
 
 Annemiek van Vleuten
ROAD CYCLING
 
Tom Brady
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
 

Annemiek van Vleuten
ROAD CYCLING
Considered one of the greatest Dutch athletes of all time, Annemiek van Vleuten first started cycling at the age of 23 to recover from a football injury. Oficially beginning her career at 25 after joining an amateur team in 2007, van Vleuten has enjoyed tremendous success as a professional cyclist, winning all three of the women's cycling Grand Tours equivalents and four gold medals at the World Championships – becoming, in 2022, the first woman to achieve the Triple Crown of Cycling. At the Olympic Games, van Vleuten was bound to win the title in 2016, but had a horrific crash while leading the race. Her long-waited gold medal moment came with a time trial victory at the Tokyo Olympics, a crowning achievement in an already brilliant career. After her retirement, she said she hoped to have inspired others. Her cycling years, certainly, are a testament to the power of resilience and human strength.
 

VOTING BREAKDOWN
33/34 MEMBERS VOTED  
POINTS # #1   250 20 7   LÉON MARCHAND 235 22 6   NOAH LYLES 215 16 7   NOVAK DJOKOVIC 175 13 7   MATHIEU VAN DER POEL 170 18 3   JOHANNES THINGNES BØ 95 8 3   MARCO ODERMATT

Léon Marchand
SWIMMING
 
 Noah Lyles
ATHLETICS
 
 Novak Djokovic
TENNIS
 

VOTING BREAKDOWN
31/34 MEMBERS VOTED  
POINTS # #1   390 27 15   FAITH KIPYEGON 215 20 6   FEMKE BOL 145 14 3   KAYLEE MCKEOWN 140 12 4   MOLLIE O'CALLAGHAN 90 10 1   MIKAELA SHIFFRIN 90 8 2   SIMONE BILES

Faith Kipyegon
ATHLETICS
 
 Femke Bol
ATHLETICS
 
 Kaylee McKeown
SWIMMING
 

Natalie Geisenberger
LUGE
"Greatest of all time" may be an overused phrase these days, but for some athletes this title is truly deserved. This is the case of Luge extraordinaire Natalie Geisenberger, who has enjoyed unprecedented success since her first senior competitions in 2007. During her career, the German luger won 16 medals at the World Championships (where she is a nine-time champion), 14 medals at the European Championship and 74 World Cup races. Most importantly, at the 2022 Winter Olympics, she became the only female luger to win three individual Olympic gold medals. She also ranks first among Luge athletes (male or female) with the most Olympic medals – being the only woman in any sport to enter at least seven Winter Olympic events and win a medal in all of them. These achievements, combined with her commitment to fair play, made her a true ambassador for the sport.
 

VOTING BREAKDOWN
33/34 MEMBERS VOTED  
POINTS # #1   315 23 12   SPAIN (FOOTBALL) 215 17 7   AUSTRALIA (SWIMMING 4x100M FR) 205 21 4   FRANCE (HANDBALL) 175 14 5   TÜRKIYE (VOLLEYBALL) 135 13 3   NETHERLANDS (WATER POLO) 95 9 2   AUSTRALIA (SWIMMING 4x200M FR)

Spain
FOOTBALL
 
 Australia
SWIMMING (4x100M FREESTYLE RELAY)
 
 France
HANDBALL
 

VOTING BREAKDOWN
33/34 MEMBERS VOTED  
POINTS # #1   250 21 7   SOUTH AFRICA (RUGBY) 245 20 7   DENMARK (HANDBALL) 225 19 8   GERMANY (BASKETBALL) 185 15 6   POLAND (VOLLEYBALL) 150 12 5   JAPAN (BASEBALL) 80 11 -   HUNGARY (WATER POLO)

South Africa
RUGBY
 
 Denmark
HANDBALL
 
 Germany
BASKETBALL
 

Tom Brady
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
A name that is synonymous with success, Tom Brady is widely regarded as the greatest quarterback of all time and one of the best players in NFL history. These titles are not an exaggeration when we consider his achievements during his 23 seasons as a player, 20 of which he spent with the New England Patriots. Brady led the team to 17 division titles, 9 Super Bowl appearances and 6 titles total, all records for a player and franchise. After joining the Buccaneers during his final seasons, Brady went on to win the Super Bowl LV, extending his individual records – which also include most games started. A five-time Super Bowl MVP (a record), Brady was instrumental for the sport's growing popularity in many countries, inspiring a legion of fans around the world and being considered NFL's first true global superstar.
 

VOTING BREAKDOWN
32/34 MEMBERS VOTED  
POINTS # #1   450 26 20   MAX VERSTAPPEN 260 21 9   SHOHEI OHTANI 100 10 2   PIETER-STEPH DU TOIT 90 12 1   FRANCESCO BAGNAIA 80 11 -   NOUR EL SHERBINI 80 9 -   CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY

Max Verstappen
AUTO RACING
 
 Shohei Ohtani
BASEBALL
 
 Pieter-Steph du Toit
RUGBY
 

VOTING BREAKDOWN
26/34 MEMBERS VOTED  
POINTS # #1   240 19 7   MARCEL HUG 200 15 6   DIEDE DE GROOT 150 9 5   JESPER PEDERSEN 115 12 3   ALINE ROCHA 105 13 1   STEFANO RAIMONDI 100 7 4   TANGUY DE LA FOREST

Marcel Hug
ATHLETICS
 
 Diede de Groot
WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
 
 Jesper Pedersen
ALPINE SKIING
 

Shingo Kunieda
WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
Since the introduction of the Wheelchair Tennis Tour in 1992, there has been no more prominent name than the great Shingo Kunieda, by far the most decorated male player in the history of the sport. Following his first Australian Open victory in 2007, Kunieda went on to win a total of 28 Grand Slam titles in singles and 22 in doubles throughout his career, completely dominating the field for nearly two decades and finishing as the No. 1 player of the year a total of 10 times. At the Paralympic Games, Kunieda is the only one to secure a medal in five consecutive times, winning four gold medals in total, including the 2020 men's singles title in his home country. These achievements alone ensure that his legacy will live on not only among future generations of Japanese players, but also through the Paralympic movement as a whole.
 

VOTING BREAKDOWN
31/34 MEMBERS VOTED  
POINTS # #1   475 28 21   SUMMER MCINTOSH 140 14 3   DARJA VARFOLOMEEV 130 14 2   KAYLIA NEMOUR 115 9 4   MAX MAEDER 100 12 1   FÉLIX LEBRUN 95 13 -   RAYSSA LEAL

Summer McIntosh
SWIMMING
 
 Darja Varfolomeev
RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS
 
 Kaylia Nemour
ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
 

VOTING BREAKDOWN
28/34 MEMBERS VOTED  
POINTS # #1   245 20 8   RAMOS/LISBOA 235 19 6   MIXED EQUESTRIAN JUMPING TEAM 175 16 5   TITA/BANTI 130 10 4   PERUŠIČ/SCHWEINER 105 11 2   CHEN/JIA 90 8 3   BODNAR/RADIȘ

Ana Patrícia Ramos • Eduarda Lisboa
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
 
 Sweden Mixed Team
EQUESTRIAN JUMPING
 
 Ruggero Tita • Caterina Banti
SAILING
 

Jason Smyth
ATHLETICS
Once described as the fastest para-athlete of all time, Jason Smyth will be remembered as the man who never lost a competitive para athletics event in his entire career, winning every 100m and 200m race he entered since the European Championships in 2005. In addition to his 8 gold medals at the World Championships, the Irish sprinter is a 6-time Paralympic champion, winning gold medals in four consecutive Games. He made history in 2010 as the first Paralympian to compete in an open European Championships, and also represented Northern Ireland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Competing in the T13 classification for the blind, he retires as the current Paralympic Champion in a event that he helped to redefine – currently also holding the world record in the 200m. Given his outstanding career, it is clear that Smyth's undeniable legacy will live on.
 

VOTING BREAKDOWN
34/34 MEMBERS VOTED  
POINTS # #1   380 25 15   SIMONE BILES 205 18 5   KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON 190 20 4   RŪTA MEILUTYTĖ 160 11 5   SHA'CARRI RICHARDSON 135 14 3   CAMERON MCEVOY 90 9 2   JUSTINE BRAISAZ-BOUCHET

Simone Biles
ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
 
 Katarina Johnson-Thompson
ATHLETICS
 
 Rūta Meilutytė
SWIMMING