Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year is an annual award honouring the achievements of those individuals or teams who have made a comeback performance in the world of sports. It was first awarded in 2000 as one of the seven constituent awards presented during the Laureus World Sports Awards.[1] The awards are presented by the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, a global organisation involved in more than 150 charity projects supporting 500,000 young people.[2] The first ceremony was held on 25 May 2000 in Monte Carlo, at which Nelson Mandela gave the keynote speech.[3] since 2021Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., a shortlist of six nominees for the award comes from a panel composed of the "world's leading sports editors, writers and broadcasters".[1] The Laureus World Sports Academy then selects the individual winner or winning team who is presented with a Laureus statuette, created by Cartier, at an annual awards ceremony held in various locations around the world.[4] The awards are considered highly prestigious and are frequently referred to as the sporting equivalent of the "Oscars".[5][6][7]

The inaugural winner of the award was American road cyclist Lance Armstrong. Having recovered from testicular cancer, which had spread to his brain, lungs and abdomen,[8] he returned to cycling in 1998 and won the 1999 Tour de France.[9] Following Armstrong's 2013 admission of doping,[10] all his Laureus awards and nominations were rescinded.[11] since 2023Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the award has been won by a different individual sportsperson every year (seven to women, seventeen to men), although elevens teams have been nominated – the England men's cricket team (2005), Miami Heat (2007), the Great Britain national rugby league team (2008), Crusaders (2012), Queensland Reds (2012), European Ryder Cup Team (2013), Germany Men's Olympic Eights Team (2013), Oracle Team USA (2014), FC Barcelona (2018), Chapecoense (2018) and Liverpool F.C. (2022). Tennis players dominate the winners list, with seven awards, while athletes, golfers and rugby union players have won twice. The 2025 winner of the award was the Brazilian artistic gymnast Rebeca Andrade.

List of winners and nominees

Key
* Indicates individual whose award or nomination was later rescinded
Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year winners and nominees
Year Image Winner Nationality Sport Nominees Refs
2000 Lance Armstrong in 2001 Script error: No such module "Sort".* File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Cycling Andre Agassi (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – tennis
Ludmila Engquist (File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE) – athletics 		[11][12]
2001 Jennifer Capriati in 2004 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Tennis Heike Drechsler (File:Flag of Germany.svg GER) – athletics
Janica Kostelić (File:Flag of Croatia.svg CRO) – alpine skiing
Mario Lemieux (File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN) – ice hockey
Dara Torres (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – swimming 		[13][14]
2002 Goran Ivanisevic in 2004 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of Croatia.svg CRO Tennis John Daly (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – golf
Michael Jordan (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – basketball
Bernhard Langer (File:Flag of Germany.svg GER) – golf
Mario Lemieux (File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN) – ice hockey 		[7][15]
2003 Ronaldo in 2005 Ronaldo File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA Football Janica Kostelić (File:Flag of Croatia.svg CRO) – alpine skiing
Hermann Maier (File:Flag of Austria.svg AUT) – alpine skiing
Pete Sampras (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – tennis
Franziska van Almsick (File:Flag of Germany.svg GER) – swimming 		[16][17]
2004 Hermann Maier in 2006 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of Austria.svg AUT Alpine skiing Fred Couples (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – golf
Inge de Bruijn (File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED) – swimming
Peter Forsberg (File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE) – ice hockey
Martina Navratilova (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – tennis
Alex Zanardi (File:Flag of Italy.svg ITA) – auto racing 		[18][19]
2005 Alex Zanardi in 2007 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of Italy.svg ITA Auto racing John Daly (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – golf
England Men's Cricket Team (File:Flag of England.svg ENG) – cricket
Tadahiro Nomura (File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN) – judo
Paula Radcliffe (File:Flag of England.svg ENG) – athletics
Shane Warne (File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS) – cricket 		[20][21]
2006 Martina Hingis in 2006 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Tennis Kajsa Bergqvist (File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE) – athletics
Kim Clijsters (File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL) – tennis
Antoine Dénériaz (File:Flag of France.svg FRA) – alpine skiing
Jonah Lomu (File:Flag of New Zealand.svg NZL) – rugby union
Colin Montgomerie (File:Flag of Scotland.svg SCO) – golf 		[22][23]
2007 Serena Williams in 2007 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Tennis Drew Brees (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – American football
Ben Curtis (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – golf
Roy Jones Jr. (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – boxing
Miami Heat (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – basketball
Zinedine Zidane (File:Flag of France.svg FRA) – football 		[24][25]
2008 Paula Radcliffe in 2008 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR Athletics Christine Ohuruogu (File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR) – athletics
Great Britain national rugby league team (File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR) – rugby league
Jana Rawlinson (File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS) – athletics
Steve Stricker (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – golf
Jonny Wilkinson (File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR) – rugby union 		[26][27]
2009 Vitali Klitschko in 2009 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of Ukraine.svg UKR Boxing Anna Meares (File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS) – cycling
Greg Norman (File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS) – golf
Matthias Steiner (File:Flag of Germany.svg GER) – weightlifting
Maarten van der Weijden (File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED) – swimming
Tiger Woods (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – golf 		[28][29]
2010 Kim Clijsters in 2010 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Tennis Lance Armstrong* (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – cycling
Jessica Ennis (File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR) – athletics
Brett Favre (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – American football
Blanka Vlašić (File:Flag of Croatia.svg CRO) – athletics
Tom Watson (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – golf 		[30][31]
2011 Valentino Rossi in 2010 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of Italy.svg ITA MotoGP Carolina Klüft (File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE) – athletics
Merlene Ottey (File:Flag of Slovenia.svg SLO) – athletics
Tyson Gay (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – athletics
Justine Henin (File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL) – tennis
Paula Creamer (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – golf 		[32][33]
2012 Darren Clarke in 2009 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR Golf Crusaders (File:Flag of New Zealand.svg NZL) – rugby union
Eric Abidal (File:Flag of France.svg FRA) – football
Queensland Reds (File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS) – rugby union
Liu Xiang (File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN) – athletics
Sergio García (File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP) – golf 		[34][35]
2013 Felix Sanchez in 2013 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg DOM Athletics Anna Meares (File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS) – cycling
Ernie Els (File:Flag of South Africa.svg RSA) – golf
Europe Ryder Cup Team (File:Flag of Europe.svg Europe) – golf
Germany Men's Olympic Eights Team (File:Flag of Germany.svg GER) – rowing
Tirunesh Dibaba (File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg ETH) – athletics 		[36][37]
2014 Rafael Nadal in 2014 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Tennis Yelena Isinbayeva (File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS) – athletics
Oracle Team USA (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – sailing
Tony Parker (File:Flag of France.svg FRA) – basketball
Ronaldinho (File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA) – football
Tiger Woods (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – golf 		[38][39]
2015 Schalk Burger in 2008 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of South Africa.svg RSA Rugby union Francesco Acerbi (File:Flag of Italy.svg ITA) – football
Diego Milito (File:Flag of Argentina.svg ARG) – football
Jo Pavey (File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR) – athletics
Pierre Vaultier (File:Flag of France.svg FRA) – snowboarding
Oliver Wilson (File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR) – golf 		[40][41]
2016 Dan Carter in 2011 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of New Zealand.svg NZL Rugby union Jessica Ennis-Hill (File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR) – athletics
Mick Fanning (File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS) – surfing
Michael Phelps (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – swimming
David Rudisha (File:Flag of Kenya.svg KEN) – athletics
Lindsey Vonn (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – alpine skiing 		[42][43]
2017 Michael Phelps in 2017 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Swimming Ruth Beitia (File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP) – athletics
Juan Martín del Potro (File:Flag of Argentina.svg ARG) – tennis
Fabienne St Louis (File:Flag of Mauritius.svg MUS) – triathlon
Nick Skelton (File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR) – equestrian
Aksel Lund Svindal (File:Flag of Norway.svg NOR) – alpine skiing 		[44][45]
2018 Federer in 2016 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Tennis FC Barcelona (File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP) – football
Justin Gatlin (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – athletics
Sally Pearson (File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS) – athletics
Valentino Rossi (File:Flag of Italy.svg ITA) – MotoGP
Chapecoense (File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA) – football 		[46][47]
2019 Woods in 2018 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Golf Vinesh Phogat (File:Flag of India.svg IND) – freestyle wrestling
Yuzuru Hanyu (File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN) – figure skating
Mark McMorris (File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN) – snowboarding
Lindsey Vonn (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – alpine skiing
Bibian Mentel-Spee (File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED) – para-snowboarding 		[48][49]
2020 Flörsch in 2016 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of Germany.svg GER Auto racing Andy Murray (File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR) – tennis
Christian Lealiifano (File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS) – rugby union
Kawhi Leonard (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – basketball
Liverpool F.C. (File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR) – football
Nathan Adrian (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – swimming 		[50][51]
2021
–
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN Snowboarding Daniel Bard (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – baseball
Kento Momota (File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN) – badminton
Alex Morgan (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – football
Mikaela Shiffrin (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – alpine skiing
Alex Smith (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – American football 		[52]
2022 Brown in 2020 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR Skateboarding Simone Biles (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – gymnastics
Mark Cavendish (File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR) – cycling
Tom Daley (File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR) – diving
Marc Márquez (File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP) – MotoGP
Annemiek van Vleuten (File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED) – cycling 		[53][54]
2023 Eriksen in 2014 Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of Denmark.svg DEN Football Annemiek van Vleuten (File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg NLD) – cycling
Francesco Bagnaia (File:Flag of Italy.svg ITA) – MotoGP
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (File:Flag of Norway.svg NOR) – athletics
Klay Thompson (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – basketball
Tiger Woods (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – golf 		[55]
2024 Simone Biles Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Gymnastics Katarina Johnson-Thompson (File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR) – athletics
Siya Kolisi (File:Flag of South Africa.svg RSA) – rugby sevens
Sébastien Haller (File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg CIV) – association football
Jamal Murray (File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN) – basketball
Marketa Vondrousova (File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE) – tennis 		[56]
2025 Rebeca Andrade Script error: No such module "Sort". File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA Gymnastics Caeleb Dressel (File:Flag of the United States.svg USA) – swimming
Lara Gut-Behrami (File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI) – alpine skiing
Marc Márquez (File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP) – MotoGP
Rishabh Pant (File:Flag of India.svg IND) – cricket
Ariarne Titmus (File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS) – swimming 		[57]

Statistics

Statistics are correct as of 2025 awards.

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