Athlete of the Year is an award given by various sports organizations for the athlete whom they have determined to be deserving of such recognition.
2-509: The Dutch Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year are chosen annually by Dutch athletes from a shortlist compiled by sports journalists . The elections are organized by the Dutch Olympic Committee . All the winners receive a Jaap Eden Award to remember their title. The prize for this achievement is a statuette created by painter and sculptor Jits Bakker (born 1937) from Bilthoven and
4-624: Is named after Jaap Eden . Since 1968, a Sport Team of the Year is chosen. Source: NOC*NSF Source: NOC*NSF Athlete of the Year The awards have various titles, examples include "Player of the Year" and "Sportspersonality of the Year". In the United States, several states choose a simple "Mr." or "Miss" prefix, such as Mr. Basketball ( Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Kentucky , Michigan , North Dakota , Utah , and Wisconsin ). Such awards — general and one-sport-only — are common at
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