Prêmio Brasil Olímpico

Prêmio Brasil Olímpico (Brazil Olympic Prize) is the name given to the highest recognition that a Brazilian athlete can receive nationally.

## History and configuration[edit]

The award was created in 1999 by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC), who wanted to have a form of maximum recognition that could be bestowed upon the Brazilian athletes that were considered to have been the best in the country.

The first installment of the award was held in São Paulo, but every other ceremony thereafter has been held in Rio de Janeiro. A strike of the Theatro Municipal employees in 2016 postponed the ceremony until March 29, 2017.[1]

In order to be eligible, an athlete must be affiliated to a sport's Confederation whose sport is part of the Olympic Program. The athlete is then nominated by his or her Confederation for a vote that will determine the best athlete in the country for each sport -- some Confederations have nominated only one athlete at times, which results in the need for only one vote in order for the athlete to be chosen as the best in the country.

The winners of each sport's election integrate the longlist for the highest award to be granted: the Athlete of the Year award. From the longlist, three finalists (or nominees) are selected, with the winner announced only at the Award Ceremony, which takes place in the first half of December. It is also possible that an athlete that may not have won in his or her sport (which serves as a longlist for the Athlete of the Year award), still be included in the shortlist, if said athlete is the winner of the previous year award. This was done in 2005, when female gymnast Daiane dos Santos, although not having won in her sport's category, was included in the shortlist for the female award as the winner of the 2004 award -- this resulted in the unusual circumstance of having two athletes from the same sport running for the same award, since gymnast Laís Souza was also nominated for the female Athlete of the Year award.

A noteworthy discrepancy is that, in the election for best athlete in each sport, men and women run together (there is only one "best athlete" in each sport, man or woman), but for the nomination for Best Athlete of the Year, there are separate categories for male and female athletes. This has the effect of ensuring a variety of sports amidst the six athletes (between men and women) that run for the two awards, since no sport will have two nominees (one male and one female).

In the election, the candidates are voted on by two separate groups: a selected jury (chosen by the BOC) and the popular vote, both voting online. The results are then combined and the winner, chosen.

In addition, there is another award, which can be granted to both athletes and non-athletes: the Personalidade Olímpica (Olympic Personality) Award. This is granted to any public figure whose efforts were deemed to have helped advance sport in the country.

In 2004, for the first time, awards were given for the Best Paralympic Athlete of the Year (separately for men and women).

## Best athlete of the year[edit]

### Men[edit]

Year | Date | Athlete | Discipline

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1999 | December 7 | Gustavo Kuerten | Tennis
Claudinei da Silva | Athletics
Rodrigo Pessoa | Equestrian
2000 | December 11 | Gustavo Kuerten | Tennis
Claudinei da Silva | Athletics
Robert Scheidt | Sailing
2001 | December 17 | Robert Scheidt | Sailing
Gustavo Kuerten | Tennis
Nalbert Bitencourt | Volleyball
2002 | December 17 | Nalbert Bitencourt | Volleyball
André Sá | Tennis
Robert Scheidt | Sailing
2003 | December 15 | Fernando Meligeni | Tennis
Giovane Gavio | Volleyball
Robert Scheidt | Sailing
2004 | December 7 | Vanderlei de Lima | Athletics
Robert Scheidt | Sailing
Torben Grael | Sailing
2005 | December 13 | João Derly | Judo
Giba | Volleyball
Robert Scheidt | Sailing
2006 | December 12 | Giba | Volleyball
Diego Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics
Torben Grael | Sailing
2007 | December 17 | Thiago Pereira | Swimming
Diego Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics
Tiago Camilo | Judo
2008 | December 16 | César Cielo | Swimming
Diego Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics
Robert Scheidt | Sailing
2009 | December 21 | César Cielo | Swimming
Diego Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics
Torben Grael | Sailing
2010 | December 20 | Murilo Endres | Volleyball
César Cielo | Swimming
Leandro Guilheiro | Judo
2011 | December 19 | César Cielo | Swimming
Diego Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics
Emanuel Rego | Beach volleyball
2012 | December 18 | Arthur Zanetti | Artistic gymnastics
Esquiva Falcão | Boxing
Thiago Pereira | Swimming
2013 | December 17 | Jorge Zarif | Sailing
Arthur Zanetti | Artistic gymnastics
César Cielo | Swimming
2014 | December 16 | Arthur Zanetti | Artistic gymnastics
Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida | Archery
Tiago Splitter | Basketball
2015 | December 15 | Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint
Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt | Beach volleyball
Marcelo Melo | Tennis
2016 | March 29, 2017 | Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint
Sérgio Santos | Volleyball
Thiago Braz da Silva | Athletics
2017 | March 28, 2018 | Marcelo Melo | Tennis
Caio Bonfim | Athletics
Evandro Oliveira and André Stein | Beach volleyball
2018 | December 18 | Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint
Gabriel Medina | Surfing
Pedro Barros | Skateboarding
2019 | December 10 | Arthur Mariano | Artistic gymnastics
Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint
Gabriel Medina | Surfing
2021 | December 7 | Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint
Italo Ferreira | Surfing
Hebert Conceição | Boxing
2022 | February 2, 2023 | Alison dos Santos | Athletics
Filipe Toledo | Surfing
Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint
2023 | December 15 | Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida | Archery
Filipe Toledo | Surfing
Hugo Calderano | Table tennis

### Women[edit]

Year | Date | Athlete | Sport

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1999 | December 7 | Maurren Maggi | Athletics
Daiane dos Santos | Artistic gymnastics
Shelda Bede | Beach volleyball
2000 | December 11 | Leila Barros | Volleyball
Janeth Arcain | Basketball
Shelda Bede | Beach volleyball
2001 | December 17 | Daniele Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics
Janeth Arcain | Basketball
Maurren Maggi | Athletics
2002 | December 17 | Daniele Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics
Adriana Behar | Beach volleyball
Maurren Maggi | Athletics
2003 | December 15 | Daiane dos Santos | Artistic gymnastics
Janeth Arcain | Basketball
Juliana Veloso | Diving
2004 | December 7 | Daiane dos Santos | Artistic gymnastics
Daniele Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics
Shelda Bede | Beach volleyball
2005 | December 13 | Natália Falavigna | Taekwondo
Daiane dos Santos | Artistic gymnastics
Laís Souza | Artistic gymnastics
2006 | December 12 | Laís Souza | Artistic gymnastics
Isabel Clark Ribeiro | Snowboarding
Larissa França | Beach volleyball
2007 | December 17 | Jade Barbosa | Artistic gymnastics
Fabiana Murer | Athletics
Marta | Football
2008 | December 16 | Maurren Maggi | Athletics
Ketleyn Quadros | Judo
Natália Falavigna | Taekwondo
2009 | December 21 | Sarah Menezes | Judo
Natália Falavigna | Taekwondo
Poliana Okimoto | Open water swimming
2010 | December 21 | Fabiana Murer | Athletics
Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming
Juliana Silva and Larissa França | Beach volleyball
2011 | December 19 | Fabiana Murer | Athletics
Fabiana Beltrame | Rowing
Maurren Maggi | Athletics
2012 | December 18 | Sheilla Castro | Volleyball
Sarah Menezes | Judo
Yane Marques | Modern pentathlon
2013 | December 17 | Poliana Okimoto | Open water swimming
Rafaela Silva | Judo
Yane Marques | Modern pentathlon
2014 | December 16 | Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze | Sailing
Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming
Mayra Aguiar | Judo
2015 | December 15 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming
Ágatha Bednarczuk and Bárbara Seixas | Beach volleyball
Fabiana Murer | Athletics
2016 | March 29, 2017 | Rafaela Silva | Judo
Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze | Sailing
Poliana Okimoto | Open water swimming
2017 | March 28, 2018 | Mayra Aguiar | Judo
Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming
Ana Sátila | Canoe slalom
2018 | December 18 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming
Ana Sátila | Canoe slalom
Marta | Football
2019 | December 10 | Beatriz Ferreira | Boxing
Nathalie Moellhausen | Fencing
Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming
2021 | December 7 | Rebeca Andrade | Artistic gymnastics
Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming
Rayssa Leal | Skateboarding
2022 | February 2, 2023 | Rebeca Andrade | Artistic gymnastics
Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming
Rayssa Leal | Skateboarding
2023 | December 15 | Rebeca Andrade | Artistic gymnastics
Beatriz Haddad Maia | Tennis
Ana Patrícia Ramos and Duda Lisboa | Beach volleyball

### Fan's Choice[edit]

Year | Date | Athlete | Discipline

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2014 | December 16 | Flávia Saraiva | Artistic gymnastics
Aline Ferreira | Wrestling
César Cielo | Swimming
Diego Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics
Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint
Kahena Kunze | Sailing
Larissa França | Beach volleyball
Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida | Archery
Martine Grael | Sailing
Matheus Santana | Swimming
Mayra Aguiar | Judo
Sheilla Castro | Volleyball
Talita Antunes | Beach volleyball
Tiago Splitter | Basketball
2015 | December 15 | Thiago Pereira | Swimming
Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt | Beach volleyball
Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming
Érika Miranda | Judo
Fabiana Murer | Athletics
Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint
Marcelo Melo | Tennis
Yane Marques | Modern pentathlon
2016 | March 29, 2017 | Rafaela Silva | Judo
Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt | Beach volleyball
Arthur Mariano | Artistic gymnastics
Diego Hypólito | Artistic gymnastics
Isaquias Queiroz | Canoe sprint
Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze | Sailing
Robson Conceição | Boxing
Poliana Okimoto | Open water swimming
Sérgio Santos | Volleyball
Thiago Braz da Silva | Athletics
2017 | March 28, 2018 | Caio Bonfim | Athletics
Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming
Ana Sátila | Canoe slalom
Bruno Fratus | Swimming
Evandro Oliveira and André Stein | Beach volleyball
Gabriel Medina | Surfing
Letícia Bufoni | Skateboarding
Marcelo Melo | Tennis
Mayra Aguiar | Judo
Rebeca Andrade | Artistic gymnastics
2018 | December 18 | Henrique Avancini | Mountain biking
Ágatha Bednarczuk and Duda Lisboa | Beach volleyball
Arthur Zanetti | Artistic gymnastics
Bruno Fratus | Swimming
Bruno Rezende | Volleyball
Eduarda Amorim | Handball
Érika Miranda | Judo
Gabriel Medina | Surfing
Letícia Bufoni | Skateboarding
Marta | Football
2019 | December 10 | Hugo Calderano | Table tennis
Flávia Saraiva | Artistic gymnastics
Italo Ferreira | Surfing
Nathalie Moellhausen | Fencing
Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming
Bruno Rezende | Volleyball
Mayra Aguiar | Judo
Paulo André de Oliveira | Athletics
Pedro Barros | Skateboarding
Ana Sátila | Canoe slalom
2021 | December 7 | Fernanda Garay | Volleyball
Alison dos Santos | Athletics
Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming
Beatriz Ferreira | Boxing
Bruno Fratus | Swimming
Darlan Romani | Athletics
Douglas Souza | Volleyball
Gabriel Medina | Surfing
Hebert Conceição | Boxing
Isaquias Queiroz | Canoeing
Italo Ferreira | Surfing
Kahena Kunze | Sailing
Martine Grael | Sailing
Mayra Aguiar | Judo
Pedro Barros | Skateboarding
Rayssa Leal | Skateboarding
Rebeca Andrade | Artistic gymnastics
Robert Scheidt | Sailing
Rosamaria Montibeller | Volleyball
2022 | February 2, 2023 | Hugo Calderano | Table tennis
Alison dos Santos | Athletics
Ana Marcela Cunha | Open water swimming
Arthur Mariano | Artistic gymnastics
Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida | Archery
Rafaela Silva | Judo
Rayssa Leal | Skateboarding
Rebeca Andrade | Artistic gymnastics
2023 | December 15 | Flávia Saraiva | Artistic gymnastics
Augusto Akio | Skateboarding
Bárbara Domingos | Rhythmic gymnastics
Beatriz Ferreira | Boxing
Darlan Souza | Volleyball
Guilherme Costa | Swimming

## References[edit]

1. ^ Medalha de bronze de Pequim-08 será entregue a equipe brasileira

## External links[edit]

* Official website (Portuguese)

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Prêmio Brasil Olímpico

Men|

* 1999: Gustavo Kuerten
* 2000: Gustavo Kuerten
* 2001: Robert Scheidt
* 2002: Nalbert Bitencourt
* 2003: Fernando Meligeni
* 2004: Vanderlei de Lima
* 2005: João Derly
* 2006: Giba
* 2007: Thiago Pereira
* 2008: César Cielo
* 2009: César Cielo
* 2010: Murilo Endres
* 2011: César Cielo
* 2012: Arthur Zanetti
* 2013: Jorge Zarif
* 2014: Arthur Zanetti
* 2015: Isaquias Queiroz
* 2016: Isaquias Queiroz
* 2017: Marcelo Melo
* 2018: Isaquias Queiroz
* 2019: Arthur Mariano
* 2021: Isaquias Queiroz
* 2022: Alison dos Santos
* 2023: Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida

Women|

* 1999: Maurren Maggi
* 2000: Leila Barros
* 2001: Daniele Hypólito
* 2002: Daniele Hypólito
* 2003: Daiane dos Santos
* 2004: Daiane dos Santos
* 2005: Natália Falavigna
* 2006: Laís Souza
* 2007: Jade Barbosa
* 2008: Maurren Maggi
* 2009: Sarah Menezes
* 2010: Fabiana Murer
* 2011: Fabiana Murer
* 2012: Sheilla Castro
* 2013: Poliana Okimoto
* 2014: Martine Grael & Kahena Kunze
* 2015: Ana Marcela Cunha
* 2016: Rafaela Silva
* 2017: Mayra Aguiar
* 2018: Ana Marcela Cunha
* 2019: Beatriz Ferreira
* 2021: Rebeca Andrade
* 2022: Rebeca Andrade
* 2023: Rebeca Andrade

Fan's Choice|

* 2014: Flávia Saraiva
* 2015: Thiago Pereira
* 2016: Rafaela Silva
* 2017: Caio Bonfim
* 2018: Henrique Avancini
* 2019: Hugo Calderano
* 2021: Fernanda Garay
* 2022: Hugo Calderano
* 2023: Flávia Saraiva

Adhemar Trophy
Lifetime Award|

* 2001: Nelson Prudêncio
* 2002: João Gonçalves Filho
* 2003: Amaury Pasos
* 2004: Maria Lenk
* 2005: Agberto Guimarães
* 2006: Aída dos Santos
* 2007: André Richer
* 2008: João Havelange
* 2009: Joaquim Cruz
* 2010: Éder Jofre
* 2011: Bernard Rajzman
* 2012: Hortência Marcari
* 2013: Torben Grael
* 2014: Vanderlei de Lima
* 2015: Gustavo Kuerten
* 2016: Bernardo Rezende
* 2017: Lars Grael
* 2018: Jackie Silva
* 2019: Oscar Schmidt
* 2021: Janeth Arcain
* 2022: Daiane dos Santos
* 2023: Chiaki Ishii

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National|

* Algeria
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* Australia
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Brazil
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* Northern Star Award (general)
* Conacher (male)
* Rosenfeld (female)
* Springstead (female)
* Croatia
* Czechoslovakia
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* India
* Iran
* Ireland
* Italy
* La Gazzetta
* International Sports Prize
* Jamaica
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* Latvia
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* Netherlands
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* Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
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* Main award
* Northern Ireland
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* AP
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* female
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* The Sporting News
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* USSR
* Vanuatu
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* Sport
* Sportske novosti
* Zimbabwe

Regional|

* BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year

Continental|

* European Sportsperson of the Year

World|

* BBC World Sport Star of the Year
* International Sports Prize
* La Gazzetta
* Laureus Awards
* L'Équipe Champion of Champions

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