Awards of the

Montenegrin Olympic Committee The Montenegrin Olympic Committee ( Montenegrin: Црногорски олимпијски комитет / Crnogorski olimpijski komitet) is the National Olympic Committee representing Montenegro. It is responsible for promoting the Olympic ideal ...

( cnr, Nagrade Crnogorskog olimpijskog komiteta) are proclaimed since 1999, at the end of each calendar year, to the most successful athletes. Initially declared Young Male Athlete, Young Female Athlete, Men's Team and Woman's Team, awards for the Sportsman of the Year were introduced in 2011. The competition includes results from current Olympic sports.

Criteria for Awards

Awards are given to the athletes and teams according to their results in Olympic sports and

Paralympic sports The Paralympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. As of 2020, the Summer Paralympics included 22 sports and 539 medal events, and the Winter Paralympics include 5 sports and disciplines and about ...

. The most valuable results are those accomplished in these competitions (in this order): ::1.

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...

::2.

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

::3. European Championship ::4. World Cup ::5. European Cup ::6. Paralympic Games If two sportspersons have identical results, award will go to athletes from individual sports instead of team sports. Exception can be taken if athlete from team sport won MVP award on Olympic Games, World Championship or European Championship. Also worldwide popularity of their sports can be taken into account, as well as maximum number of athletes from individual nation that can participate in competitions. If there are none, exceptional results in single year award will not be presented.

Sportsperson of the Year

This award is proclaimed since the introduction of awards in 2011.

Young Male Athlete of the Year

This award is introduced in 1999. So far it was awarded to 14 different athletes from 6 sports.

Young Female Athlete of the Year

This award is introduced in 1999. So far it was awarded to 14 different athletes from 8 sports.

Men's Team of the Year

This award is introduced in 1999. It was awarded to 13 different teams from 6 different sports.

Women's Team of the Year

This award is introduced in 1999. It was awarded to 5 different teams from 3 different sports.

External links

Montenegrin Olympic Committee: List of Awardees
{{National Sportsperson of the Year Sport in Montenegro Montenegrin awards Lists of sportspeople Lists of award winners 1999 establishments in Montenegro Awards established in 1999