The Rotterdam
Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year is an annual election, organised by the city's division for topsport named
Rotterdam Topsport. The award goes to sportspeople who were born or have lived in
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...
. Rotterdam was the first city in the
Netherlands
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to honour its sportspeople for their achievements at the end of the year.
Winners
See also
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Dutch Sportsman of the year
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 rememb ...
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Amsterdam Sportsman of the year The Amsterdam Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year is an annual award given to sportspeople associated with Amsterdam (through birth or otherwise), organised since 1999 by the city's division for elite sport named Topsport Amsterdam in cooperatio ...
References
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Dutch sports trophies and awards
Awards established in 1986
1986 establishments in the Netherlands
Annual sporting events in the Netherlands
Events in Rotterdam
Sport in Rotterdam