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Sportske novosti ''Sportske novosti'' () is a Croatian daily sports newspaper based in Zagreb. It was established on 9 August 1945 as ''Ilustrirane fiskulturne novine'' weekly newspaper. Several months later, on 10 December 1945, its name got changed to ''Narodn ...

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. The awards originated in the 1950s and went on to become one of the most prestigious Croatian awards in sports. The winners are decided by polling sports journalists.

History

''Sportske novosti'' was founded in 1945 and it first began awarding the ''Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year'' and ''Yugoslav Sportswoman of the Year'' awards in 1950 for greatest achievements in Yugoslav sports. The award, one of several Yugoslav national-level sporting awards, was given every year between 1950 and 1990, when it was discontinued due to the

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. In 1952, the newspaper had launched a parallel award for Croatian athletes which honored best sporting achievements by sportsmen and sportswomen hailing from

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(1952–90) and later independent

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(1990–present). Winners of both the defunct Yugoslav awards and the present-day Croatian awards are selected through a poll of

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from around the country who are members of the Croatian Association of Sports Journalists (''Hrvatski zbor sportskih novinara''), which was itself established in 1949. Award winners in both categories are collectively referred to as the "Golden Roll" (''Zlatna lista''). The current award is considered one of the most prestigious Croatian national sporting awards, along with the annual awards handed out by the

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. In 1990 the categories for Men's Sports Team of the Year (''Momčad godine'') and Women's Sports Team of the Year (''Ekipa godine'') for notable achievements in team sports were introduced.

Athlete of the Year

Yugoslav competition (1950–1990)

Croatian competition (1952–present)

Sportsman of the Year

Goran Ivanisevic serve Wimbledon 2004 (cropped)

Sportswoman of the Year

;By sport This table lists the total number of awards for individual sportsmen and sportswomen by recipients' sporting profession.

Team of the Year

1966–1990

1990–present

References

Award winners
{{National Sportsperson of the Year Sport in Croatia

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Croatian awards Lists of sportspeople Lists of award winners Croatia sport-related lists Awards established in 1950 Awards disestablished in 1991 Awards established in 1952 1950 establishments in Yugoslavia 1952 establishments in Croatia

History

Athlete of the Year

Yugoslav competition (1950–1990)

Croatian competition (1952–present)

Sportsman of the Year

Sportswoman of the Year

Team of the Year

1966–1990

1990–present

See also

References