| Best Male Athlete ESPY Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best male athlete |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Presented by | ESPN |
| First awarded | 1993 |
| Currently held by | Patrick Mahomes (U.S.) |
| Website | espn |
The Best Male Athlete ESPY Award, known alternatively as the Outstanding Male Athlete ESPY Award, is an annual award honoring the achievements of individual men from the world of sports. It has been presented annually at the ESPY Awards (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award) since 1993 to the male voted irrespective of nationality or sport contested, adjudged to be the best athlete in a given calendar year.[1] The Best Male Athlete ESPY Award trophy, designed by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan,[2] is presented to the recipient at an annual ceremony in Los Angeles.[1] Since 2004, the winner has been chosen by online balloting through three to five choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee.[3] Before that, determination of the winners was made by an panel of experts.[4] Through the 2001 iteration of the ESPY Awards, ceremonies were conducted in February of each year to honor achievements over the previous calendar year; awards presented thereafter are conferred in July and reflect performance from the June previous.[a][5]
The inaugural winner of the Best Male Athlete ESPY Award was basketball player Michael Jordan in 1993.[6] Three American athletes, golfer Tiger Woods, road cyclist Lance Armstrong, and basketball player LeBron James, have won the award multiple times. Woods was honored five times: in 1998 (jointly with baseball player Ken Griffey Jr.), 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2008. Armstrong was honored four times from 2003 to 2006 inclusive while James received the trophy on three occasions in 2012, 2013 and 2016. Basketball is the most successful sport, its players having received a total of nine awards and thirty-two nominations since its inception, followed by Golf players with five wins and ten nominations. The award has been won by a non-American four times – in 2011 by German basketball player Dirk Nowitzki,[7] in 2018 by Russian hockey player Alex Ovechkin, in 2019 by Greek basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo and in 2022 by Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani. All four were playing for American teams. It was not awarded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
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Winners and nominees
Statistics
See also
Notes
- ^ Because of the rescheduling of the ESPY Awards ceremony, the award presented in 2002 was given in consideration of performance betwixt February 2001 and June 2002.[5]
References
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- ^ a b "New categories unveiled for The 2002 ESPY Awards" (Press release). ESPN. 2002. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
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- ^ a b Messer, Lesley (June 19, 2020). "7 ways the 2020 ESPYS will be different amid the pandemic". Good Morning America. Archived from the original on June 20, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Sandmoir, Richard (March 4, 1993). "Stars prove to be good sports for ESPYs". St. Petersburg Times. p. 7B. ProQuest 262943111. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via ProQuest.
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- ^ "Year nominees (1999)". ESPN. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Dorman, Tammy (February 11, 2001). "Tiger Woods rising to thee top of ESPY all-time winning list". The News-Press. p. 43. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Norwood, Robyn (July 9, 2002). "No ID Required". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Johanson, Paula (April 7, 2011). Lance Armstrong: A Biography. Greenwood. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-313-38690-9. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
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- ^ "Fans speak: Lance is No. 1". Deseret News. Associated Press. July 15, 2004. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Whitten, Phillip (July 6, 2005). "Four Swimmers in Hunt for 2005 ESPY Awards: Vote for Michael, Natalie, Rudy and Erin". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "Osterman and Football team headline 2006 ESPY Award nominations". University of Texas Athletics. June 27, 2006. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Harris, Beth (July 12, 2007). "Chargers' Tomlinson Wins 4 ESPY Awards". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
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- ^ "Phelps chosen male athlete of the year". Denver Post. Associated Press. July 15, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
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- ^ Devine, Dan (July 16, 2015). "Stephen Curry wins Best NBA Player, Best Male Athlete at 2015 ESPYs". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
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- ^ Trosset, Bob (July 18, 2018). "Alex Ovechkin takes home ESPY for Best Male Athlete". NBC Sports Washington. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "James Harden, Jose Altuve named finalists for ESPYs Best Male Athlete Award". KTRK-TV. June 20, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Radcliffe, JR (July 10, 2019). "Giannis Antetokounmpo named Best Male Athlete at ESPYS, and Christian Yelich also brings home a trophy". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Deither, Dylan (June 19, 2019). "Brooks Koepka, Male Athlete of the Year? Golf's ESPY nominees are here". Golf Magazine. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "The 2021 ESPYS Nominees". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
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- ^ "2022 ESPYS: Full list of award winners". ESPN.com. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
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- ^ "The 2023 ESPYS Nominees". espnpressroom.com. June 28, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
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