Danish Sports Name of the Year
The Sports Name of the Year is an annual award presented to the Danish sportsperson or team judged to have delivered the best performance of the year. The award was inaugurated in 1991 and is awarded jointly by the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark and Team Danmark; prior to 2019, DIF presented the award with the newspaper Jyllands-Posten. In addition to the award the winner is granted a monetary prize, which as of 2019 stands at.
The Danish women's national handball team and Viktor Axelsen have won the award three times, the most of any team or individual. Six individuals have won the award twice.
The most recent winner was handball player Mathias Gidsel, who received the award in January 2026 for the 2025 year.
List of laureates
By year
- Numbers in parentheses indicate a multiple award winner.
- The "finalists" column refers to the other nominees shortlisted for the award
By number of wins
The table below lists the individuals and teams who have won Sports Name of the Year more than once.By sport
The table below lists the total number of Sports Name of the Year awards won by the winners' sporting profession.| Sport | Years won | |
| 6 | Handball | 1993, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2023, 2025 |
| 5 | Swimming | 1991, 1995, 2009, 2011, 2016 |
| 5 | Cycling | 1996, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2022 |
| 4 | Badminton | 1999, 2017, 2021, 2024 |
| 3 | Rowing | 1998, 2004, 2007 |
| 2 | Auto racing | 2002, 2005 |
| 2 | Tennis | 2010, 2018 |
| 1 | Sailing | 1992 |
| 1 | Athletics | 1997 |
| 1 | Golf | 2001 |
| 1 | Speedway | 2003 |
| 1 | Boxing | 2006 |
| 1 | Archery | 2013 |
| 1 | Triathlon | 2014 |
| 1 | Canoe sprint | 2015 |