PSAT Sports Awards


The PSAT Sports Awards are the annual sports awards that are issued by the Panhellenic Sports Press Association. The awards are given to the year's top performing individual athletes, in the form of Athlete of the Year awards, and also to the year's top performing sports teams in the nation of Greece. The award winners are chosen by the votes of a panel of sports editors in Greece.
The first PSAT Sports Awards were given in the year 1954, by the sports writers of the "Sports Press Association", which was later renamed to the "Panhellenic Association of Sports Writers ". The awards ceremony, which takes place every year in front of a large audience, is also often honored by the presence of the current President of the Hellenic Republic, at the time of the event. The PSAT Sports Awards are considered to be the most important annual sports award that any Greek athlete is given by their own country.
From 1954 to 1973, the award was for individual Greek athletes, regardless of their gender. However, in 1960, the crew of the sailing vessel "Nireus", was given the award, due to their gold medal win at the 1960 Rome Summer Olympics. Since 1964, separate awards are also given to Greek sports teams. Since 1974, separate individual awards are given out to both male and female athletes of Greece. In 2004, awards categories for coaches and athletes with disabilities were added. Separate categories for male and female athletes with disabilities were added in 2008. A category for the best sports team with disabilities was added in 2013.
There are also the following awards: The Athletics Contribution and Ethics award, which is given to Greek athletes that have made a great long-term contribution to Greek sports. The Fair-Play award, which is given to Greek athletes that have displayed good character, by consistently honoring and observing the rules of fair-play in their respective sports. The Rising Talent award, which is given to young Greek athletes that are considered to be possible future stars in their respective sports. And the Social Contribution award, which is given to contributors that have helped to promote the growth of Greek sports. There are also honorary distinctions that are given to sports club personalities that have made significant contributions to Greek sports, as well.

Best Greek Athlete (1954–1973)

From 1954 to 1973, The Best Greek Athlete, or Greek Athlete of the Year award was given to single individuals, regardless of their gender. However, the award was won only by males. In 1960, instead of giving the award to a single individual athlete, the crew of the sailing vessel "Nireus", was awarded as a team. That was in honor of their gold medal win at the 1960 Rome Summer Olympics.
In 1970, Christos Papanikolaou broke the world record in the men's pole vault. In honor of that achievement, he was given the award, without a vote being held to determine the year's winner of the award. In 1972, rather giving the award to a single individual athlete, three winners were chosen. In honor of their good performances at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics.
YearAthleteSportClub
1954Vassilis SyllisathleticsΑ.Ο. Pagrati Athens
1955Georgios PapavasileiouathleticsAEK Athens
1956Georgios RoubanisathleticsPanellinios Athens
1957Vangelis DepastasathleticsPanionios Athens
1958Christos ChiotisathleticsG.S. Apollon Athens
1959Antonis KounadisathleticsEthnikos G.S. Athens
1960*Nireus Sailing Vessel*
Crown Prince Constantine
Odysseus Eskitzoglou
Georgios Zaimis		sailing
Ν.Ο. Hellas
I.O. Piraeus
I.O. Piraeus
1961Georgios TsakanikasathleticsΑ.Ο. Palaio Faliro
1962Vasileios Syllis athleticsΑ.Ο. Pagrati Athens
1963Nikolaos RegoukosathleticsPanathinaikos Athens
1964Christos PierrakosathleticsEthnikos G.S. Athens
1965Christos PapanikolaouathleticsPanathinaikos Athens
1966Christos Papanikolaou athleticsPanathinaikos Athens
1967Christos Papanikolaou athleticsPanathinaikos Athens
1968Petros GalaktopouloswrestlingEthnikos G.S. Athens
1969Stathis ChaitasfootballPanionios FC Athens
1970*Christos Papanikolaou athleticsPanathinaikos Athens
1971Vassilis PapageorgopoulosathleticsM.A.S. Aetos Thessalonikis
1972*Ilias Hatzipavlis
Petros Galaktopoulos
Stavros Tziortzis		sailing
wrestling
athletics		Olympiacos Piraeus
Ethnikos G.S. Athens
G.S. Evagoras Famagusta
1973Vassilis PapadimitriouathleticsPAOK Thessaloniki

Best Greek Male Athlete (1974–present)

In 1974, separate individual awards for both male and female athletes were established, with the Best Greek Male Athlete, or Greek Male Athlete of the Year award beginning in that year. In 1996, rather than giving the award to a single individual athlete, the award was given to all of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics gold medalists, without a vote. In 2000, an individual award was given to Kostas Kenteris. However, at the same time, Club Association Society awards were also given to Pyrros Dimas, Akakios "Kachi" Kakiasvilis, and Michalis Mouroutsos, in honor of their gold medal performances at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics.
YearAthleteSportClub
1974Stavros Tziortzis athleticsG.S. Evagoras Famagusta
1975Christos IakovouweightliftingPanathinaikos Athens
1976Nikos IliadisweightliftingXAN Thessaloniki
1977Nikos Iliadis weightliftingXAN Thessaloniki
1978Charalambos CholidiswrestlingAtlas Kallitheas
1979Michalis KousisathleticsGymnastiki Etaireia Agriniou
1980Stelios MygiakiswrestlingEthnikos G.S. Athens
1981Dimitris MichasathleticsG.A.S. Elefsina
1982Kosmas StratosathleticsG.S. Larissas
1983Charalambos Cholidis wrestlingAtlas Kallitheas
1984Dimitris ThanopouloswrestlingEthnikos G.S. Athens
1985Charalambos PapanikolaouswimmingEthnikos G.S. Athens
1986Nikos GalisbasketballAris Thessaloniki
1987Nikos Galis basketballAris Thessaloniki
1988Charalambos Cholidis wrestlingAtlas Kallitheas
1989Nikos Galis basketballAris Thessaloniki
1990Pavlos SaltsidisweightliftingPAOK Thessaloniki
1991Kostas KoukodimosathleticsGAS Archelaos Katerinis
1992Pyrros DimasweightliftingAONS Milon Athens
1993Pyrros Dimas weightliftingAONS Milon Athens
1994Valerios LeonidisweightliftingVAO Thessaloniki
1995Pyrros Dimas weightliftingAONS Milon Athens
1996*Ioannis Melissanidis
Nikos Kaklamanakis
Pyrros Dimas
Kakhi Kakhiashvili		artistic gymnastics
sailing
weightlifting
weightlifting		Spartakos Thessaloniki
Ν.Ο. Hellas
AONS Milon Athens
AONS Milon Athens
1997Kostas GatsioudisathleticsPanellinios Athens
1998Leonidas SampanisweightliftingPanathinaikos Athens
1999Kakhi Kakhiashvili weightliftingAONS Milon Athens
2000*Kostas KenterisathleticsOlympiacos Piraeus
2001Kostas Kenteris athleticsOlympiacos Piraeus
2002Kostas Kenteris athleticsOlympiacos Piraeus
2003Periklis IakovakisathleticsOlympiacos Piraeus
2004Theodoros ZagorakisfootballBologna
2005Aris GrigoriadisswimmingAris Thessaloniki
2006Periklis Iakovakis athleticsOlympiacos Piraeus
2007Dimitris DiamantidisbasketballPanathinaikos Athens
2008Alexandros NikolaidistaekwondoG.S. Megas Alexandros Thessaloniki
2009Vlassis Marasartistic gymnasticsG.A.S Eirini Peristeriou
2010Lefteris Kosmidisartistic gymnasticsA.G.O. Patron
2011Spyros GianniotisswimmingOlympiacos Piraeus
2012Spyros Gianniotis swimmingOlympiacos Piraeus
2013Spyros Gianniotis swimmingOlympiacos Piraeus
2014Ilias IliadisjudoA.S. Filippos Amyntaiou
2015Lefteris Petrouniasartistic gymnasticsG.A.S Eirini Peristeriou
2016Lefteris Petrounias artistic gymnasticsG.A.S Eirini Peristeriou
2017Lefteris Petrounias artistic gymnasticsG.A.S Eirini Peristeriou
2018Lefteris Petrounias artistic gymnasticsG.A.S Eirini Peristeriou
2019Stefanos Tsitsipastennis
2020Giannis AntetokounmpobasketballMilwaukee Bucks
2021Giannis Antetokounmpo basketballMilwaukee Bucks
2022Miltiadis Tentoglouathletics-
2023Miltiadis Tentoglou athletics-
2024Miltiadis Tentoglou athletics