site.btaAll Winners in BTA “Balkan Athlete of the Year” Poll

The award ceremony for the Bulgarian News Agency’s (BTA) Balkan Athlete of the Year poll took place on Monday.

All winners in BTA’s Balkan Athlete of the Year poll:

1973: Svetla Zlateva (Bulgaria), athletics
1974: Mate Parlov (Yugoslavia), boxing
1975: Nadia Comaneci (Romania), artistic gymnastics
1976: Nadia Comaneci (Romania), artistic gymnastics
1977: Totka Petrova (Bulgaria), athletics
1978: Milos Srejovic (Yugoslavia), athletics
1979: Yanko Rusev (Bulgaria), weightlifting
1980: Nadia Comaneci (Romania), artistic gymnastics
1981: Antoaneta Todorova (Bulgaria), athletics
1982: Blagoy Blagoev (Bulgaria), weightlifting
1983: Diliana Georgieva (Bulgaria), rhythmic gymnastics
1984: Lyudmila Andonova (Bulgaria), athletics
1985: Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria), athletics
1986: Yordanka Donkova (Bulgaria), athletics
1987: Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria), athletics
1988: Daniela Silivas (Romania), artistic gymnastics
1989: Paula Ivan (Romania), athletics
1990: Monica Seles (Yugoslavia), tennis
1991: Monica Seles (Yugoslavia), tennis
1992: Paraskevi Patoulidou (Greece), athletics
1993: Ivan Ivanov (Bulgaria), weightlifting
1994: Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria), football
1995: Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria), athletics
1996: Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria), athletics
1997: Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria), athletics
1998: Ekaterina Dafovska (Bulgaria), biathlon
1999: Gabriela Szabo (Romania), athletics
2000: Konstantinos Kenteris (Greece), athletics
2001: Konstantinos Kenteris (Greece), athletics
2002: Georgi Markov (Bulgaria), weightlifting
2003: Yordan Yovchev (Bulgaria), artistic gymnastics
2004: Maria Grozdeva (Bulgaria), sport shooting
2005: Marian Dragulescu (Romania), artistic gymnastics
2006: Vanya Stambolova (Bulgaria), athletics
2007: Rumyana Neykova (Bulgaria), rowing
2008: Constantina Tomescu (Romania), athletics
2009: Vassilis Spanoulis (Greece), basketball
2010: Stanka Zlateva (Bulgaria), wrestling
2011: Novak Djokovic (Serbia), tennis
2012: Novak Djokovic (Serbia), tennis
2013: Novak Djokovic (Serbia), tennis
2014: Novak Djokovic (Serbia), tennis
2015: Novak Djokovic (Serbia), tennis
2016: Sandra Perkovic (Croatia), athletics
2017: Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria), tennis
2018: Luka Modric (Croatia), football
2019: Novak Djokovic (Serbia), tennis
2020: not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021: Novak Djokovic (Serbia), tennis
2022: David Popovici (Romania), swimming
2023: Novak Djokovic (Serbia), tennis
2024: Miltiadis Tentoglou (Greece), athletics
2025: David Popovici (Romania), swimming