The Belgian Sportsman of the Year (Dutch: Sportman van het jaar; French: Sportif belge de l'année; German: Sportler des Jahres) is elected at the end of each year by professional sportjournalists and former winners,[1] annually since 1967.
A Belgian Sportswoman of the Year title has been given out since 1975.
Top winners include Ingrid Berghmans (8 wins), Kim Clijsters (8) and Eddy Merckx (6).
[3] The youngest male winner of the Belgian sportsman of the year is Remco Evenepoel who won the award at the age of 19.
[4] The youngest female winner is Carine Verbauwen, who won the award at the age of 13.