Dutch Sportsman of the year

The Dutch Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year are chosen annually by Dutch athletes from a shortlist compiled by sports journalists.

The elections are organized by the Dutch Olympic Committee.

All the winners receive a Jaap Eden Award to remember their title.

[1] The prize for this achievement is a statuette created by painter and sculptor Jits Bakker (born 1937) from Bilthoven and is named after Jaap Eden.

[1] Since 1968, a Sport Team of the Year is chosen.

Black and white photo of Annie Borckink wearing a skirt and jacket and Joop Zoetemelk wearing a suit and tie, while both holding a statuette and flowers
Speed skater Annie Borckink (left) and cyclist Joop Zoetemelk (right) with their Jaap Eden statuettes in 1981