Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year

Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Award is given annually to honor deaf athletes who produced outstanding results in his/her sport discipline throughout the current year and to recognize their exemplary sport achievements.

Year 1997

NameCountry
1ODDONE Barbara flag: Italy Italy
2ZALAEVA Rimma flag: Russian Federation Russian Federation
3MILLER Ronda Jo flag: United States United States
4MYRVOLL Tone flag: Norway Norway
5VAN DEN BERG Ilse flag: Netherlands Netherlands
6WAGNEROVA Tereza flag: Czech Republic Czech Republic
7VERGULT Greet flag: Belgium Belgium
8SANDELL Saimi flag: Estonia Estonia
9CHEREZOVA Olga flag: Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
10FRYDYNSKA Ewelina flag: Poland Poland
11ALENGOZ Zinaida flag: Belarus Belarus