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