The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP) in 1931. At a time when women in sports were never given the same recognition as men, the AP offered a male and a female athlete of the year award to either a professional or amateur athlete. The awards are voted on annually by a panel of AP sports editors from across the United States.

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  • The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP) in 1931. At a time when women in sports were never given the same recognition as men, the AP offered a male and a female athlete of the year award to either a professional or amateur athlete. The awards are voted on annually by a panel of AP sports editors from across the United States. A large majority of the winners, as one would expect from an award given by an American organization, have been Americans (this bias is also reflected in the list of recipients of the Sportsman of the Year award given by the American magazine Sports Illustrated). However, non-Americans are also eligible for the honor, and have won on a few occasions, but the list of recipients reflects the award's American perspective.
  • L'agence de presse américaine Associated Press désigne chaque année, depuis 1931, le sportif de l'année. Elle récompense ainsi la meilleure performance de l'année écoulée par le titre d'Athlete of the Year (un pour les hommes, un pour les femmes). Bien que tous les sportifs du monde soient théoriquement éligibles, ces titres sont toutefois en grande majorité décernés à des sportifs américains, dans des sports intéressants avant tout le public américain. L'absence du football, à l'exception de l'équipe américaine de football féminin, est significative à ce niveau.
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  • The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP) in 1931. At a time when women in sports were never given the same recognition as men, the AP offered a male and a female athlete of the year award to either a professional or amateur athlete. The awards are voted on annually by a panel of AP sports editors from across the United States.
  • L'agence de presse américaine Associated Press désigne chaque année, depuis 1931, le sportif de l'année. Elle récompense ainsi la meilleure performance de l'année écoulée par le titre d'Athlete of the Year (un pour les hommes, un pour les femmes). Bien que tous les sportifs du monde soient théoriquement éligibles, ces titres sont toutefois en grande majorité décernés à des sportifs américains, dans des sports intéressants avant tout le public américain.
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  • Associated Press Athlete of the Year
  • Sportif de l'année (Associated Press)
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