L'Équipe Champion of Champions () refers to four awards presented by the daily sports newspaper L'Équipe, to female and male international sports athletes and female and male French sports athletes.
Various special awards have also been presented in the past. At the 2014 awards, former Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx was awarded the title Legende des Sports (Champion des champions de légende), while Danish racing driver Tom Kristensen also received an honorary award (Champion des champions d'honneur). French snowboarder Xavier de Le Rue won the 2014 award for best extreme athlete (Champion des champions de l'extrême).
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International
YearWinnerSportCountry1980Eric HeidenSpeed skatingUnited States1981Sebastian CoeAthleticsUnited Kingdom1982Paolo RossiFootballItaly1983Carl LewisAthleticsUnited States1984Carl Lewis (2)1985Sergey BubkaSoviet Union 1986Diego MaradonaFootballArgentina 1987*Ben JohnsonAthleticsCanada1988Florence Griffith-JoynerAthleticsUnited States 1989Greg LeMondCycling1990Ayrton SennaFormula OneBrazil 1991Carl Lewis (3)AthleticsUnited States 1992Michael JordanBasketball1993Noureddine MorceliAthleticsAlgeria 1994RomárioFootballBrazil 1995Jonathan EdwardsAthleticsUnited Kingdom 1996Michael JohnsonUnited States 1997Sergey BubkaUkraine 1998Zinedine ZidaneFootballFrance 1999Andre AgassiTennisUnited States 2000Tiger WoodsGolf2001Michael SchumacherFormula OneGermany 2002Michael Schumacher (2)2003Michael Schumacher (3)2004Hicham El GuerroujAthleticsMorocco 2005Roger FedererTennisSwitzerland 2006Roger Federer (2)2007Roger Federer (3)2008Usain BoltAthleticsJamaica 2009Usain Bolt (2)2010Rafael NadalTennisSpain 2011Lionel MessiFootballArgentina ↓ Male and female awards separated ↓2012Usain Bolt (3)AthleticsJamaicaSerena WilliamsTennisUnited States2013Rafael Nadal (2)SpainSerena Williams (2)United States2014Renaud LavillenieAthleticsFranceKatie LedeckySwimmingUnited States2015Usain Bolt (4)AthleticsJamaicaSerena Williams (3)TennisUnited States2016Usain Bolt (5)AthleticsJamaicaSimone BilesGymnasticsUnited States2017Rafael Nadal (3)Roger Federer (4)TennisSpainSwitzerlandKatie Ledecky (2)SwimmingUnited States2018Marcel HirscherAlpine skiingAustriaSimone Biles (2)GymnasticsUnited States2019Rafael Nadal (4)TennisSpainSimone Biles (3)GymnasticsUnited States2020Lewis HamiltonFormula OneUnited KingdomMarte Olsbu RøiselandBiathlonNorway2021Novak DjokovicTennisSerbiaElaine ThompsonAthleticsJamaica2022Lionel Messi (2)FootballArgentinaIga ŚwiątekTennis Poland2023Novak Djokovic (2)SerbiaSimone Biles (4)GymnasticsUnited States2024Léon MarchandSwimmingFranceSimone Biles (5)GymnasticsUnited States2025Tadej PogacarCyclingSloveniaSummer McIntoshSwimmingCanada
* — 1987 award taken away after doping scandal
French
YearWinnerSport1946Jean SéphériadesRowing1947Christian d'OriolaFencing1948Marcel CerdanBoxing1949Alain MimounAthletics1950Papa Gallo Thiam1951Puig AubertRugby league1952Jean BoiteuxSwimming1953Louison BobetCycling1954Louison Bobet (2)1955Raymond KopaFootball1956Alain Mimoun (2)Athletics1957Roger RivièreCycling1958Raymond Kopa (2)Football1959Lucien MiasRugby union1960Michel JazyAthletics1961Guy PérillatAlpine skiing1962Michel Jazy (2)Athletics1963Jacques AnquetilCycling1964Marielle GoitschelAlpine skiing1965Michel Jazy (3)Athletics1966Alain MosconiSwimming1967Jean-Claude KillyAlpine skiing1968Jean-Claude Killy (2)1969Nicole DuclosAthletics1970Jean-Claude Nallet1971Jean-Claude BouttierRégis OvionBoxingCycling1972Daniel MorelonCycling1973François CevertFormula One1974Guy DrutRaymond PoulidorAthleticsCycling1975Guy Drut (2)Bernard Thévenet1976Guy Drut (3)Athletics1977Michel PlatiniFootball1978Bernard HinaultCycling1979Bernard Hinault (2)1980Bernard Hinault (3)1981Bernard Hinault (4)1982Alain GiresseFootball1983Yannick NoahTennis1984Michel Platini (2)Football1985Alain ProstFormula One1986Alain Prost (2)1987Jeannie LongoCycling1988Jean-François LamourFencing1989Alain Prost (3)Formula One1990Florence ArthaudSailingMax MorinièreDaniel SangoumaJean-Charles TrouabalBruno Marie-RoseAthletics1991Guy ForgetHenri LeconteTennis1992Marie-José PérecAthletics1993Alain Prost (4)Formula One1994Luc LeblancCycling1995David DouilletJudo1996Marie-José Pérec (2)Athletics1997Luc AlphandAlpine skiing1998Zinedine ZidaneFootball1999Eunice BarberAthletics2000David Douillet (2)Judo2001Jackson RichardsonHandball2002Carole MontilletAlpine skiing2003Tony ParkerBasketball2004Laure ManaudouSwimming2005Ladji DoucouréAthletics2006Laure Manaudou (2)Swimming2007Sébastien Loeb() Daniel ElenaRallying2008Alain BernardSwimming2009Sébastien Loeb (2)() Daniel Elena (2)Rallying2010Christophe LemaitreAthletics2011Nikola KarabatićHandball↓ Male and female awards separated ↓2012Teddy RinerJudoCamille MuffatSwimming2013Tony Parker (2)BasketballMarion BartoliTennis2014Renaud LavillenieAthleticsPauline Ferrand-PrévotCycling2015Florent ManaudouSwimmingPauline Ferrand-Prévot (2)Cycling2016Teddy Riner (2)JudoÉmilie Andéol2017Teddy Riner (3)Tessa WorleyAlpine skiing2018Kevin MayerAthleticsClarisse AgbegnenouJudo2019Julian AlaphilippeCyclingClarisse Agbegnenou (2)Judo2020Julian Alaphilippe (2)CyclingPauline Ferrand-Prévot (3)2021Julian Alaphilippe (3)Clarisse Agbegnenou (3)Judo2022Kylian Mbappé FootballCaroline GarciaTennis2023Léon Marchand SwimmingCéline Boutier GolfAlexandre Léauté Para-cyclingHeïdi Gaugain2024Léon Marchand (2)SwimmingCassandre BeaugrandTriathlonAlexandre Léauté (2)Para-cyclingMarie Patouillet
References
International winners List of L’Équipe World Champion of Champions. Who Holds the Title (2012-10-06). Retrieved on 2014-05-24. French winners Loeb, Elena élus . L'Equipe (2009-12-26). Retrieved on 2014-05-24.