The PSAT Sports Awards () are the annual sports awards that are issued by the Panhellenic Sports Press Association (PSAT). The awards are given to the year's top performing individual athletes, in the form of Athlete of the Year awards, and also to the year's top performing sports teams in the nation of Greece. The award winners are chosen by the votes of a panel of sports editors in Greece.
The first PSAT Sports Awards were given in the year 1954, by the sports writers of the "Sports Press Association" (SAT), which was later renamed to the "Panhellenic Association of Sports Writers (PSAT)". The awards ceremony, which takes place every year in front of a large audience, is also often honored by the presence of the current President of the Hellenic Republic, at the time of the event. The PSAT Sports Awards are considered to be the most important annual sports award that any Greek athlete is given by their own country.
From 1954 to 1973, the award was for individual Greek athletes, regardless of their gender. However, in 1960, the crew of the sailing vessel "Nireus", was given the award, due to their gold medal win at the 1960 Rome Summer Olympics. Since 1964, separate awards are also given to Greek sports teams. Since 1974, separate individual awards are given out to both male and female athletes of Greece. In 2004, awards categories for coaches and athletes with disabilities were added. Separate categories for male and female athletes with disabilities were added in 2008. A category for the best sports team with disabilities was added in 2013.
There are also the following awards: The Athletics Contribution and Ethics award, which is given to Greek athletes that have made a great long-term contribution to Greek sports. The Fair-Play award, which is given to Greek athletes that have displayed good character, by consistently honoring and observing the rules of fair-play in their respective sports. The Rising Talent award, which is given to young Greek athletes that are considered to be possible future stars in their respective sports. And the Social Contribution award, which is given to contributors that have helped to promote the growth of Greek sports. There are also honorary distinctions that are given to sports club personalities that have made significant contributions to Greek sports, as well.
Best Greek Athlete (1954–1973) From 1954 to 1973, The Best Greek Athlete, or Greek Athlete of the Year award was given to single individuals, regardless of their gender. However, the award was won only by males. In 1960, instead of giving the award to a single individual athlete, the crew of the sailing vessel "Nireus", was awarded as a team. That was in honor of their gold medal win at the 1960 Rome Summer Olympics.
In 1970, Christos Papanikolaou broke the world record in the men's pole vault. In honor of that achievement, he was given the award, without a vote being held to determine the year's winner of the award. In 1972, rather giving the award to a single individual athlete, three winners were chosen. In honor of their good performances at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics.
Year Athlete Sport Club 1954 Vassilis Syllis athletics Α.Ο. Pagrati Athens 1955 Georgios Papavasileiou athletics AEK Athens 1956 Georgios Roubanis athletics Panellinios Athens 1957 Vangelis Depastas athletics Panionios 1958 Christos Chiotis athletics G.S. Apollon Athens 1959 Antonis Kounadis athletics Ethnikos G.S. Athens 1960* Nireus Sailing Vessel* Crown Prince Constantine Odysseus Eskitzoglou Georgios Zaimis sailing Ν.Ο. Hellas I.O. Piraeus I.O. Piraeus 1961 Georgios Tsakanikas athletics Α.Ο. Palaio Faliro 1962 Vasileios Syllis (2) athletics Α.Ο. Pagrati Athens 1963 Nikolaos Regoukos athletics Panathinaikos 1964 Christos Pierrakos athletics Ethnikos G.S. Athens 1965 Christos Papanikolaou athletics Panathinaikos 1966 Christos Papanikolaou (2) athletics Panathinaikos 1967 Christos Papanikolaou (3) athletics Panathinaikos 1968 Petros Galaktopoulos wrestling Ethnikos G.S. Athens 1969 Stathis Chaitas football Panionios FC Athens 1970* Christos Papanikolaou (4) athletics Panathinaikos 1971 Vassilis Papageorgopoulos athletics M.A.S. Aetos Thessalonikis 1972* Ilias Hatzipavlis Petros Galaktopoulos (2) Stavros Tziortzis sailing wrestling athletics Olympiacos Piraeus Ethnikos G.S. Athens G.S. Evagoras Famagusta 1973 Vassilis Papadimitriou athletics PAOK Thessaloniki
Best Greek Male Athlete (1974–present) In 1974, separate individual awards for both male and female athletes were established, with the Best Greek Male Athlete, or Greek Male Athlete of the Year award beginning in that year. In 1996, rather than giving the award to a single individual athlete, the award was given to all of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics gold medalists, without a vote. In 2000, an individual award was given to Kostas Kenteris. However, at the same time, Club Association Society awards were also given to Pyrros Dimas, Akakios "Kachi" Kakiasvilis, and Michalis Mouroutsos, in honor of their gold medal performances at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics.
Year Athlete Sport Club 1974 Stavros Tziortzis (2) athletics G.S. Evagoras Famagusta 1975 Christos Iakovou weightlifting Panathinaikos 1976 Nikos Iliadis weightlifting XAN Thessaloniki 1977 Nikos Iliadis (2) weightlifting XAN Thessaloniki 1978 Charalambos Cholidis wrestling Atlas Kallitheas 1979 Michalis Kousis athletics Gymnastiki Etaireia Agriniou 1980 Stelios Mygiakis wrestling Ethnikos G.S. Athens 1981 Dimitris Michas athletics G.A.S. Elefsina 1982 Kosmas Stratos athletics G.S. Larissas 1983 Charalambos Cholidis (2) wrestling Atlas Kallitheas 1984 Dimitris Thanopoulos wrestling Ethnikos G.S. Athens 1985 Charalambos Papanikolaou swimming Ethnikos G.S. Athens 1986 Nikos Galis basketball Aris Thessaloniki 1987 Nikos Galis (2) basketball Aris Thessaloniki 1988 Charalambos Cholidis (3) wrestling Atlas Kallitheas 1989 Nikos Galis (3) basketball Aris Thessaloniki 1990 Pavlos Saltsidis weightlifting PAOK Thessaloniki 1991 Kostas Koukodimos athletics GAS Archelaos Katerinis 1992 Pyrros Dimas weightlifting AONS Milon Athens 1993 Pyrros Dimas (2) weightlifting AONS Milon Athens 1994 Valerios Leonidis weightlifting VAO Thessaloniki 1995 Pyrros Dimas (3) weightlifting AONS Milon Athens 1996* Ioannis Melissanidis Nikos Kaklamanakis Pyrros Dimas (4) Kakhi Kakhiashvili artistic gymnastics sailing weightlifting weightlifting Spartakos Thessaloniki Ν.Ο. Hellas AONS Milon Athens AONS Milon Athens 1997 Kostas Gatsioudis athletics Panellinios Athens 1998 Leonidas Sampanis weightlifting Panathinaikos 1999 Kakhi Kakhiashvili (2) weightlifting AONS Milon Athens 2000* Kostas Kenteris athletics Olympiacos Piraeus 2001 Kostas Kenteris (2) athletics Olympiacos Piraeus 2002 Kostas Kenteris (3) athletics Olympiacos Piraeus 2003 Periklis Iakovakis athletics Olympiacos Piraeus 2004 Theodoros Zagorakis football Bologna 2005 Aris Grigoriadis swimming Aris Thessaloniki 2006 Periklis Iakovakis (2) athletics Olympiacos Piraeus 2007 Dimitris Diamantidis basketball Panathinaikos 2008 Alexandros Nikolaidis taekwondo G.S. Megas Alexandros Thessaloniki 2009 Vlassis MarasΒραβεία ΠΣΑΤ: Μάρας, Τσιάβου και Παναθηναϊκός στην κορυφή . artistic gymnastics G.A.S Eirini Peristeriou 2010 Lefteris Kosmidis artistic gymnastics A.G.O. Patron 2011 Spyros Gianniotis swimming Olympiacos Piraeus 2012 Spyros Gianniotis (2) swimming Olympiacos Piraeus 2013 Spyros Gianniotis (3) swimming Olympiacos Piraeus 2014 Ilias Iliadis judo A.S. Filippos Amyntaiou 2015 Lefteris Petrounias artistic gymnastics G.A.S Eirini Peristeriou 2016 Lefteris Petrounias (2) artistic gymnastics G.A.S Eirini Peristeriou 2017 Lefteris Petrounias (3) artistic gymnastics G.A.S Eirini Peristeriou 2018 Lefteris Petrounias (4) artistic gymnastics G.A.S Eirini Peristeriou 2019 Stefanos TsitsipasΒραβεία ΠΣΑΤ: Κορυφαίοι αθλητές Τσιτσιπάς και Στεφανίδη . tennis2020Giannis AntetokounmpobasketballMilwaukee Bucks2021Giannis Antetokounmpo (2) basketballMilwaukee Bucks2022Miltiadis Tentoglouathletics2023Miltiadis Tentoglou (2)athletics2024Miltiadis Tentoglou (3)athletics2025Emmanouil KaralisPole vault
Best Greek Female Athlete (1974–present) In 1974, separate individual awards for both male and female athletes were established, with the Best Greek Female Athlete, or Greek Female Athlete of the Year award beginning in that year. In 1982, rather than giving the award to an individual athlete, Sofia Sakorafa and Anna Verouli were given the award, without a vote being held. That was done in order to honor their achievements in that year. In that year, Sakorafa broke the world record in the javelin throw, and Anna Verouli won the gold medal at the 1982 European Athletics Championships.
Year Athlete Sport Club 1974 Maroula Lamprou athletics G.S. Olympia Limassol 1975 N/A N/A N/A 1976 Sofia Dara swimming Olympiacos Piraeus 1977 Sofia Dara (2) swimming Olympiacos Piraeus 1978 Sisi Pantazi athletics G.S. Volos 1979 Maroula Lamprou (2) athletics G.S. Olympia Limassol 1980 Angeliki Kanellopoulou tennis Athens Tennis Club 1981 Sofia Sakorafa athletics G.S. Trikalon 1982* Sofia Sakorafa (2) Anna Verouli athletics athletics G.S. Trikalon A.O. Kavala 1983 Anna Verouli (2) athletics A.O. Kavala 1984 Agi Kasoumi shooting ZAON Kifissia 1985 Angeliki Kanellopoulou (2) tennis Athens Tennis Club 1986 Elli Rousaki swimming Olympiacos Piraeus 1987 Elli Rousaki (2) swimming Olympiacos Piraeus 1988 Tonia Svaier rowing Ν.Ο. Ioannina 1989 Niki Bakogianni athletics Athanasios Diakos Lamias 1990 Voula Patoulidou athletics Iraklis Thessaloniki 1991 Christina Thalassinidou synchronized swimming Nireas Chalandriou 1992 Voula Patoulidou (2) athletics Iraklis Thessaloniki 1993 Maria Christoforidou weightlifting Panellinios Athens 1994 Giota Antonopoulou weightlifting N/A 1995 Katerina Thanou athletics Ethnikos G.S. Athens 1996 Niki Bakogianni (2) athletics ASE Doukas Athens 1997 Niki Xanthou athletics GAS Ygeia Rodou 1998 Olga Vasdeki athletics Panellinios Athens 1999 Paraskevi Tsiamita athletics Panellinios Athens 2000 Katerina Thanou (2) athletics Ethnikos G.S. Athens 2001 Katerina Thanou (3) athletics Ethnikos G.S. Athens 2002 Katerina Thanou (4) athletics Ethnikos G.S. Athens 2003 Mirela Maniani athletics Olympiacos Piraeus 2004 Athanasia Tsoumeleka athletics FS Asteras Preveza 2005 Pigi Devetzi athletics Olympiacos Piraeus 2006 Pigi Devetzi (2) athletics Olympiacos Piraeus 2007 Pigi Devetzi (3) athletics Olympiacos Piraeus 2008 Pigi Devetzi (4) athletics Olympiacos Piraeus 2009 Alexandra Tsiavou rowing D.N.O. Igoumenitsas 2010 Alexandra Tsiavou (2) rowing D.N.O. Igoumenitsas 2011 Marianna Lymperta swimming Olympiacos Piraeus 2012 Vaso Vougiouka fencing Athinaikos Omilos Oplomachias - Xifaskias 2013 Katerina Nikolaidou rowing N.O. Katerinis 2014 Katerina Nikolaidou (2) (2) rowing N.O. Katerinis 2015 Nikol Kyriakopoulou athletics A.G.E.S. Kameiros 2009 2016 Anna Korakaki shooting Skopeftikos Omilos Orion Thessalonikis 2017 Katerina Stefanidi athletics AO Filotheis 2018 Anna Korakaki (2) shooting Skopeftikos Omilos Orion Thessalonikis 2019 Katerina Stefanidi (2)Βραβεία ΠΣΑΤ 2019: Κορυφαίος αθλητής ο Τσιτσιπάς, κορυφαία ομάδα το πόλο Ανδρών του Ολυμπιακού . athletics2020Maria Sakkaritennis2021Maria Sakkari (2)tennis2022Antigoni Drisbiotiathletics2023Antigoni Drisbioti (2)athletics2024Evangelia PlataniotiSynchronized swimming2025Eleftheria PlevritouWater poloFerencvárosi TC
Best Greek Sports Team (1964–present) The award for the Best Greek Sports Team was established in 1964.