Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award

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Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award
Awarded forbest record-breaking performance
LocationLos Angeles (2017)
Presented byESPN
First award2001
Currently held by Caitlin Clark (USA)
Website www.espn.co.uk/espys/

The Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award has been presented since 2001 to the amateur or professional sportsperson, irrespective of nationality or sport contested, adjudged to have, in a single play, game, or season, completed the best record-breaking (and -setting) performance, irrespective of the nature of the record broken.

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Between 2001 and 2004, the award voting panel comprised variously fans; sportswriters and broadcasters, sports executives, and retired sportspersons, termed collectively experts; and ESPN personalities, but balloting thereafter has been undertaken exclusively by fans over the Internet from amongst choices nominated by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee.

Through the 2001 iteration of the ESPY Awards, ceremonies were conducted in February of each year to honor achievements over the previous calendar year; awards presented thereafter are conferred in June and reflect performance from the June previous. [1]

In 2024, Caitlin Clark became the first female athlete to win this award. [2]

List of winners

Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award winners
Year of awardImageAthleteNation of citizenshipTeamCompetition, governing body, or leagueSportRecord setPrevious record-holderRef(s)
2001 Pete Sampras.jpg Pete Sampras Flag of the United States.svg United States— ATP Tour Tennis Total career men's singles Grand Slam titles (13). This record has since been surpassed by Roger Federer. Roy Emerson (12) [3] [4] [5]
2002 Tiger Woods 2005.jpg Tiger Woods — PGA Tour Golf Consecutive men's major championships won (Four—the 2000 U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and PGA Championship and the 2001 Masters Tournament [known as the consecutive Grand Slam ]) Ben Hogan (three, in 1953) [6] [7]
2003 EmmittSmith2007 (crop).jpg Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys National Football League (NFL) American football Total career NFL rushing yards (17,162 at the close of the league's 2002 season, with 975 tallied therein)American Walter Payton (16,726, across the 13 seasons between 1975 and 1987, inclusive) [8] [9]
2004 Eric Gagne on April 12, 2008 (1).jpg Éric Gagné Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball (MLB) Baseball Consecutive saves converted in a single MLB regular season (55 across the league's 2003 season) Tom Gordon (46, in 1998) [9] [10]
2005 Peyton Manning passing.jpg Peyton Manning Flag of the United States.svg United States Indianapolis Colts National Football League (NFL) American football Total single-season NFL passing touchdowns (49 in the league's 2004 season) Dan Marino (48 in the 1984 season) [9] [11]
2006 Shaun Alexander crop-SeahawksTC-EWU.jpg Shaun Alexander Seattle Seahawks Total single-season NFL rushing touchdowns (27 in the league's 2005 season) Priest Holmes (23, in 2003) [12] [13]
2007 LaDainian Tomlinson-Aug-2-08-Practice.jpg LaDainian Tomlinson San Diego Chargers Total single-season NFL rushing touchdowns (28 in the league's 2006 season) Shaun Alexander (27, in 2005) [9] ǂ [14]
2008 Brett Favre crop.jpg Brett Favre Green Bay Packers Total career NFL passing touchdowns (442 at the close of the 2007 season, with 28 tallied therein) Dan Marino (420, across the 17 seasons between 1983 and 1999, inclusive) [9] [15]
2009 Michael Phelps in action (3628423222).jpg Michael Phelps — Olympic Games Swimming Total gold medals achieved at a single Games of the Olympiad (eight in the 2008 Summer Olympics) Mark Spitz (seven, at the 1972 Summer Olympics) [16] [17]
2010 Plaque on Wimbledon Court No. 18 to commemorate the longest match in tennis history between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut on 22-24 June 2010.jpg John Isner vs. Nicolas Mahut Flag of the United States.svg United States and Flag of France.svg France— Wimbledon Tennis Longest match in tennis history, lasting 11 hours, 5 minutes; Isner defeated Mahut 70–68 in the fifth set of the 1st round match. Fabrice Santoro vs. Arnaud Clément fourth round match at the 2004 French Open lasting 6 hours, 33 minutes. [18] [19]
2011 Rory McIlroy2011.jpg Rory McIlroy Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland — U.S. Open Golf In winning the U.S. Open, McIlroy broke tournament records for the lowest 72-hole score, both in total strokes (268) and in relation to par (−16).72-hole score (272): Jim Furyk, 2003; Tiger Woods, 2000; Lee Janzen, 1993; Jack Nicklaus, 1980.
To-par (−12): Woods, 2000.		 [20] [21]
2012 Brees 2013 Pro Bowl Cropped.jpg Drew Brees Flag of the United States.svg United States New Orleans Saints National Football League (NFL) American football Brees threw for 5,476 yards in 2011–12, breaking the NFL single-season record. Dan Marino (5,084 yards in 1984) [22] [23]
2013 Sports 2014-05-07 00-22.jpg Michael Phelps (2)— Olympic Games Swimming Phelps became the most decorated Olympian in history, finishing the London Olympics with a total of 22 medals. Larisa Latynina (19 medals, 1956–1964, representing the Soviet Union) [17] [24]
2014 Peyton Manning 2014.jpg Peyton Manning (2) Denver Broncos National Football League (NFL) American football Manning set single-season NFL records for both passing yardage (5,477) and touchdown passes (55) in the 2013 season.Yardage: Drew Brees (5,476 yards in 2011)
TDs: Tom Brady (50 in 2007)		 [25] [26] [27]
2015 Peyton mannning 2015.jpg Peyton Manning (3)Manning set the NFL record for career touchdown passes (530 at the end of the 2014 season). Brett Favre (touchdown passes 1991–2010) [28] [29]
2016 Stephen Curry dribbling 2016 (cropped).jpg Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors National Basketball Association (NBA) Basketball Curry set the record for most three-point field goals in a season with 402.Curry had the previous record, 286 in the 2014–15 season. [30] [31]
2017 Michael Phelps (1).jpg Michael Phelps (3)— Olympic Games Swimming Phelps extended his own record of being the most decorated Olympian during the Rio Olympics in 2016 with a total of 28 Olympic medals. He now has 23 Gold, 3 Silver, and 2 Bronze Olympic Medals.Phelps previously held the record when he broke it in the London 2012 Olympics where he finished with a grand total of 22 Olympic medals. [17] [32]
2018 Roger Federer (26 June 2009, Wimbledon) 2 new.jpg Roger Federer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland — Wimbledon Tennis Most Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles championships all time with 8Federer was previously tied with William Renshaw & Pete Sampras with 7 [33]
2019 Drew Brees (49396271982) (1).jpg Drew Brees (2)Flag of the United States.svg United States New Orleans Saints National Football League (NFL) American football Brees set the record for most passing yards (71,940) Peyton Manning
2020 Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Russell Westbrook Rockets (cropped).jpg Russell Westbrook Flag of the United States.svg United States Washington Wizards National Basketball Association (NBA) Basketball Westbrook set the record for most career triple-doubles (182) Oscar Robertson (181) [34]
2022 TechCrunch Disrupt 2019 (48834853256) (1).jpg Stephen Curry (2) Golden State Warriors Curry set the record for most career three-point field goals (3,117) Ray Allen (2,973) [35]
2023 LeBron James (51959977144) (cropped2).jpg LeBron James Los Angeles Lakers James set the record for most NBA career points (38,652) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) [36]
2024 Caitlin Clark vs. Minnesota (cropped).jpg Caitlin Clark Iowa Hawkeyes National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)Clark set the record for most NCAA career points scored (men's and women's) (3,951) Pete Maravich (3,667) [37]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Because of the rescheduling of the ESPY Awards ceremony, the award presented in 2002 was given in consideration of performance betwixt February 2001 and June 2002.
  2. ↑ Cottongim, Nick (July 12, 2024). "Caitlin Clark, First Woman To Win Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award". 93.5/107.5 The Fan.
  3. ↑ "ESPY winners". Las Vegas Sun. February 13, 2001. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Emerson: Sampras deserves record". BBC News. July 10, 2000. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ Eccleshare, Charlie (October 16, 2017). "Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal: The five ages of tennis's greatest rivalry". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  6. ↑ Brown, Clifton (April 9, 2001). "Golf; Woods wins the Masters for his 4th straight Major". The New York Times. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Woods Wins Three ESPYs". Los Angeles Times. July 11, 2002. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ Schwartz, Kris. "Emmitt gives new meaning to Sweetness". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "All-Time ESPY winners". ESPN Media Zone. June 24, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  10. ↑ O'Connell, Jack (July 11, 2004). "Gagne's Record About More Than Saves". Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  11. ↑ Jenkins, Lee (December 27, 2004). "Peyton Manning Breaks Marino's Record". The New York Times. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  12. ↑ Carey, Dan (September 2, 2010). "Fantasy: Is Chris Johnson a Sure Thing? What History Says about CJ's 2010 Season". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  13. ↑ Alexander, Shaun; Murphey, Cecil (August 30, 2006). Touchdown Alexander: My Story of Faith, Football, and Pursuing the Dream. Harvest House Publishers. p. 248. ISBN   978-0736919371 . Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  14. ↑ Wilson, Bernie (December 10, 2006). "Tomlinson Breaks Alexander's TD Record". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Favre breaks Marino's touchdown passes record". Reuters. November 30, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Michael Phelps overtakes Mark Spitz with record-breaking haul of eight gold medals". The Daily Telegraph. August 17, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  17. 1 2 3 "Michael Phelps Wins Third "Best Record-Breaking Performance" ESPY; Adds Best Male U.S. Olympian". Swimming World. July 12, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Wimbledon's longest match: the records John Isner and Nicolas Mahut broke". The Daily Telegraph. June 23, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
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  20. ↑ "Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki win at ESPYs". ESPN. July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  21. ↑ Donegan, Lawrence (June 20, 2011). "US Open 2011: Remarkable Rory McIlroy wins by eight shots". The Guardian. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Drew Brees breaks Dan Marino's 27-year NFL passing record". BBC Sport. December 27, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  23. ↑ "James racks up 3 ESPY awards". The Philippine Star. July 13, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  24. ↑ Gibson, Owen (August 1, 2012). "Michael Phelps breaks record by reaching 19 Olympic medals in London". The Guardian. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  25. ↑ Daniels, Tim (December 22, 2013). "Peyton Manning Breaks Tom Brady's Single-Season TD Record". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  26. ↑ Daniels, Tim (December 29, 2013). "Peyton Manning Passes Drew Brees for Most Passing Yards in a Single Season". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  27. ↑ Zucker, Joseph (July 17, 2014). "ESPY 2014 Winners: Awards Results, Recap, Top Moments and Twitter Reaction". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Peyton Manning breaks Brett Favre's passing record ... and is benched". The Guardian. November 15, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  29. ↑ Nathan, Alec (July 16, 2015). "ESPY Awards 2015 Results: Analyzing LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Other Winners". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on July 19, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  30. ↑ Gregory, Sean (May 12, 2016). "3 Reasons Why Stephen Curry Had The Best NBA Season Ever". Time. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  31. ↑ "Stephen Curry Takes Home ESPY Award for Best Record-Breaking Performance". National Basketball Association. July 13, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  32. ↑ "Maryland swimmers Michael Phelps and Becca Meyers win ESPY awards". The Baltimore Sun. July 13, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  33. ↑ "2018 ESPY Awards: Winners list".
  34. ↑ "2021 ESPYS award winners". ESPN.com. July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  35. ↑ "2022 ESPYS: Full list of award winners". ESPN.com. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  36. ↑ "2023 ESPYS: Full list of award winners". ESPN.com. July 13, 2023.
  37. ↑ "2024 ESPYS: Here is the list of winners". ESPN. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
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