Jerring Award

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Jerring Award
Henrik Stenson vann Jerringpriset 2013-2.jpg
Henrik Stenson winning the award of 2013 in January 2014
Date1979 (1979)-
Location Stockholm
Country Sweden
Presented by Sveriges Radio
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The Jerring Award (Swedish : Jerringpriset or "Radiosportens Jerringpris") is a prize established by Radiosporten (the sport section of Sveriges Radio) and voted by its radio audience who choose the best performing Swedish athlete or team of the year. The prize is named after Swedish radio personality Sven Jerring. It is also called "the prize of the people", since it is the radio audience who vote. Criticism was made between 2010-2019 regarding a lack of amateur sport awards, leading to awards being given in golf and horse jumping

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The prize was first awarded in 1979, the inaugural winner being the alpine skier Ingemar Stenmark. Biathlete Magdalena Forsberg holds the record number of wins with four awards. Biathlon is also the sport has had the winner the most times with 6.

All winners

Annika Sorenstam has received the prize twice, in 1995 and 2003 AnnikaStAndrews.JPG
Annika Sörenstam has received the prize twice, in 1995 and 2003
Magdalena Forsberg has received the most Jerring Awards with four, in 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2001 Magda Forsberg Antholz 2006.jpg
Magdalena Forsberg has received the most Jerring Awards with four, in 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2001

Wins per sport

WinsSportYears won
6 Biathlon 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2018
6 Athletics 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020
5 Cross-country skiing 1984, 1985, 1987, 1993, 2008
4 Alpine skiing 1979, 1980, 1991, 1992
4 Horse show jumping 2011, 2016, 2017, 2021
3 Football 1982, 1994, 2007
3 Golf 1995, 2003, 2013
3 Swimming 2010, 2014, 2015
2 Orienteering 1981, 2019
1 Tennis 1983
1 Wrestling 1986
1 Speed skating 1988
1 Ski jumping 1989
1 Handball 1990
1 Speedway 2005
1 Ski mountaineering 2019
1 Ski orienteering 2019
1 Skyrunning 2019

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