Marca Leyenda

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Marca Leyenda (Marca legend) is an award given by the Spanish sports newspaper Marca to the best sport professionals in history. Since its inception in 1997 over 80 people have received this award.

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List of winners

DateWinnerSport
1 June 2023 Flag of France.svg Karim Benzema Football
18 May 2022 Flag of Croatia.svg Luka Modrić Football
16 May 2022 Flag of Spain.svg Jesús Ángel García Athletics
30 December 2021 Flag of the United States.svg Simone Biles Artistic gymnastics
18 December 2020 Flag of New Zealand.svg Russell Coutts Sailing
29 January 2020 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Powell Athletics
16 November 2019 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García Golf
29 July 2019 Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo [1] Football
7 March 2019 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Fernández [2] Figure skating
14 December 2018 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Navarro Basketball
8 November 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Beamon Athletics
4 April 2018 Flag of Mexico.svg Hugo Sánchez Football
11 December 2017 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Márquez Motorcycle sport
14 December 2016 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Suárez [3] Football
13 September 2016 Flag of Spain.svg Ruth Beitia Athletics
1 May 2016 Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Tennis
2 December 2015 Flag of Spain.svg Xavi [4] Football
29 November 2015 Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal Golf
7 October 2015 Flag of Spain.svg Teresa Perales Swimming
5 May 2015 Flag of Spain.svg David Cal Canoe racing
2 October 2014 Flag of Spain.svg Kilian Jornet Trail running
24 September 2014 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Gómez Noya Triathlon
12 February 2014 Flag of Spain.svg Marcelino Football
28 September 2012 Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Slater Surfer
27 September 2012 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Arconada Football
15 June 2012 Flag of Spain.svg Quini Football
2 June 2012 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Torres Football
14 March 2012 Flag of Germany.svg Franz Beckenbauer Football
10 November 2011 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Hierro Football
8 August 2011 Flag of Spain.svg Andrés Iniesta Football
14 April 2011 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Capello Football
1 April 2011 Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo Football
18 January 2011 Flag of Spain.svg Ángel María Villar Football
18 January 2011 Flag of Spain.svg Vicente del Bosque Football
16 December 2010 Flag of the United States.svg David Stern Basketball
27 November 2010 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Auto racing
2 November 2010 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Lorenzo Motorcycle sport
2 June 2010 Flag of the United States.svg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball
27 May 2010 Flag of Spain.svg Edurne Pasaban Mountaineering
18 March 2010 Flag of the United States.svg Muhammad Ali Boxing
17 November 2009 Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Maldini Football
19 October 2009 Flag of Brazil.svg Kaká Football
24 September 2009 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Cordero di Montezemolo Auto racing
31 August 2009 Flag of Jamaica.svg Usain Bolt Athletics
30 June 2009 Flag of Spain.svg Federico Martín Bahamontes Road bicycle racing
29 April 2009 Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Football
3 March 2009 Flag of Spain.svg Raúl González Football
15 December 2008 Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal Tennis
15 December 2008 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos I Others
24 October 2008 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Motorcycle sport
20 August 2008 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Phelps Swimming
1 July 2008 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Aragonés Football
30 January 2008 Flag of France.svg Zinedine Zidane Football
5 December 2007 Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Gento Football
18 October 2007 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer Tennis
25 September 2006 Flag of Spain.svg Pau Gasol Basketball
7 July 2005 Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe Tennis
6 March 2005 Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergey Bubka Athletics
28 January 2005 Flag of Ethiopia.svg Haile Gebrselassie Athletics
25 November 2004 Flag of Spain.svg Manolo Santana Tennis
18 October 2004 Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi Tennis
22 May 2002 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova Tennis
2 April 2002 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Spitz Swimming
6 January 2002 Flag of the United States.svg Magic Johnson Basketball
4 June 2001 Flag of Spain.svg Juanito Oiarzabal Mountaineering
1 March 2001 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Auto racing
26 July 2000 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eddy Merckx Road bicycle racing
7 May 2000 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Auto racing
26 December 1999 Flag of the United States.svg Carl Lewis Athletics
11 November 1999 Flag of Spain.svg Ángel Nieto Motorcycle sport
5 October 1999 Flag of Argentina.svg Alfredo Di Stéfano Football
1 October 1999 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Armando Maradona Football
21 September 1999 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Antonio Samaranch International Olympic Committee
21 June 1999 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johan Cruyff Football
11 January 1999 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros Golf
27 November 1998 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras Tennis
20 July 1998 Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Tennis
17 June 1998 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Tomba Alpine skiing
28 March 1998 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Auto racing
23 March 1998 Flag of Romania.svg Nadia Comăneci Artistic gymnastics
22 January 1998 Flag of Spain.svg Manel Estiarte Waterpolo
18 December 1997 Flag of Russia.svg Garry Kasparov Chess
11 December 1997 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Indurain Road bicycle racing
27 November 1997 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Doohan Motorcycle sport
15 November 1997 Flag of Brazil.svg Pelé Football
16 October 1997 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Jordan Basketball

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References

  1. "Cristiano Ronaldo recibe el MARCA Leyenda". Marca (in Spanish). 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. "Javier Fernández recibe el MARCA Leyenda, en directo". Marca (in Spanish). 7 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. "Luis Suárez recibió el MARCA Leyenda - Marca.com". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. MARCA.com (2 December 2015). "El Maestro Xavi ya es MARCA Leyenda". MARCA.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2016.