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The Moldovan Sportspersonality of the Year is chosen annually since 2005 by the national Ministry of Youth and Sports. In addition, the best female athlete is nominated each year and the best trainer.
| Year | Winner | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Alexandru Bratan | Weightlifting |
| 2006 | ? | ? |
| 2007 | Igor Bour | Weightlifting |
| 2008 | Veaceslav Gojan | Boxing |
| 2009 | Igor Grabucea | Weightlifting |
| 2010 | Andrei Perpeliţă | Freestyle wrestling |
| 2011 | Sergiu Toma | Judo |
| 2012 | Cristina Iovu | Weightlifting |
| 2013 | Oleg Sîrghi | Weightlifting |
| 2014 [1] | Mihai Sava | Freestyle wrestling |
| 2015 | Serghei Tarnovschi | Canoe sprint [2] |
| 2016 | Zalina Petrivskaya | Hammer throw [3] |
| 2017 | Aaron Cook | Taekwondo [4] |
| 2018 | Victor Ciobanu | Greco-Roman [5] |
| 2019 | Denis Vieru | Judoka [6] |
| 2020 | Anastasia Nichita | Amateur wrestling [7] |
| 2021 | Irina Rângaci (Female wrestling) / Serghei Tarnovschi (Canoe sprint) [8] | |
| 2022 | Anastasia Nichita (Amateur wrestling) / Serghei Tarnovschi (Canoe sprint) [9] | |
| 2023 | Anastasia Nichita (Amateur wrestling) / Serghei Tarnovschi (Canoe sprint) [10] |
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