Winners
The Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year is an annual award presented by the Association of Slovenian Sports Journalists for the best sportsman and sportswoman of the previous year. The first awards ceremony was held in 1968.
| Sportswoman | Wins |
|---|---|
| Mateja Svet | 7 (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990) |
| Nataša Urbančič | 6 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974) |
| Tina Maze | 6 (2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) |
| Brigita Bukovec | 5 (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) |
| Janja Garnbret | 5 (2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024) |
| Mima Jaušovec | 4 (1975, 1976, 1977, 1980) |
| Jolanda Čeplak | 3 (2002, 2003, 2004) |
| Petra Majdič | 3 (2006, 2007, 2009) |
| Sportsman | Wins |
|---|---|
| Bojan Križaj | 5 (1975, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1987) |
| Borut Petrič | 5 (1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983) |
| Peter Prevc | 4 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
| Primož Kozmus | 3 (2007, 2008, 2009) |
| Tadej Pogačar | 3 (2021, 2023, 2024) |
| Miroslav Cerar | 2 (1968, 1970) |
| Vinko Jelovac | 2 (1973, 1974) |
| Rok Petrovič | 2 (1985, 1986) |
| Rajmond Debevec | 2 (1992, 2000) |
| Primož Peterka | 2 (1997, 1998) |
| Primož Roglič | 2 (2019, 2020) |
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