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South African Sportsperson of the Year are annual sporting awards given to best South African athletes.
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South African Sportsperson of the Year are annual sporting awards given to best South African athletes.
| Year | Sportsman of the Year | Sportswoman of the Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Sport | Winner | Sport | |
| 2004 | Roland Schoeman | Swimming | Hestrie Cloete | Athletics |
| 2005 | Bryan Habana and Jacques Kallis | Rugby union Cricket | Natalie du Toit | Swimming |
| 2006 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | Athletics | Babalwa Ndleleni | Weightlifting |
| 2007 | Bryan Habana | Rugby union | Portia Modise | Football |
| 2008 | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | Athletics | Natalie du Toit | Swimming |
| 2012 | Vernon Philander | Cricket | Caster Semenya | Athletics |
| 2013 | Cameron van der Burgh | Swimming | Mapaseka Makhanya | Athletics |
| 2014 [1] | Chad Le Clos | Swimming | Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio | Cycling |
| 2015 [2] | Wayde van Niekerk | Athletics | Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio | Cycling |
| 2016 [3] | Wayde van Niekerk | Athletics | Caster Semenya | Athletics |
| 2017 [4] | Luvo Manyonga | Athletics | Caster Semenya | Athletics |
| 2018 [5] | Chad Le Clos | Swimming | Caster Semenya | Athletics |
| 2023 [6] | Pieter Coetze | Swimming | Lara van Niekerk | Swimming |
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