| Year | Athlete, Sport |
| 1974 | Muhammad Ali, boxing |
| 1975 | Joao Oliveira, track |
| 1976 | Alberto Juantorena, track |
| 1977 | Alberto Juantorena, track |
| 1978 | Henry Rono, track |
| 1979 | Sebastian Coe, track |
| 1980 | Eric Heiden, speed skating |
| 1981 | Sebastian Coe, track |
| 1982 | Daley Thompson, track |
| 1983 | Carl Lewis, track |
| 1984 | Carl Lewis, track |
| 1985 | Steve Cram, track |
| 1986 | Diego Maradona, soccer |
| 1987 | Ben Johnson, track |
| 1988 | Matt Biondi, swimming |
| 1989 | Boris Becker, tennis |
| 1990 | Stefan Edberg, tennis |
| 1991 | Sergei Bubka, track |
| 1992 | Kevin Young, track |
| 1993 | Miguel Indurain, cycling |
| 1994 | Johan Olav Koss, speed skating |
| 1995 | Jonathan Edwards, track |
| 1996 | Discontinued |
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| Year | Athlete, sport |
| 1974 | Irena Szewinska, track |
| 1975 | Nadia Comaneci, gymnastics |
| 1976 | Nadia Comaneci, gymnastics |
| 1977 | Rosie Ackermann, track |
| 1978 | Tracy Caulkins, swimming |
| 1979 | Marita Koch, track |
| 1980 | Hanni Wenzel, alpine skiing |
| 1981 | Chris Evert Lloyd, tennis |
| 1982 | Marita Koch, track |
| 1983 | Jarmila Kratochvilova, track |
| 1984 | Martina Navratilova, tennis |
| 1985 | Mary Decker Slaney, track |
| 1986 | Heike Drechsler, track |
| 1987 | Steffi Graf, tennis |
| 1988 | Florence Griffith Joyner, track |
| 1989 | Steffi Graf, tennis |
| 1990 | Merlene Ottey, track |
| 1991 | Monica Seles, tennis |
| 1992 | Monica Seles, tennis |
| 1993 | Wang Junxia, track |
| 1994 | Le Jingyi, swimming |
| 1995 | Gwen Torrence, track |
| 1996 | Discontinued |
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