LeBron James of the Miami Heat reacts on the court against the Indiana Pacers at American Airlines Arena on December 18, 2013 in Miami, Florida. James LeBron has been voted by the USA Sports Journalist Association as one of the three best USA male athletes of the year. Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images | |
By Maria Pia Beltran - AIPS Young Reporter, Italy
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MILAN, January 2, 2014 - The best athletes of 2013 from each country have been recognized by their national associations affiliated to AIPS: among them are great champions who were also among the candidates of the 2013 AIPS Poll, but also less well-known athletes coming from even the smallest countries of the world. We have collected 34 rankings with the top three male and female athletes of each country, as selected by the sports journalists of their respective nations. Here the first results:
ANGOLA Sportsmen Carlos Morais Basketball Walter Ruben Faustino Jiu Jitsu Omar de Sousa Jiu Jitsu Sportswomen Nacissela Mauritius Basketball Marcelina Kiala Handball Maria de Fatima Judo ARMENIA Sportsmen Safaryan Davit Wrestling Aleksanyan Artur Wrestling Julfalakyan Arsen Wrestling Sportswomen Mkrtchyan Lilit Chess Sharoyan Amalya Athletics Balasanyan Sose Sambo AUSTRIA Sportsmen David Alba Football Marcel Hirscher Alpine Ski Gregor Schlierenzauer Ski Jumping Sportswomen Anna Fenninger Alpine Ski Michaela Kirchgasser Alpine Ski Anna Stoehr Climbing AZERBAIJAN Sportsmen Mahammadrasul Mejidov Boxing Elkhan Mammadov Judo Valentin Demyanenko Rowing Sportswomen Christina Job Weightlifting Julia Ratkevich Wrestling Farida Azizovа Taekwondo BELARUS Sportsmen Shiarhei Rutenka Handball Mikhail Grabovski Hockey Vasil Kiryienka Cycling Sportswomen Victoria Azarenka Tennis Darya Domracheva Biathlon Melitina Staniuta Gymnastics BELGIUM Sportsmen Frederik Van Lierde Triathlon Sven Nys Cyclo-Cross Bart Swings Speed Skating Sportswomen Kirsten Filpkens Tennis Valerie Courtois Volleyball Catherine Jacques Jiu-jitsu BURUNDI Sportsmen Saidi Ntibazonkiza Football Valery Nahayo Football Elvis Hakizimana Basketball Sportswomen Diane Johson Nukuru Athletics Francine Niyonsaba Athletics Florence Kalume Basketball CANADA Sportsmen Patrick Chan Figure Skating Jon Cornish Football Milos Raonic Tennis Sportswomen Kaillie Humphries Bobsleigh Christine Sinclaire Football Eugenie Bouchard Tennis CONGO Sportsmen Bismarck Biyombo Basketball Mputu Mabi Trésor Football Munanga Maxi Basketball Sportswomen Betu July Handball Mwasesa Christianne Handball Mambenga Natacha Basketball CROATIA Sportsmen Mario Mandzukic Football Domagoj Duvnjak Handball Ivica Kostelic Alpine Ski Sportswomen Sandra Perkovic Athletics Tina Mihelic Sailing Ivana Buden Archery CUBA Sportsmen Ashley Gonzales Judo Julio Caesar La Cruz Boxing Freddy Asiel Alvarez Baseball Sportswomen Idalis Ortiz Judo Glenhis Hernandez Taekwondo Yarisley Silva Athletics CZECH REPUBLIC Sportsmen Vitezslav Vesely Athletics Tomas Berdych Tennis Ondrej Synek Rowing Sportswomen Zuzana Hejnova Athletics Gabriela Soukalova Biathlon Martina Sablikova Speed Skating GERMANY Sportsmen Robert Harting Athletics Sebastian Vettel F1 Raphael Holzdeppe Athletics Sportswomen Christina Obergföll Athletics Sabine Lisicki Tennis Maria Höfl-Riesch Nordic Ski GREECE Sportsmen Spyros Gianniotis Swimming Vasilis Spanoulis Basketball Penayiotis Gkionis Table Tennis Sportswomen Katerina Nikolaidou Rowing Vasiliki Vougiouka Fencing Maria Prevolaraki Wrestling GREAT BRITAIN Sportsmen Andy Murray Tennis Mo Farah Athletics Chris Froome Cycling Sportswomen Christine Ohuruogu Athletics Rebecca James Cycling Non Stanford Triathlon ICELAND Sportsmen Gylfi Thor Sigurdsson Football Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson Handball Jon Arnor Stefansson Basketball Sportswomen Anita Hinriksdottir Athletics Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir Football Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir Swimming ITALY Sportsmen Vincenzo Nibali Cycling Clemente Russo Boxing Marcello Lippi Football Sportswomen Flavia Pennetta Tennis Federica Pellegrini Swimming Antonella Del Core Volleyball KAZAKHSTAN Sportsmen Gennady Golovkin Boxing Denis Kuzin Speed Skating Janibek Alimhanuly Boxing Sportswomen Zhansaya Abdumalik Chess Ekatherina Larionova Wrestling Gauhar Ermekbay Boxing KYRGYZ REPUBLIC Sportsmen Yuri Krakovetsky Judo Nurbek Akanov Wrestling Sportswomen Aisuluu Tynybekova Wrestling LEBANON Sportsmen Maxime Chaya Rowing Abdo Feghaly Rally Mohammed Haidar Football Sportswomen Mona Chayato Fencing Alissa Sadek Gymnastic Rebecca Akl Basketball LITHUANIA Sportsmen Justinas Kinderis Pentathlon Jevgenijus Suklinas Canoe Mantas Kalnietis Basketball Sportswomen Ruta Meilutyte Swimming Laura Asadauskaite Pentathlon Vilma Rimsaite BMX MAURITANIA Sportsmen Moulay Ahmed Football Soulyman Jelou Football Hamoud Dych Petanque Sportswomen Fatimetou Salem Chess Hawa Toure Basketball Zeynebou Njay Basketball MONTENEGRO Sportsmen Nikola Janovia Waterpolo Milos Scepanovic Waterpolo Aleksandar Ivovic Waterpolo Sportswomen Katarina Buatovia Handball Jelena Dubljevic Basketball Sladjana Perunovia Athletics NORWAY Sportsmen Magnus Carlsen Chess Aksel Lund Svindal Alpine Ski Emil Hegle Svendsen Biathlon Sportswomen Suzann Pettersen Golf Tora Berger Biathlon Marit Bjorgen Cross Country Ski PUERTO RICO Sportsmen Yadier Molina Baseball John Velazquez Horse racing Javier Culson Athletics Sportswomen Adriana Diaz Table Tennis Monica Puig Tennis Aury Cruz Volleyball ROMANIA Sportsmen Tiberiu Dolniceanu Fencing Eduard Novak Paralympic Cycling Bogdan Juratoni Boxing Sportswomen Simona Halep Tennis Ana Maria Branza Fencing Larisa Lordache Gymnastics RUSSIA Sportsmen Dmitriy Mustrrskiy Volleyball Dtnis Uskov Speed Skating Khadzhimurat Gatzalov Wrestling Sportswomen Yelena Isinbaeva Athletics Julia Efimova Swimming Svetlana Romashina Synchronized Swimming SERBIA Sportsmen Emir Bekric Athletics Novak Djokovic Tennis Nemanja Matic Football Sportswomen Ivana Spanovic Athletics Katarina Tomasevic Handball Jovana Brakovic Volleyball SIERRA LEONE Sportsmen Kei Kamara Football Jimmy Toronka Athletics Ibrahim Abu Bakarr Kamara Volleyball Sportswomen Mammy Konneh Lahun Athletics Zainab Kamara Volleyball Rebecca Ansumana Athletics SPAIN Sportsmen Rafael Nadal Tennis Marc Marquez Moto GP Joaquin Rodriguez Cycling Sportswomen Mireia Belmonte Swimming Ruth Beitia Athletics SLOVENIA Sportsmen Peter Prevc Ski Jumping Goran Dragic Basketball Matej Mohoric Cycling Sportswomen Tina Maze Alpine Ski UKRAINE Sportsmen Bogdan Bondarenko Athletics Oleg Stepko Gymnastics Ibrahim Aldatov Wrestling Sportswomen Olga Kharlan Fencing Olena Pidgrushna Biathlon Anita Seregina Karate USA Sportsmen Lebron James Basketball Peyton Manning Football Sidney Crosby Hockey Sportswomen Serena Williams Tennis Missy Franklin Swimming Maya Moore Basketball ZIMBABWE Sportsmen Samson Muripo Karate Charles Manyuchi Boxing Takanyi Garanganga Tennis Sportswomen Cara Black Tennis Micheen Thornycroft Rowing Rachel Goromonzi Hockey |
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