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The PSAT Sports Awards (Greek: Αθλητικά Βραβεία ΠΣΑΤ, romanized: Athlitiká Vraveía PSAT) are the annual sports awards that are issued by the Panhellenic Sports Press Association (PSAT). The awards are given to the year's top performing individual athletes, in the form of Athlete of the Year awards, and also to the year's top performing sports teams in the nation of Greece. The award winners are chosen by the votes of a panel of sports editors in Greece.

The first PSAT Sports Awards were given in the year 1954, by the sports writers of the "Sports Press Association" (SAT), which was later renamed to the "Panhellenic Association of Sports Writers (PSAT)". The awards ceremony, which takes place every year in front of a large audience, is also often honored by the presence of the current President of the Hellenic Republic, at the time of the event. The PSAT Sports Awards are considered to be the most important annual sports award that any Greek athlete is given by their own country.

From 1954 to 1973, the award was for individual Greek athletes, regardless of their gender. However, in 1960, the crew of the sailing vessel "Nireus", was given the award, due to their gold medal win at the 1960 Rome Summer Olympics. Since 1964, separate awards are also given to Greek sports teams. Since 1974, separate individual awards are given out to both male and female athletes of Greece. In 2004, awards categories for coaches and athletes with disabilities were added. Separate categories for male and female athletes with disabilities were added in 2008. A category for the best sports team with disabilities was added in 2013.

There are also the following awards: The Athletics Contribution and Ethics award, which is given to Greek athletes that have made a great long-term contribution to Greek sports. The Fair-Play award, which is given to Greek athletes that have displayed good character, by consistently honoring and observing the rules of fair-play in their respective sports. The Rising Talent award, which is given to young Greek athletes that are considered to be possible future stars in their respective sports. And the Social Contribution award, which is given to contributors that have helped to promote the growth of Greek sports. There are also honorary distinctions that are given to sports club personalities that have made significant contributions to Greek sports, as well.

Best Greek Athlete (1954–1973)

From 1954 to 1973, The Best Greek Athlete, or Greek Athlete of the Year award was given to single individuals, regardless of their gender. However, the award was won only by males. In 1960, instead of giving the award to a single individual athlete, the crew of the sailing vessel "Nireus", was awarded as a team. That was in honor of their gold medal win at the 1960 Rome Summer Olympics.

In 1970, Christos Papanikolaou broke the world record in the men's pole vault. In honor of that achievement, he was given the award, without a vote being held to determine the year's winner of the award. In 1972, rather giving the award to a single individual athlete, three winners were chosen. In honor of their good performances at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics.

Best Greek Male Athlete (1974–present)

In 1974, separate individual awards for both male and female athletes were established, with the Best Greek Male Athlete, or Greek Male Athlete of the Year award beginning in that year. In 1996, rather than giving the award to a single individual athlete, the award was given to all of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics gold medalists, without a vote. In 2000, an individual award was given to Kostas Kenteris. However, at the same time, Club Association Society awards were also given to Pyrros Dimas, Akakios "Kachi" Kakiasvilis, and Michalis Mouroutsos, in honor of their gold medal performances at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics.

Best Greek Female Athlete (1974–present)

In 1974, separate individual awards for both male and female athletes were established, with the Best Greek Female Athlete, or Greek Female Athlete of the Year award beginning in that year. In 1982, rather than giving the award to an individual athlete, Sofia Sakorafa and Anna Verouli were given the award, without a vote being held. That was done in order to honor their achievements in that year. In that year, Sakorafa broke the world record in the javelin throw, and Anna Verouli won the gold medal at the 1982 European Athletics Championships.

Best Greek Sports Team (1964–present)

The award for the Best Greek Sports Team was established in 1964.

Best Sports Coach in Greece (2004–present)

The award for the Best Greek Sports Coach began in 2004. The award is given to the best sports coach of any Greek team, regardless of whether they are of Greek or foreign nationality, or to the best sports coach with Greek nationality, regardless of where they coach.

Year	Coach	Team	Sport
2004	Otto Rehhagel	Greece National Football Team	football
2005	Panagiotis Giannakis	Greece National Basketball Team	basketball
2006	Panagiotis Giannakis (2)	Greece National Basketball Team	basketball
2007	Otto Rehhagel (2)	Greece National Football Team	football
2008	Gianni Postiglione	Greece National Rowing Team	rowing
2009	Željko Obradović	Panathinaikos Athens	basketball
2010	Alexia Kammenou	NC Vouliagmeni Women	water polo
2011	Fernando Santos	Greece National Football Team	football
2012	Dušan Ivković	Olympiacos Piraeus	basketball
2013	Fernando Santos (2)	Greece National Football Team	football
	Georgios Bartzokas	Olympiacos Piraeus	basketball
2014	Nikos Gemelos	Greece National Swimming Team	swimming
2015	Dimitris Raftis	Greece National Gymnastics Team	artistic gymnastics
2016	Tasos Korakakis	Greece National Shooting Team	shooting
2017	Dimitris Raftis (2)	Greece National Gymnastics Team	artistic gymnastics
2018	Dimitris Raftis (3)	Greece National Gymnastics Team	artistic gymnastics
2019	Georgios Pomaski	Greece National Athletics Team	athletics
2020	Alexandros Nikolopoulos	Andreas Vazaios	swimming
2021	Thodoris Vlachos	Greece National Water Polo Team	water polo
2022	Georgios Pomaski	Miltiadis Tentoglou	athletics
2023	Thodoris Vlachos (2)	Greece National Water Polo Team	water polo

Best Greek athlete with a disability (2004–2007)

From 2004 to 2007, there was a single award for both Greek male and female athletes with disabilities. In 2007, Anthi Karagianni became the only female to win the Best Greek Athlete with a disability award.

Best Greek male athlete with a disability (2008–present)

The award for the best Greek male athlete with a disability, began in the year 2008.

Best Greek female athlete with a disability (2008–present)

The award for the best Greek female athlete with a disability, began in the year 2008.

Best Greek disabled athlete's team (2013–present)

The award for the Best Greek disabled athlete's team began in the year 2013.

1980 Greek Football Super Cup

In 1980, the Panhellenic Sports Press Association (PSAT) also established the Greek Football Super Cup. The teams that contested the original Greek Football Super Cup event were Olympiacos Piraeus and Kastoria. The game was won by Olympiacos, by a score of 4–3.

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Sources

• "The best of 25 years" (tribute to the institution), magazine "Maties sta Spor", January 1988. (in Greek)

External links

• PSAT official website (in Greek)
• PSAT Awards articles (in Greek)

• 1954 establishments in Greece
• Awards established in 1954
• Greece sport-related lists
• Greek awards
• Lists of award winners
• Lists of sportspeople
• National sportsperson-of-the-year trophies and awards
• Sport in Greece