Sportswoman of the year (Netherlands)



The title Sportswoman of the Year is awarded annually since 1959 to a Dutch sports star during a sports gala .

The election was an initiative of the AVRO . The winner was initially determined in an election by sports journalists. In the first years it was awarded the Tom Schreurs reminder cup. Today, the election organized by the NIS . Sports Journalists nominate a number of candidates and there will be one winner chosen by Dutch athletes. The winner will receive a bronze statuette of Jaap Eden . The most distinguished sports women Sjoukje Dijkstra and Leontien van Moorsel, who won the trophy six times