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SI AWARDS 2024

The most decorated gymnast of all time is more than her staggering medal count. She has altered the face of gymnastics, sparked sweeping change across sports—and this year capped it all with an astonishing personal comeback.
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Pat Forde|
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FROM THE VAULT

In less than a year, Deion Sanders has not only transformed a moribund Colorado football program. He’s also breathed fresh life into the campus and transformed a community.
Pat Forde|
The Warriors star accomplished it all in 2022, reminding the world how to be a winner.
Michael Rosenberg|
The quarterback earns this honor for the second time, 16 years after the first, for a year defined by victory in Super Bowl LV and—in the midst of an MVP-caliber encore—victory over time itself.
Jon Wertheim|
LeBron James is one of the 2020 Sportsperson of the Year winners, along with Breanna Stewart, Patrick Mahomes, Naomi Osaka and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar|
Breanna Stewart is one of the 2020 Sportsperson of the Year winners, along with LeBron James, Patrick Mahomes, Naomi Osaka and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif.
Megan Rapinoe|
Patrick Mahomes is one of the 2020 Sportsperson of the Year winners, along with LeBron James, Breanna Stewart, Naomi Osaka and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif.
Doug Williams|
Naomi Osaka is one of the 2020 Sportsperson of the Year winners, along with LeBron James, Breanna Stewart, Patrick Mahomes and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif.
Martina Navratilova|
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is one of the 2020 Sportsperson of the Year winners, along with LeBron James, Breanna Stewart, Patrick Mahomes and Naomi Osaka.
Dr. Jenny Thompson|
Playing the world’s game, on the world’s stage, under attack by a world leader, she dominated. And in doing so without fear, she became a voice for so many across the world. Megan Rapinoe is SI's 2019 Sportsperson of the Year.
Jenny Vrentas|
The Warriors' 2018 NBA title—the team's third in four years—solidified their status as a modern dynasty.
Alaa Abdeldaiem|
The Texans star raised more than $37 million for Hurricane Harvey relief in Houston.
Robert Klemko|
More than any other athlete, this year belonged to José Altuve, who helped will the Houston Astros to a World Series win, and who is SI's 2017 Sportsperson of the Year
Tom Verducci|
LeBron James delivered a title to his hometown Cavaliers with one of the greatest comebacks in sports history. For that, he is Sports Illustrated's 2016 Sportsperson of the Year.
Lee Jenkins|
Serena Williams is Sports Illustrated's 2015 Sportsperson of the Year. She not only dominated her sport in 2015 like few athletes ever have, but she also continued to grow off the court, searching, speaking out and, most important, healing an old wound
S.L. Price|