LAUREUS Award Nominees 2006

• WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

Fernando Alonso (Spain) – Motor Racing
Lance Armstrong (United States) – Cycling
Roger Federer (Switzerland) – Tennis
Ronaldinho (Brazil) – Football
Valentino Rossi (Italy) – Motor Cycling
Tiger Woods (United States) – Golf

• WORLD SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

Kim Clijsters (Belgium) – Tennis
Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) – Athletics
Yelena Isinbayaeva (Russia) – Athletics
Carolina Kluft (Sweden) – Athletics
Janica Kostelic (Croatia) – Skiing
Paula Radcliffe (United Kingdom) – Athletics
Annika Sorenstam (Sweden) – Golf

• WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR

FC Barcelona (Spain) – Football
Croatia Davis Cup Team (Croatia) – Tennis
Liverpool FC (United Kingdom) – Football
New Zealand Rugby Union (New Zealand) – Rugby Union
Renault Formula One Team (France) – Formula One
San Antonio Spurs (United States) – Basketball

• WORLD NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Paula Creamer (United States) – Golf
Lionel Messi (Argentina) – Football
Andrew Murray (United Kingdom) – Tennis
Rafael Nadal (Spain) – Tennis
Danica Patrick (United States ) – Motor Racing
Ben Roethlisberger (United States) – American Football

• WORLD COMEBACK OF THE YEAR

Kajsa Bergqvist (Sweden ) – Athletics
Kim Clijsters (Belgium) – Tennis
Antoine Deneraz (France) – Skiing
Martina Hingis (Switzerland) – Tennis
Jonah Lomu (New Zealand) – Rugby Union
Colin Montgomerie (United Kingdom) – Golf

• WORLD SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR WITH DISABILITY

Kirsten Bruhn (Germany) – Swimming
Zsuzsanna Krajnyak (Hungary) – Fencing
Leo-Pekka Tahti (Finland) – Wheelchair Racing
Ernst Van Dyk (South Africa) – Wheelchair Racing
Esther Vergeer (Netherlands) – Wheelchair Tennis
Henry Wanyoike (Kenya) – Paralympic Athletics

• WORLD ALTERNATIVE SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR

Angelo d’Arrigo (Italy) – Hang-gliding
Chelsea Georgeson (Australia) – Surfing
Tanner Hall (United States) – Freeskiing
Kelly Slater (United States) – Surfing
Jeremy Stenberg (United States) – Moto-Cross
Danny Way (United States) – Skateboarding
Shaun White (United States) – Snowboarding