Victoria Award facts for kids
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| Presented by | Victoria of Sweden |
| Date | 14 July 1979 |
| Location | Borgholm |
| Country | Sweden |
The Victoria Award (Swedish: Victoriapriset), earlier called the Victoria Scholarship (Swedish: Victoriastipendiet) is awarded to a Swedish athlete (or pair of athletes) every year since 1979, on Öland, on the 14 July, the birthday of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden.
Recipients of the Victoria Award
| Year | Recipient | Sport |
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| 1979 | Ingemar Stenmark | alpine skiing |
| 1980 | Stefan Persson | ice hockey |
| 1981 | Linda Haglund | track and field |
| 1982 | Tomas Gustafson | speed skating |
| 1983 | Stig Strand | alpine skiing |
| 1984 | Gunde Svan | cross-country skiing |
| 1985 | Patrik Sjöberg | track and field |
| 1986 | Torbjörn Nilsson | association football |
| 1987 | Tomas Johansson | wrestling |
| 1988 | Tomas Gustafson | speed skating |
| 1989 | Jan-Ove Waldner | table tennis |
| 1990 | Mikael Appelgren | table tennis |
| 1991 | Pernilla Wiberg | alpine skiing |
| 1992 | Jörgen Persson | table tennis |
| 1993 | Torgny Mogren | cross-country skiing |
| 1994 | Peter Forsberg | ice hockey |
| 1995 | Tomas Brolin | association football |
| 1996 | Sara Wedlund | track and field |
| 1997 | Agneta Andersson and Susanne Gunnarsson |
canoe racing |
| 1998 | Magdalena Forsberg | biathlon |
| 1999 | Lars Frölander | swimming |
| 2000 | Therese Alshammar | swimming |
| 2001 | Mikael Ljungberg | wrestling |
| 2002 | Magnus Wislander | handball |
| 2003 | Carolina Klüft | track and field |
| 2004 | Anja Pärson | alpine skiing |
| 2005 | Stefan Holm and Christian Olsson |
track and field |
| 2006 | Anna Carin Olofsson and Björn Lind |
biathlon cross-country skiing |
| 2007 | Henrik Larsson | association football |
| 2008 | Susanna Kallur | track and field |
| 2009 | Helena Jonsson | biathlon |
| 2010 | Charlotte Kalla | cross-country skiing |
| 2011 | Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin |
ice hockey |
| 2012 | Anette Norberg | curling |
| 2013 | Johan Olsson | cross-country skiing |
| 2014 | Sweden men's and Sweden women's relay teams | cross-country skiing |
| 2015 | Sarah Sjöström | swimming |
| 2016 | Henrik Lundqvist | ice hockey |
| 2017 | Jenny Rissveds | mountain biking |
| 2018 | Stina Nilsson | cross-country skiing |
| 2019 | Hanna Öberg | biathlon |
| 2020 | Armand Duplantis | pole vault |
| 2021 | Nils van der Poel | speed skating |
| 2022 | Ebba Årsjö | alpine skiing |
| 2023 | Erik Karlsson | ice hockey |
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