So far, four Poles have won the PAP survey. Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiakone of the best long-distance runners in the world, also excellent in the 3000 m steeplechase, won the first edition of the Survey in 1958. Irena Szewinskawinner of seven Olympic medals, triumphed in 1966 and 1974, while Robert Lewandowski in 2020. Now she joined this group Christmas.

In the vote of 20 news agencies, the Polish tennis player scored 118 points and edged the Swedish vertical jump world record holder by 12 points Armand Duplantis and the 36th Dutch Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen.

21 years old Christmas in the past 12 months, she has won a total of eight tournaments, including Grand Slam tournaments French Open in Paris and New York U.S. Openand finished the season in the semi-finals WTA Finals in american Fourth value. Since April, she has been at the top of the world rankings and has become the first Polish woman to be awarded with International Tennis Federation (ITF) world championship title in a given year.

Duplantis was named the best athlete of 2022 in a plebiscite World Athletics. In July at the world championship in the United States Eugene he set a world record by breaking the bar at a height of 6.21, and later became the European champion. This year he has won 18 of the 19 competitions in which he has participated and 23 times he has crossed the bar at a height of at least six meters. The 23-year-old pole vaulter has reached this limit the most in history.

On the other hand, 25 years Verstappen became world champion for the second consecutive time Formula 1. Driver Running of the red bulls he won 15 of the season’s 22 races.

The remaining positions in the top 10 of the 65th edition of the Survey were taken by: the winner of tennis U.S. Open 19 year old Spaniard Carlos Alcarazhis famous compatriot Rafael Nadalthe best of australian open and French Openwho broke the record for victories in 22 Grand SlamFrench soccer world champion Kylian Mbappewinner of five medals, including four gold, at the Beijing Winter Olympics in Norwegian biathlon Johannes Thinnes Boehis no less famous compatriot specialized in running, three times the best at this year’s Olympics Therese Johaugan 18-year-old Romanian freestyle swimmer, four times Golden medalist of this year’s World and European Championships David Popovici and the winner of the cycle race Tour de France Danish Jonas Vingaard.

Each of the 20 participating agencies this year PAP survey presented his own “10”. Christmas he was listed on 15 lists, including first place five times, second place twice, and third place three times. Duplantis He finished second seven times and third twice.

58 athletes (16 women and 42 men) from 19 disciplines from 22 countries participated in the survey. Most – 10 – come from Spain, six from Norwayfive from the Netherlands and four from Greece, Germany and Serbia.

Athletes made up the largest number on the lists – 15, followed by representatives from cycling – 7, basketball – 5, football, swimming and tennis – 4 each.

Journalists voted in the 65th PAP poll: AGERPRES (Romania), ANP (Netherlands), APA (Austria), ATHENS NEWS AGENCY – MACEDONIAN NEWS AGENCY (Greece), BELGA (Belgium), BTA (Bulgaria), CTK (Czech Republic), DPA (Germany), EFE (Spain), HINA (Croatia), LETA (Latvia), LUSA (Portugal), MTI (Hungary), SITA (Slovakia), STA (Slovenia), SID (Germany), TANJUG (Serbia), TASR (Slovakia), UKRINFORM (Ukraine) and PAP SA

Most often – 16 times – tennis players won the vote: a German Steffi Graf (1988-1989), Swedish Stefan Edberg (1990), Switzerland Martina Hingis (1997), Switzerland Roger Federer (2004-07 and 2009), Spanish Rafael Nadal (2008 and 2010), Serbian Novak Djokovic (2011, 2015, 2018 and 2021) and Iga Swiatek (2022).

Federer with five triumphs he is the record holder, he has one less Djokovic. The Soviet high jumper won three times Valery Brumel (1961-1963) and seven-time German Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher (2001-03).

Once – in 2005 – there was a case when the first place was shared by a Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva and Federer.

Prepared by: Jerzy Jakobsche