Dutch Sportsman of the year
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The Dutch Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year are chosen annually by Dutch athletes from a shortlist compiled by sports journalists. The elections are organized by the Dutch Olympic Committee. All the winners receive a Jaap Eden Award to remember their title.[1]
The prize for this achievement is a statue created by painter and sculptor Jits Bakker [nl] (born 1937) from Bilthoven and is named after Jaap Eden.[1]
Since 1968, a Sport Team of the Year is chosen.[2]