Havana, December 21 (RHC)-- Cuban wrestler Mijaín López, Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas and Argentina's soccer team went down in history as the winners of the 57th edition of the Prensa Latina Sports Poll.

The traditional poll began to be carried out in 1964 and in 1980 it was decided to include the category of Best Team of the Year. Since 1988, men and women began to be chosen separately.

The top winners of the poll are Jamaica's Usain Bolt, with six (2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016), and Colombia's Caterine Ibargüen (five, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018), among men and women.

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List of historical winners of the Prensa Latina Poll:

Year Name Country Name Sport.

-1964 Enrique Figuerola, Cuba, Athletics.

-1965 Pilar Roldán, Mexico, Fencing.

-1966 Álvaro Mejías, Colombia, Athletics.

-1967 Enrique Figuerola, Cuba, Athletics.

-1968 Felipe Muñoz, Mexico, Swimming.

-1969 Nuria Ortiz, Mexico, Shooting.

-1970 Martín Rodríguez, Colombia, Cycling.

-1971 Pedro Pérez Dueñas, Cuba, Track and Field.

-1972 Teófilo Stevenson, Cuba, Boxing.

-1973 Alberto Juantorena, Cuba, Track & Field.

-1974 Emilio Correa Cuba, Boxing.

-1975 Silvio Leonard Cuba, Athletics.

-1976 Alberto Juantorena, Cuba, Track & Field.

-1977 Alberto Juantorena, Cuba, Track & Field.

-1978 Roberto Urrutia, Cuba, Weightlifting.

-1979 Daniel Bautista, Mexico, Track and Field.

--1980 Teófilo Stevenson, Cuba, Boxing.

1980 Teófilo Stevenson, Cuba, Boxing.

-1981 Joao de Oliveira, Brazil, Athletics.

-1981 Joao de Oliveira, Brazil, Athletics.

-1982 Daniel Núñez, Cuba, Weightlifting.

Peru Junior Volleyball (F) Team.

-1983 Ricardo Prado, Brazil, Swimming.

Peru Volleyball (F) Team.

-1984 Joaquin Carvalho Cruz, Brazil, Athletics.

Cuba Baseball Team.

-1985 Raul Cascaret, Cuba, Wrestling.

Uruguay Soccer Team.

-1986 Diego Armando Maradona, Argentina, Soccer.

1986 Diego Armando Maradona, Argentina, Soccer Team.

-1987 Luis Herrera, Colombia, Cycling.

Brazil Basketball Team (M).

--1988 Silvia Poll, Costa Rica, Swimming.

Javier Sotomayor, Cuba, Athletics.

Peru Volleyball Team (F).

-1989 Ana Fidelia Quirot, Cuba, Athletics.

Javier Sotomayor, Cuba, Athletics.

Cuba Volleyball Team (F).

-1990 Gabriela Sabatini, Argentina, Tennis.

Ayrton Senna, Brazil, F1.

Colombia Soccer Team.

-1991 Ana Fidelia Quirot, Cuba, Athletics.

Ayrton Senna, Brazil, F-1.

Argentina Soccer Team.

-1992 Maritza Martén, Cuba, Athletics.

Javier Sotomayor, Cuba, Athletics.

Volleyball Team (M) of Brazil.

-1993 Marlene Ottey, Jamaica, Athletics.

Javier Sotomayor, Cuba, Track and Field.

Colombia Soccer Team.

-1994 Mireya Luis, Cuba, Volleyball.

Javier Sotomayor, Cuba, Track and Field. Brazil Soccer Team.

-1995 Ana Fidelia Quirot, Cuba, Athletics.

Ivan Pedroso, Cuba, Track and Field.

Brazil Soccer Team. -1996 Claudia Poll, Costa Rica, Swimming.

Jefferson Perez, Ecuador, Track and Field.

Cuba Volleyball Team (F).

-1997 Ana Fidelia Quirot, Cuba, Athletics.

Ivan Pedroso, Cuba, Athletics.

Brazil Soccer Team.

-1998 Claudia Poll, Costa Rica, Swimming.

Sammy Sosa, Dominican Republic, Baseball.

Cuba Volleyball Team (F).

-1999 Daymí Pernía Figueroa, Cuba, Athletics.

Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombia, F1.

Brazil Soccer Team.

-2000 María Isabel Urrutia, Colombia, Weightlifting.

Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil, Tennis.

Cuba Volleyball Team (F).

-2001 Osleidys Menéndez, Cuba, Athletics.

Iván Pedroso, Cuba, Athletics.

Argentina Soccer Team.

-2002 Ana Gabriela Guevara, Mexico, Track and Field.

Ronaldo Nazario de Lima, Brazil, Soccer.

Brazil Soccer Team.

-2003 Ana Gabriela Guevara, Mexico, Track & Field.

Félix Sánchez, Dominican Republic, Athletics.

Cuba Baseball Team.

-2004 Osleidys Menéndez, Cuba, Track and Field.

Félix Sánchez, Dominican Republic, Athletics.

Basketball Team (M) of Argentina.

-2005 Osleidys Menéndez, Cuba, Athletics.

Ronaldinho Gaucho, Brazil, Soccer.

Brazil Soccer Team.

-2006 Zulia Calatayud, Cuba, Athletics.

Johan Santana, Venezuela, Baseball.

Brazil Volleyball Team (M).

-2007 Lorena Ochoa, Mexico, Golf.

Ricardo Dos Santos "Kaká", Brazil, Soccer.

Jefferson Pérez, Ecuador, Athletics.

Volleyball Team (M) of Brazil.

-2008 Veronica Campbell, Jamaica, Athletics.

Usain Bolt, Jamaica, Athletics.

Argentina Soccer Team.

-2009 Yargelis Savigne, Cuba, Track and Field.

Usain Bolt, Jamaica, Track and Field.

Brazil Soccer Team.

-2010 Fabiana Mürer, Brazil, Athletics.

Diego Forlán, Uruguay, Soccer.

Volleyball Team (M), Brazil.

-2011 Catherine Ibargüen, Colombia, Athletics.

Lionel Messi, Argentina, Soccer.

Uruguay Soccer Team.

-2012 Usain Bolt, Jamaica, Track & Field.

Mariana Pajón, Colombia, Cycling.

Mexico U-23 Soccer Team.

-2013 Usain Bolt, Jamaica, Track and Field.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaica, Track and Field.

Dominican Republic Baseball Team.

-2014 Lionel Messi, Argentina, Soccer.

Caterine Ibargüen, Colombia, Track and Field.

Argentina Soccer Team.

-2015 Usain Bolt, Jamaica, Track and Field.

Caterine Ibargüen, Colombia, Track and Field.

Chile Soccer Team.

-2016 Usain Bolt, Jamaica, Track and Field.

Caterine Ibargüen, Colombia, Track and Field.

Brazil Soccer Team.

-2017 José Altuve, Venezuela, Baseball.

Yulimar Rojas, Venezuela, Track and Field.

Brazil Soccer Team.

-2018 Juan Miguel Echevarría, Cuba, Track and Field.

Caterine Ibargüen, Colombia, Track and Field.

Cuba Boxing Team (Domadores).

-2019 Egan Bernal, Colombia, Cycling.

Yulimar Rojas, Venezuela, Track and Field.

Argentina Basketball Team (m).

-2020 (Suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic).

-2021 Mijaín López, Cuba, Wrestling.

Yulimar Rojas, Venezuela, Athletics.

Argentina Soccer Team (M).