Swedish Armand Duplantis, two-time Olympic gold medalist (Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024), world champion and pole vault record holder, won the European Sportsman of the Year Award, in the 68th edition of the vote that brings together 23 European news agencies, including Lusa.
Duplantis, 26 years old, appeared on all 23 lists: he was 1st nine times and 2nd four times, accumulating 184 points. He was 41 points above tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, who was second, and 50 ahead of Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar, who was third on the prize list.
Portuguese Vitinha (PSG), who finished third in the Ballon d’Or, comes in 18th place with 13 points, tied with Sébastien Ogier (rallies), Rory McIlroy (golf) and David Popovici (swimming).
In 2024, Duplantis had finished third. This year’s winner, French swimmer Léon Marchand (four golds and one bronze in Paris 2024), has now dropped to 11th position. Pogacar, second in 2024, completes the podium this year.
Top 10 of 2025
1st Armand Duplantis (Sweden), athletics – 184 pts
2nd Carlos Alcaraz (Spain), tennis – 143
3rd Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia), cycling – 134
4th Femke Bol (Netherlands), athletics – 76
5th Ousmane Dembélé (France), football – 70
6th Lando Norris (United Kingdom), Formula 1 – 68
7th Jannik Sinner (Italy), tennis – 57
8th Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus), tennis – 56
9th Marco Odermatt (Switzerland), alpine skiing – 45
10.º Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (Norway), esqui nórdico – 29
