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LAUREUS Award Nominees 2006

by Sasha Manuel on April 12th, 2006

• WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

Fernando Alonso (Spain) - Motor Racing
Lance Armstrong (United States) - Cycling
Roger Federer (Switzerland) - Tennis
Ronaldinho (Brazil) - Football
Valentino Rossi (Italy) - Motor Cycling
Tiger Woods (United States) - Golf

• WORLD SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

Kim Clijsters (Belgium) - Tennis
Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) - Athletics
Yelena Isinbayaeva (Russia) - Athletics
Carolina Kluft (Sweden) - Athletics
Janica Kostelic (Croatia) - Skiing
Paula Radcliffe (United Kingdom) - Athletics
Annika Sorenstam (Sweden) - Golf

• WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR

FC Barcelona (Spain) - Football
Croatia Davis Cup Team (Croatia) - Tennis
Liverpool FC (United Kingdom) - Football
New Zealand Rugby Union (New Zealand) - Rugby Union
Renault Formula One Team (France) - Formula One
San Antonio Spurs (United States) - Basketball

• WORLD NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Paula Creamer (United States) - Golf
Lionel Messi (Argentina) - Football
Andrew Murray (United Kingdom) - Tennis
Rafael Nadal (Spain) - Tennis
Danica Patrick (United States ) - Motor Racing
Ben Roethlisberger (United States) - American Football

• WORLD COMEBACK OF THE YEAR

Kajsa Bergqvist (Sweden ) - Athletics
Kim Clijsters (Belgium) - Tennis
Antoine Deneraz (France) - Skiing
Martina Hingis (Switzerland) - Tennis
Jonah Lomu (New Zealand) - Rugby Union
Colin Montgomerie (United Kingdom) - Golf

• WORLD SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR WITH DISABILITY

Kirsten Bruhn (Germany) - Swimming
Zsuzsanna Krajnyak (Hungary) - Fencing
Leo-Pekka Tahti (Finland) - Wheelchair Racing
Ernst Van Dyk (South Africa) - Wheelchair Racing
Esther Vergeer (Netherlands) - Wheelchair Tennis
Henry Wanyoike (Kenya) - Paralympic Athletics

• WORLD ALTERNATIVE SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR

Angelo d’Arrigo (Italy) - Hang-gliding
Chelsea Georgeson (Australia) - Surfing
Tanner Hall (United States) - Freeskiing
Kelly Slater (United States) - Surfing
Jeremy Stenberg (United States) - Moto-Cross
Danny Way (United States) - Skateboarding
Shaun White (United States) - Snowboarding

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