The PSA Athlete of the Year is an annual award given by the Philippine Sportswriters Association to the best Filipino athletes for their sporting contributions and achievement. It is part of the PSA's Annual Awards Night, one of the most prestigious sport-related awards in the Philippines.
Notable athletes who have been given this award include Rafael Nepomuceno, Bong Coo, Eric Buhain, Lydia de Vega, Efren Reyes, Manny Pacquiao, Hidilyn Diaz, Carlos Yulo, EJ Obiena and Alex Eala.
Winners
Per year
Multiple-time winners
Special awards
- Hall of Fame
- Paeng Nepomuceno, 1997: bowling
- Bong Coo, 2004: bowling
- Eugene Torre, 2006: chess
- Manny Pacquiao, 2008: professional boxing
- Efren Reyes, 2010: billiards
- Florencio Campomanes, 2010: chess
- Mitsubishi Motors Philippines, 2015: tennis
- Lydia de Vega, 2022: athletics
- Hidilyn Diaz, 2024: weightlifting
- Frankie Miñoza, 2025: golf
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Florencio Campomanes, 2006: chess
- 1973 Philippines men's national basketball team, 2014: basketball
- Eugene Torre, 2017: chess
- Bong Coo, 2019: bowling
- Paquito Rivas, 2019: cycling
- Efren Reyes, 2019: billiards
- Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco, 2020: basketball
- Joey Romasanta, 2020: volleyball
- Sonny Barrios, 2020: basketball
- Ramon Fernandez, 2021: basketball
- Sonny Jaworski, 2021: basketball
- Elma Muros, 2022: athletics
- Allan Caidic, Samboy Lim, Joe Lipa, Dante Silverio, Turo Valenzona, 2023: basketball
- Elorde family, 2025: boxing
- Milagros "Mila" Emperado, 2025: chess
- Romeo "Romy" Guevara, 2025: basketball
- 1991 Philippines Davis Cup team, 2025: tennis
- Monico Puentevella, 2025: weightlifting
- Athlete of the Decade
- Manny Pacquiao, 2009: professional boxing
- Athlete of the Century 1999
- Paeng Nepomuceno, bowling
- Athletes of the Millennium 1999
- Lydia de Vega, athletics, track and field
- Carlos Loyzaga, basketball
- Paeng Nepomuceno, bowling
- Bong Coo, bowling
- Pancho Villa, professional boxing
- Gabriel Elorde, professional boxing
- Onyok Velasco, amateur boxing
- Eugene Torre, chess
- Teófilo Yldefonso, swimming
- Felicisimo Ampon, tennis
- PSA's President's Award
- NU Bulldogs, 2015: collegiate basketball
- Gilas Pilipinas, 2016: basketball
- Milo Rivera, 2017: motocross
- Manny V. Pangilinan, 2018: basketball (2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Bid Team)
- Carlos Yulo, 2019: gymnastics
- Abraham Tolentino, 2020: cycling/Olympics
- Yuka Saso, 2021: golf (2021 US Women's Open Champion)
- Carlos Yulo, 2021: gymnastics (2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championship Gold & Silver Medalist)
- Alex Eala, 2022: tennis (2022 US Open Girls Champion)
- Gilas Pilipinas, 2023: basketball (2022 Asian Games gold medalist, Men's 5x5 Basketball)
- Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas, 2024: boxing (2024 Summer Olympics bronze medalists)
- Yeng Guiao, 2025: basketball (Coach, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters)
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