Sportsmen with most Laureus World Sports Awards: Find it out here

This award will possibly inspire the sprint king to continue with his game as he recently said that he has no reason to continue the game.

Written by: Sudipta Biswas

Updated: February 15, 2017, 3:20 PM IST

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Usain Bolt after winning the Sportsman award in Monaco.

Sprint star Usain Bolt pipped  Cristiano Ronaldo and LeBron James to clinch the 2017 ‘Sportsman of the Year” award while gymnast Simone Biles won the top honour in the women’s  category for the first time at the Laureus World Awards in Monaco.

Bolt won the ‘Oscar of Sports’ for the record fourth time. Earlier he won the trophy in 2009, 2010 and 2013. After clinching the award for the fourth time he equalled the record of Tennis legend Roger Federer and Serena Willaims and surfer Kelly Slate.

Bolt received the trophy from legendary Olympic athlete Michael Johnson, who urged him not to break other people’s records. To which responded saying, “I am sorry to have broken your record.” Also read: Usain Bolt wins Laureus Sportsperson of the year award

This award will possibly inspire the sprint king to not to quit athletics as he recently said that he has no reason to continue the game.  If Bolt carries on with his current career, he will have a good chance to break the record winning the fifth title. The Olympic gold medalist has to work hard to do that, however, for the time being, he is celebrating the moment for equaling the record for the most Laureus World Sports trophies.

Here are the other stars who won the Sportsman of the award multiple times.

Roger Federer:

Before Bolt equalled the record, 18 Grand Slam winning Tennis legend Roger Federer was the most number of Sportsman award-winning star.  Federer won the awards four consecutive times- from 2005, 2006, 2007 to 2008 for his golden run in the Grand Slam tournaments. In 2005 he won the Australian open, Wimbledon and US Open. In 2006 and 2007 he defended all the majors. In 2008 he managed to defend only the US Open title. He is the first man to win the award for four consecutive times. Also read: Roger Federer named world’s most marketable athlete in 2016

Novak Djokovic:

The Serbian Tennis star won the most prestigious award for the first time in 2012 and then in 2015 and 2016 for his dominating performance in Grand Slam tournaments. While in 2015 he won the three majors-Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open in 2016 he won the French Open for the first time and defended his Australian Open grand slam title. He also qualified for the US Open final. So for his great run in 2015 and 2016, he won the Sportsman award for two consecutive times and overall third time.

Tiger Woods:

The renowned golfer won the inaugural Sportsman award in 2000 and his second last Sportsman award also came in the second edition in 2001. In the new millennia, Woods won three prestigious titles- U.S. Open, The Open Championship and PGA Championship while in 2001 he won the Masters Tournament. His swansong in the new millennia was rewarded with the Sportsman award.

Michael Schumacher: 

The famous German F-1 drive was one of the fascinating racing drivers in the world. The 10 times Formula One Champion won the Laureus Sportsman award twice in 2002 and 2004.