title: Awards of the Montenegrin Olympic Committee
text: # Awards of the Montenegrin Olympic Committee
  
  Awards of the Montenegrin Olympic Committee (Montenegrin: Nagrade Crnogorskog olimpijskog komiteta) are proclaimed since 1999, at the end of each calendar year, to the most successful athletes. Initially declared Young Male Athlete, Young Female Athlete, Men's Team and Woman's Team, awards for the Sportsman of the Year were introduced in 2011. The competition includes results from current Olympic sports.
  
  ## Criteria for Awards
  
  Awards are given to the athletes and teams according to their results in Olympic sports and Paralympic sports. The most valuable results are those accomplished in these competitions (in this order):
  
         1. Olympic Games
         2. World Championship
         3. European Championship
         4. World Cup
         5. European Cup
         6. Paralympic Games
  
  If two sportspersons have identical results, award will go to athletes from individual sports instead of team sports. Exception can be taken if athlete from team sport won MVP award on Olympic Games, World Championship or European Championship. Also worldwide popularity of their sports can be taken into account, as well as maximum number of athletes from individual nation that can participate in competitions. If there are none, exceptional results in single year award will not be presented.
  
  ## Sportsperson of the Year
  
  This award is proclaimed since the introduction of awards in 2011.
  
  | Year | Sportsperson of the Year | Sport |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2011 | Srđan Mrvaljević | Judo |
  | 2012 | Bojana Popović Katarina Bulatović | Handball |
  | 2013 | Nikola Janović | Water polo |
  | 2014 | Katarina Bulatović (2) Mlađan Janović | Handball Water polo |
  | 2015 | Aleksandar Ivović | Water polo |
  | 2016 | Aleksandar Ivović (2) Marina Raković | Water polo Karate |
  | 2017 | Vuko Borozan | Handball |
  | 2018 | Predrag Radošević | Boxing |
  | 2019 | Mario Hodžić | Karate |
  | 2020 | Draško Brguljan | Water polo |
  | 2021 | Marija Vuković | Athletics |
  
  ## Young Male Athlete of the Year
  
  This award is introduced in 1999. So far it was awarded to 14 different athletes from 6 sports.
  
  | Year | Sportsman of the Year | Sport |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1999 | Blagota Sekulić | Basketball |
  | 2000 | Vladimir Gojković | Water polo |
  | 2001 | Nenad Mijatović | Basketball |
  | 2002 | Miloš Živković | Karate |
  | 2003 | Boris Zloković | Water polo |
  | 2004 | Vjekoslav Pasković | Water polo |
  | 2005 | Andrija Prlainović | Water polo |
  | 2006 | Nenad Mijatović | Basketball |
  | 2007 | Aleksandar Radović | Water polo |
  | 2008 | Filip Klikovac | Water polo |
  | 2009 | Darko Brguljan | Water polo |
  | 2010 | Bojan Kosić | Alpine skiing |
  | 2011 | Danijel Furtula | Athletics |
  | 2012 | Milivoj Dukić | Sailing |
  | 2013 | Arso Milić | Judo |
  | 2014 | Stefan Pješivac | Water polo |
  | 2015 | Danilo Pantić | Judo |
  | 2016 | Đuro Radović | Water polo |
  | 2017 | Bojan Bošković | Karate |
  | 2018 | Bojan Bošković (2) | Karate |
  | 2019 | Bojan Bošković (3) | Karate |
  | 2020 | Petar Liješević | Boxing |
  | 2019 | Petar Liješević (2) Miroslav Perković | Boxing Water polo |
  
  ## Young Female Athlete of the Year
  
  This award is introduced in 1999. So far it was awarded to 14 different athletes from 8 sports.
  
  | Year | Sportswoman of the Year | Sport |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1999 | Bojana Petrović | Handball |
  | 2000 | Zorica Popović | Alpine skiing |
  | 2001 | Milica Dabović | Basketball |
  | 2002 | Jelena Kostić | Judo |
  | 2003 | Jelena Dubljević | Basketball |
  | 2004 | Silvija Radović | Volleyball |
  | 2005 | Silvija Radović (2) | Volleyball |
  | 2006 | Darija Pop | Swimming |
  | 2007 | Jovana Kljajević | Athletics |
  | 2008 | Radmila Miljanić | Handball |
  | 2009 | Marija Vuković | Athletics |
  | 2010 | Marija Vuković (2) | Athletics |
  | 2011 | Danka Kovinić | Tennis |
  | 2012 | Marina Rajčić | Handball |
  | 2013 | Kristina Rakočević | Athletics |
  | 2014 | Ivana Šunjević | Judo |
  | 2015 | Kristina Rakočević | Athletics |
  | 2016 | Kristina Rakočević (2) | Athletics |
  | 2017 | Ivana Nikolić | Judo |
  | 2018 | Bojana Gojković | Boxing |
  | 2019 | Bojana Gojković (2) | Boxing |
  | 2020 | Bojana Gojković (3) | Boxing |
  | 2021 | Bojana Gojković (4) Milena Jovanović | Boxing Karate |
  
  ## Men's Team of the Year
  
  This award is introduced in 1999. It was awarded to 13 different teams from 6 different sports.
  
  | Year | Men's Team of the Year | Sport |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1999 | KK Budućnost | Basketball |
  | 2000 | RK Lovćen Osiguranje | Handball |
  | 2001 | KK Budućnost (2) | Basketball |
  | 2002 | OK Budućnost Podgorička Banka | Volleyball |
  | 2003 | PVK Jadran | Water polo |
  | 2004 | PVK Jadran (2) | Water polo |
  | 2005 | PVK Jadran (3) | Water polo |
  | 2006 | PVK Jadran (4) | Water polo |
  | 2007 | National water polo team | Water polo |
  | 2008 | National water polo team (2) | Water polo |
  | 2009 | VK Primorac | Water polo |
  | 2010 | National basketball team VK Primorac (2) | Basketball Water polo |
  | 2011 | National football team | Football |
  | 2012 | National water polo team (3) | Water polo |
  | 2013 | National water polo team (4) | Water polo |
  | 2014 | National water polo team (5) | Water polo |
  | 2015 | National water polo team (6) | Water polo |
  | 2016 | National water polo team (7) | Water polo |
  | 2017 | National water polo U17 team | Water polo |
  | 2018 | National water polo team (8) | Water polo |
  | 2019 | National basketball team (2) | Basketball |
  | 2020 | National water polo team (9) | Water polo |
  | 2021 | National water polo team (10) | Water polo |
  
  ## Women's Team of the Year
  
  This award is introduced in 1999. It was awarded to 5 different teams from 3 different sports.
  
  | Year | Women's Team of the Year | Sport |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1999 | ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica | Handball |
  | 2000 | ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica (2) | Handball |
  | 2001 | ŽRK Budućnost-Brilliant (3) | Handball |
  | 2002 | ŽRK Budućnost Monet (4) | Handball |
  | 2003 | ŽRK Budućnost Monet (5) | Handball |
  | 2004 | ŽRK Budućnost Monet (6) | Handball |
  | 2005 | Ženski Karate Klub Budućnost | Karate |
  | 2006 | ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica (7) | Handball |
  | 2007 | ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica (8) | Handball |
  | 2008 | National junior handball team | Handball |
  | 2009 | National handball team | Handball |
  | 2010 | National junior handball team (2) ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica (9) | Handball |
  | 2011 | National basketball team | Basketball |
  | 2012 | National handball team (2) | Handball |
  | 2013 | National handball team (3) | Handball |
  | 2014 | National handball team (4) | Handball |
  | 2015 | National handball team (5) | Handball |
  | 2016 | National basketball team (2) | Basketball |
  | 2017 | National handball team (6) | Handball |
  | 2018 | National handball team (7) | Handball |
  | 2019 | National handball team (8) | Handball |
  | 2020 | National handball team (9) | Handball |
  | 2021 | National handball team (10) | Handball |
  