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Department of the Air Force Athlete of the Year

The Department of the Air Force Athlete of the Year is a yearly award for the best male and female athlete of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force.[1] Many winners were part of the United States Air Force World Class Athlete Program. Until 2021 it was named United States Air Force Athlete of the Year.

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Men edit

Year Rank Name Sport(s)
1989   Sergeant[2] Steven Pecinovsky Race walking [3]
1990 Sergeant Todd Stehman   Indoor volleyball [4]
1991   Captain William Burton Roy[* 1]   Shooting [5]
1992
1993
1994   Captain Michael Buonaugurio   Triathlon [6]
1995   Staff sergeant Ronald Simms  Boxing
1996   First Lieutenant David DeGraaf   Handball [7]
1997   Captain Mark T. Cucuzella   Marathon [8]
1998
1999   Second Lieutenant Robert L. Dickie III   Cross country running
  Track and Field 		[9]
2000   Captain Stephen Goodman   Triathlon [10]
2001 Sergeant Steven B. Woods   Wrestling [11]
2002   Staff sergeant Anthony D. Patrick   Softball [12][13]
2003   Captain Kevin Eastler Race walking [14][15]
2004   Captain James Parker   Hammer throwing [16]
2005   Major Roger Sherman   Shooting [17][18]
2006   Master sergeant Martin Bedford   Bowling [19][20]
2007   Second Lieutenant Ken Corigliano   Triathlon [21]
2008   Technical sergeant Michael Bergquist   Road cycling [22][23]
2009   Captain Ian Holt   Road cycling [24]
2010   Captain James Bales   Triathlon [25]
2011   Captain Weston Kelsey   Fencing [26]
2012   Staff sergeant Bradley T. Williams   Triathlon [27]
2013   Captain Ascenzo Bonitati II   Taekwondo [28]
2014   Lieutenant colonel Benjamin D. Boehm   Rowing [29]
2015   Staff sergeant John H. Allen   Baseball [30][31]
2016   First Lieutenant Cale Simmons   Pole vault [32][33]
2017   Major Ian Holt -2-   Road cycling [34][35]
2018   Second Lieutenant James Jax   Baseball [36]
2019   Captain Andrew Donlin   Handball
  Beach handball 		[37]
2020   Airman first class Michael Mannozzi   Racewalking [38]
2021   Staff sergeant Justin Southichack   Jujutsu [39]
2022   Master sergeant Kenneth Guinn   Wheelchair rugby
  Wheelchair basketball
  Sitting volleyball 		[40]
2023   Captain Andrew Donlin -2-   Handball
  Beach handball 		[41]
  1. ^ Additionally William Burton Roy became 1991 Armed Forces Male Athlete of the Year

Women edit

Year Rank Name Sport(s)
1982 Officer Gail Liberty   Shooting [42]
1983
to
1990
1991   Captain Barbara Faulkenberry   Racquetball [43]
1992
1993
1994   Captain Teresa R. Lewis   Modern pentathalon [6]
1995
1996   Senior airman Deena Wigger   Shooting [7]
1997   Staff sergeant Lori M. Eppard   Marathon [8]
1998
1999   Major Kimberly J. Markland   Marathon
  Cross country running
  Track and Field 		[9]
2000 First or Second Lieutenant Nicole Mustilli   Fencing [10]
2001   Second Lieutenant Summer A. Deaton   Volleyball [11]
2002   Second Lieutenant Kristy L. Kuhlman   Soccer [12][13]
2003   First Lieutenant Laura McDonald   Rugby union
  Rugby sevens 		[14][15]
2004
2005   Staff sergeant Twyla Sears   Softball [17][18]
2006   Captain Linda Jeffery   Golf [19][20]
2007
2008   Second Lieutenant Dana Pounds   Javelin throwing [22][44]
2009   Master sergeant Karrie Warren   Softball [45]
2010
2011   Airman first class Emily Shertzer   Marathon [26]
2012   Major Elissa Ballas   Marathon [27][46]
2013   Second Lieutenant Samantha B. Morrison   Triathlon [28]
2014   First Lieutenant Sara E. Holman   Swimming [29][47]
2015   First Lieutenant Magin A. Day   Marathon
  Cross country running 		[30]
2016   Captain Paige Blackburn   Discus throwing
  Javelin throwing 		[32][33]
2017   Captain Abby L. Hall   Indoor volleyball [34][35]
2018   Major Amy Natalini   Marathon [36]
2019   Major Andrea Matesick   Equestrian [37]
2020   Captain Amber Hansen   Weightlifting [38]
2021   Airman first class Kelly Curtis   Skeleton [39]
2022   Technical sergeant Evon Pennington   Bodybuilding [40]
2023   First Lieutenant Rose Smith   Triathlon [41]

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