World Sports Awards 2000 nominees...

13 April 2012
Ball sports: Men -
Women

Football - David Beckham (GB), Luis Figo (Portugal), Thierry Henry (France), Rivaldo (Brazil), Zinedine Zidane (France).

Motor sports - Marcus Gronholm (Fin-land, rallying), Mika Hakkinen (Finland, F1), Michael Schumacher (Germany, F1), Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia, IndyCar), Kenny Roberts (US, motorcycling).

Track and field: Men - Michael Johnson (US), Maurice Greene (US), Jonathan Edwards (GB), Jan Zelezny (Czech Rep), Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia).
Women - Heike Drechsler (Germany), Cathy Freeman (Australia), Marion Jones (US), Trine Hattestad (Norway), Gabriela Szabo (Romania).

Combat sports - Lennox Lewis (GB, boxing), Roy Jones Jnr (US, boxing), Felix Savon (Cuba, boxing), Rulon Gardner (US, wrestling), Valentina Vezzali (Italy, fencing).

Water sports: Men - Sir Steve Redgrave (GB, rowing), Pieter van den Hoogenband (Holland, swimming), Ian Thorpe (Australia, swimming), Lenny Krayzelburg (US, swimming), Michael Klim (Australia, swimming).
Women - Inge de Bruijn (Holland, swimming), Birgit Fischer (Germany, canoeing), Jana Klotschkova (Ukraine, swimming), Li Na (China, diving), Jenny Thompson (US, swimming).

Winter sports: Men - Hermann Maier (Austria, alpine skiing), Kjetil-Andre Aamodt (Norway, alpine skiing), Jaromir Jagr (Czech Rep, ice hockey), Gianni Romme (Holland, speed skating), Martin Schmitt (Germany, ski jumping).
Women - Renate Gotschl (Austria, alpine skiing), Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden, biathlon), Michelle Kwan (US, figure skating), Bente Martinsen (Norway, cross country skiing), Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (Germany, speed skating).

Athletics: Men - Lance Armstrong (US, cycling), Halil Mutlu (Turkey, weightlifting), Alexei Nemov (Russia, gymnastics), Jan Ullrich (Gemany, cycling), Simon Whitfield (Canada, triathlon).
Women - Simona Amanar (Romania, gymnastics), Julia Barsukova (Russia, rhythmic gymnastics), Anky van Grunsven (Holland, dressage), Brigitte McMahon (Switzerland, triathlon), Leontien Zijlaard (Holland, cycling).

Extreme and adventure sports: Men - Eric Barone (France, speed snow biking), Felix Baumgartner (Austria, base jumping), Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Spain, windsurfing), Heimo Hanke (Germany, no limit free diving), Miguel Martinez (France, mountain biking).
Women - Andrea Binning (Australia, free skiing), Barbara Blatter (Switzerland, mountain biking), Angela Mudge (GB, mountain running), Paola Pezzo (Italy, mountain biking), Fabiola da Silva (Brazil, inline skating).

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