Nigerian track and field runner and the world record holder for 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan has been nominated for the 2023 Laureus World Sports Award. She is the first Nigerian to be nominated for the award.
Tobi Amusan made history in 2022 when she won the 100-meter hurdles semifinal race at the World Championships in Oregon in an astounding record of 12.12 seconds, becoming Nigeria’s first World Record (WR) holder in any track and field event.
As the sprinter won the World Championship in the final, she also became the first outdoor World Champion from Nigeria. She ran to a time of 12.06s (2.6m/s), which is even more astounding.
Tobi Amusan added further Commonwealth and Diamond League championships to her resume, extending her impressive streak of performance. To successfully defend both championships, she sprinted to the record-breaking timings of 12.30 seconds for the games and 12.29 seconds for the meeting.
See the full list of nominees below:
LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Steph Curry (USA)
Mondo Duplantis (Sweden)
Kylian Mbappé (France)
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Rafael Nadal (Spain)
Max Verstappen (Netherlands)
LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica)
Katie Ledecky (USA)
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA)
Alexia Putellas (Spain)
Mikaela Shiffrin (USA)
Iga Świątek (Poland)
LAUREUS WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD
Argentina Men’s Football Team
England Women’s Football Team
France Men’s Rugby Team
Golden State Warriors (USA)
Real Madrid (Spain)
Oracle Red Bull Racing (Austria)
LAUREUS WORLD BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR AWARD
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
Tobi Amusan (Nigeria)
Nathan Chen (USA)
Morocco Men’s Football Team
Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)
LAUREUS SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR WITH A DISABILITY AWARD
Diede de Groot (Netherlands)
Catherine Debrunner (Switzerland)
Declan Farmer (USA)
Cameron Leslie (New Zealand)
Oksana Masters (USA)
Jesper Saltvik Pedersen (Norway)
LAUREUS WORLD ACTION SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD
Justine Dupont (France)
Stephanie Gilmore (Australia)
Eileen Gu (China)
Chloe Kim (USA)
Rayssa Leal (Brazil)
Filipe Toledo (Brazil)
LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD AWARD
Programmes shortlisted by a specialist selection panel; Laureus Academy select the Award recipient
Boxgirls (Kenya)
High Five (Germany)
Made For More (South Africa)
Slum Soccer (India)
TeamUp (Global)
