Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year
Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Award is given annually to honor deaf athletes who produced outstanding results in his/her sport discipline throughout the current year and to recognize their exemplary sport achievements.
Year 1997
| Name | Country | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARKIN Terence |  South Africa |
| 2 | KEALY John |  Ireland |
| 3 | BAGGA Rajeev |  India |
| 4 | STIENSTRA Jan |  Netherlands |
| 5 | HAMILL Matthew |  United States |
| 6 | KOSENKO Valeriy |  Russian Federation |
| 7 | PONTON Cristian |  Italy |
| 8 | RIZVANOVIC Senad |  Yugoslavia |
| 9 | BEDNAREK Miroslaw |  Germany |