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 1998
| Name | Country | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MYRVOLL Tone |  Norway |
| 2 | ACKERMAN Megan |  United States |
| 3 | SEVIGNY Chantal |  Canada |
| 4 | FERM Cecilia |  Sweden |
| 5 | BANTZIANOULI Despoina |  Greece |
| 6 | KOHAMA Kyoko |  Japan |
| 7 | VAN OSSELAER Elli |  Belgium |
| 8 | ANDREYCHUK Irina |  Russian Federation |
| 9 | VAN DEN BERG Ilse |  Netherlands |
| 10 | VENHAUER-SPRINGER Sonja |  Austria |