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 2008
| Name | Country | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAAD Trude |  Norway |
| 2 | OLENKO Kairit |  Estonia |
| 3 | YAKUBOVSKAYA Olga |  Russian Federation |
| 4 | MIKHAYLOVA Natalia | Russian Federation |
| 5 | VERNON Melinda |  Australia |
| 6 | ALBRECHT-SCHROEDER Heike |  Germany |
| 7 | VIZIR Inna |  Ukraine |
| 8 | SPREEMAN Emily |  United States |
| 9 | SANTOS Joana |  Portugal |
| 10 | BRUNNBAUER Beatrice |  Austria |