Danish Sports Name of the Year
| Sports Name of the Year (Årets Sportsnavn) | |
|---|---|
| Country | Denmark |
| Presented by | National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark Team Danmark (2019–) Jyllands-Posten (1991–2018) |
| First award | 1991 |
| Most wins | Denmark women's national handball team & Viktor Axelsen (3) |
The Sports Name of the Year (Danish: Årets Sportsnavn) is an annual award presented to the Danish sportsperson or team judged to have delivered the best performance of the year. The award was inaugurated in 1991 and is awarded jointly by the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (Danmarks Idrætsforbund, DIF) and Team Danmark; prior to 2019, DIF presented the award with the newspaper Jyllands-Posten. In addition to the award the winner is granted a monetary prize, which as of 2019 stands at 75,000 Danish kroner.
The Danish women's national handball team and Viktor Axelsen have won the award three times, the most of any team or individual. Six individuals (Mette Jacobsen, Eskild Ebbesen, Thomas Ebert, Tom Kristensen, Caroline Wozniacki and Lasse Norman Hansen) have won the award twice. The most recent winner is Viktor Axelsen who was awarded the prize for 2024 in January 2025.