Year
of
award
|
Athlete
|
Nation represented or
nation of citizenship
|
Date(s)
|
Game or event
|
Venue
|
Competition,
governing body,
or league
|
Competing teams
|
Sport
|
Performance
|
| 1993
|
Derek Redmond
|
 Great Britain
|
3 August 1992
|
1992 Summer Olympics
|
Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
|
Olympic Games
|
Not applicable
|
Track and field
|
He tore his hamstring in the 400 metres semi-final but fought through the pain and, with assistance from his father, managed to complete a full lap of the track
|
| 1994
|
Jim Abbott
|
 United States
|
04 September 1993
|
1993 regular season game
|
Yankee Stadium in New York City, New York, United States
|
Major League Baseball
|
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
|
Baseball
|
He threw a no-hitter as the Yankees defeated the Indians 4–0, despite having been born without a right hand
|
| 1995
|
Not applicable
|
United States
|
November 26, 1994
|
1994 John Tyler vs. Plano East high school football game
|
Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas, United States
|
Texas high school football Class 5A Division II regional semifinal (Region II)
|
John Tyler High School Lions of Tyler, Texas
Plano East Senior High School Panthers of Plano, Texas
|
High school football
|
Tyler was leading 41–17 with 2:42 remaining. Plano East scored a touchdown, then recovered three consecutive onside kicks and scored touchdowns on each of them to take a 44–41 lead with 24 seconds remaining. However, on the ensuing kickoff, John Tyler returner Roderick Dunn ran for a touchdown to win the game 48–44.[2]
|
| 1996
|
Cal Ripken Jr.
|
United States
|
September 6, 1995
|
1995 regular season game
|
Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|
Major League Baseball
|
Baltimore Orioles
California Angels
|
Baseball
|
He played in his record-breaking 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig's record
|
| 1997
|
Warren Morris
|
United States
|
June 8, 1996
|
1996 College World Series
|
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, United States
|
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
|
LSU Tigers
Miami Hurricanes
|
College baseball
|
He hit a ninth-inning two-out two-run home run on the first pitch to win the College World Series for the LSU Tigers, with a final score of 9–8
|
| 1998
|
Tiger Woods
|
United States
|
April 10, 1997—April 13, 1997
|
1997 Masters Tournament
|
Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, United States
|
PGA Tour
|
Not applicable
|
Golf
|
He won his first major tournament, and did so by a record-breaking margin (for a major championship) of 12 strokes, also becoming the first non-white person to win at Augusta
|
| 1999
|
Mark McGwire
|
United States
|
September 8, 1998
|
1998 regular season game
|
Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
|
Major League Baseball
|
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
|
Baseball
|
He hit his 62nd home run of the season, breaking Roger Maris's record, in a home run record chase with Sammy Sosa
|
