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 1996
| Name | Country | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STIENSTRA Jan |  Netherlands |
| 2 | GASKIN, JR. Wendell |  United States of America |
| 3 | JAANSON Yuri |  Estonia |
| 4 | KEALY John |  Ireland |
| 5 | BARTON-SMITH Dean |  Australia |
| 6 | KRIEG Ronald-Oliver |  Germany |
| 7 | YUZHANINOV Viktor |  Russian Federation |
| 8 | BAGGA Rajeev |  India |
| 9 | PETRAC Samo |  Slovenia |