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 | BIRLEY Dawn |  Canada |
| 2 | BLUEMLEIN Margarete |  Germany |
| 3 | GORODOK Svetlana |  Ukraine |
| 4 | CHALOM Eve |  United States of America |
| 5 | ODDONE Barbara |  Italy |
| 6 | MYRVOLL Tone |  Norway |
| 7 | LENZENWOGER Nicoletta |  Austria |
| 8 | VAN OSSELAER Elli |  Belgium |
| 9 | SVENSSON Katrin |  Sweden |
| 10 | JENSEN Karin Arboe |  Denmark |