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 1998
| Name | Country | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEALY John |  Ireland |
| 2 | IVANOV Vasily |  Russian Federation |
| 3 | PETERSSON Lars |  Sweden |
| 4 | MATTHYS Tim |  United States of America |
| 5 | PARKKINEN Raimo |  Finland |
| 6 | ANDERSEN Jannich |  Denmark |
| 7 | JUKOVSKIY Denis |  Uzbekistan |
| 8 | BADARCH Otgonbayar |  Mongolia |
| 9 | FIORELLI Matteo |  Italy |
| 10 | NAZARENCO Alexei |  Republic of Moldova |