2000: Marion Jones | 2001: Cathy Freeman | 2002: Jennifer Capriati | 2003: Serena Williams | 2004: Annika Sörenstam | 2005: Kelly Holmes | 2006: Janica Kostelić | 2007: Elena Isinbaeva | 2008: Justine Henin | 2009: Elena Isinbaeva | 2010: Serena Williams | 2011: Lindsey Vonn | 2012: Vivian Cheruiyot | 2013: Jessica Ennis | 2014: Missy Franklin | 2015: Genzebe Dibaba | 2016: Serena Williams | 2017: Simone Biles | 2018: Serena Williams | 2019: Simone Biles | 2020: Simone Biles | 2021: Naomi Osaka