James E. Sullivan Award
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The James E. Sullivan Award is a prestigious annual honor recognizing the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States for leadership, character, and athletic achievement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James E. Sullivan Award canonical | 13 |
| AAU James E. Sullivan Award | 2 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amateur sports award
ⓘ
sports award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
James E. Sullivan Award
ⓘ
surface form:
AAU James E. Sullivan Award
Sullivan Award ⓘ |
| awardedTo | individual athletes ⓘ |
| awardFor |
athletic achievement
ⓘ
character ⓘ leadership ⓘ most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eligibility |
United States citizens
ⓘ
amateur athletes ⓘ |
| field | sport ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | sports honor ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | no ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inception | 1930 ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | James Edward Sullivan ⓘ |
| namedAfterAffiliation | Amateur Athletic Union ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | sports official ⓘ |
| notableFor | emphasis on character as well as athletic ability ⓘ |
| organizer | Amateur Athletic Union ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Amateur Athletic Union ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
athletic performance
ⓘ
character ⓘ citizenship ⓘ leadership ⓘ sportsmanship ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
AAU officials vote
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public vote ⓘ voting ⓘ |
| significance | one of the highest honors in U.S. amateur sports ⓘ |
| sponsor | Amateur Athletic Union ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
AAU James E. Sullivan Award
subject surface form:
Chamique Holdsclaw
this entity surface form:
AAU James E. Sullivan Award