The Government of Yukon presents annual awards to outstanding Yukon athletes. The awards recognize their achievements from the previous year and honour athletes who achieve:
- a level of excellence in their sport; or
- a special level of accomplishment in their sport.
There are 2 award categories:
- Premier's Award of Sport Excellence; and
- Minister's Award of Sport Recognition.
Award criteria
All awards
- Athletes must have competed in an eligible competition and achieved one of the identified standings (see table below).
- Athletes’ results must show their commitment to a training and competition program that helped them achieve excellence.
- Athletes can achieve results in:
- individual competition;
- as a team; or
- as a member of a team.
Premier’s Award of Sport Excellence
- Athletes must meet the criteria for all awards (see above).
- In addition, athletes’ results must have been in a category with at least 5 competitors; and for Special Olympics, there must be at least three competitors.
| Eligible results | |||||
| Eligible competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Special accomplishment | Participation |
| Member of Team Canada in the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Pan Am Games, Para Pan Am Games, Special Olympics World Games or world championships | PASE | PASE | PASE | PASE | PASE |
| Major international events sanctioned by the national sport organization | PASE | PASE | PASE | PASE | -- |
| National championships tier/division one | PASE | PASE | PASE | PASE | -- |
| National championships tier/division two or lower | MASR | MASR | MASR | MASR | -- |
| Canada Games | PASE | PASE | PASE | PASE | -- |
| Western Canadian championships | PASE | MASR | MASR | MASR | -- |
| Provincial championships tier/division one | PASE | MASR | MASR | MASR | -- |
| Provincial championships tier/division two or lower | MASR | MASR | MASR | MASR | -- |
| Canada 55+ Games | MASR | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| North American Indigenous Games | MASR | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Arctic Winter Games | MASR | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Premier's Award of Sport Excellence = PASE Minister's Award of Sport Recognition = MASR
Nomination process and deadline
- Representatives of Yukon sport governing bodies nominate athletes from their sport.
- To get nomination forms for individuals or teams, contact [email protected]
- The deadline to submit nominations for the 2024 awards is January 15, 2025.
Nomination forms
Former recipients
View the lists of previous recipients.
Contact
For more information contact us by email at [email protected] orphone 867-667-5254, toll free in the Yukon 1-800-661-0408, extension 5254.