Andreas Almgren recently won the New York Marathon in his first race at the distance. Earlier this year, he also won both the European Championship gold medal in the 10,000 meters and the World Championship gold medal in the half marathon.
Soccer star Viktor Gyökeres scored 14 goals to help Arsenal win the Premier League this spring, for the first time since the 2003–2004 season. He was also a major contributor to Sweden's qualification to this summer's World Cup, where he achieved a great feat.
The other two nominees are Armand Duplantis and Martin Ponsiluoma.
Pole vaulter Duplantis won the World Cup indoor gold medal this year and the European Championship outdoor gold medal. He also improved his own world record this spring, when he jumped 6.31 in his own competition in Uppsala.
Martin Ponsiluoma won the Olympic gold medal in the biathlon pursuit in Milan.
The sports gala takes place on January 18 and is broadcast on SVT.
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