"We don't want to be academic and draw a boring line like this. Instead, we want to open up for discussion and engagement," says Bengt Skött on Radiosporten.
"The prize will be awarded for the year's best Swedish sporting achievement, preferably seen from an international perspective," says Radiosporten's letter about the Jerring Prize.
No one has previously won the Jerring Prize solely on merit from national competitions. But when the 13 nominations have been presented, Mjällby's success cannot be ignored, according to the jury.
The statutes state that the achievements should preferably be carried out against international competition. But the word "preferably" creates an opening for what we see as extraordinary achievements, says Skött.
It's really nothing we sugarcoat. It's only in very special cases. Our statutes do not exclude that a Swedish club can be nominated for something within Sweden.
Of the twelve other nominees, nine have won at least one World Championship medal. Among the remaining three, Isabelle Haak won gold in the World Club Championship in volleyball, soccer star Viktor Gyökeres became Europe's top scorer, and Maja Stark won the US Open, one of golf's four biggest tournaments.
The winner of the vote will be presented at the Sports Gala on January 21st.
Andreas Almgren, athletics.
Ebba Andersson, cross-country skiing.
Armand Duplantis, athletics.
Viktor Gyökeres, football.
Isabelle Haak, volleyball.
Frida Karlsson, cross-country skiing.
Mjällby, football.
Truls Möregårdh, table tennis.
Jenny Rissveds, mountain bike.
Maja Stark, golf.
Daniel Ståhl, athletics.
Jonna Sundling, cross-country skiing.
Elvira Öberg, biathlon.
2015: Sarah Sjöström, swimming.
2016: Peder Fredricson, equestrian.
2017: Peder Fredricson, equestrian.
2018: Hanna Öberg, biathlon.
2019: Tove Alexandersson, orienteering.
2020: Armand Duplantis, athletics.
2021: National Show Jumping Team (Henrik von Eckermann, Malin Baryard Johnsson and Peder Fredricson), equestrian.
2022: Nils van der Poel, speed skating.
2023: Ebba Andersson, cross-country skiing.
2024: Truls Möregårdh, table tennis.
