2002 ESPY Awards

The 2002 ESPY Awards were hosted by Jamie Foxx on July 10, 2002, at the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles. Tiger Woods earned three awards; Best Male Athlete, Best Male Golfer, and Best Record-Breaking Performance, bringing his career total to 14.

Winners

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Cross-cutter categories

• Best Male Athlete – Tiger Woods
• Best Female Athlete – Venus Williams
• Best Team – Los Angeles Lakers
• Best Game – 2001 World Series Game 7: New York Yankees vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
• Best Coach/Manager – Phil Jackson
• Best Record-Breaking Performance – Tiger Woods winning a fourth consecutive major championship
• Best Play – Derek Jeter’s shovel throw in Game 3 of the 2001 American League Division Series
• Best Breakthrough Athlete – Tom Brady
• Best Comeback Athlete – Jennifer Capriati
• Best Sports Movie – The Rookie
• Best Moment – Barry Bonds breaking Mark McGwire’s single-season home run record
• Best Outdoor Sports Athlete – Kevin VanDam
• Best Action Sports Athlete – Kelly Clark
• Best Athlete with a Disability – Erik Weihenmayer

Individual categories

• Best MLB Player – Barry Bonds
• Best NFL Player – Marshall Faulk
• Best NBA Player – Shaquille O’Neal
• Best WNBA Player – Lisa Leslie
• Best NHL Player – Jarome Iginla
• Best U.S. Olympian – Sarah Hughes
• Best Bowler – Pete Weber
• Best Boxer – Lennox Lewis
• Best Male College Athlete – Cael Sanderson
• Best Female College Athlete – Sue Bird
• Best Male Golfer – Tiger Woods
• Best Female Golfer – Annika Sörenstam
• Best Jockey – Victor Espinoza
• Best Male Soccer Player – Landon Donovan
• Best Female Soccer Player – Tiffeny Milbrett
• Best Male Tennis Player – Lleyton Hewitt
• Best Female Tennis Player – Venus Williams
• Best Male Track and Field Athlete – Maurice Greene
• Best Female Track and Field Athlete – Marion Jones

Special awards

• Arthur Ashe Courage Award – Passengers of United Airlines Flight 93