<P> Three people have won the award multiple times : athlete Sonia O'Sullivan won the award five times , including a record three successive awards , and golfers Pádraig Harrington , with three wins , and Rory McIlroy , who won it twice . The oldest recipient of the award is Christy O'Connor Jnr , who won in 1989 aged 41 . Rory McIlroy , who first won in 2011 , aged 22 , is the youngest winner . Ten sporting disciplines have been represented ; golf has the highest representation , with seven recipients . </P>
<P> Three people have won the award multiple times : athlete Sonia O'Sullivan won the award five times , including a record three successive awards , and golfers Pádraig Harrington , with three wins , and Rory McIlroy , who won it twice . The oldest recipient of the award is Christy O'Connor Jnr , who won in 1989 aged 41 . Rory McIlroy , who first won in 2011 , aged 22 , is the youngest winner . Ten sporting disciplines have been represented ; golf has the highest representation , with seven recipients . </P>
who has won rte sports person of the year five times
who has won rte sports person of the year five times
Sonia O'Sullivan
Sonia O'Sullivan