BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award (BBC Sports Personality of the Year)

BBC Sports Personality of the Year

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award is the titular award of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony, which takes place each December. The winner is the sportsperson, judged by a public vote, to have achieved the most that year. The recipient must either be British or reside and play a significant amount of their sport in the United Kingdom. The winner is selected by a public-vote from a pre-determinted shortlist. Sports Personality of the Year was created by Paul Fox, who thought of the idea while he was editor of the magazine show Sportsview. The first award ceremony took place in 1954 as part of Sportsview, and was presented by Peter Dimmock. For the first show, votes were sent by postcard, and rules presented in a Radio Times article stipulated that nominations were restricted to athletes who had featured on the Sportsview programme since April. Approximately 14,500 votes were cast, and Christopher Chataway beat Roger Bannister to win the inaugural BBC Sportsperson of the Year Award. Since then, numerous other awards have been introduced to the ceremony, which now consists of eight awards. Three people have won the award multiple times: boxer Henry Cooper and the Formula One drivers Nigel Mansell and Damon Hill have each won twice. Snooker player Steve Davis has finished in the top three a record five times. HRH The Princess Anne and her daughter Zara Phillips are the only pair of award-winners to be members of the same family. The oldest recipient of the award is Dai Rees, who won in 1957 aged 44. Ian Black, who won the following year, aged 17, is the youngest winner. Out of the fifty-seven recipients, thirteen have been female. Sixteen sporting disciplines have been represented; athletics has the highest representation, with seventeen recipients.

Date Established : 1954

Check all the winners of BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award presented under BBC Sports Personality of the Year since 1954 .

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Lewis Hamilton Won The BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2014 (Mon, Dec 15 2014)

Andy Murray

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Andy Murray
Leigh Halfpenny
Tony McCoy

Bradley Wiggins

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jessica Ennis-Hill
Andy Murray
Bradley Wiggins

Mark Cavendish

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mark Cavendish
Darren Clarke
Mohamed Farah

Tony McCoy

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Phil Taylor
Tony McCoy

Ryan Giggs

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ryan Giggs
Jenson Button
Jessica Ennis-Hill

Chris Hoy

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Chris Hoy
Lewis Hamilton
Rebecca Adlington

Joe Calzaghe

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Joe Calzaghe
Lewis Hamilton
Ricky Hatton

Zara Phillips

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Zara Phillips
Darren Clarke
Beth Tweddle

Andrew Flintoff

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ellen MacArthur
Steven Gerrard
Andrew Flintoff

Kelly Holmes

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Kelly Holmes
Matthew Pinsent
Andrew Flintoff

Jonny Wilkinson

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jonny Wilkinson
Martin Johnson
Paula Radcliffe

Paula Radcliffe

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Paula Radcliffe
David Beckham
Tony McCoy

David Beckham

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Beckham
Ellen MacArthur
Michael Owen

Steve Redgrave

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Steve Redgrave
Denise Lewis
Tanni Grey-Thompson

Lennox Lewis

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Lennox Lewis
Colin Jackson
David Beckham

Michael Owen

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Denise Lewis
Iwan Thomas
Michael Owen

Greg Rusedski

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Greg Rusedski
Tim Henman
Steve Redgrave

Damon Hill

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Damon Hill
Steve Redgrave
Frankie Dettori

Jonathan Edwards

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jonathan Edwards
Frank Bruno
Colin McRae

Damon Hill

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Damon Hill
Sally Gunnell
Colin Jackson

Linford Christie

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Linford Christie
Sally Gunnell
Nigel Mansell

Nigel Mansell

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Nigel Mansell
Linford Christie
Sally Gunnell

Liz McColgan

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Liz McColgan
Will Carling
Gary Lineker

Paul Gascoigne

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Paul Gascoigne
Stephen Hendry
Graham Gooch

Nick Faldo

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Nick Faldo
Frank Bruno
Steve Davis

Steve Davis

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Steve Davis
Adrian Moorhouse
Sandy Lyle

Fatima Whitbread

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Fatima Whitbread
Ian Woosnam
Steve Davis

Nigel Mansell

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Nigel Mansell
Fatima Whitbread
Kenny Dalglish

Barry McGuigan

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Barry McGuigan
Ian Botham
Steve Cram

Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jayne Torvill
Christopher Dean
Sebastian Coe
Steve Davis

Steve Cram

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Steve Cram
Jayne Torvill
Christopher Dean
Daley Thompson

Daley Thompson

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Daley Thompson
Alex Higgins
Steve Cram

Ian Botham

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ian Botham
Steve Davis
Sebastian Coe

Robin Cousins

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Robin Cousins
Sebastian Coe
Daley Thompson

Sebastian Coe

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ian Botham
Sebastian Coe
Kevin Keegan

Steve Ovett

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Steve Ovett
Daley Thompson
Ian Botham

Virginia Wade

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Virginia Wade
Geoffrey Boycott
Barry Sheene

John Curry

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Curry
James Hunt
David Wilkie

David Steele

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Steele
Alan Pascoe
David Wilkie

Brendan Foster

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Brendan Foster
John Conteh
Willie John McBride

Jackie Stewart

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jackie Stewart
Roger Taylor
Paddy McMahon

Mary Peters

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mary Peters
Gordon Banks
Richard Meade

Anne, Princess Royal

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Anne, Princess Royal
George Best
Barry John

Henry Cooper

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Henry Cooper
Tony Jacklin
Bobby Moore

Ann Jones

Nominations 1969 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ann Jones
Tony Jacklin
George Best

David Hemery

Nominations 1968 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Hemery
Graham Hill
Marion Coakes

Henry Cooper

Nominations 1967 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Henry Cooper
Beryl Burton
Harvey Smith

Bobby Moore

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bobby Moore
Barry Briggs
Geoff Hurst

Tom Simpson

Nominations 1965 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Tom Simpson
Jim Clark
Marion Coakes

Mary Rand

Nominations 1964 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mary Rand
Barry Briggs
Ann Packer

Dorothy Hyman

Nominations 1963 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bob McGregor
Jim Clark
Dorothy Hyman

Anita Lonsborough

Nominations 1962 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Anita Lonsborough
Dorothy Hyman
Linda Ludgrove

Stirling Moss

Nominations 1961 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Billy Walker
Angela Mortimer
Stirling Moss

David Broome

Nominations 1960 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Broome
Don Thompson
Anita Lonsborough

John Surtees

Nominations 1959 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Surtees
Bobby Charlton
Ian Black

Ian Black

Nominations 1958 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ian Black
Bobby Charlton
Nat Lofthouse

Dai Rees

Nominations 1957 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Dai Rees

Jim Laker

Nominations 1956 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jim Laker

Gordon Pirie

Nominations 1955 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gordon Pirie

Christopher Chataway

Nominations 1954 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Roger Bannister
Christopher Chataway
Pat Smythe

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award