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BBC Sports Personality of the Year
The trophy for theBBC Sports Personality of the Year Awardis a silver four-turret lens camera
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBBC
First awarded1954;70 years ago(1954)
WebsiteOfficial website

TheBBC Sports Personality of the Yearis an awards ceremony that takes place annually in December. Devised byPaul Foxin 1954, it originally consisted of just a singularaward of the same name.Several new awards have been introduced, and currently eight awards are presented.

The first awards to be added were theTeam of the YearandOverseas Personalityawards, which were introduced in 1960.[1]ALifetime Achievement Awardwas first given in 1995 and again in 1996, and has been presented annually since 2001.[2]In 1999, three more awards were introduced: theHelen Rollason Award,theCoach Award,and theNewcomer Award,which was renamed toYoung Sports Personality of the Yearin 2001. The newest is theUnsung Hero Award,first presented in 2003.[3]In 2003, the 50th anniversary of the show was marked by a five-part series onBBC OnecalledSimply the Best – Sports Personality.It was presented byGary Linekerand formed part of a public vote to determine a specialGolden Sports Personality of the Year.That yearSteve Riderand Martyn Smith wrote a book reflecting on the 50-year history of the award and the programme.[4]The event was held outside London for the first time in 2006, when tickets were made available to the public.

The trophy for the main award is asilver-platedfour-turret lens camera, and for theother awardssmaller imitations of the main trophy are used. All of theBBC local regionshold their own independent award ceremonies, which take place before the main ceremony and are used to compile a shortlist for theBBC Sports Unsung Hero Award.[5]

Other awards have been presented in the past.Special Achievement Awardshave been presented on five occasions: to jockeyLester Piggottin 1984 and 1994,[6]disabled marathon runner Dennis Moore in 1981, comedianDavid Walliamsin 2006, and comedianEddie Izzardin 2009.Sebastian Coepicked up aSpecial Gold Awardin 2005 for his work in helping Britain obtain the right to host the2012 Olympics.[7] Five awards have been presented once:Manager of the Yearin 1969, aSpecial Team Awardin 1986,Good Sport Awardsin 1990, anInternational Team Awardin 1983, and theSports Personality of the Century Awardin 1999.[1]In 2003, to celebrate fifty years of Sports Personality of the Year, two specialanniversary awardswere created to recognise the best team and Sports Personality from the previous fifty years. RowerSteve Redgravewas votedBBC Golden Sports Personality of the Yearand England's1966 World Cup-winning football team was chosen asTeam of the Decades.[8]

List of given awards

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Award Created Description[9] Current holder
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award 1954 Awarded to the sportsperson "whose actions have most captured the public's imagination" Mary Earps
BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year 1960 Awarded to the sportsperson "who has made the greatest impression in the world of sport" Erling Haaland
BBC Sports Team of the Year Award 1960 Awarded to the team with the most notable achievement in British sport. Manchester City F.C.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award 1996 Awarded to a sportsperson "who has made a major impact on the world of sport during their lifetime" Kenny Dalglish
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award 1999 Awarded to the coach who is adjudged to have made the most impact on British sport Pep Guardiola
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award 1999 Awarded to someone who has shown "outstanding achievement in the face of adversity" Fatima Whitbread
BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 1999 Awarded to a young sportsperson who has made an outstanding contribution to British sport Mia Brookes
BBC Sports Unsung Hero Award 2003 Awarded to someone who "has given their time and talents for free to enable others to participate in sport" Desmond Smith

History

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Creation and early years

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TheBBC's Sports Personality of the Year was created byPaul Fox,who came up with the idea while he was editor of the magazine showSportsview.The first award ceremony took place as part of a special gala edition ofSportsviewheld at theSavoy Hotelon 30 December 1954. The show lasted 45 minutes and was presented byPeter Dimmock.[26]The ceremony was combined with two other awards, the sportsman and sportswoman of the year, which were determined by votes through theSporting Recordnewspaper.[27]The newspaper had presented their sportsman of the year award since 1946, to which they later added a sportswoman of the year award.[28]The award for the 1953Sporting Recordwinners had been broadcast on BBC radio in April 1954.[29]Voting for the BBC award was by postcard, and rules presented in aRadio Timesarticle stipulated that nominations were restricted to athletes who had featured on theSportsviewprogramme since April. For the inaugural BBC Sportsperson of the Year award, 14,517 votes were cast andChristopher Chatawaybeat fellow athleteRoger Bannister.[30]The following year the show was renamedSports Review of the Yearand given a longer duration of 75 minutes.[1][30]

The award continued to be held together with the sportsman and sportswoman of the year awards until 1958, by which time the latter awards were being organised by theDaily Express.[31]From 1959 the BBC award ceremony was separated from the sportsman and sportswoman of the year awards.[32]

1960s

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In 1960 Dimmock presented the show, and introduced two new awards:[30]theTeam of the Yearaward and theOverseas Personalityaward, won by theCooper Car Companyand athleteHerb Elliottrespectively.[33]David Colemanjoined the show the following year and remained a co-presenter until 1983.[34]SwimmerAnita Lonsbroughbecame the first female recipient of the main award in 1962; females won it in the following two years as well.[35]Frank Boughtook over as presenter in 1964 and presented Sports Review for 18 years.[36]In 1969, a newManager of the Yearaward was given toDon Reviefor his achievements withLeeds United,the only occasion it was presented. In the following year boxerHenry Cooperbecame the first person to win the main award twice, having already won in 1967.

1970s and 1980s

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During the 1970s Bough and Coleman presided over the ceremony alongsideJimmy Hill,[37]Cliff Morgan,[38]Kenneth Wolstenholme,[38]andHarry Carpenter,who also went on to present the show until 1985.[39]Des Lynamtook over as main host from Bough in 1983,[40]and presided over figure skating duoTorvill and Dean's win the following year, when they became the first non-individual winners of the main award.Steve Riderreplaced Carpenter as co-host in 1986,[41]at which aSpecial Team Awardwas presented to Great Britain men's4 x 400 m relayteam. In the 1980s,Steve Davisfinished in the top three on five occasions, including one win in 1988.

1990s

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In 1991, anglerBob Nuddreceived the most votes following a campaign in theAngling Times.[42]However, the BBC deemed this to be against the rules and refused to acknowledge his votes,[43]allowing athleteLiz McColganto win the award. The following year racing driverNigel Mansellbecame the second person to win the main award twice, having won his first in 1986.Sue Barkerpresented the show for the first time in 1994,[44]at which racing driverDamon Hillwon the first of his two awards, the second coming two years later. BoxerFrank Brunowas the inaugural winner of theLifetime Achievement Awardin 1996,[45]and as of 2014 there have been 15 recipients of the award.

In 1999 the show was renamedSports Personality of the Year,[1]andGary Linekerjoined the show as a co-presenter alongside Rider and Barker.[46]They were supported that year byJohn InverdaleandClare Balding.The ceremony introduced a further three regular awards:Coach of the Year,Newcomer of the Year,and aHelen Rollason Awardfor "outstanding courage and achievement in the face of adversity".[47]In a one-off award, boxerMuhammad Aliwas voted as theSports Personality of the Century.[48]

2000s

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50th anniversary (2003)

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On 1 November 2003,BBC Bookspublished "BBC Sports Personality of the Year 50th Anniversary" (ISBN0-563-48747-X), written by Steve Rider and Martyn Smith, to mark the golden anniversary of the show.[49][50]Leading up to the anniversary show on 14 December 2003, a series of five half-hour special programmes, entitledSimply The Best – Sports Personality,were broadcast. Hosted by Gary Lineker, the episodes were shown onBBC Onefor five consecutive nights from 8–12 December 2003; each covered one decade of Sports Personality history.[51]At the end of each programme, viewers voted for their favourite Sports Personality winner from the decade covered; the five winners then went onto a shortlist for one of two special50th Anniversary awards.[52]From this shortlist, rowerSteve Redgravewas votedGolden Sports Personality of the Yearby the public.[53]TheEnglandWorld Cup-winningteam of 1966won aTeam of the Decadesaward, voted for by representatives from all previousTeams of the Year.[54]

2006–2009

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In 2006, for the first time in its 53-year history, the event was held outside London, inBirmingham'sNational Exhibition Centre(NEC). For the first time, tickets for the event were made available to the public, and 3,000 were sold in the first hour.[55]That year,Adrian Chilesjoined the show and co-presented alongside Barker and Lineker for two years.[56][57]The 2007 ceremony was the first of a two-year sponsorship deal withBritvic's brandRobinsons,and the capacity of the NEC was increased from 5,000 to 8,000.[58]The event sold out,[11]but the sponsorship deal was shortened to one year after complaints byITVand RadioCentre caused theBBC Trustto rule inJune 2008that "Editorial Guidelines were breached and the editorial integrity of the BBC compromised by giving the impression to licence fee payers via Sports Personality of the Year that part of a BBC service had been sponsored."[59]They decided that the 2008 awards should not be broadcast as a sponsored event, and no new sponsorship deal was negotiated after the Britvic deal expired.[60][61]InFebruary 2008,the BBC announced that the 2008 Sports Personality of the Year event would be held at theEcho Arena,Liverpool.One reason for the move to Liverpool was to allow greater numbers to view the show live, as the 10,600-seater venue in Liverpool had a bigger capacity than the NEC.[11]That yearJake Humphreyreplaced Chiles as co-presenter.[44]The 2009 show was rumoured to be held in either Cardiff or Glasgow.[62]However, it was announced on30 April2009 that the show would be staged at theSheffield Arena.[12]

2010s

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The2010 ceremonywas held in Birmingham'sLG Arenawith approximately 12,000 guests.[13]Theceremony in 2011was held at Salford'sdock10 StudioswithinMediaCityUK.[63]The2012 ceremonytook place atExCeL London,which had been one of the major venues for both theOlympicsandParalympicsearlier that year. The60th ceremony in 2013was held at theFirst Direct Arenain Leeds. In2014,the ceremony was held in Scotland for the first time in its history, at TheSSE Hydroin Glasgow, which had served as a host venue during theCommonwealth Gamesearlier in the year. In2015,the ceremony was held in Northern Ireland for the first time, at theSSE Arenain Belfast, on 20 December. The event returned to Birmingham and Liverpool in2016and2017respectively. The 2018 ceremony took place in Birmingham, marking the city's fifth time hosting the event (3rd time at the same venue). In 2018 theBBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Yearaward was renamed World Sport Star of the Year. Along with the change of name, votes could be cast from outside of the UK for the first time. In addition a new award was announced: Greatest Sporting Moment of the Year. For the main award, the nominees would not be announced until the show itself.[64]The2019 ceremonytook place inThe Event ComplexinAberdeen.

2020s

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The2020 ceremonytook place on 20 December at thedock10 studiosin Salford. Despite the national COVID-19 restrictions, the event was broadcast live on BBC One and hosted by Lineker, Balding,Gabby Loganand for the first time,Alex Scott.BoxerTyson Furycreated controversy ahead of the awards by rejecting his nomination and instructing his legal team to force the BBC to exclude him from the shortlist.[65]Despite his protestations, Fury remained on the shortlist for the trophy which was won for the second time byLewis Hamilton.[66]Also awarded that year was the Expert Panel Special Award, awarded to footballerMarcus Rashfordfor his campaign against child food poverty.[67]

In May 2024, it was announced that under the BBC's "competitive tender" policy, Whisper North had won the tender to produce the ceremony.[68]

Trophy

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The trophy for themain awardwas created in the 1950s and cost about £1,000. It was first presented to the inaugural winner,Christopher Chataway,in 1954. It is asilver-platedfour-turret lenscamera,with the name of each winner engraved on individual shields attached to aplinthunderneath the camera. The trophy originally had one plinth, but two more were added to create room for more shields.[69]A replica trophy was made in 1981 and sent to India in caseIan Bothamwon the award while playing cricket there—which he did.[70]The original trophy is still used for the ceremony, and is engraved after the show before being given to the winner, who keeps it for eight or nine months.[69]The trophies for second and third place, and for theother awards,are smaller imitations of the main trophy,[71][72]but have in the past been silversalvers.[73]For the two specialawards celebrating the 50th Anniversary,and for theSports Personality of the Centuryaward, similar miniature trophies were presented but they were gold in colour.[74][75]

Regional and national awards

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The three BBC national regions ofBBC Cymru Wales,BBC ScotlandandBBC Northern Irelandeach hold individual sports personality awards. Respectively, they areBBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year,[76]BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year,[77]andBBC Northern Ireland Sports Personality of the Year.[78]The 12 localBBC English Regionsalso have their own award ceremonies,[79]which are held locally prior to the national ceremony. Also, fifteen regional winners comprise the nominees for theBBC Sports Unsung Hero Award.[5]

Intermittent and one-off awards

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Muhammad Aliwas voted Sports Personality of the Century in 1999

Manager of the Year

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In 1969,Don Reviewas presented with a Manager of the Year award for his achievements while in charge ofLeeds United A.F.C.Leeds became champions of theFootball League First Divisionthatseason,having lost only two games and scored a record number of points.[80]

Year Winner Team Note
1969 Don Revie Leeds United A.F.C. [6]

Special Achievement Award

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David Walliamswon a Special Achievement Award in 2006

In 1981, to recognise theyear of the disabled,Dennis Moore received a Special Achievement Award for completing the inauguralLondon Marathondespite beingblindsince birth.[81]Lester Piggottwon an award in 1984 for his achievements, including winning theSt. Leger StakesonCommanche Runthat year, Piggott's record-breaking 28thBritish classicwin.[82]In 1994, Piggott won the award again for his "services to racing".[83]ComedianDavid Walliamsreceived the award in 2006 "for his outstanding achievement of swimming the English Channel for charity", which raised over £1 million forSport Relief.[84]Fellow comedianEddie Izzardwas presented with the award in 2009 after running 43 marathons in 51 days forSport Relief.[85]

Year Winner Sport Note
1981 Dennis Moore Athletics [81]
1984 Lester Piggott Horse racing [6]
1994 Lester Piggott Horse racing [83]
2006 David Walliams Swimming [86]
2009 Eddie Izzard Athletics [87]

International Team Award

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Alan Bondand his crew ofAustralia II(pictured) received the International Team Award in 1986

In 1983, the team ofAustralia IIreceived an International Team Award in recognition of their victory in the1983America's Cup.The American defenderLibertyhad taken a 3–1 lead inraces,butAustralia IIcame back to win 4–3 and take the America's Cup, ending a 132-year winning streak by theNew York Yacht Club.It was the first time the competition had gone to a seventh and final race.[88]

Year Nat. Winner Sport Note
1983 AUS Alan Bondand the crew ofAustralia II Sailing [6]

Special Team Award

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In 1986, a Special Team Award was presented to the British 4 × 400m squad ofDerek Redmond,Kriss Akabusi,Brian Whittle,Roger Black,Todd Bennett,andPhil Brown,who won gold at theEuropean Championships.[89]Akabusi, Black, Bennett and Brown also won gold for England in the 4 x 400 m at theCommonwealth Gamesthat year.[90][91]

Year Winner Sport Note
1986 British Men's4 × 400 metres relayteam Athletics [6]

Good Sport Awards

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In 1990, Good Sport Awards were presented for courage and good sportsmanship toDerek Warwick,Martin Donnelly,Louise Aitken-WalkerandTina Thörner,who were all involved in motor racing accidents that year. Warwick survived a high speed crash atMonza;[92]Donnelly crashed during a practice session for theSpanish Grand Prix—the injuries he received ended his Formula One career;[92][93]Aitken-Walker and co-driver Thörner crashed off a cliff into a lake in Portugal when competing in the women's World Rally Championship, which they went on to win that year.[92][94]

Year Winner Sport Note
1990 Derek Warwick
Martin Donnelly
Louise Aitken-Walker
Tina Thörner 		Motor sport [92][94]

Sports Personality of the Century Award

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In 1999, a one-off award voted for by the British public selected a Sports Personality of the Century.Muhammad Aliaccumulated more votes from BBC viewers than the combined total of the five other contenders:Pelé,George Best,Donald Bradman,Jack Nicklaus,andJesse Owens.[95]

Special Gold Award

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Sebastian Coewon the Special Gold Award in 2005

In 2005,Sebastian Coereceived a Special Gold Award for chairingLondon's winningbidfor the 2012 SummerOlympicandParalympicgames.[96]

Year Winner Rationale Note
2005 Sebastian Coe[97] "in recognition of his role in leading the winningLondon 2012 Olympic bid"[96] After the games Coe received the 2012Lifetime Achievement Award[98]

Greatest Sporting Moment of the Year

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Year Winner Rationale Note
2018 England's historic netball gold Awarded to the sporting moment that has "most captured the UK public's imagination"
[99]
2019 2019 England Win at the Cricket World Cup Final
[100]

Expert Panel Special Award

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In 2020,Marcus Rashfordreceived an Expert Panel Special Award for his campaign for free school meals during the COVID-19 pandemic and against child food poverty. In 2022,Kevin Sinfieldreceived a Special Award for raising awareness of and fundraising formotor neurone disease.

Year Winner Rationale Note
2020 Marcus Rashford "for his work to raise awareness of child food poverty in the UK" [67]
2022 Kevin Sinfield "for raising awareness of and fundraising formotor neurone disease" [101]

50th Anniversary awards

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Bobby Charlton,who collected the Team of the Decades award on behalf of England's 1966 World Cup winning football team

As part of the 50th Anniversary of BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2003, two additional awards were presented.[102][103]In the lead up to the anniversary show on14 December2003, a series of five half-hour special programmes, entitledSimply The Best – Sports Personality,were broadcast. Hosted byGary Lineker,the episodes were shown onBBC Onefor five consecutive nights from 8 to12 December2003 and each covered one decade of Sports Personality.[51]

Golden Sports Personality of the Year

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To celebrate the golden anniversary of the show, a special award was voted for by the public to recognise an all-time Golden Sports Personality from theprevious winnersof the last 49 years.[104]A shortlist of five was planned to contain one winner from each decade of the award;[105]however, the actual shortlist contained two winners from the most recent decade—rowerSteve Redgrave,who won the award, and footballerDavid Beckham.The other members of the shortlist were footballerBobby Moore,cricketerIan Bothamand ice skating duoTorvill and Dean.[53]

Year Winner Sport Note
2003 Steve Redgrave Rowing [106]

Team of the Decades

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Alf Ramsey's squad won a poll to select a Team of the Decade for the 50th anniversary show. Representatives from each of the past winners of theTeam of the Year awardvoted for their outstanding team of the last 50 years.Bobby Robsonpresented the award toBobby Charlton,who collected the award on behalf of the lateBobby Moore's team.[54][104]

Year Winner Sport Note
2003 1966 World Cup-winning football team Football [54]

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