BBC Sports Personality of the Year - Definition and Overview

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year award has been given to one British sportsperson each year since 1954. The award is organised by the BBC and is voted for by the public, and was conceived by the BBC producer Paul Fox. The only people to win the award twice are the boxer Henry Cooper and the Formula One drivers Nigel Mansell and Damon Hill.

• 1954: Chris Chataway (long-distance runner)
• 1955: Gordon Pirie (middle-distance runner)
• 1956: Jim Laker (cricketer)
• 1957: Dai Rees (golfer)
• 1958: Ian Black (swimmer)
• 1959: John Surtees (motor bike racer)
• 1960: David Broome (show jumper)
• 1961: Stirling Moss (racing driver)
• 1962: Anita Lonsbrough (swimmer)
• 1963: Dorothy Hyman (sprinter)
• 1964: Mary Rand (long jumper)
• 1965: Tom Simpson (cyclist)
• 1966: Bobby Moore (footballer)
• 1967: Henry Cooper (boxer)
• 1968: David Hemery (athlete)
• 1969: Ann Jones (tennis player)
• 1970: Henry Cooper (boxer)
• 1971: Princess Anne (three-day eventer)
• 1972: Mary Peters (pentathlete)
• 1973: Jackie Stewart (racing driver)
• 1974: Brendan Foster (long-distance runner)
• 1975: David Steele (cricketer)
• 1976: John Curry (ice skater)
• 1977: Virginia Wade (tennis player)
• 1978: Steve Ovett (middle-distance runner)
• 1979: Sebastian Coe (middle-distance runner)
• 1980: Robin Cousins (ice skater)
• 1981: Ian Botham (cricketer)
• 1982: Daley Thompson (decathlete)
• 1983: Steve Cram (middle-distance runner)
• 1984: Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (ice skaters)
• 1985: Barry McGuigan (boxer)
• 1986: Nigel Mansell (racing driver)
• 1987: Fatima Whitbread (javelin thrower)
• 1988: Steve Davis (snooker player)
• 1989: Nick Faldo (golfer)
• 1990: Paul Gascoigne (footballer)
• 1991: Liz McColgan (long-distance runner)
• 1992: Nigel Mansell (racing driver)
• 1993: Linford Christie (100m sprinter)
• 1994: Damon Hill (racing driver)
• 1995: Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper)
• 1996: Damon Hill (racing driver)
• 1997: Greg Rusedski (tennis player)
• 1998: Michael Owen (footballer)
• 1999: Lennox Lewis (boxer)
• 2000: Steve Redgrave (rower)
• 2001: David Beckham (footballer)
• 2002: Paula Radcliffe (long-distance runner)
• 2003: Jonny Wilkinson (rugby union player)
• 2004: Kelly Holmes (middle-distance runner)

List of other BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards

• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Young Personality
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Unsung Hero Award

External links

• BBC Sports Personality 2004 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_2004/)
• Sports Personality 2003 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_2003/BBC)