BBC Sports Personality of the Year Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
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 produced 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
- 1956: Jim Laker (cricketer)
- 1957: Dai Rees
- 1958: Ian Black
- 1959: John Surtees (motor bike racer)
- 1960: David Broome
- 1961: Stirling Moss (racing driver)
- 1962: Anita Lonsbrough
- 1963: Dorothy Hyman
- 1964: Mary Rand (long jumper)
- 1965: Tommy Simpson
- 1966: Bobby Moore (footballer)
- 1967: Henry Cooper (boxer)
- 1968: David Hemery
- 1969: Ann Jones (tennis player)
- 1970: Henry Cooper (boxer)
- 1971: Princess Anne (horse rider)
- 1972: Mary Peters (pentathlete)
- 1973: Jackie Stewart (racing driver)
- 1974: Brendan Foster (long-distance runner)
- 1975: David Steele
- 1976: John Curry
- 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)
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