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The '''BBC Sports Personality of the Year''' award is given to one sportsman or sportswoman, usually [[United Kingdom|British]], every year. The award was originally devised by the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] producer [[Paul Fox]] in 1954 and continues to be organised annually by the BBC. The award is voted for by the general public towards the end of the calendar year, and is one of the most prestigious all-sport awards in British sport. The only people to win the award twice are the [[Boxing|boxer]] [[Henry Cooper (boxer)|Henry Cooper]] and the [[Formula One]] drivers [[Nigel Mansell]] and [[Damon Hill]]. Both [[Anne, Princess Royal|HRH The Princess Anne]], in 1971, and her daughter [[Zara Phillips]], in 2006, have won the award, marking the only time two members of the same family have won the award. A number of other awards are presented at the ceremony including the team, young personality and overseas personality awards.
Despite the existence of a separate "Overseas Sports Personality of the Year Award", non-British nationals are not exempt from the main prize. [[Ireland|Irishman]] [[Barry McGuigan]] won the Award in 1985, and [[Italy|Italian]] jockey [[Frankie Dettori]] finished in third place in the voting in 1996, for example. However both of these men made much of their careers in the [[UK]]. Of the fifty-four awards given since 1954, forty-two of them have been to [[Englishmen]]/women, three to [[Scotsmen]]/women, three to [[Welshmen]], and one to an [[Irishman]].
In 2003, the 50th Anniversary of the show was marked by a five part series on [[BBC One]] called ''Simply the Best'' which was presented by [[Gary Lineker]] and formed part of a public vote to find the all time Golden Personality. It was won by [[Sir Steve Redgrave]]. [[Steve Rider]] and [[Martyn Smith]] also wrote a book that looked back at the 50 year history of the award and programme.
From 2007, the event has been supported by [[Robinsons (drink)|Robinsons]] soft drinks, a division of [[Britvic]].
== List of winners ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
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!Winner<ref>{{cite web| author = | title = BBC Sports Personality Past Winners | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/past_winners/default.stm | year = 2007 | accessdate = 2007-11-16 | publisher = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport BBC Sport] }}</ref>
!Second
!Third
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|style="text-align:right;"|1954||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Christopher Chataway]] ([[Long-distance track event|long-distance runner]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Roger Bannister]] ([[Middle distance track event|middle-distance runner]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Pat Smythe]] ([[Show jumping|show jumper]])
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|style="text-align:right;"|1955||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Gordon Pirie]] ([[Middle distance track event|middle-distance runner]]) || ||
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|style="text-align:right;"|1956||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Jim Laker]] ([[cricket]]er) || ||
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1957||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Dai Rees]] ([[golf]]er) || ||
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1958||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Ian Black (swimmer)|Ian Black]] ([[swimming|swimmer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Bobby Charlton]] ([[Association football|football]]er) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Nat Lofthouse]] ([[Association football|football]]er)
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1959||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[John Surtees]] ([[Motorcycle sport|motorcycle racer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Bobby Charlton]] ([[footballer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Ian Black (swimmer)|Ian Black]] ([[swimming|swimmer]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1960||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Wales}} [[David Broome]] ([[show jumping|show jumper]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Don Thompson (athlete)|Don Thompson]] (50km walker)||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Anita Lonsbrough]] ([[swimming|swimmer]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1961||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Stirling Moss]] ([[Auto racing|racing driver]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Billy Walker (boxer)|Billy Walker]] (boxing)||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Angela Mortimer]] ([[tennis]] player)
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1962||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Anita Lonsbrough]] ([[swimming|swimmer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Dorothy Hyman]] ([[Sprint (race)|sprinter]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Linda Ludgrove]] ([[swimming|swimmer]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1963||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Dorothy Hyman]] ([[Sprint (race)|sprinter]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Bobby McGregor]] ([[swimming|swimmer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Jim Clark]] ([[Auto racing|racing driver]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1964||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Mary Rand]] ([[long jump]]er) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Barry Briggs]] ([[Motorcycle speedway|speedway]] rider) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ann Packer]] ([[Athletics (track and field)|athlete]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1965||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Tom Simpson]] ([[bicycle racing|cyclist]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Jim Clark]] ([[Auto racing|racing driver]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Marion Coakes]] ([[show jumping|show jumper]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1966||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Bobby Moore]] ([[Association football|football]]er) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Barry Briggs]] ([[Motorcycle speedway|speedway]] rider) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Geoff Hurst]] ([[Association football|football]]er)
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1967||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Henry Cooper (boxer)|Henry Cooper]] ([[boxing|boxer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Beryl Burton]] ([[bicycle racing|cyclist]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Harvey Smith (showjumper)|Harvey Smith]] ([[show jumping|show jumper]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1968||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[David Hemery]] ([[hurdling|hurdler]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Graham Hill]] ([[Auto racing|racing driver]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Marion Coakes]] ([[show jumping|show jumper]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1969||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ann Haydon-Jones|Ann Jones]] ([[tennis]] player) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Tony Jacklin]] ([[golf]]er) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[George Best]] ([[Association football|footballer]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1970||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Henry Cooper (boxer)|Henry Cooper]] ([[boxing|boxer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Tony Jacklin]] ([[golf]]er) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Bobby Moore]] ([[Association football|footballer]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1971||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Anne, Princess Royal|HRH The Princess Anne]] ([[eventing|three-day eventer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[George Best]] ([[Association football|football]]er) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Barry John]] ([[Rugby union|rugby]] player)
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1972||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Mary Peters (athlete)|Mary Peters]] ([[women's pentathlon|pentathlete]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Gordon Banks]] ([[Association football|footballer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Richard Meade]] ([[Eventing|three-day eventer]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1973||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Jackie Stewart]] ([[Formula One]] racing driver) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Roger Taylor (tennis)|Roger Taylor]] ([[tennis player]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Paddy McMahon]] ([[show jumper]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1974||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Brendan Foster]] ([[Long-distance track event|long-distance runner]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[John Conteh]] ([[Boxing|Boxer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Willie John McBride]] ([[rugby union player]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1975||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[David Steele (cricketer)|David Steele ]] ([[cricket]]er) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Pascoe]] ([[Athletics (track and field)|athlete]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[David Wilkie (swimmer)|David Wilkie]] ([[swimming|swimmer]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1976||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[John Curry]] ([[figure skating|figure skater]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[James Hunt]] ([[Formula One]] racing driver) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[David Wilkie (swimmer)|David Wilkie]] ([[swimming|swimmer]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1977||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Virginia Wade]] ([[tennis]] player) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Geoffrey Boycott]] ([[cricketer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Barry Sheene]] ([[Motorcycle sport|motorcycle racer]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1978||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Ovett]] ([[Middle distance track event|middle-distance runner]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Daley Thompson]] ([[Decathlon|decathlete]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ian Botham]] ([[cricketer]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1979||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Sebastian Coe]] ([[Middle distance track event|middle-distance runner]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ian Botham]] ([[cricketer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Kevin Keegan]] ([[footballer]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1980||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Robin Cousins]] ([[figure skating|figure skater]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Sebastian Coe]] ([[Middle distance track event|middle-distance runner]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Daley Thompson]] ([[Decathlon|decathlete]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1981||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ian Botham]] ([[cricket]]er) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Davis]] ([[snooker]] player) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Sebastian Coe]] ([[Middle distance track event|middle-distance runner]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1982||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Daley Thompson]] ([[Decathlon|decathlete]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Alex Higgins]] ([[snooker]] player) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Cram]] ([[middle distance track event|middle-distance runner]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1983||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Cram]] ([[Middle distance track event|middle-distance runner]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Jayne Torvill]] and [[Christopher Dean]] ([[Figure skating|Figure skaters]])||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Daley Thompson]] ([[Decathlon|decathlete]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1984||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Jayne Torvill]] and [[Christopher Dean]] ([[Figure skating|Figure skaters]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Sebastian Coe]] ([[middle distance track event|middle-distance runner]])||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Davis]] ([[snooker]] player)
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1985||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Barry McGuigan]] ([[boxing|boxer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Ian Botham]] ([[cricketer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Cram]] ([[middle distance track event|middle-distance runner]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1986||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Nigel Mansell]] ([[Formula One|Formula One racing driver]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Fatima Whitbread]] ([[javelin throw]]er)||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Kenny Dalglish]] ([[footballer]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1987||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Fatima Whitbread]] ([[javelin throw]]er) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Davis]] ([[snooker]] player)||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Ian Woosnam]] ([[golfer]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1988||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Davis]] ([[snooker]] player) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Adrian Moorhouse]] ([[swimmer]])||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Sandy Lyle]] ([[golfer]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1989||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Nick Faldo]] ([[golf]]er) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Frank Bruno]] ([[boxing]])||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Davis]] ([[snooker]] player)
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1990||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Paul Gascoigne]] ([[Association football|footballer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Stephen Hendry]] ([[snooker]] player)||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Graham Gooch]] ([[cricketer]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1991||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Liz McColgan]] ([[Long-distance track event|long-distance runner]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Will Carling]] ([[Rugby Union]] player)||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Gary Lineker]] ([[footballer]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1992||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Nigel Mansell]] ([[Formula One]] [[Auto racing|racing driver]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Linford Christie]] ([[100 metres]] [[Sprint (race)|sprinter]])||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Sally Gunnell]] ([[400 metre hurdles|400 metre]] [[hurdler]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1993||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Linford Christie]] ([[100 metres]] [[Sprint (race)|sprinter]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Sally Gunnell]] ([[400 metre hurdles|400 metre]] [[hurdler]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Nigel Mansell]] ([[Auto racing|racing driver]])
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|style="text-align:right;"|1994||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Damon Hill]] ([[Formula One]] [[Auto racing|racing driver]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Sally Gunnell]] ([[400 metre hurdles|400 metre]] [[hurdler]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Colin Jackson]] ([[110 metre hurdles|110 metre]] [[hurdler]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1995||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Jonathan Edwards (athlete)|Jonathan Edwards]] ([[triple jump]]er) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Frank Bruno]] ([[boxing]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Colin McRae]] ([[Rallying|rally driver]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1996||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Damon Hill]] ([[Formula One]] [[Auto racing|racing driver]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Redgrave]] ([[rowing]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Frankie Dettori]] ([[jockey]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1997||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Canada}}{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Greg Rusedski]] ([[tennis]] player) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Tim Henman]] ([[tennis]] player) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Redgrave]] ([[rowing]])
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|style="text-align:right;"|1998||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Michael Owen]] ([[Association football|footballer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Denise Lewis]] ([[Heptathlete]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Iwan Thomas]] ([[400 metres]] runner)
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|1999||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Lennox Lewis]] ([[Boxing|boxer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[David Beckham]] ([[footballer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Colin Jackson]] ([[110 metre hurdles|110 metre]] [[hurdler]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|2000||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Redgrave]] ([[sport rowing|rower]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Denise Lewis]] ([[Heptathlon|heptathlete]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Tanni Grey-Thompson]] ([[Paralympic Games|paralympian]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|2001||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[David Beckham]] ([[Association football|footballer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ellen MacArthur]] ([[sailing]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Michael Owen]] ([[Association football|footballer]])
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|style="text-align:right;"|2002||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Paula Radcliffe]] ([[Long-distance track event|long-distance runner]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[David Beckham]] ([[Association football|football]]er) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Tony McCoy]] ([[Horse Racing|jockey]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|2003||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Jonny Wilkinson]] ([[rugby union]] player) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Martin Johnson]] ([[rugby union]] player)||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Paula Radcliffe]] ([[Long-distance track event|long-distance runner]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|2004||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Kelly Holmes]] ([[Middle distance track event|middle-distance runner]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Matthew Pinsent]] ([[rowing]])||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Andrew Flintoff]] ([[cricket]]er)
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|2005||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Andrew Flintoff]] ([[cricket]]er) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ellen MacArthur]] ([[sailing]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Steven Gerrard]] ([[Association football|football]]er)
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|2006||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Zara Phillips]] ([[Eventing|three-day eventer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Darren Clarke]] ([[golf]]er) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Beth Tweddle]] ([[artistic gymnast]])
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|2007||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Joe Calzaghe]] ([[Boxing|boxer]]) ||style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Lewis Hamilton]] ([[Formula One]] [[Auto racing| racing driver]]) ||style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Ricky Hatton]] ([[Boxing|boxer]])
|}
===Victories by sport===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width=60%|Sport
! Number of Victories
! First Winner
! Last Winner
|-
| [[Formula One]] || 6 || 1961 || 1996
|-
| [[Boxing]] || 5 || 1967 || 2007
|-
| [[Middle distance track event|Middle-Distance Running]] || 5 || 1955 || 2004
|-
| [[Long-distance track event|Long-Distance Running]] || 4 || 1954 || 2002
|-
| [[Association football|Football]] || 4 || 1966 || 2001
|-
| [[Cricket]] || 4 || 1956 || 2005
|-
| [[Figure skating]] || 4 || 1976 || 1984
|-
| [[Equestrianism]] || 3 || 1960 || 2006
|-
| [[Sprint (race)|Sprint and Hurdles]] || 3 || 1963 || 1993
|-
| [[Tennis]] || 3 || 1969 || 1997
|-
| [[Golf]] || 2 || 1957 || 1989
|-
| [[Swimming]] || 2 || 1958 || 1962
|-
| [[Athletics (track and field)|Athletics – Horizontal jumps]] || 2 || 1964 || 1995
|-
| [[Athletics (track and field)|Athletics – Pentathlon/Heptathlon/Decathlon]] || 2 || 1972 || 1982
|-
| [[Motorcycle sport]] || 1 || 1959 || 1959
|-
| [[Bicycle racing|Cycling]] || 1 || 1965 || 1965
|-
| [[Athletics (track and field)|Athletics – Throwing events]] || 1 || 1987 || 1987
|-
| [[Snooker]] || 1 || 1988 || 1988
|-
| [[Rowing (sport)|Rowing]] || 1 || 2000 || 2000
|-
| [[Rugby union]] || 1 || 2003 || 2003
|}
== List of other BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards ==
* [[BBC Northern Ireland Sports Personality of the Year]]
* [[BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year]]
* [[BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year]]
* [[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]]
* [[1999]] - [[Muhammad Ali]] is given the one-off BBC Sports Personality of the Century Award
* [[2005]] - [[Sebastian Coe, Baron Coe|Lord Coe]] is given a special award for his role in securing the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] with the [[London 2012 Olympic bid|London bid]]
* [[2006]] - [[David Walliams]] is given a special award for swimming the [[English Channel]]
== 2007 nominees ==
*[[Joe Calzaghe]] (boxer) '''(Overall Winner)'''
*[[Lewis Hamilton]] (Formula One racing driver) '''(second place)'''
*[[Ricky Hatton]] (boxer) '''(third place)'''
*[[Andrew Murray (tennis player)|Andy Murray]] (tennis player)
*[[Christine Ohuruogu]] (Athletics)
*[[Paula Radcliffe]] (Athletics)
*[[Jason Robinson]] (Rugby Union)
*[[Justin Rose]] (Golf)
*[[James Toseland]] (Motorcycling)
*[[Jonny Wilkinson]] (Rugby Union)
== See also ==
*[[BBC Sport]]
*[[Bob Nudd]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_2005/default.stm BBC Sports Personality 2005]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_2004/default.stm BBC Sports Personality 2004]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_2003/default.stm BBC Sports Personality 2003]
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