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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. [3] Torvill and Dean, who won in 1984, are the only non-individual winners of the award, so in the 66 years of the award there have been 67 recipients; of these 14 have been female.
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 the Daily Express. [31] From 1959 the BBC award ceremony was separated from the sportsman and sportswoman of the year awards. [32]
Pages in category "BBC Sports Personality of the Year winners" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
0–9. 2008 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award; 2009 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award; 2010 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award; 2011 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
The nominees for the main award, the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, were announced on 9 December. [5] Voting took place on 17 December during the show. The judging panel included athletes Laura Kenny, Iwan Thomas, Ade Adepitan, Nedum Onuoha and Rory Best, broadcaster Eilidh Barbour, The Athletic's Laura Williamson, PA Media's Eleanor Crooks and CEO of Women in Sport, Stephanie Hilborne.
The inaugural recipient of the award was Frank Bruno in 1996, who won it after his retirement from boxing that year. [4] Bruno was the favourite to win the main award in 1995, but lost to Damon Hill, [5] causing many to criticise his Lifetime Achievement Award as being a consolation award.
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who stepped down in 2021 after 16 years in office, was named Time’s Person of the Year in 2015.. The magazine cited Merkel’s economic leadership as well ...
With Barcelona, won Liga F and the Champions League, as well as the Ballon d'Or Féminin and the UEFA Player of the Year Award. Serbia: Novak Djokovic: Tennis: Won the Australian, French and US Opens to become the first man to complete a triple Career Grand Slam and equalling Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 major titles. South Africa ...