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List of Sports Personality of the Year winners since 1954 - BBC Spotty Award

Sports Personality of the Year winners list: who won every edition of the BBC SPOTY award from 1954.

In 1954 the BBC Spotty Prize was first presented to middle and long distance runner Sir Christopher Chataway. The BBC Spotty Award winner is the player, judged by a public vote, who has the most success that year. Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) award recipients must be either British or live in the United Kingdom and play a significant part of their sport. The winner is selected from a pre-determined shortlist.
The award was claimed by the first woman, swimmer Anita Lonsbrough in 1962, who won three Commonwealth gold medals in Perth, two years after claiming Olympic gold in Rome. Tennis star Andy Murray holds the record for most spotty wins, claiming the trophy on three occasions. Formula One drivers Damon Hill and Nigel Mansell and boxer Henry Cooper have claimed the trophy on two occasions. The most recent award winner is tennis player Emma Radukanu, who won the 2021 award.

List of Sports Personality of the Year winners.

1950s

  • Sir Chris Chataway, Athletics (1954)
  • Gordon Pirie, Athletics (1955)
  • Jim Laker, Cricket (1956)
  • Dai Rees, Golf (1957)
  • Ian Black, Swimming (1958)
  • John Surtees, Motorcycle racing (1959)

1960s

  • David Broome, Show jumping (1960)
  • Sir Stirling Moss, Motor racing (1961)
  • Anita Lonsbrough, Swimming (1962)
  • Dorothy Hyman, Athletics (1963)
  • Mary Rand, Athletics (1964)
  • Tommy Simpson, Cycling (1965)
  • Bobby Moore, Football (1966)
  • Sir Henry Cooper, Boxing (1967)
  • David Hemery, Athletics (1968)
  • Ann Jones, Tennis (1969)

1970s

  • Sir Henry Cooper, Boxing (1970)
  • Princess Anne, Eventing (1971)
  • Dame Mary Peters, Athletics (1972)
  • Sir Jackie Stewart, Motor racing (1973)
  • Brendan Foster, Athletics (1974)
  • David Steele, Cricket (1975)
  • John Curry, Figure skating (1976)
  • Virginia Wade, Tennis (1977)
  • Steve Ovett, Athletics (1978)
  • Lord Sebastian Coe, Athletics (1979)

1980s

  • Robin Cousins, Figure skating (1980)
  • Sir Ian Botham, Cricket (1981)
  • Daley Thompson, Athletics (1982)
  • Steve Cram, Athletics (1983)
  • Torvill and Dean, Figure skating (1984)
  • Barry McGuigan, Boxing (1985)
  • Nigel Mansell, Motor racing (1986)
  • Fatima Whitbread, Athletics (1987)
  • Steve Davis, Snooker (1988)
  • Sir Nick Faldo, Golf (1989)

1990s

  • Paul Gascoigne, Football (1990)
  • Liz McColgan, Athletics (1991)
  • Nigel Mansell, Motor racing (1992)
  • Linford Christie, Athletics (1993)
  • Damon Hill, Motor racing (1994)
  • Jonathan Edwards, Athletics (1995)
  • Damon Hill, Motor racing (1996)
  • Greg Rusedski, Tennis (1997)
  • Michael Owen, Football (1998)
  • Lennox Lewis, Boxing (1999)

2000s

  • Sir Steve Redgrave, Rowing (2000)
  • David Beckham, Football (2001)
  • Paula Radcliffe, Athletics (2002)
  • Jonny Wilkinson, Rugby Union (2003)
  • Dame Kelly Holmes, Athletics (2004)
  • Andrew Flintoff, Cricket (2005)
  • Zara Phillips, Eventing (2006)
  • Joe Calzaghe, Boxing (2007)
  • Sir Chris Hoy, Cycling (2008)
  • Ryan Giggs, Football (2009)

2010s

  • AP McCoy, Horse racing (2010)
  • Mark Cavendish, Cycling (2011)
  • Sir Bradley Wiggins, Cycling (2012)
  • Andy Murray, Tennis (2013)
  • Lewis Hamilton, Motor racing (2014)
  • Andy Murray, Tennis (2015)
  • Andy Murray, Tennis (2016)
  • Mo Farah, Athletics (2017)
  • Geraint Thomas, Cycling (2018)
  • Ben Stokes, Cricket (2019)

2020s

  • Lewis Hamilton, Motor racing (2020)
  • Emma Raducanu, Tennis (2021)
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