BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Submitted by Martin1983 on Tue, 12/05/2006 - 04:32
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  1. 1954 - Christopher Chataway (running)
  2. 1955 - Gordon Pirie (running)
  3. 1956 - Jim Laker (cricket)
  4. 1957 - Dai Rees (golf)
  5. 1958 - Ian Black (swimming)
  6. 1959 - John Surtees (motor racing)
  7. 1960 - David Broome (showjumping)
  8. 1961 - Stirling Moss (motor racing)
  9. 1962 - Anita Lonsborough (swimming)
  10. 1963 - Dorothy Hyman (running)
  11. 1964 - Mary Rand (long jump)
  12. 1965 - Tom Simpson (cycling)
  13. 1966 - Bobby Moore (football)
  14. 1967 - Henry Cooper (boxing)
  15. 1968 - David Hemery (athletics)
  16. 1969 - Ann Jones (tennis)
  17. 1970 - Henry Cooper (boxing)
  18. 1971 - Princess Anne (3-day eventing)
  19. 1972 - Mary Peters (pentathlon)
  20. 1973 - Jackie Stewart (motor racing)
  21. 1974 - Brendan Foster (running)
  22. 1975 - David Steele (cricket)
  23. 1976 - John Curry (figure skating)
  24. 1977 - Virginia Wade (tennis)
  25. 1978 - Steve Ovett (running)
  26. 1979 - Sebastian Coe (running)
  27. 1980 - Robin Cousins (figure skating)
  28. 1981 - Ian Botham (cricket)
  29. 1982 - Daley Thompson (decathlon)
  30. 1983 - Steve Cram (running)
  31. 1984 - Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (figure skating)
  32. 1985 - Barry McGuigan (boxing)
  33. 1986 - Nigel Mansell (motor racing)
  34. 1987 - Fatima Whitbread (javelin)
  35. 1988 - Steve Davis (snooker)
  36. 1989 - Nick Faldo (golf)
  37. 1990 - Paul Gascoigne (football)
  38. 1991 - Liz McColgan (running)
  39. 1992 - Nigel Mansell (motor racing)
  40. 1993 - Linford Christie (sprinting)
  41. 1994 - Damon Hill (motor racing)
  42. 1995 - Jonathan Edwards (triple jump)
  43. 1996 - Damon Hill (motor racing)
  44. 1997 - Greg Rusedski (tennis)
  45. 1998 - Michael Owen (football)
  46. 1999 - Lennox Lewis (boxing)
  47. 2000 - Steve Redgrave (rowing)
  48. 2001 - David Beckham (football)
  49. 2002 - Paula Radcliffe (running)
  50. 2003 - Jonny Wilkinson (rugby union)
  51. 2004 - Kelly Holmes (running)
  52. 2005 - Andrew Flintoff (cricket)
  53. 2006 - Zara Phillips (3-day eventing)
  54. 2007 - Joe Calzaghe (boxing)
  55. 2008 - Chris Hoy (cycling)
  56. 2009 - Ryan Giggs (football)
  57. 2010 - A.P. McCoy (horse racing)
  58. 2011 - Mark Cavendish (cycling)
Author Comments: 

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year is an award given to a British (or Irish in Barry McGuigan's case) sportsperson who has achieved an amazing accomplishment. The award is voted for by the public and received towards the end of the year.

russa0312/15/2008

1997 must have been a quiet year.