The BBC Sports Personality of the Year is an award that is given to a sportsperson in December every year. Only British or foreign sportspeople based in the United Kingdom are allowed to win the award. It started in 1954.
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- 1954: Christopher Chataway (long-distance runner)
- 1955: Gordon Pirie (middle-distance runner)
- 1956: Jim Laker (cricketer)
- 1957: Dai Rees (golfer)
- 1958: Ian Black (swimmer)
- 1959: John Surtees (motorcycle racer) and (Formula One racing driver)
- 1960: David Broome (show jumper)
- 1961: Stirling Moss (Formula One racing driver)
- 1962: Anita Lonsborough (swimmer)
- 1963: Dorothy Hyman (sprinter)
- 1964: Mary Rand (long jumper)
- 1965: Tom Simpson (cyclist)
- 1966: Bobby Moore (footballer)
- 1967: Henry Cooper (boxer)
- 1968: David Hemery (athlete)
- 1969: Ann Jones (tennis player)
- 1970: Henry Cooper (boxer)
- 1971: HRH The Princess Anne (three-day eventer)
- 1972: Mary Peters (pentathlete)
- 1973: Jackie Stewart (Formula One racing driver)
- 1974: Brendan Foster (long-distance runner)
- 1975: David Steele (cricketer)
- 1976: John Curry (figure skater)
- 1977: Virginia Wade (tennis player)
- 1978: Steve Ovett (middle-distance runner)
- 1979: Sebastian Coe (middle-distance runner)
- 1980: Robin Cousins (figure skater)
- 1981: Ian Botham (cricketer)
- 1982: Daley Thompson (decathlete)
- 1983: Steve Cram (middle-distance runner)
- 1984: Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (ice dancers)
- 1985: Barry McGuigan (boxer)
- 1986: Nigel Mansell (Formula One 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 (Formula One racing driver)
- 1993: Linford Christie (100m sprinter)
- 1994: Damon Hill (Formula One racing driver)
- 1995: Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper)
- 1996: Damon Hill (Formula One 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)
- 2004: Kelly Holmes (middle-distance runner)
- 2005: Andrew Flintoff (cricketer)
- 2006: Zara Phillips (three-day eventer)
- 2007: Joe Calzaghe (boxer)
- 2008: Chris Hoy (cyclist)
- 2009: Ryan Giggs (footballer)
- 2010: Tony McCoy (horse racing jockey)
- 2011: Mark Cavendish (cyclist)
- 2012: Bradley Wiggins (cyclist)
- 2013: Andy Murray (tennis player)
- 2014: Lewis Hamilton (Formula One racing driver)
- 2015: Andy Murray (tennis player)
- 2016: Andy Murray (tennis player)
- 2017: Mo Farah (long-distance runner)
- 2018: Geraint Thomas (cyclist)
- 2019: Ben Stokes (cricketer)
- 2020: Lewis Hamilton (Formula One racing driver)
- 2021: Emma Raducanu (tennis player)
- 2022: Beth Mead (footballer)
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