BBC Sports Personality of the Year

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year award has been given to one British sportsperson each year since 1954. The award is voted for by the public. The only people to win the award twice are the boxer Henry Cooper and the racing drivers Nigel Mansell and Damon Hill.

1954: Chris Chataway

1955: Gordon Pirie

1956: Jim Laker

1957: Dai Rees

1958: Ian Black

1959: John Surtees

1960: David Broome

1961: Stirling Moss

1962: Anita Lonsbrough

1963: Dorothy Hyman

1964: Mary Rand

1965: Tommy Simpson

1966: Bobby Moore

1967: Henry Cooper

1968: David Hemery

1969: Ann Jones

1970: Henry Cooper

1971: Princess Anne

1972: Mary Peters

1973: Jackie Stewart

1974: Brendan Foster

1975: David Steele

1976: John Curry

1977: Virginia Wade

1978: Steve Ovett

1979: Sebastian Coe

1980: Robin Cousins

1981: Ian Botham

1982: Daley Thompson

1983: Steve Cram

1984: Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean

1985: Barry McGuigan

1986: Nigel Mansell

1987: Fatima Whitbread

1988: Steve Davis

1989: Nick Faldo

1990: Paul Gascoigne

1991: Liz McColgan

1992: Nigel Mansell

1993: Linford Christie

1994: Damon Hill

1995: Jonathan Edwards

1996: Damon Hill

1997: Greg Rusedski

1998: Michael Owen

1999: Lennox Lewis

2000: Steve Redgrave

2001: David Beckham

2002: Paula Radcliffe

2003: Jonny Wilkinson