"a further three regular awards: Coach of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and a Helen Rollason Award for ""outstanding courage and achievement in the face of adversity"". In a one-off award, boxer Muhammad Ali was voted as the Sports Personality of the Century. On 1 November 2003, BBC Books published ""BBC Sports Personality of the Year 50th Anniversary"" (), written by Steve Rider and Martyn Smith, to mark the golden anniversary of the show. Leading up to the anniversary show on 14 December 2003, a series of five half-hour special programmes, entitled ""Simply The Best – Sports Personality"", were"
"Kirsty Cameron 2015 Sunday Times & Sky Sports Sportswoman of the Year Awards Sportswoman of the Year: Jessica Ennis-Hill Team of the Year: England women's national hockey team Young Sportswoman of the Year: Dina Asher-Smith Disability Sportswoman of the Year: Jordanne Whiley Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration: Annie Zaidi Lifetime Achievement Award: Enid Bakewell 2014 Sunday Times & Sky Sports Sportswoman of the Year Awards Sportswoman of the Year: Charlotte Dujardin Young Sportswoman of the Year: Claudia Fragapane Team of the Year: England rugby union team Disability Sportswoman of the Year: Stephanie Slater Community Award: Sue Frett Lifetime Achievement Award:"
"2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award The 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award took place on 20 December 2015 at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast. Tennis player Andy Murray was announced as the winner. It was the 62nd presentation of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. Awarded annually by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the main award honours an individual's British sporting achievement over the past year, with the winner selected by public vote from a twelve-person shortlist; the winner was Andy Murray. In addition to the sports personality of the year award, there"
"(2008) and Ennis-Hill (2017), received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award. Princess Anne (1971) and her daughter Zara Phillips (2006) are the only award-winners to be members of the same family. 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. Torvill and Dean, who won in 1984, are the only non-individual winners of the award, so in the 61 years of the award there have been 62 recipients. Of these 13 have been female. 17 sporting disciplines"
"helped raise over £5 million to set up a cancer wing at the North Middlesex Hospital, where she received most of her treatment. The inaugural recipient of the award was horse trainer Jenny Pitman, in 1999. Other winners include South African Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, who won the award in 2007. Several recipients have not played a sport professionally, including: Jane Tomlinson, who won in 2002, Kirsty Howard (2004), Phil Packer (2009), Anne Williams, who received the award posthumously in 2013, and eight-year-old Bailey Matthews (2015). Michael Watson, who won the award in 2003, had a career in boxing but"
"the Companions of Honour (CH) in the 2015 New Year Honours, also for services to sport and the community in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland's premier athletics track, on the outskirts of Belfast, is named after her. A statue of her stands within it. In April 2009 she was named the Lord Lieutenant of the City of Belfast, retiring from the post in 2014 when she was succeeded by Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle. Peters is a Freeman of the Cities of Lisburn and Belfast. Mary Peters (athlete) Dame Mary Elizabeth Peters, (born 6 July 1939) is a British former athlete, best known as"
"was hosted by Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan. The nominees were revealed on 28 November 2016, during BBC One's ""The One Show"". To reflect the vast success of the past year, a record 16 sportspeople were named on the shortlist. In addition to the main award as ""Sports Personality of the Year"", several other awards were also announced: 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award The 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award took place on 18 December 2016 at the Genting Arena in Birmingham. It was the 63rd presentation of the BBC Sports Personality of"
"Bailey Matthews Bailey Matthews (born 2006) is a British schoolboy, from Worksop, who has won awards for his sporting achievements in the face of his cerebral palsy. These include completing his first junior triathlon (a swim, then a bike ride, ending with a run), at Castle Howard in July 2015, after throwing away his walking frame to complete the last of the final section on his own, despite stumbling twice. A video of the moment, captured by a spectator, went viral, being viewed more than 27 million times on Facebook. Bailey Matthews received a Pride of Britain Award and numerous"
"Louise Martin Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration: Mel Woodards 2013 Sunday Times & Sky Sports Sportswoman of the Year Awards Venue: ""Sky Sports"" studios Sportswoman of the Year: Christine Ohuruogu Young Sportswoman of the Year: Becky James Team of the Year: England national netball team Disability Sportswoman of the Year: Amy Marren Community Award: Rimla Akhtar The Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration: Sarah Winckless Lifetime Achievement Award: Sarah Springman 2012 The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards Venue: ""The Sunday Times"" offices Sportswoman of the Year: Jessica Ennis Young Sportswoman of the Year: Laura Robson and Heather Watson Olympian"
"Helen"", followed her treatment, and won her much public support for her courage. She continued to work throughout her illness, and shortly before her death was awarded an MBE in the 1999 Birthday Honours. Later that year, the BBC established an award in her memory which is presented at the annual BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards ceremony. A cancer charity was also founded in her name. Rollason's television career also helped to open up the way for other women to enter the world of sports broadcasting, with presenters such as Sue Barker and Gabby Logan following in her"
"on Saturday - the weekend results show - for four years, as well as BBC Sports Personality of the Year, Wales Open Golf, Welsh Open Snooker, International Bowls and Welsh Amateur Boxing. She was the first female presenter of BBC Wales' iconic rugby programme, Scrum Five. She has reported for Match of the Day and Football Focus as well as The Open Championship for the BBC and has also fronted the sports news on BBC Breakfast. She is also the host of ITV Wales' sport chat show In Touch, where her easy, conversational style has drawn major sports figures like"
"the 1998 New Year Honours. Following the Beijing Games, she was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2012, she was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Manchester. Following the 2012 London Games, she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours. Storey was a nominee for the 2008 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year with a Disability and the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Sarah Storey Dame Sarah Joanne Storey, (née Bailey; born 26 October"
"Gabby Logan Gabrielle Nicole ""Gabby"" Logan (née Yorath; born 24 April 1973) is a British presenter and a former Welsh international gymnast who is best known for her presenting roles with BBC Sport and ITV. Logan hosted ""Final Score"" for BBC Sport from 2009 until 2013. She has also presented a variety of live sports events for the BBC, including a revived episode of ""Superstars"" in December 2012 and the London Marathon since 2015. Since 2013, she has co-hosted ""Sports Personality of the Year"" for the BBC and she presented the second series of ""The Edge"" in 2015. Logan was"
"The Disabilities Trust, The Prince's Trust, St John's Catholic School for the Deaf and Great Ormond Street Hospital. She and her husband Kenny Logan are past presidents of the children's charity Sparks. Gabby Logan Gabrielle Nicole ""Gabby"" Logan (née Yorath; born 24 April 1973) is a British presenter and a former Welsh international gymnast who is best known for her presenting roles with BBC Sport and ITV. Logan hosted ""Final Score"" for BBC Sport from 2009 until 2013. She has also presented a variety of live sports events for the BBC, including a revived episode of ""Superstars"" in December 2012"
"and mental health awareness. She set off on 5 March for five days. Highlights of the challenge were broadcast in a one-off documentary, airing on 21 March 2018 on BBC One. As a result of the challenge, she was able to raise a total of £1,198,012. Zoë Ball Zoë Louise Ball (born 23 November 1970) is an English television and radio personality. She was the first female host of both ""The Radio 1 Breakfast Show"" and ""The Radio 2 Breakfast Show"" for the BBC, and presented the 1990s children's show ""Live & Kicking"". Ball was a contestant in the third"
"2007, she received the Woman of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award. Her death was announced on 10 June 2015. She died on Thursday 4 June aged 99, ""from an illness stoically borne"" according to her family. She had suffered a stroke in June 2011 which had robbed her of speech, and towards the end of her life she could no longer stand thus preventing her from cooking. Marguerite Patten Hilda Elsie Marguerite Patten, (née Brown; 4 November 1915 – 4 June 2015), was an English home economist, food writer and broadcaster. Born in Bath, Somerset, she was raised in Barnet,"
"she won a special achievement award at the Canary Wharf Sports Awards. In September 2013, Begum was awarded Sports Personality of the Year at the Asian Achievers Awards. In March 2017, she was awarded the UK Sport Inspirational Performance of the Year award at the Lycamobile British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards (BEDSAs) held at the London Hilton on Park Lane. In October 2016, Begum was named one of the ""Young British Muslim Millennials Changing The World"" by ""The Asian Today"". Begum is a Muslim and does not drink alcohol. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall. Begum suffers from chronic"
"Darts Corporation tournaments on ITV4 and the a presenter of the BBC's flagship sports news radio show, Sportsweek, on BBC Radio 5 Live. She was the first female to do so. In August 2015, Oatley was named the eighth most influential woman in sport by ""The Independent"". As well as Match of the Day, she has also fronted ""Final Score"" for the BBC and ""The Football League Show"", completing the set of five broadcast roles on the show, and World Football Focus. She is football and darts anchor for ITV Sport, hosting their live international events. She had previously presented"
"the Sony Awards), she again won the Speech Broadcaster of the Year award, beating BBC colleagues Justin Webb, Jane Garvey and Melvyn Bragg, and in November 2014, the Association for International Broadcasting awarded her the best radio programme for a live broadcast from a dementia clinic that specialises in treating those with early onset dementia. She was named Pink News Broadcaster of the Year in October 2015 and 2016. In January 2016 and January 2017 she was nominated for RTS Network Presenter of the Year. In 2017 she won a BAFTA Television Award for her interview with four former footballers"
"2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award The 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award took place on 17 December 2017 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. It was the 64th presentation of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. Awarded annually by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the main award honours an individual's British sporting achievement over the past year, with the winner selected by public vote from a twelve-person shortlist. The event, broadcast live on BBC One, was hosted by Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds opened the ceremony"
"2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award The 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award was presented on 15 December from the First Direct Arena in Leeds. It was the 60th presentation of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. Awarded annually by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the main titular award honours an individual's British sporting achievement over the past year, with the winner selected by public vote from a ten-person shortlist. The event was presented by Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan with musical performances from John Newman and Russell Watson. Sue Barker decided"
"Sportswoman of the Year Awards Sportswoman of the Year: Elise Christie Team of the Year: England women's cricket team Young Sportswoman of the Year: Ellie Downie Disability Sportswoman of the Year: Hannah Cockcroft Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration: Anoushe Husain Community Award: Margaret Palmer Lifetime Achievement Award: Caz Walton 2016 Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year Awards Sportswoman of the Year: Laura Kenny Olympian of the Year: Helen Glover & Heather Stanning Paralympian of the Year: Kadeena Cox Young Sportswoman of the Year: Siobhan-Marie O'Connor Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration: Hannah Francis Lifetime Achievement Award: Professor Celia Brackenridge Community Award:"
"Caroline Pearce Caroline Pearce (born 1 September 1981 in Cambridge, England) is an English athlete, sports host, model, published author, and is the presenter for BT Sport's ""UFC: Beyond The Octagon"" and reporter for Fox Sports and UFC Fight Pass. She played the character 'Ice'in Sky One's version of ""Gladiators"". She has competed for Great Britain in two sports, heptathlon and bobsleigh and has 2 degrees from Loughborough University. Pearce competed for England in the World Pentathlon Championships at the age of 15. She had competed as a professional heptathlete in the 2004 European Cup Heptathlon Finals. Pearce has also"
"ITV's 2015 Africa Cup of Nations coverage and in 2014 anchored their FA Cup highlights programmes. Oatley fronted the BBC's live women's football coverage; she anchored the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 and the BBC Women's Football Show. She is a studio guest pundit on TV2 in Norway and the Guardian Football Weekly podcast. Oatley was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to broadcasting and diversity in sport. The award was recognition of her work behind the scenes championing the role of women"
"2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award The 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award took place on 18 December 2016 at the Genting Arena in Birmingham. It was the 63rd presentation of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. Awarded annually by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the main award honours an individual's British sporting achievement over the past year, with the winner selected by public vote from a sixteen-person shortlist; the winner was Tennis player Andy Murray, who became the first person to win the award three times. The event, broadcast live on BBC One,"
"Marathon in 2006, raising over £2,000 for ChildLine, but subsequently had three knee operations for an injury she sustained whilst training. On 1 October 2016, Gow gave birth to a daughter, Isabelle Coley. Jennie Gow Jennie Gow (; born 20 May 1977) is an English radio and television presenter and journalist. She was the presenter on BBC Sport's coverage of MotoGP motorcycle racing for 2010. She is currently BBC News's F1 Correspondent and reports for BBC News Channel and BBC World News, as well as being BBC Radio 5 Live's F1 presenter and pit lane reporter. Gow lived in Dorset"
"late 1990s, where she co-hosted the football show ""On the Ball"" and was a contributor to ""The Premiership"". Logan paid tribute to Rollason shortly after her death, saying she would be ""an icon for young girls who want to go into that field because she showed what could be done. She was a great example to everyone."" On 4 November 1999, the BBC announced the establishment of a Helen Rollason Award, to be given at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony in recognition of ""outstanding achievement in the face of adversity"". Its first recipient was retired National Hunt"
"of the Year: Katherine Grainger Paralympian of the Year: Sarah Storey Young Olympian of the Year: Jade Jones Young Paralympian of the Year: Ellie Simmonds Team of the Year: GB team pursuit cycling squad (Dani King, Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell) Community Award: Di Redfern Coach of the Year: Jenny Archer The Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration: Claire Lomas Lifetime Achievement Award: Baroness Sue Campbell 2011 The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year awards Venue: ""The Sunday Times"" offices Sportswoman of the Year: Sarah Stevenson Runner-up: Hayley Turner Team of the Year: Europe's Solheim Cup team, captained by Alison Nicholas"
"trainer Jenny Pitman, who was herself diagnosed with cancer, and was presented with the award at that year's ceremony on 12 December. Other Helen Rollason Award recipients include yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur in 2001 for her courage in becoming the fastest woman to circumnavigate the globe, footballer Geoff Thomas in 2005 for raising in excess of £150,000 for the Leukaemia Research charity by cycling, following his own battle with the disease, and in 2014, the competitors of the inaugural Invictus Games, a multi-sport event for sick and injured service personnel, which made its debut that year. The 2016 award was presented"
"Young Sportswoman of the Year: Lucy Garner Disabled Sportswoman of the Year: Anne Dunham 2010 The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year awards Venue: British Olympic Association offices Sportswoman of the Year: Maggie Alphonsi Runner-up: Beth Tweddle Third place: Amy Williams Team of the Year: Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins Young Sportswoman of the Year: Francesca Halsall Disabled Sportswoman of the Year: Danielle Brown 2009 The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year awards Venue: David Beckham Academy Sportswoman of the Year: Chrissie Wellington Runner-up: Jessica Ennis Third place: Victoria Pendleton Team of the Year: England women’s cricket team CCPR Lifetime"
"to have defeated Hannah Cockroft in aT34 Women’s wheelchair race. (Once in 2015 aged 14yrs and twice in 2018 aged 17 yrs old). She won the 2018 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award. Adenegan was born in 2000 in Coventry, England and attends Bablake School. She has cerebral palsy. Adenegan took up wheelchair racing in 2012, after being inspired by the Summer Paralympics in London. At school she found herself excluded from sports due to her cerebral palsy, but the Games made her realize that sport was open to her. That year she joined a wheelchair academy in"
"events at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London as a representative of New Zealand. Matthews also represented New Zealand as a triathlete from 2009. Robert Matthews (athlete) Robert Matthews, (26 May 1961 – 11 April 2018) was a British athlete who competed in blind middle- and long-distance events. He won eight gold medals across seven Paralympic Games, and has been referred to as an ""iconic athlete"". Matthews was born in Kent. He was born with the degenerative eye condition retinitis pigmentosa which he inherited from his father. Matthews started to have significant difficulties with his vision when he was 11,"
"Robert Matthews (athlete) Robert Matthews, (26 May 1961 – 11 April 2018) was a British athlete who competed in blind middle- and long-distance events. He won eight gold medals across seven Paralympic Games, and has been referred to as an ""iconic athlete"". Matthews was born in Kent. He was born with the degenerative eye condition retinitis pigmentosa which he inherited from his father. Matthews started to have significant difficulties with his vision when he was 11, and by age 18 had lost most of his sight. He attended a school for the partially sighted from the age of 13, and"