2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

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2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
Date20 December 2015
Location Odyssey Arena, Belfast
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Hosted by Gary Lineker
Clare Balding
Gabby Logan
Winner Andy Murray
Website www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/
Television/radio coverage
Network
Runtime140 minutes

The 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award took place on 20 December 2015 at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast. 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. [1]

Contents

In addition to the main award, there were seven other awards: Team of the Year, Coach of the Year, Overseas Sports Personality of the Year, Young Sports Personality of the Year, Helen Rollason Award, Lifetime Achievement Award and Unsung Hero. [2]

Controversy

There were calls to remove Tyson Fury from the nominees list, after comments he made were criticised as homophobic and sexist. [3] [4]

Nominees

The nominees were revealed on 30 November 2015. [5]

NomineeSport2015 AchievementBBC profileVotes (percentage) [6]
Andy Murray TennisLed Great Britain to victory in the Davis Cup for the first time in 79 years. In doing so, he became only the third player to win 8 singles rubbers (the maximum possible) and the fourth player to win 11 rubbers. 361,446
(35.81%)
Kevin Sinfield Rugby LeagueCaptained Leeds Rhinos to the treble, winning the Challenge Cup, League Leader's Shield and Super League Grand Final. 278,353
(27.57%)
Jessica Ennis-Hill AthleticsWon the heptathlon in the IAAF World Championships for the second time, thirteen months after comeback from birth of her first child. 79,898
(7.91%)
Tyson Fury BoxingWon three of the four major heavyweight titles (WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO) upon defeating Wladimir Klitschko, who had not been defeated in 12 years prior. 72,330
(7.17%)
Lewis Hamilton Formula 1Won the World Drivers' Championship for the third time. Also became the first Briton to successfully defend his title. 48,379
(4.79%)
Chris Froome CyclingWon the Tour de France for the second time (the first Briton to do so). 39,007
(3.86%)
Mo Farah AthleticsBecame the first athlete to achieve the long distance "double-double" (5,000 / 10,000 metres) at the IAAF World Championships. Also became the first Briton to win outdoor titles in three World Championships, both consecutively and outright. 31,311
(3.10%)
Max Whitlock GymnasticsWon the pommel horse in the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Also became the first British male to win a global title, and the first to win three medals in one World Championship. 25,925
(2.57%)
Greg Rutherford AthleticsWon the long jump in the IAAF World Championships. Also became the fifth Briton to hold Olympic, World, European, and Commonwealth titles simultaneously, and the first to also hold the IAAF Diamond League title. 23,492
(2.33%)
Lizzie Armitstead CyclingSuccessfully defended her title in the UCI Women's Road World Cup (including 3 race victories) and won the road race in the UCI Road World Championships. [7] 22,356
(2.21%)
Adam Peaty SwimmingWon the 50m/100m breaststroke and the 4 × 100 m mixed medley relay in the FINA World Championships. Set three world records during the season and became the first Briton to claim three world titles in a single championship. 13,738
(1.36%)
Lucy Bronze FootballMember of the English squad that came third in the FIFA Women's World Cup; she scored 2 goals in the tournament. 13,236
(1.31%)

Other awards

In addition to the main award as "Sports Personality of the Year", several other awards were also announced:

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References

  1. ↑ "BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2015 shortlist revealed". BBC Sport. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Andy Murray wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2015 – as it happened!". Guardian. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "People want 'homophobic' Tyson Fury removed from the BBC Sports Personality of the Year shortlist". The Independent. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "BBC threatens to suspend journalist over criticism of Tyson Fury on Spoty". The Guardian . Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "BBC Sports Personality of the Year: Contenders for 2015 award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2015 as it happened". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Lizzie Armitstead claims gold in the Road World Championships". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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