2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

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BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Date15 December 2019
Location P&J Live, Aberdeen
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented by BBC
Hosted by Gary Lineker
Clare Balding
Gabby Logan
Winner Ben Stokes
Website BBC Sports Personality
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The BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019 took place on 15 December 2019 at the P&J Live in Aberdeen. [1]

Contents

The event was broadcast live on BBC One, and hosted by Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan. Lewis Capaldi performed "Hold Me While You Wait" and "Someone You Loved" during the memorial to those sportspeople who died in the past year and Emeli Sandé performed "Shine" to commemorate the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. [2]

Nominees

The nominees for the award were revealed on 25 November 2019. [3] On the night of the final, the public were allowed to vote for one of only six contenders pre-selected by "an expert independent panel". [4]

The winner of this award was Ben Stokes with Lewis Hamilton in second and Dina Asher-Smith in third. [5]

NomineeSport2019 Achievement
Ben Stokes Cricket Helped England win the Cricket World Cup for the first time with a dramatic super-over victory against New Zealand in the final at Lord's and was named man of the match. Also scored 135 not out to lead England to an unlikely one-wicket win in the third Ashes Test match at Headingley.
Lewis Hamilton Formula 1 Became just the second driver (after Michael Schumacher) to win a sixth World Drivers' Championship.
Dina Asher-Smith Athletics Won 200 metres gold at the World Athletics Championships with a British record, making her the first British woman to win a global sprint title. Also picked up silver medals in the 100 metres (with a British record also) and 4 × 100 metres relay.
Raheem Sterling Football Helped Manchester City win the domestic treble of Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup titles. Also named as Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year.
Alun Wyn Jones Rugby union Captained Wales to Grand Slam victory in the Six Nations and was named player of the championship. Also became Wales' most capped international player during the Rugby World Cup.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson Athletics Won heptathlon gold at the World Athletics Championships with a British record and the highest championship score since 2007.

Other awards

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

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References

  1. ↑ "SPOTY: Aberdeen to host BBC Sports Personality of the Year for first time". BBC Sport. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Lewis Capaldi opens Sports Personality of the Year 2019 - BBC Sport". 15 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Sports Personality 2019: Shortlist of six contenders announced for BBC award". BBC Sport. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award". BBC. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Sports Personality of the Year 2019: Ben Stokes crowned winner". 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Eliud Kipchoge wins World Sport Star of the Year 2019". BBC. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "England cricketers win Sports Personality Team of the Year award". BBC Sport. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson given Lifetime Achievement award". BBC. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "John Blackie named Coach of the Year" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "Young Sports Personality of the Year 2019: Who won?". BBC Sport . 16 December 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "Nottingham volunteer wins Unsung Hero" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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