BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year

New Zealand rugby union player Dan Carter won the award in 2015.

The BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year[1] is an award presented at the annual BBC Sports Personality of the Year award ceremony. The award is presented to a non-British sportsperson considered to have made the most substantial contribution to a sport in that year. The award was decided by a panel of over 30 sporting journalists. Each panellist voted for their top two choices; their first preference was awarded two points, and their second preference was awarded one point. The winning sportsperson had the most total points. In the case of a points tie, the sportsperson chosen as first preference by the most panellists is the winner. If this is also a tie the award is shared.[2] In 2015 the public voted for this award.

The Overseas Personality award was first presented in 1960, six years after the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award was introduced. The first recipient of the award was Australian middle distance runner Herb Elliott.[3] Since then, the award has been presented to 49 sportspersons. American boxer Muhammad Ali, Swiss tennis player Roger Federer and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt have each won the award three times,[4] while Australian golfer Greg Norman won the award twice. The award has been shared on three occasions—by Ron Clarke and Gary Player in 1965, Eusébio and Garfield Sobers in 1966, and Evander Holyfield and Michael Johnson in 1996.[5] The husband-and-wife skating duo of Oleg Protopopov and Ludmila Belousova are the only pair to have won the award, doing so in 1968.[6] Belousova was the first woman to become Overseas Personality—she was also the oldest, aged 33. George Moore is the oldest recipient of the award, winning in 1967 aged 44. The youngest recipient of the award is Nadia Comăneci, who won in 1976 at age 15. Boris Becker, who was 18 when he won in 1985, is the youngest male to have won.[5]

Twenty different countries have been represented by the award winners. United States sportspersons have won the award the most times, having had eighteen recipients, two of whom shared the award. Three cricketers have received the award -- Garfield Sobers of Barbados, Brian Lara of Trinidad and Tobago (both of whom played for the West Indies cricket team), and Shane Warne of Australia.[7][8] Thirteen sporting disciplines have been represented; tennis has the highest representation, with fourteen recipients. The most recent recipient in 2012 was Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, his third win.[9]

Only one winner has ever been stripped of the award – US cyclist Lance Armstrong, whose 2003 award was rescinded by the BBC following the UCI's 2012 decision to strip Armstrong of his titles and ban him for life from the sport.[10]

Winners

By year

  •  dagger  Denotes joint winners.
  •  double-dagger  Denotes a winning couple.
Herb Elliott, the first recipient
Muhammad Ali (top), Roger Federer (center) and Usain Bolt (bottom) have received the award three times.
Greg Norman received the award twice
Oleg Protopopov and Ludmila Belousova, joint recipients of the award in 1968, are also husband and wife.
Evander Holyfield, who shared the award with Michael Johnson in 1996
BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year winners
Year Nationality Winner Sport Note
1960  Australia Elliott, HerbHerb Elliott Athletics [6]
1961  Soviet Union Brumel, ValeriyValeriy Brumel Athletics [6]
1962  Canada Jackson, DonaldDonald Jackson Figure skating [6]
1963  France Anquetil, JacquesJacques Anquetil Cycling [6]
1964  Ethiopia Bikila, AbebeAbebe Bikila Athletics [6]
1965  Australia Clarke, RonRon Clarke dagger Athletics [11]
 South Africa Player, GaryGary Player dagger Golf [11]
1966  Portugal Eusébio dagger Football [11]
 Barbados Sobers, GarfieldGarfield Sobers dagger Cricket [11]
1967  Australia Moore, GeorgeGeorge Moore Horse racing [6]
1968  Soviet Union Protopopov, OlegOleg Protopopov double-dagger Figure skating [6]
 Soviet Union Belousova, LudmilaLudmila Belousova double-dagger Figure skating [6]
1969  Australia Laver, RodRod Laver Tennis [12]
1970  Brazil Pelé Football [6]
1971  United States Trevino, LeeLee Trevino Golf [13]
1972  Soviet Union Korbut, OlgaOlga Korbut Gymnastics [14]
1973  United States Ali, MuhammadMuhammad Ali (1/3) Boxing [3]
1974  United States Ali, MuhammadMuhammad Ali (2/3) Boxing [3]
1975  United States Ashe, ArthurArthur Ashe Tennis [15]
1976  Romania Comăneci, NadiaNadia Comăneci Gymnastics [16]
1977  Austria Lauda, NikiNiki Lauda Formula One [17]
1978  United States Ali, MuhammadMuhammad Ali (3/3) Boxing [3]
1979  Sweden Borg, BjörnBjörn Borg Tennis [18]
1980  United States Nicklaus, JackJack Nicklaus Golf [19]
1981  United States Evert, ChrisChris Evert Tennis [20]
1982  United States Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors Tennis [21]
1983  United States Lewis, CarlCarl Lewis Athletics [22]
1984  Spain Ballesteros, SeveSeve Ballesteros Golf [23]
1985  West Germany Becker, BorisBoris Becker Tennis [11]
1986  Australia Norman, GregGreg Norman (1/2) Golf [24]
1987  United States Navratilova, MartinaMartina Navratilova Tennis [25]
1988  West Germany Graf, SteffiSteffi Graf Tennis [26]
1989  United States Tyson, MikeMike Tyson Boxing [27]
1990  Australia Meninga, MalMal Meninga Rugby league [6]
1991  United States Powell, MikeMike Powell Athletics [6]
1992  United States Agassi, AndreAndre Agassi Tennis [28]
1993  Australia Norman, GregGreg Norman (2/2) Golf [29]
1994  Trinidad and Tobago Lara, BrianBrian Lara Cricket [30]
1995  New Zealand Lomu, JonahJonah Lomu Rugby union [31]
1996  United States Holyfield, EvanderEvander Holyfield dagger Boxing [32]
 United States Johnson, MichaelMichael Johnson dagger Athletics[32]
1997   Switzerland Hingis, MartinaMartina Hingis Tennis [33]
1998  United States O'Meara, MarkMark O'Meara Golf [34]
1999  United States Greene, MauriceMaurice Greene Athletics[35]
2000  United States Woods, TigerTiger Woods Golf [36]
2001  Croatia Ivanišević, GoranGoran Ivanišević Tennis [37]
2002  Brazil Ronaldo Football [38]
2003  United States Armstrong, LanceLance Armstrong Cycling [39]
2004   Switzerland Federer, RogerRoger Federer (1/3) Tennis [40]
2005  Australia Warne, ShaneShane Warne Cricket [41]
2006   Switzerland Federer, RogerRoger Federer (2/3) Tennis [42]
2007   Switzerland Federer, RogerRoger Federer (3/3) Tennis [43]
2008  Jamaica Bolt, UsainUsain Bolt (1/3) Athletics [44]
2009  Jamaica Bolt, UsainUsain Bolt (2/3) Athletics [45]
2010  Spain Nadal, RafaelRafael Nadal Tennis [46]
2011  Serbia Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic Tennis [47]
2012  Jamaica Bolt, UsainUsain Bolt (3/3) Athletics [9]
2013  Germany Vettel, SebastianSebastian Vettel Formula One [48]
2014  Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Football [49]
2015  New Zealand Dan Carter Rugby union [50]

By nationality

This table lists the total number of awards won by nationality based on the principle of jus soli.

Nationality Number of wins[a]
 United States 18
 Australia 8
 Soviet Union 4
  Switzerland 4
 Germany 3
 Jamaica 3
 Brazil 2
 New Zealand 2
 Portugal 2
 Spain 2
 Austria 1
 Barbados 1
 Canada 1
 Croatia 1
 Ethiopia 1
 France 1
 Romania 1
 Serbia 1
 South Africa 1
 Sweden 1
 Trinidad and Tobago 1

By sport

This table lists the total number of awards won by recipient's sporting profession.

Sporting profession Number of wins[a]
Tennis 16
Athletics 11
Golf 8
Boxing 5
Football 4
Cricket 3
Figure skating 3
Gymnastics 2
Formula One 2
Rugby union 2
Cycling 1
Horse racing 1
Rugby league 1

Note

See also

References

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