BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year
| BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Country | Wales |
| Presented by | BBC Cymru Wales |
| First awarded | 1954 |
The BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year is a televised sporting competition, broadcast on BBC Two every year; and the most prestigious annual sport award in Wales. It was first awarded in 1954, and is currently organised by BBC Cymru Wales. Since a trial in 2002, the competition has been open to public voting, rather than a decision being made within the competition prior to this.[1]
Winners
Nicole Cooke, 2003 winner.
Colin Jackson, three-time winner.
Mark Hughes, 2002 winner.
Ryan Giggs, 1996 and 2009 winner.
| Year | Name | Field |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Biggar, DanDan Biggar | Rugby union |
| 2014 | Thomas, GeraintGeraint Thomas | Cycling |
| 2013 | Halfpenny, LeighLeigh Halfpenny | Rugby union |
| 2012 | Jones, JadeJade Jones | Taekwondo |
| 2011 | Davies, ChazChaz Davies | Motorcycle racing |
| 2010 | Bale, GarethGareth Bale[2] | Football |
| 2009 | Giggs, RyanRyan Giggs[3] | Football |
| 2008 | Williams, ShaneShane Williams[4] | Rugby union |
| 2007 | Calzaghe, JoeJoe Calzaghe | Boxing |
| 2006 | Joe Calzaghe | Boxing |
| 2005 | Thomas, GarethGareth Thomas | Rugby union |
| 2004 | Grey-Thompson, TanniTanni Grey-Thompson | Wheelchair racing |
| 2003 | Cooke, NicoleNicole Cooke | Road bicycle racing |
| 2002 | Hughes, MarkMark Hughes | Football |
| 2001 | Joe Calzaghe | Boxing |
| 2000 | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Wheelchair racing |
| 1999 | Jackson, ColinColin Jackson | Athletics (110 metre hurdles) |
| 1998 | Thomas, IwanIwan Thomas | Athletics (400 metres) |
| 1997 | Gibbs, ScottScott Gibbs | Rugby union |
| 1996 | Giggs, RyanRyan Giggs | Football |
| 1995 | Southall, NevilleNeville Southall | Football |
| 1994 | Robinson, SteveSteve Robinson | Boxing |
| 1993 | Colin Jackson | Athletics (110 metre hurdles) |
| 1992 | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Wheelchair racing |
| 1991 | Woosnam, IanIan Woosnam | Golf |
| 1990 | Ian Woosnam | Golf |
| 1989 | Dodd, StephenStephen Dodd | Golf |
| 1988 | Colin Jackson | Athletics (110 metre hurdles) |
| 1987 | Ian Woosnam | Golf |
| 1986 | Wade, KirstyKirsty Wade | Athletics (middle distances) |
| 1985 | Jones, StevenSteven Jones | Marathon |
| 1984 | Rush, IanIan Rush | Football |
| 1983 | Jones, ColinColin Jones | Boxing |
| 1982 | Barry, SteveSteve Barry | Race walker |
| 1981 | Toshack, JohnJohn Toshack | Football |
| 1980 | Evans, DuncanDuncan Evans | Golf |
| 1979 | Griffiths, TerryTerry Griffiths | Snooker |
| 1978 | Owen, JohnnyJohnny Owen | Boxing |
| 1977 | Bennett, PhilPhil Bennett | Rugby union |
| 1976 | Davies, MervynMervyn Davies and the Wales national rugby union team | Rugby union |
| 1975 | Griffiths, ArfonArfon Griffiths | Football |
| 1974 | Edwards, GarethGareth Edwards | Rugby union |
| 1973 | Price, BerwynBerwyn Price | Athletics (100 metres hurdles) |
| 1972 | Meade, RichardRichard Meade | Eventing |
| 1971 | Dawes, JohnJohn Dawes, the Wales national rugby union team and the British Lions | Rugby union |
| 1970 | Broome, DavidDavid Broome | Show jumping |
| 1969 | Lewis, TonyTony Lewis | Cricket |
| 1968 | Woodroffe, MartynMartyn Woodroffe | Swimming |
| 1967 | Winstone, HowardHoward Winstone | Boxing |
| 1966 | Davies, LynnLynn Davies | Athletics (long jump) |
| 1965 | Rowlands, CliveClive Rowlands | Rugby union |
| 1964 | Lynn Davies | Athletics (long jump) |
| 1963 | Howard Winstone | Boxing |
| 1962 | Allchurch, IvorIvor Allchurch | Football |
| 1961 | Meredith, BrynBryn Meredith | Rugby union |
| 1960 | Curvis, BrianBrian Curvis | Boxing |
| 1959 | Moore, GrahamGraham Moore | Football |
| 1958 | Howard Winstone | Boxing |
| 1957 | Rees, DaiDai Rees | Golf |
| 1956 | Erskine, JoeJoe Erskine | Boxing |
| 1955 | Disley, JohnJohn Disley | Athletics (3000 metre steeplechase) |
| 1954 | Jones, KenKen Jones | Rugby union, Athletics (sprinting) |
See also
References
- General
"BBC Wales Sport Personality winners". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 December 2008. Archived from the original on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
- Specific
- ↑ "Shortlist for BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year announced". British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). 26 November 2003. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- ↑ "Gareth Bale wins BBC Wales Sports Personality award". BBC Sport. 6 December 2010.
- ↑ "Ryan Giggs wins BBC Wales Sports Personality 2009". BBC Sport. 8 December 2009.
- ↑ "BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2008 winners announced". BBC Press Office. BBC. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
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