BBC Sports Personality of the Year

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BBC Sports Personality of the Year is a prestigious annual BBC award honoring the most outstanding British sportsperson as voted for by the public.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf BBC television programme
sports award
alsoKnownAs BBC SPOTY Awards
awardFrequency annual
broadcastMedium television
broadcastOn BBC One
country United Kingdom
eligibility primarily British sportspersons
firstWinner Christopher Chataway
format live awards ceremony
formerLocation BBC Television Centre, London
surface form: BBC Television Centre

NEC Birmingham
genre sports television
hasCategory Coach of the Year
Helen Rollason Award
Lifetime Achievement Award
BBC Sports Personality of the Year self-linksurface differs
surface form: Overseas Sports Personality of the Year

Team of the Year
Unsung Hero Award
BBC Sports Personality of the Year self-linksurface differs
surface form: Young Sports Personality of the Year
hasMainAward BBC Sports Personality of the Year self-linksurface differs
surface form: BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality
hasPart interviews with athletes
presentation of awards
public voting segment
review of the sporting year
inception 1954
language English
location various venues in the United Kingdom
notableWinner Andy Murray
Bobby Moore
David Beckham
Sir Henry Cooper
surface form: Henry Cooper

Lewis Hamilton
Paula Radcliffe
Sir Steve Redgrave
surface form: Steve Redgrave
organisationalUnit BBC Studios
surface form: BBC Studios (production)
organisedBy BBC Sport
presentedBy BBC
purpose to honour the most outstanding sportsperson of the year
selectionProcess public vote
shortlist chosen by panel
shortName SPOTY
significance one of the most prestigious British sports awards
sponsor various commercial sponsors over time
typicalBroadcastMonth December
typicalRuntime approximately two hours

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David Beckham awardReceived BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Jessica Ennis-Hill awardReceived BBC Sports Personality of the Year
this entity surface form: BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award 2012
Matthew Pinsent awardReceived BBC Sports Personality of the Year
this entity surface form: BBC Sports Personality of the Year (team award)
Ryan Giggs awardReceived BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Sebastian Coe awardReceived BBC Sports Personality of the Year
this entity surface form: BBC Sports Personality of the Year main award ceremony
BBC Sports Personality of the Year hasCategory BBC Sports Personality of the Year self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
BBC Sports Personality of the Year hasCategory BBC Sports Personality of the Year self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Young Sports Personality of the Year
BBC Sports Personality of the Year hasMainAward BBC Sports Personality of the Year self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
this entity surface form: BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards ceremony
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award partOf BBC Sports Personality of the Year