2014 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
| 2014 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 December 2014 |
| Location | The SSE Hydro, Glasgow |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
| Hosted by |
Gary Lineker Clare Balding Gabby Logan |
| Winner | Lewis Hamilton |
| Official website |
www |
| Television/Radio coverage | |
| Network | |
| Runtime | 140 minutes |
The 2014 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, took place on 14 December at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow. It was the 61st 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 ten-person shortlist. Lewis Hamilton won the main award.[1][2]
The event was presented by Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan.
Basis of nominations
For 2014, the BBC introduced an expert panel who were asked to devise a shortlist that reflected UK sporting achievements on the national and/or international stage, represented the breadth and depth of UK sports and took into account "impact" within and beyond the sport or sporting achievement in question. The 2014 panel was announced on 22 October 2014. The panel members were:[3]
- Rebecca Adlington: Olympic gold medal winning swimmer
- Denise Lewis: Olympic gold medal winning athlete
- Jason Roberts: former professional footballer
- Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson: Paralympic gold medal winning athlete
- Mike Dunn: sports editor of The Independent and Evening Standard newspapers
- Howard Wheatcroft: Express Newspapers head of sport
- Alex Butler: sports editor of the Sunday Times newspaper
- Alison Mitchell: freelance sports broadcaster and journalist
- Louise Martin: chair of SportScotland
- Barbara Slater: Director of BBC Sport
- Philip Bernie: head of BBC TV sport
- Carl Doran; executive editor, BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Nominees
The shortlist of ten contenders was announced during BBC One's The One Show on 24 November and on the BBC website.[4] Early favourites for the award included Rory McIlroy and Lewis Hamilton.[5][6][7]
| Nominee | Sport | 2014 achievement | BBC profile | Votes (percentage) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | Formula One | Won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship with eleven victories | 209,920 (33.81%) | |
| Rory McIlroy | Golf | Won the Open Championship and PGA Championship and was part of the Europe team that retained the Ryder Cup | 123,745 (19.93%) | |
| Jo Pavey | Athletics | Won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the European Championships | 99,913 (16.09%) | |
| Charlotte Dujardin | Dressage | Won gold medals at the World Equestrian Games in special dressage and freestyle dressage | 75,814 (12.21%) | |
| Kelly Gallagher & Charlotte Evans |
Alpine skiing | Won the Winter Paralympics gold medal in the visually impaired Super-G | 35,871 (5.78%) | |
| Elizabeth Yarnold | Skeleton | Won a gold medal at the Winter Olympics and the World Cup | 23,188 (3.73%) | |
| Max Whitlock | Gymnastics | Won four gold medals, three at the Commonwealth Games and one at the European Championships | 17,219 (2.77%) | |
| Gareth Bale | Football | Helped Real Madrid win the UEFA Champions League and Copa del Rey | 13,747 (2.21%) | |
| Carl Froch | Boxing | Retained his IBF and WBA super-middleweight titles | 11,616 (1.87%) | |
| Adam Peaty | Swimming | Won six gold medals, four at the European Championships and two at the Commonwealth Games | 9,899 (1.59%) |
Other awards
In addition to the main award as "Sports Personality of the Year", several other awards were also announced:
- BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year: Cristiano Ronaldo[8]
- BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award: England women's national rugby union team[9]
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award: Sir Chris Hoy[10]
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award: Paul McGinley[11]
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award: Invictus Games Competitors[12]
- BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year: Claudia Fragapane[13]
- BBC Sports Unsung Hero Award: Jill Stidever[14]
References
- ↑ "Lewis Hamilton beats Rory McIlroy to take BBC sports personality award". Guardian. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ "Lewis Hamilton wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2014". BBC Sport. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ "BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2014 panel announced". BBC Sport. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ "BBC Sports Personality: Bradley Wiggins reveals 2014 nominees". BBC Sport. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ "BBC Sports Personality of the Year Betting". 12 November 2014.
- ↑ "Rory McIlroy favourite to be named BBC Sports Personality of the Year". Guardian. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ "BBC Sports Personality of the Year: Contenders for 2014 award". BBC Sport. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo wins BBC Overseas Sports Personality award". BBC Sport. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ "Sports Personality 2014: England Women win Team of Year award". BBC Sport. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ "Sports Personality 2014: Sir Chris Hoy receives lifetime award". BBC Sport. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ "Sports Personality 2014: Paul McGinley named Coach of Year". BBC Sport. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ "BBC Sports Personality: Prince Harry presents Invictus award". BBC Sport. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ "Claudia Fragapane wins BBC Young Sports Personality award". 14 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ "Sports Personality: Swimming coach named Unsung Hero". BBC Sport. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.