BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year

BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year
Presented by BBC Cymru Wales
Country 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]

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Winners

Year Name Profession
2011 Davies, ChazChaz Davies Motorcycle racer
2010 Bale, GarethGareth Bale[2] Footballer
2009 Giggs, RyanRyan Giggs[3] Footballer
2008 Williams, ShaneShane Williams[4] Rugby player
2007 Calzaghe, JoeJoe Calzaghe Boxer
2006 Joe Calzaghe Boxer
2005 Thomas, GarethGareth Thomas Rugby player
2004 Grey-Thompson, TanniTanni Grey-Thompson Wheelchair racer
2003 Cooke, NicoleNicole Cooke Road cyclist
2002 Hughes, MarkMark Hughes Coach of Wales national football team
2001 Joe Calzaghe Boxer
2000 Tanni Grey-Thompson Wheelchair racer
1999 Jackson, ColinColin Jackson Athlete (110 metre hurdles)
1998 Thomas, IwanIwan Thomas Athlete (400 metres)
1997 Gibbs, ScottScott Gibbs Rugby player
1996 Giggs, RyanRyan Giggs Footballer
1995 Southall, NevilleNeville Southall Footballer
1994 Robinson, SteveSteve Robinson Boxer
1993 Colin Jackson Athlete (110 metre hurdles)
1992 Tanni Grey-Thompson Wheelchair racer
1991 Woosnam, IanIan Woosnam Golfer
1990 Ian Woosnam Golfer
1989 Dodd, StephenStephen Dodd Golfer
1988 Colin Jackson Athlete (110 metre hurdles)
1987 Ian Woosnam Golfer
1986 Wade, KirstyKirsty Wade Athlete (middle distances)
1985 Jones, StevenSteven Jones Marathon runner
1984 Rush, IanIan Rush Footballer
1983 Jones, ColinColin Jones Boxer
1982 Barry, SteveSteve Barry Race walker
1981 Toshack, JohnJohn Toshack Footballer
1980 Evans, DuncanDuncan Evans Golfer
1979 Griffiths, TerryTerry Griffiths Snooker player
1978 Owen, JohnnyJohnny Owen Boxer
1977 Bennett, PhilPhil Bennett Rugby player
1976 Davies, MervynMervyn Davies and the Wales national rugby union team N/A
1975 Griffiths, ArfonArfon Griffiths Footballer
1974 Edwards, GarethGareth Edwards Rugby player
1973 Price, BerwynBerwyn Price Athlete (100 metres hurdles)
1972 Meade, RichardRichard Meade Equestrian
1971 Dawes, JohnJohn Dawes, the Wales national rugby union team and the British Lions N/A
1970 Broome, DavidDavid Broome Equestrian (show jumping)
1969 Lewis, TonyTony Lewis Cricketer
1968 Woodroffe, MartynMartyn Woodroffe Swimmer
1967 Winstone, HowardHoward Winstone Boxer
1966 Davies, LynnLynn Davies Athlete (long jump)
1965 Rowlands, CliveClive Rowlands Rugby player
1964 Lynn Davies Athlete (long jump)
1963 Howard Winstone Boxer
1962 Allchurch, IvorIvor Allchurch Footballer
1961 Meredith, BrynBryn Meredith Rugby player
1960 Curvis, BrianBrian Curvis Boxer
1959 Moore, GrahamGraham Moore Footballer
1958 Howard Winstone Boxer
1957 Rees, DaiDai Rees Golfer
1956 Erskine, JoeJoe Erskine Boxer
1955 Disley, JohnJohn Disley Athlete (3000 metre steeplechase)
1954 Jones, KenKen Jones Rugby player, sprinter

See also

References

General

"BBC Wales Sport Personality winners". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 December 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/2525091.stm. Retrieved 16 January 2009. 

Specific
  1. ^ "Shortlist for BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year announced". British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). 26 November 2003. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/11_november/26/wales_spoty.shtml. Retrieved 2008-03-21. 
  2. ^ "Gareth Bale wins BBC Wales Sports Personality award". BBC Sport. 6 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/9261532.stm. 
  3. ^ "Ryan Giggs wins BBC Wales Sports Personality 2009". BBC Sport. 8 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/8400227.stm. 
  4. ^ "BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2008 winners announced". BBC Press Office. BBC. 8 December 2008. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/12_december/08/wales.shtml. Retrieved 11 January 2008. 

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