2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
| 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15 December 2013 |
| Location | First Direct Arena, Leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
| Host |
Gary Lineker Clare Balding Gabby Logan |
| Winner | Andy Murray |
| Official website |
www |
| Television/Radio coverage | |
| Network | |
| Runtime | 140 minutes |
The 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award was presented on 15 December from the First Direct Arena in Leeds. It was the 60th presentation of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. Awarded annually by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the main titular award honours an individual's British sporting achievement over the past year, with the winner selected by public vote from a ten-person shortlist.[1]
The event was presented by Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan with musical performances from John Newman and Russell Watson.[2] Sue Barker decided to step down as a presenter after 19 years.[3]
The winner of the main award was tennis player Andy Murray.[4][5][6] Former Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson won the special BBC Sports Personality Diamond Award.[7]
Basis of nominations
Prior to 2012, a panel of thirty sports journalists each submit a list of ten contenders. From these contenders a shortlist of ten nominees is determined—currently, in the event of a tie at the end of the nomination process, a panel of six former award winners determined the nominee by a Borda count. The shortlist was announced at the beginning of December, and the winner was determined on the night of the ceremony by a public telephone vote.
In 2011 the shortlist produced only contained male competitors, which caused media uproar. The selection process for contenders was changed for the 2012 (and future) awards as follows:
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.[8]
Nominees
The nominees for the 2013 award[9] and their share of the votes cast[4] were as follows:
| Nominee | Sport | 2013 achievement | BBC Profile | Votes (percentage) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Murray | Tennis | Won the Wimbledon men's singles championship. | 401,470 (55.96%) | |
| Leigh Halfpenny | Rugby union | Man-of-the-series in the victorious Lions tour of Australia and player of the tournament award in the Six Nations. | 65,913 (9.19%) | |
| AP McCoy | Horse racing | Became the first jump jockey to ride 4,000 winners | 57,854 (8.06%) | |
| Mo Farah | Athletics | Won the 5,000m and 10,000m events at the World Championships in Athletics, and broke the European record in the 1500m. | 51,945 (7.24%) | |
| Sir Ben Ainslie | Sailing | Helped mastermind an unlikely victory for Oracle Team USA in the America's Cup. | 48,140 (6.71%) | |
| Chris Froome | Cycling | Won the 100th edition of the Tour de France. | 37,343 (5.20%) | |
| Hannah Cockroft | Athletics | Won the sprint double at the IPC World Championships in Lyon. | 26,151 (3.64%) | |
| Christine Ohuruogu | Athletics | Won the 400m at the World Championships in Athletics. | 13,179 (1.84%) | |
| Justin Rose | Golf | Won the US Open | 9,833 (1.37%) | |
| Ian Bell | Cricket | A key figure in England's 3-0 defeat of Australia in the Ashes series. His tally of 562 equalled the English record for the most runs scored in a five-match home Ashes. | 5,626 (0.78%) |
Other awards
In addition to the main award as "Sports Personality of the Year", several other awards were also announced:
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year BBC Diamond award: Sir Alex Ferguson[7]
- BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year: Amber Hill[14]
- BBC Sports Unsung Hero Award: Joe and Maggie Forber[15]
References
- ↑ "Sports Personality 2013: BBC award shortlist announced". BBC Sport. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "John Newman to perform at BBC Sports Personality of the Year". Digital Spy. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "Sue Barker steps down from hosting BBC Sports Personality of the Year". Digital Spy. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- 1 2 "Andy Murray wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2013". BBC Sport. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ "'I know some people will think I wasn’t bothered but I would have loved to have been there': Read the full transcript from Murray's SPOTY acceptance speech". Daily Mail. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2013: Andy Murray caps brilliant year with prestigious award". Daily Telegraph. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- 1 2 "Sports Personality: Sir Alex Ferguson given BBC Diamond award". BBC Sport. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ "Voting & judging: Terms & conditions". BBC Sport. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "Sports Personality 2013: Contenders for 60th BBC award". BBC Sport. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "Vettel wins BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year". BBC Sport. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ "Sports Personality: British & Irish Lions win team of the year". BBC Sport. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ "Sports Personality: Warren Gatland wins coach of the year". BBC Sport. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ "Anne Williams: BBC award for Hillsborough campaigner". BBC Sport. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ "Young Sports Personality: Shooter Amber Hill wins BBC award". 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ "Sports Personality: Basketball duo win BBC Unsung Hero award". BBC Sport. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
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