BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year explained

BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year
Presenter:BBC Cymru Wales
Country:Wales
Year: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. Following 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] It later reverted to being chosen by an expert panel of judges.[2]

Winners

YearNameField
2023 Cycling
2022 Para-athletics
2021 Boxing
2019 Rugby union
2018 Cycling
2017 Rugby union
2016 Taekwondo
2015 Rugby union
2014 Cycling
2013 Rugby union
2012 Taekwondo
2011 Motorcycle racing
2010 [3] Football
2009 [4] Football
2008 [5] Rugby union
2007 Boxing
2006 Joe Calzaghe Boxing
2005 Rugby union
2004 Wheelchair racing
2003 Road bicycle racing
2002 Football
2001 Joe Calzaghe Boxing
2000 Tanni Grey-Thompson Wheelchair racing
1999 Athletics (110-metre hurdles)
1998 Athletics (400 metres)
1997 Rugby union
1996 Football
1995 Football
1994 Boxing
1993 Colin Jackson Athletics (110-metre hurdles)
1992 Tanni Grey-Thompson Wheelchair racing
1991 Golf
1990 Ian Woosnam Golf
1989 Golf
1988 Colin Jackson Athletics (110-metre hurdles)
1987 Ian Woosnam Golf
1986 Athletics (middle distances)
1985 Marathon
1984 Football
1983 Boxing
1982 Race walker
1981 Football
1980 Golf
1979
1978 Boxing
1977 Rugby union
1976 Rugby union
1975 Football
1974 Rugby union
1973 Athletics (100 metres hurdles)
1972 Eventing
1971 Rugby union
1970 Show jumping
1969 Cricket
1968 Swimming
1967 Boxing
1966 Athletics (long jump)
1965 Rugby union
1964 Lynn Davies Athletics (long jump)
1963 Howard Winstone Boxing
1962 Football
1961 Rugby union
1960 Boxing
1959 Football
1958 Howard Winstone Boxing
1957 Golf
1956 Boxing
1955 Athletics (3000 metre steeplechase)
1954 Rugby union, Athletics (sprinting)

No award was made in 2020 due to the effects on sport of the Covid-19 pandemic.

See also

References

GeneralWeb site: BBC Wales Sport Personality winners. 8 December 2008. BBC Sport. 16 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20040606155334/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/2525091.stm. 6 June 2004. live.
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    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Shortlist for BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year announced. 21 March 2008. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). 26 November 2003.
    2. News: Breen is BBC Wales Sports Personality for 2022. BBC Sport . 21 December 2022. 5 February 2023.
    3. Web site: Gareth Bale wins BBC Wales Sports Personality award . BBC Sport. 6 December 2010.
    4. Web site: Ryan Giggs wins BBC Wales Sports Personality 2009. BBC Sport. 8 December 2009.
    5. Web site: BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2008 winners announced. 8 December 2008. BBC Press Office. BBC. 11 January 2008.