BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year explained

BBC World Sport Star of the Year
Former Name:BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
Presenter:BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Country:United Kingdom
Holder:Erling Haaland (2023)
Holder Label:Most recent winner

The BBC World Sport Star of the Year (formerly known as the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year[1] [2]) is an award presented at the annual BBC Sports Personality of the Year award ceremony. The award is presented to a non-British sportsperson considered to have made the most substantial contribution to a sport in that year. The award was decided by a panel of over 30 sporting journalists. Each panellist voted for their top two choices; their first preference was awarded two points, and their second preference was awarded one point. The winning sportsperson had the most total points. In the case of a points tie, the sportsperson chosen as first preference by the most panellists is the winner. If this is also a tie the award is shared.[3] In 2015 the public voted for this award.

The Overseas Personality award was first presented in 1960, six years after the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award was introduced. The first recipient of the award was Australian middle distance runner Herb Elliott.[4] Since then, the award has been presented to 52 sportspersons. Swiss tennis player Roger Federer has won the award four times. American boxer Muhammad Ali and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt have both won the award three times.[5] The award has been shared on three occasions—by Ron Clarke and Gary Player in 1965, Eusébio and Garfield Sobers in 1966, and Evander Holyfield and Michael Johnson in 1996.[6] The husband-and-wife skating duo of Oleg Protopopov and Ludmila Belousova are the only pair to have won the award, doing so in 1968. Belousova was the first woman to become Overseas Personality—she was also the oldest, aged 33. George Moore is the oldest recipient of the award, winning in 1967 aged 44. The youngest recipient of the award is Nadia Comăneci, who won in 1976 at age 15. Boris Becker, who was 18 when he won in 1985, is the youngest male to have won.[6]

Twenty-seven different countries have been represented by the award winners as of 2023. United States sportspersons have won the award the most times, having had nineteen recipients, two of whom shared the award. Three cricketers have received the award -- Garfield Sobers of Barbados, Brian Lara of Trinidad and Tobago (both of whom played for the West Indies cricket team), and Shane Warne of Australia.[7] [8] Fourteen sporting disciplines have been represented; tennis has the highest representation, with fifteen recipients.

Only one winner has ever been stripped of the award – US cyclist Lance Armstrong, whose 2003 award was rescinded following the UCI's 2012 decision to strip him of his titles and ban him for life from the sport.[9]

In 2018, the award was renamed BBC World Sport Star of the Year. Along with the change of name, votes could be cast from outside of the UK for the first time.[2]

Winners

By year

BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year winners
scope=colYearscope=colNationalityscope=colWinnerscope=colSportscope=col class="unsortable"Note
1960scope=row[10]
1961scope=row
1962scope=row
1963scope=row
1964scope=row
1965scope=row [11]
scope=row
1966scope=rowEusébio
scope=row
1967scope=row
1968scope=row
scope=row
1969scope=row[12]
1970scope=rowPelé
1971scope=row[13]
1972scope=row[14]
1973scope=row (1/3)
1974scope=row (2/3)
1975scope=row[15]
1976scope=row[16]
1977scope=row[17]
1978scope=row (3/3)
1979scope=row[18]
1980scope=row[19]
1981scope=row[20]
1982scope=row[21]
1983scope=row[22]
1984scope=row[23]
1985scope=row
1986scope=row (1/2)[24]
1987scope=row[25]
1988scope=rowTennis[26]
1989scope=row[27]
1990scope=row
1991scope=row
1992scope=row[28]
1993scope=row (2/2)[29]
1994scope=row[30]
1995scope=row[31]
1996scope=row [32]
scope=row Athletics
1997scope=row[33]
1998scope=row[34]
1999scope=rowAthletics[35]
2000scope=row[36]
2001scope=row[37]
2002scope=rowRonaldo[38]
2003scope=rowCycling [39]
2004scope=row (1/4)[40]
2005scope=row[41]
2006scope=row (2/4)[42]
2007scope=row (3/4)[43]
2008scope=row (1/3)[44]
2009scope=row (2/3)[45]
2010scope=row[46]
2011scope=row[47]
2012scope=row (3/3)[48]
2013scope=row[49]
2014scope=rowCristiano Ronaldo[50]
2015Dan Carter[51]
2016[52]
2017scope=row (4/4)[53]
2018[54]
2019[55]
2020[56]
2021[57]
2022[58]
2023[59]

By nationality

This table lists the total number of awards won by place of birth.

scope=colNationalityscope=colNumber of wins
scope=row
scope=row8
scope=row5
scope=row4
scope=row3
scope=row3
scope=row2
scope=row2
scope=row2
scope=row2
scope=row1
scope=row1
scope=row1
scope=row1
scope=row1
scope=row1
scope=row1
scope=row1
scope=row1
scope=row1
scope=row1
scope=row1
scope=row1
scope=row1
scope=row1
scope=row1
scope=row1

By sport

This table lists the total number of awards won by recipient's sporting profession.

scope=colSporting professionscope=colNumber of wins
scope=rowTennis17
scope=rowAthletics12
scope=rowGolf9
scope=rowFootball6
scope=rowBoxing5
scope=rowCricket3
scope=rowFigure skating3
scope=rowGymnastics3
scope=rowFormula One2
scope=rowHorse racing2
scope=rowRugby union2
scope=rowCycling1 2
scope=rowRugby league1
scope=rowMixed martial arts1

By gender

This table lists the total number of awards won by gender.

scope=colGenderscope=colNumber of wins
scope=rowMale51.5
scope=rowFemale8.5

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  15. News: Past winners: 1973–1977: 1975 Winner. 27 November 2003. BBC. 24 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20071214030050/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/past_winners/3222690.stm. 14 December 2007. live.
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  17. News: Past winners: 1973–1977: 1977 Winner. 27 November 2003. BBC. 24 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20071214030050/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/past_winners/3222690.stm. 14 December 2007. live.
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  19. News: Past winners: 1978–1982: 1980 Winner. 27 November 2003. BBC. 24 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090101075740/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_2003/3222688.stm. 1 January 2009 . live.
  20. News: Past winners: 1978–1982: 1981 Winner. 27 November 2003. BBC. 24 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090101075740/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_2003/3222688.stm. 1 January 2009 . live.
  21. News: Past winners: 1978–1982: 1982 Winner. 27 November 2003. BBC. 24 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090101075740/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_2003/3222688.stm. 1 January 2009 . live.
  22. News: Past winners: 1983–1987: 1983 Winner . 27 November 2003 . BBC . 24 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071214010343/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_2003/3222686.stm . 14 December 2007 . live .
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  24. News: Gary Lineker's dog days now a distant memory. https://web.archive.org/web/20080831044359/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/2327609/Gary-Lineker%27s-dog-days-now-a-distant-memory.html. dead. 31 August 2008. Philip. Robert. 5 December 2007. The Daily Telegraph. 13 January 2009 . London.
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  42. News: Phillips is surprise winner of top Sports Personality award. James. Corrigan. The Independent. 11 December 2006. 10 January 2009. London. 2 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230602231739/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/phillips-is-surprise-winner-of-top-sports-personality-award-428036.html. live.
  43. News: Calzaghe is BBC Sports Personality of the Year. The Daily Telegraph. 10 December 2007. Paul. Bolton. 10 January 2009. London. 21 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921111359/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/2328106/Calzaghe-is-BBC-Sports-Personality-of-the-Year.html. live.
  44. News: Usain Bolt and the paradox of sprinting evolution. Smith. Ed. 19 December 2008. The Daily Telegraph. 10 January 2009 . London. https://web.archive.org/web/20090208024925/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/3851050/Usain-Bolt-and-the-paradox-of-sprinting-evolution.html. 8 February 2009 . live.
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  46. Web site: Rafael Nadal claims overseas prize . Sporting Life . 20 December 2010 . 19 December 2010 .
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  49. News: Sebastien Vettel wins Oversea Sports Personality award . ITV News . 15 December 2013 . 15 December 2013 . 25 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200925202846/https://www.itv.com/news/update/2013-12-15/sebastien-vettel-wins-oversea-sports-personality-award/ . live .
  50. Web site: Cristiano Ronaldo wins BBC Overseas Sports Personality award . BBC Sport . 19 December 2015 . 14 December 2014 . 15 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221215083106/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/30414684 . live .
  51. Web site: Sports Personality of the Year: Dan Carter wins 2015 Overseas award . 19 December 2015 . 19 December 2015 . BBC Sport . 25 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210525004841/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/35106794 . live .
  52. Web site: BBC Sports Personality 2016: Simone Biles wins overseas award . 18 December 2016 . 18 December 2016 . BBC Sport . 6 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190406090519/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/38304889 . live .
  53. Web site: BBC Sports Personality 2017: Roger Federer wins BBC overseas award for record fourth time . 15 December 2017 . 15 December 2017 . BBC Sport . 12 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210712110050/https://www.bbc.com/sport/sports-personality/42323268 . live .
  54. Web site: Francesco Molinari wins SPOTY 2018 World Sport Star of the Year award . 16 December 2018 . 16 December 2018 . Mirror . 27 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210127205644/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/golf/francesco-molinari-wins-spoty-2018-13742448 . live .
  55. Web site: Eliud Kipchoge wins World Sport Star of the Year 2019 . 15 December 2019 . 15 December 2019 . BBC . 24 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210524151345/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/50757884 . live .
  56. Web site: BBC Names Khabib Nurmagomedov World Sport Star of 2020. ufc. 19 December 2020. 19 December 2020. 5 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210305062822/https://www.ufc.com/news/bbc-names-khabib-nurmagomedov-world-sport-star-2020-read. live.
  57. Web site: Sports Personality 2021: Rachael Blackmore crowned BBC's World Sport Star of the Year. BBC Sport. 19 December 2021. 19 December 2021. 4 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220904222224/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/59681682. live.
  58. Web site: Lionel Messi named BBC Sports Personality's World Sport Star of the Year. BBC Sport. 19 December 2022. 19 December 2022. 31 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221231102553/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/64027088. live.
  59. Web site: Sports Personality of the Year 2023: Erling Haaland named World Sport Star of the Year. BBC Sport. 19 December 2023. 19 December 2023. 19 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231219213310/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/67726030. live.

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