2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

Sports award in the UK April 2022 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award 16 December 2012 ExCeL London United Kingdom British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Sue BarkerGary LinekerClare Balding Bradley Wiggins https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/2012 BBC One BBC One HD 155 minutes 2011 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award 2013 The 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, presented on 16 December, was the 59th 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 12-person shortlist.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/oct/18/bbc-sports-personality-of-year BBC Sports Personality of the Year award and show to be given revamp 18 October 2012 Guardian UK 13 November 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/19999241 Sports Personality of the Year 2012: Former nominees on panel 18 October 2012 BBC Sport 13 November 2012 The winner of the 2012 award was Bradley Wiggins, the Tour de France and Olympic time trial champion.Bradley Wiggins wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/20748902 BBC Sport 17 December 2012 16 December 2012 The awards ceremony was hosted at ExCeL London, which had been a venue for several sports during the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. 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. The 2012 panel comprised: Barbara Slater, Director of BBC Sport (Chair) The BBC’s Head of TV Sport (Philip Bernie) The Executive Editor of BBC Sports Personality of the Year (Carl Doran). A representative from BBC Radio 5 Live - this year, Eleanor Oldroyd. Three national newspaper sports editors (to be rotated annually) - this year, Mike Dunn (The Sun), Lee Clayton (Daily Mail) and Matthew Hancock (The Observer) Three former nominees (to be appointed annually) - this year, Sir Steve Redgrave, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Denise Lewis OBE A pan-sports broadcaster/journalist - this year, Sue Mott Baroness Sue Campbell, Chair of UK Sport. The panel would endeavour to produce a shortlist based on reaching a consensus view. If a consensus view cannot be reached on all or some of the candidates, then they will be asked to vote for the remaining candidates.Slater Barbara Sports Personality of the Year 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/sporteditors/2012/10/sports_personality_of_the_year.html BBC Sport 17 December 2012 18 October 2012 In 2012, following the success of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the SPOTY shortlist was expanded to 12 contenders.Slater Barbara How the shortlist was chosen https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/20499614 Sports Personality of the Year BBC Sport 17 December 2012 26 November 2012 Nominees The nominees for the 2012 award,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/20466947 Sports Personality of the Year: BBC award shortlist named 27 November 2012 BBC Sport 27 November 2012 as described by the BBC,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/20467299 Sports Personality of the Year: BBC award contenders 27 November 2012 BBC Sport 27 November 2012 and their share of the votes cast were as follows: NomineeSport2012 achievementBBC ProfileVotes (percentage) Bradley Wiggins Cycling Won the 2012 Tour de France, the first Briton to do so. Also won Olympic gold in the time trial, a record-equalling seventh medal for a British sportsman.Wynn Nigel Wiggins wins gold in men's time trial, bronze for Froome https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/534177/wiggins-wins-gold-in-men-s-time-trial-bronze-for-froome.html Cycling Weekly IPC Media Limited 1 August 2012 1 August 2012 Became the first cyclist to win Olympic track gold and the Tour de France, and the first cyclist to win the Tour and Olympic gold in the same year.492,064 (30.25%) Jessica Ennis Athletics Won Olympic gold in the heptathlon with three personal bests in the seven events. Ennis broke the British record for heptathlon twice in 2012, and the British record for 100m hurdles.372,765 (22.92%) Andy Murray Tennis Won the US Open against Novak Djokovic, the first British major tennis champion of either sex in 35 years and the first British man to win a major in 76 years. Also won Olympic gold in the Men's singles, the first Briton to do so since 1908, and silver (with Laura Robson) in the Mixed doubles; Murray was the only British Olympian to win two medals on the same day during the 2012 games. Murray was also the first British man to reach the Wimbledon final in 76 years.230,444 (14.17%) Mo Farah Athletics Won two Olympic golds in the 5000m and 10,000, the first Briton, the first athlete competing at a home games, and only the seventh man in history to win both at the same Olympic Games. Also became the first man to successfully defend the European 5000m title.131,327 (8.07%) David Weir Athletics Won four Paralympic golds medals in the 1500m T54, 5000m T54, 800m T54 and T54 marathon. Also won the London Marathon wheelchair race for a record-equalling sixth time.114,633 (7.05%) Ellie Simmonds Swimming Won two Paralympic golds medals in the S6 400m freestyle and SM6 200m individual medley, as well as silver in the S6 100m freestyle and bronze in the S6 50m freestyle.102,894 (6.33%) Sir Chris Hoy Cycling Won Olympic gold in the team sprint (with Philip Hindes and Jason Kenny) and men's keirin, making a British record of six Olympic golds in all. Also won the World Championship in keirin, his 11th World title.42,961 (2.64%) Nicola Adams Boxing Won Olympic gold in the Women's flyweight, the first woman to win an Olympic boxing title. Also won World silver medal.35,560 (2.19%) Ben Ainslie Sailing Won Olympic gold in the Finn class, his fourth straight gold medal making him the most decorated Olympic sailor in history. Also won World Finn Championship35,373 (2.17%) Rory McIlroy Golf Won the 2012 PGA Championship, becoming the youngest player to win two majors since Seve Ballesteros. Featured in Europe's Ryder Cup comeback victory over the United States and ranked number one in the world, winning the 2012 money list on both the PGA and European tours.29,729 (1.83%) Katherine Grainger Rowing Won Olympic gold in the double sculls (with Anna Watkins), after previously winning three silvers at successive Games. Became the first female British athlete in any sport to win a medal at four successive Olympics.28,626 (1.76%) Sarah Storey Cycling Won four Paralympic golds medals in the C5 individual pursuit, C4–5 500m time trial, C5 road time trial and C4–5 road race, for a modern era British record-equalling total of 11 gold medals.10,342 (0.64%) Voting process The winner was decided by a public vote on the night of the awards ceremony. Unlike past years the voting opened after every contender has shown a video of them achieving in their sport, not at the beginning of the show.SPOTY Voting & Judging: Terms & conditions 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/19997397 BBC Sport BBC 27 November 2012 19 October 2012 Other awards In addition to the main award as "Sports Personality of the Year", several other awards were also announced: Team of the Year: Team GB Team award for GB Olympic and Paralympic stars https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/20693516 https://web.archive.org/web/20121217162116/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/20693516 dead 17 December 2012 Sports Personality of the Year 2012 BBC Sport 17 December 2012 16 December 2012 Coach of the Year: Dave Brailsford Cycling's Dave Brailsford is coach of the year https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/20692840 Sports Personality of the Year 2012 BBC Sport 17 December 2012 16 December 2012 Overseas Personality: Usain BoltUsain Bolt wins BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/20697979 Sports Personality of the Year 2012 BBC Sport 17 December 2012 16 December 2012 Young Personality: Josef CraigJosef Craig wins BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/20697983 Sports Personality of the Year 2012 BBC Sport 17 December 2012 16 December 2012 Unsung Hero Award: Sue and Jim Houghton (Community Sports Organisers)Sue & Jim Houghton win Unsung Hero Award https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/20692845 Sports Personality of the Year 2012 BBC Sport 17 December 2012 16 December 2012 Lifetime Achievement: Lord CoeLord Coe receives BBC Lifetime Achievement award https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/20691572 Sports Personality of the Year 2012 BBC Sport 17 December 2012 16 December 2012 Helen Rollason Award: Martine WrightMartine Wright wins Helen Rollason Award https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/20691586 Sports Personality of the Year 2012 BBC Sport 17 December 2012 16 December 2012 In Memoriam 30em Sid Waddell Tommy Godwin Gary Ablett Teofilo Stevenson Don Wilson John Connelly Angelo Dundee Sarah Burke Nigel Doughty John Oaksey Terry Spinks Mitchell Cole David Tait Brian Woolnough Danny Fullbrook Lee Richardson Mervyn Davies John Bond Stephen Packer Jack Taylor Tom Maynard Alexander Dale Oen Dave Sexton Jocky Wilson Kenny Morgans Paidi O Se Phil Taylor Emanuel Steward Gordon West Selorm Kuadey Sid Watkins Mitchell Todd Ivor Powell Joe Egan Alan McDonald Josh Gifford Margaret Osborne duPont Campbell Gillies Nevin Spence References External links Official website Category:BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards Category:2012 in British television Category:2012 in British sport Bbc Bbc Category:December 2012 sports events in the United Kingdom