Winners
| Year |
Winner | Sport | Second | Sport | Third | Sport | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Chataway, ChristopherChristopher Chataway (ENG) | Athletics | Bannister, RogerRoger Bannister (ENG) | Athletics | Smythe, PatPat Smythe (ENG) | Show jumping | |
| 1955 | Pirie, GordonGordon Pirie (ENG) | Athletics | zzz !No record | zzz !N/A | zzz !No record | zzz !N/A | |
| 1956 | Laker, JimJim Laker (ENG) | Cricket | zzz !No record | zzz !N/A | zzz !No record | zzz !N/A | |
| 1957 | Rees, DaiDai Rees (WAL) | Golf | zzz !No record | zzz !N/A | zzz !No record | zzz !N/A | |
| 1958 | Black, IanIan Black (SCO) | Swimming | Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton (ENG) | Football | Lofthouse, NatNat Lofthouse (ENG) | Football | |
| 1959 | Surtees, JohnJohn Surtees (ENG) | Motorcycle racing | Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton (ENG) | Football | Black, IanIan Black (SCO) | Swimming | |
| 1960 | Broome, DavidDavid Broome (WAL) | Show jumping | Thompson, DonDon Thompson (ENG) | Athletics | Lonsbrough, AnitaAnita Lonsbrough (ENG) | Swimming | |
| 1961 | Moss, StirlingStirling Moss (ENG) | Formula One | Walker, BillyBilly Walker (ENG) | Boxing | Mortimer, AngelaAngela Mortimer (ENG) | Tennis | |
| 1962 | Lonsbrough, AnitaAnita Lonsbrough (ENG) | Swimming | Hyman, DorothyDorothy Hyman (ENG) | Athletics | Ludgrove, LindaLinda Ludgrove (ENG) | Swimming | |
| 1963 | Hyman, DorothyDorothy Hyman (ENG) | Athletics | McGregor, BobbyBobby McGregor (SCO) | Swimming | Clark, JimJim Clark (SCO) | Formula One | |
| 1964 | Rand, MaryMary Rand (ENG) | Athletics | Briggs, BarryBarry Briggs (NZL) | Speedway | Packer, AnnAnn Packer (ENG) | Athletics | |
| 1965 | Simpson, TomTom Simpson (ENG) | Cycling | Clark, JimJim Clark (SCO) | Formula One | Coakes, MarionMarion Coakes (ENG) | Show jumping | |
| 1966 | Moore, BobbyBobby Moore (ENG) | Football | Briggs, BarryBarry Briggs (NZL) | Speedway | Hurst, GeoffGeoff Hurst (ENG) | Football | |
| 1967 | Cooper, HenryHenry Cooper (ENG) | Boxing | Burton, BerylBeryl Burton (ENG) | Cycling | Smith, HarveyHarvey Smith (ENG) | Show jumping | |
| 1968 | Hemery, DavidDavid Hemery (ENG) | Athletics | Hill, GrahamGraham Hill (ENG) | Formula One | Coakes, MarionMarion Coakes (ENG) | Show jumping | |
| 1969 | Jones, AnnAnn Jones (ENG) | Tennis | Jacklin, TonyTony Jacklin (ENG) | Golf | Best, GeorgeGeorge Best (NIR) | Football | |
| 1970 | Cooper, HenryHenry Cooper (ENG) | Boxing | Jacklin, TonyTony Jacklin (ENG) | Golf | Moore, BobbyBobby Moore (ENG) | Football | |
| 1971 | Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise !HRH Princess Anne (ENG) | Eventing | Best, GeorgeGeorge Best (NIR) | Football | John, BarryBarry John (WAL) | Rugby union | |
| 1972 | Peters, MaryMary Peters (NIR) | Athletics | Banks, GordonGordon Banks (ENG) | Football | Meade, RichardRichard Meade (WAL) | Eventing | |
| 1973 | Stewart, JackieJackie Stewart (SCO) | Formula One | Taylor, RogerRoger Taylor (ENG) | Tennis | McMahon, PaddyPaddy McMahon (ENG) | Show jumping | |
| 1974 | Foster, BrendanBrendan Foster (ENG) | Athletics | Conteh, JohnJohn Conteh (ENG) | Boxing | McBride, Willie JohnWillie John McBride (NIR) | Rugby union | |
| 1975 | Steele, DavidDavid Steele (ENG) | Cricket | Pascoe, AlanAlan Pascoe (ENG) | Athletics | Wilkie, DavidDavid Wilkie (SCO) | Swimming | |
| 1976 | Curry, JohnJohn Curry (ENG) | Figure skating | Hunt, JamesJames Hunt (ENG) | Formula One | Wilkie, DavidDavid Wilkie (SCO) | Swimming | |
| 1977 | Wade, VirginiaVirginia Wade (ENG) | Tennis | Boycott, GeoffreyGeoffrey Boycott (ENG) | Cricket | Sheene, BarryBarry Sheene (ENG) | Motorcycle racing | |
| 1978 | Ovett, SteveSteve Ovett (ENG) | Athletics | Thompson, DaleyDaley Thompson (ENG) | Athletics | Botham, IanIan Botham (ENG) | Cricket | |
| 1979 | Coe, SebastianSebastian Coe (ENG) | Athletics | Botham, IanIan Botham (ENG) | Cricket | Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan (ENG) | Football | |
| 1980 | Cousins, RobinRobin Cousins (ENG) | Figure skating | Coe, SebastianSebastian Coe (ENG) | Athletics | Thompson, DaleyDaley Thompson (ENG) | Athletics | |
| 1981 | Botham, IanIan Botham (ENG) | Cricket | Davis, SteveSteve Davis (ENG) | Snooker | Coe, SebastianSebastian Coe (ENG) | Athletics | |
| 1982 | Thompson, DaleyDaley Thompson (ENG) | Athletics | Higgins, AlexAlex Higgins (NIR) | Snooker | Cram, SteveSteve Cram (ENG) | Athletics | |
| 1983 | Cram, SteveSteve Cram (ENG) | Athletics | Torvill and Dean (ENG) | Figure skating | Thompson, DaleyDaley Thompson (ENG) | Athletics | |
| 1984 | Torvill and Dean (ENG) | Figure skating | Coe, SebastianSebastian Coe (ENG) | Athletics | Davis, SteveSteve Davis (ENG) | Snooker | |
| 1985 | McGuigan, BarryBarry McGuigan (NIR) | Boxing | Botham, IanIan Botham (ENG) | Cricket | Cram, SteveSteve Cram (ENG) | Athletics | |
| 1986 | Mansell, NigelNigel Mansell (ENG) | Formula One | Whitbread, FatimaFatima Whitbread (ENG) | Athletics | Dalglish, KennyKenny Dalglish (SCO) | Football | |
| 1987 | Whitbread, FatimaFatima Whitbread (ENG) | Athletics | Davis, SteveSteve Davis (ENG) | Snooker | Woosnam, IanIan Woosnam (WAL) | Golf | |
| 1988 | Davis, SteveSteve Davis (ENG) | Snooker | Moorhouse, AdrianAdrian Moorhouse (ENG) | Swimming | Lyle, SandySandy Lyle (SCO) | Golf | |
| 1989 | Faldo, NickNick Faldo (ENG) | Golf | Bruno, FrankFrank Bruno (ENG) | Boxing | Davis, SteveSteve Davis (ENG) | Snooker | |
| 1990 | Gascoigne, PaulPaul Gascoigne (ENG) | Football | Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry (SCO) | Snooker | Gooch, GrahamGraham Gooch (ENG) | Cricket | |
| 1991 | McColgan, LizLiz McColgan (SCO) | Athletics | Carling, WillWill Carling (ENG) | Rugby union | Lineker, GaryGary Lineker (ENG) | Football | |
| 1992 | Mansell, NigelNigel Mansell (ENG) | Formula One | Christie, LinfordLinford Christie (ENG) | Athletics | Gunnell, SallySally Gunnell (ENG) | Athletics | |
| 1993 | Christie, LinfordLinford Christie (ENG) | Athletics | Gunnell, SallySally Gunnell (ENG) | Athletics | Mansell, NigelNigel Mansell (ENG) | CART | |
| 1994 | Hill, DamonDamon Hill (ENG) | Formula One | Gunnell, SallySally Gunnell (ENG) | Athletics | Jackson, ColinColin Jackson (WAL) | Athletics | |
| 1995 | Edwards, JonathanJonathan Edwards (ENG) | Athletics | Bruno, FrankFrank Bruno (ENG) | Boxing | McRae, ColinColin McRae (SCO) | Rallying | |
| 1996 | Hill, DamonDamon Hill (ENG) | Formula One | Redgrave, SteveSteve Redgrave (ENG) | Rowing | Dettori, FrankieFrankie Dettori (ITA) | Horse racing | |
| 1997 | Rusedski, GregGreg Rusedski (ENG) | Tennis | Henman, TimTim Henman (ENG) | Tennis | Redgrave, SteveSteve Redgrave (ENG) | Rowing | |
| 1998 | Owen, MichaelMichael Owen (ENG) | Football | Lewis, DeniseDenise Lewis (ENG) | Athletics | Thomas, IwanIwan Thomas (WAL) | Athletics | |
| 1999 | Lewis, LennoxLennox Lewis (ENG) | Boxing | Beckham, DavidDavid Beckham (ENG) | Football | Jackson, ColinColin Jackson (WAL) | Athletics | |
| 2000 | Redgrave, SteveSteve Redgrave (ENG) | Rowing | Lewis, DeniseDenise Lewis (ENG) | Athletics | Grey-Thompson, TanniTanni Grey-Thompson (WAL) | Athletics | |
| 2001 | Beckham, DavidDavid Beckham (ENG) | Football | MacArthur, EllenEllen MacArthur (ENG) | Sailing | Owen, MichaelMichael Owen (ENG) | Football | |
| 2002 | Radcliffe, PaulaPaula Radcliffe (ENG) | Athletics | Beckham, DavidDavid Beckham (ENG) | Football | McCoy, TonyTony McCoy (NIR) | Horse racing | |
| 2003 | Wilkinson, JonnyJonny Wilkinson (ENG) | Rugby union | Johnson, MartinMartin Johnson (ENG) | Rugby union | Radcliffe, PaulaPaula Radcliffe (ENG) | Athletics | |
| 2004 | Holmes, KellyKelly Holmes (ENG) | Athletics | Pinsent, MatthewMatthew Pinsent (ENG) | Rowing | Flintoff, AndrewAndrew Flintoff (ENG) | Cricket | |
| 2005 | Flintoff, AndrewAndrew Flintoff (ENG) | Cricket | MacArthur, EllenEllen MacArthur (ENG) | Sailing | Gerrard, StevenSteven Gerrard (ENG) | Football | |
| 2006 | Phillips, ZaraZara Phillips (ENG) | Eventing | Clarke, DarrenDarren Clarke (NIR) | Golf | Tweddle, BethBeth Tweddle (ENG) | Gymnastics | |
| 2007 | Calzaghe, JoeJoe Calzaghe (WAL) | Boxing | Hamilton, LewisLewis Hamilton (ENG) | Formula One | Hatton, RickyRicky Hatton (ENG) | Boxing | |
| 2008 | Hoy, ChrisChris Hoy (SCO) | Cycling | Hamilton, LewisLewis Hamilton (ENG) | Formula One | Adlington, RebeccaRebecca Adlington (ENG) | Swimming | |
| 2009 | Giggs, RyanRyan Giggs (WAL) | Football | Button, JensonJenson Button (ENG) | Formula One | Ennis, JessicaJessica Ennis (ENG) | Athletics | |
| 2010 | McCoy, TonyTony McCoy (NIR) | Horse racing | Taylor, PhilPhil Taylor (ENG) | Darts | Ennis, JessicaJessica Ennis (ENG) | Athletics | |
| 2011 | Cavendish, MarkMark Cavendish (IOM) | Cycling | Clarke, DarrenDarren Clarke (NIR) | Golf | Farah, MoMo Farah (ENG) | Athletics | |
| 2012 | Wiggins, BradleyBradley Wiggins (ENG) | Cycling | Ennis, JessicaJessica Ennis (ENG) | Athletics | Murray, AndyAndy Murray (SCO) | Tennis |
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