BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award have been represented; athletics has the highest representation, with 17 recipients. Counting Torvill and Dean separately, there have been 48 English winners of the award, six Scottish, five Welsh, three Northern Irish, and one Manx. Since the award ceremony began only on one occasion (2013) have none of the podium placers been English. On three occasions a sportsman from outside the United Kingdom has made the podium, on each occasion for sporting success achieved in Great Britain; New Zealand speedway star Barry Briggs (1964 and 1966) and Italian jockey Frankie Dettori (1996). Barry McGuigan, Greg Rusedski and Lennox Lewis originally
2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award the football World Cup semi final was played. The event was however not without controversy as a number of media outlets panned the decision not to include Ronnie O’Sullivan or Tyson Fury, Eurosport being particularly vocal. The nominees for the award were revealed during the ceremony. In addition to the main award as "Sports Personality of the Year", several other awards will also be presented: On 3 December 2018 the nominees for the inaugural Greatest sporting moment of the year were announced. The winner was decided by public vote (online only) between the 3 December 2018 at 18.30 GMT and