BBC Sports Personality of the Year to jockey Lester Piggott in 1984 and 1994, disabled marathon runner Dennis Moore in 1981, comedian David Walliams in 2006, and comedian Eddie Izzard in 2009. Sebastian Coe picked up a Special Gold Award in 2005 for his work in helping Britain obtain the right to host the 2012 Olympics. Five awards have been presented once: Manager of the Year in 1969, a Special Team Award in 1986, Good Sport Awards in 1990, an International Team Award in 1983, and the Sports Personality of the Century Award in 1999. In 2003, to celebrate fifty years of Sports Personality of the
2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award the remaining candidates. In 2012, following the success of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the SPOTY shortlist was expanded to 12 contenders. The nominees for the 2012 award, as described by the BBC, and their share of the votes cast were as follows: 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. In addition to the main award as "Sports Personality of the Year", several other awards were