2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award


The BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019 took place on 15 December 2019 at the P&J Live in Aberdeen.
The event was broadcast live on BBC One, and hosted by Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan. Lewis Capaldi performed "Hold Me While You Wait" and "Someone You Loved" during the memorial to those sportspeople who died in the past year and Emeli Sandé performed "Shine" to commemorate the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.

Sports Personality of the Year

The nominees for the award were revealed on 25 November 2019. On the night of the final, the public were allowed to vote for one of only six contenders pre-selected by "an expert independent panel".
The winner of this award was Ben Stokes with Lewis Hamilton in second and Dina Asher-Smith in third.
NomineeSport2019 Achievement
Ben StokesCricketHelped England win the Cricket World Cup for the first time with a dramatic super-over victory against New Zealand in the final at Lord's and was named man of the match. Also scored 135 not out to lead England to an unlikely one-wicket win in the third Ashes Test match at Headingley.
Lewis HamiltonFormula 1Became just the second driver to win a sixth World Drivers' Championship.
Dina Asher-SmithAthleticsWon 200 metres gold at the World Athletics Championships with a British record, making her the first British woman to win a global sprint title. Also picked up silver medals in the 100 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay.
Raheem SterlingFootballHelped Manchester City win the domestic treble of Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup titles. Also named as Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year.
Alun Wyn JonesRugby unionCaptained Wales to Grand Slam victory in the Six Nations and was named player of the championship. Also became Wales' most capped international player during the Rugby World Cup.
Katarina Johnson-ThompsonAthleticsWon heptathlon gold at the World Athletics Championships with a British record and the highest championship score since 2007.