2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

BBC Sports Personality of the Year
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Date	15 December 2019
Location	P&J Live, Aberdeen
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	BBC
Hosted by	Gary Lineker; Clare Balding; Gabby Logan
Winner	Ben Stokes
Website	BBC Sports Personality
Television/radio coverage
Network	BBC One; BBC One HD; BBC Radio 5 Live;

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019 took place on 15 December 2019 at the P&J Live in Aberdeen.^[1]

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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.^[2]

Nominee	Sport	2019 Achievement
Ben Stokes	Cricket	Helped 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 Hamilton	Formula 1	Became just the second driver (after Michael Schumacher) to win a sixth World Drivers' Championship.
Dina Asher-Smith	Athletics	Won 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 (with a British record also) and 4 × 100 metres relay.
Raheem Sterling	Football	Helped 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 Jones	Rugby union	Captained 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-Thompson	Athletics	Won heptathlon gold at the World Athletics Championships with a British record and the highest championship score since 2007.

Nominees