2020 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

BBC Sports Personality of the Year
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Date	20 December 2020
Location	dock10 studios, Salford
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	BBC
Hosted by	Gary Lineker; Clare Balding; Gabby Logan; Alex Scott
Winner	Lewis Hamilton
Website	BBC Sports Personality
Television/radio coverage
Network	BBC One; BBC One HD;
Runtime	120 minutes

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020 took place on 20 December 2020 at the dock10 studios in Salford.^[1]

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The event was broadcast live on BBC One and hosted by Gary Lineker, Clare Balding, Gabby Logan and Alex Scott.^[2]

Nominee	Sport	2020 Achievement
Lewis Hamilton	Formula 1	Surpassed Michael Schumacher as the most prolific Grand Prix winner and equalled his record of seven World Drivers' Championships to become the most successful F1 driver in history.
Jordan Henderson	Football	As captain, he led Liverpool to the club's first top-flight league title in 30 years. Also named the FWA Footballer of the Year.
Hollie Doyle	Horse racing	Became the first female jockey to ride five winners on the same British card with an 899/1 quintuple at Windsor Racecourse. Also claimed her first Royal Ascot win on Scarlet Dragon (at 33/1) and surpassed her own record of winners ridden by a British female jockey in a year (now 120).
Stuart Broad	Cricket	Helped England win the Test series against the West Indies and Pakistan, in which he was also the leading wicket taker. In the former, he became the fourth pace bowler (and seventh overall) to take 500 Test wickets and was player of the series.
Ronnie O'Sullivan	Snooker	Won the World Snooker Championship for the sixth time, the fourth player to do so in the modern era (post-1968) . This was his 37th ranking tournament victory, surpassing Stephen Hendry's previous record of 36.
Tyson Fury	Boxing	Became a world heavyweight champion for the second time by handing defending WBC champion Deontay Wilder the first defeat of his career, 14 months after their first bout ended in a draw.

Artist	Song	Notes
Celeste	"Stop This Flame"	Opening performance
Celeste	"Smile"	In memoriam
Rick Astley	"Every One of Us"	Performed in recognition of the regional SPOTY winners

Nominees