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.

Nominees
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.

Other awards
In addition to the main award as "Sports Personality of the Year", several other awards were also presented:


 * Overseas Personality: Eliud Kipchoge
 * Team of the Year: England cricket team
 * Lifetime Achievement: Tanni Grey-Thompson
 * Coach of the Year: John Blackie
 * Young Personality: Caroline Dubois
 * Unsung Hero Award: Keiren Thompson

In Memoriam

 * Gordon Banks
 * Billy McNeill Stevie Chalmers
 * Peter Snell Harrison Dillard Ken Matthews
 * Gordon Brand Jnr Brian Barnes
 * Jose Antonio Reyes Justin Edinburgh Fernando Ricksen
 * Alfie Linehan Abdul Qadir Malcolm Nash
 * Craig Fallon Iona Sclater Con de Lange
 * John McCririck Ferdy Murphy
 * Pernell Whitaker Saeideh Aletaha Patrick Day
 * Emiliano Sala David Ibbotson
 * Jordan Dawes Jerry Thompson Kat Lindner
 * Micky Steele-Bodger Garfield Owen Austin Rhodes
 * Chester Williams
 * Niki Lauda
 * Anthoine Hubert Charlie Whiting
 * Tommy Smith Brian Mawhinney Peter Thompson
 * Olly Croft Mike Watterson Paul Hutchins
 * Jake Burton Carpenter Stuart Fitzsimmons Matti Nykanen
 * Jean Stone Peter Carruthers Marieke Vervoort
 * Ron Saunders Bill Slater Jim Smith
 * Archie Bruce Peter Fox Natalie Harrowell
 * Vikki Orvice Hugh McIlvanney Dianne Oxberry
 * Bob Willis