2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

{{Infobox award

| name = 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

| date = 15 December 2013

| location = First Direct Arena, Leeds

| country = United Kingdom

| presenter = British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

| host = Gary Lineker
Clare Balding
Gabby Logan

| winner = Andy Murray

| website = {{url|https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/2013}}

| network = {{Unbulleted list|BBC One|BBC One HD}}

| runtime = 140 minutes

| previous = 2012

| main = BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

| next = 2014

}}

The 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award was presented on 15 December from the First Direct Arena in Leeds. It was the 60th presentation of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. Awarded annually by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the main titular award honours an individual's British sporting achievement over the past year, with the winner selected by public vote from a ten-person shortlist.{{cite web|url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/sports-personality/25017298|title= Sports Personality 2013: BBC award shortlist announced|date=8 December 2013|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=10 December 2013}}

The event was presented by Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan with musical performances from John Newman and Russell Watson.{{cite web|url = http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a537016/john-newman-to-perform-at-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year.html|title= John Newman to perform at BBC Sports Personality of the Year|date=10 December 2013|work=Digital Spy|accessdate=10 December 2013}} Sue Barker decided to step down as a presenter after 19 years.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a516438/sue-barker-steps-down-from-hosting-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year.html|title=Sue Barker steps down from hosting BBC Sports Personality of the Year|date=19 September 2013|work=Digital Spy|accessdate=10 December 2013|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924223047/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a516438/sue-barker-steps-down-from-hosting-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year.html|url-status=dead}}

The winner of the main award was tennis player Andy Murray.{{cite web|title=Andy Murray wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2013|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/25386015|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 December 2013|date=15 December 2013}}{{cite web|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/sports-personality-of-the-year/10519555/BBC-Sports-Personality-of-the-Year-2013-Andy-Murray-caps-brilliant-year-with-prestigious-award.html|title=BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2013: Andy Murray caps brilliant year with prestigious award|date=15 December 2013|work=Daily Telegraph|accessdate=17 December 2013}}

Former Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson won the special BBC Sports Personality Diamond Award.{{cite web|title=Sports Personality: Sir Alex Ferguson given BBC Diamond award|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/25362077|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 December 2013|date=15 December 2013}}

Basis of nominations

Prior to 2012, a panel of thirty sports journalists each submit a list of ten contenders. From these contenders a shortlist of ten nominees is determined—currently, in the event of a tie at the end of the nomination process, a panel of six former award winners determined the nominee by a Borda count. The shortlist was announced at the beginning of December, and the winner was determined on the night of the ceremony by a public telephone vote.

In 2011 the shortlist produced only contained male competitors, which caused media uproar. The selection process for contenders was changed for the 2012 (and future) awards as follows:

The BBC introduced an expert panel who were asked to devise a shortlist that reflected UK sporting achievements on the national and/or international stage, represented the breadth and depth of UK sports and took into account "impact" within and beyond the sport or sporting achievement in question.{{cite web|url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/sports-personality/24145324|title= Voting & judging: Terms & conditions|date=26 November 2013|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=10 December 2013}}

Nominees

The nominees for the 2013 award{{cite web|url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/sports-personality/25002342|title= Sports Personality 2013: Contenders for 60th BBC award|date=26 November 2013|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=10 December 2013}} and their share of the votes cast were as follows:

class="wikitable " ! width="130" \|Nominee ! width="100" \|Sport !2013 achievement !BBC Profile !Votes (percentage)
style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;" \|Andy Murray	Tennis	Became the first British man in the Open Era to win a singles title at Wimbledon (and the first outright since Fred Perry 77 years prior).	[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00grqnh/profiles/andy-murray]	401,470 ({{Percentage \| 401470 \| 717454 \| 2 \| pad=yes }})
style="background:silver;" \|Leigh Halfpenny	Rugby union	Designated man-of-the-series in the victorious Lions tour of Australia (their first series victory in 16 years) and player of the tournament in the Six Nations.	[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00grqnh/profiles/leigh-halfpenny]	65,913 ({{Percentage \| 65913 \| 717454 \| 2 \| pad=yes }})
style="background:tan;" \|AP McCoy	Horse racing	Became the first jump jockey to ride 4,000 winners.	[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00grqnh/profiles/ap-mccoy]	57,854 ({{Percentage \| 57854 \| 717454 \| 2 \| pad=yes }})
Mo Farah	Athletics	Won the 5,000m and 10,000m events at the IAAF World Championships, thus becoming the first Briton to successfully defend a world title and win three. Also broke the European record in the 1,500m.	[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00grqnh/profiles/mo-farah]	51,945 ({{Percentage \| 51945 \| 717454 \| 2 \| pad=yes }})
Sir Ben Ainslie	Sailing	Helped mastermind an unlikely victory for Oracle Team USA (winning 9–8 after being 1–8 down) in the America's Cup.	[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00grqnh/profiles/sir-ben-ainslie]	48,140 ({{Percentage \| 48140 \| 717454 \| 2 \| pad=yes }})
Chris Froome	Cycling	Won the 100th edition of the Tour de France, as well as two other races on the World Tour.	[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00grqnh/profiles/chris-froome]	37,343 ({{Percentage \| 37343 \| 717454 \| 2 \| pad=yes }})
Hannah Cockroft	Athletics	Won the T34 sprint double (100 / 200 metres) at the IPC World Championships for the second time in succession.	[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00grqnh/profiles/hannah-cockroft]	26,151 ({{Percentage \| 26151 \| 717454 \| 2 \| pad=yes }})
Christine Ohuruogu	Athletics	Won the 400m at the IAAF World Championships for the second time and concurrently broke the British record set by Kathy Smallwood-Cook 29 years prior. Also became the first British woman to win two outdoor world titles.	[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00grqnh/profiles/christine-ohuruogu]	13,179 ({{Percentage \| 13179 \| 717454 \| 2 \| pad=yes }})
Justin Rose	Golf	Won the U.S. Open, thus becoming the first Englishman to win a major since Nick Faldo 17 years prior.	[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00grqnh/profiles/justin-rose]	9,833 ({{Percentage \| 9833 \| 717454 \| 2 \| pad=yes }})
Ian Bell	Cricket	A key figure in England's 3–0 defeat of Australia in the Ashes series. His tally of 562 equalled the English record for the most runs scored in a five-match home Ashes.	[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00grqnh/profiles/ian-bell]	5,626 ({{Percentage \| 5626 \| 717454 \| 2 \| pad=yes }})

Other awards

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

Overseas Personality: Sebastian Vettel{{cite web|title=Vettel wins BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/25384655|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 December 2013|date=15 December 2013}}
Team of the Year: 2013 British & Irish Lions squad{{cite web|title=Sports Personality: British & Irish Lions win team of the year|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/25392934|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 December 2013|date=15 December 2013}}
BBC Diamond Award: Sir Alex Ferguson
Coach of the Year: Warren Gatland{{cite web|title=Sports Personality: Warren Gatland wins coach of the year|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/25395268|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 December 2013|date=15 December 2013}}
Helen Rollason Award: Anne Williams{{cite web|title=Anne Williams: BBC award for Hillsborough campaigner|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/25357425|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 December 2013|date=15 December 2013}}
Young Personality: Amber Hill{{cite news|title=Young Sports Personality: Shooter Amber Hill wins BBC award|work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/25383616|accessdate=15 December 2013|date=15 December 2013}}
Unsung Hero Award: Joe and Maggie Forber{{cite web|title=Sports Personality: Basketball duo win BBC Unsung Hero award|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/25352890|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 December 2013|date=15 December 2013}}

In Memoriam

References

External links

[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/ Official website]

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