Sports Personality of the Year: Keely Hodgkinson
Young Personality of the Year: Luke Littler
Coach of the Year: Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows
World Sport Star of the Year: Armand ‘Mundo’ Duplantis
Team of the Year: Wigan Warriors
Helen Rollason Award: Dr Mark Prince
Lifetime Achievement Award: Mark Cavendish
Unsung hero: Jean Paton
Hodgkinson wins Sports Personality crown
The Olympic 800m champion, Keely Hodgkinson, has been voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2024. The award caps a brilliant 12 months for the 22-year-old in which she claimed gold at the Paris Olympics, successfully defended her European title and set a new British record of 1min 54.61 seconds that made her the sixth fastest woman in history.
Hodgkinson’s success makes it an unprecedented four years in a row that the award has been won by a woman, following Mary Earps in 2023, Beth Mead in 2022 and Emma Raducanu in 2021. Darts prodigy Luke Littler came second in the public vote, while England cricket star Joe Root was third at Tuesday’s ceremony in Salford.
After being announced as the winner by Sir Chris Hoy, Hodgkinson said on stage: “This year has been absolutely incredible for me. I achieved everything I set out to do on the outdoor track, which is kind of rare, so I’m so grateful to be in this position. Thank you to everyone who voted at home. I hope you all loved watching Paris just as much as I loved competing in it.”
Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows won the coach of the year award after guiding the athlete to glory, and Hodgkinson said: “I’m actually more excited for my coach to be honest, because I wouldn’t be where I am without him and his guidance that I have had since I was 17.” PA Media
Sports Personality of the Year: Keely Hodgkinson
Young Personality of the Year: Luke Littler
Coach of the Year: Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows
World Sport Star of the Year: Armand ‘Mundo’ Duplantis
Team of the Year: Wigan Warriors
Helen Rollason Award: Dr Mark Prince
Lifetime Achievement Award: Mark Cavendish
Unsung hero: Jean Paton
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