Dina Asher-Smith capped off an incredible year by adding another prize to her trophy cabinet after coming third at the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards.
The sprint sensation was recognised on the six-strong shortlist along with heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson after they both earned their maiden world titles in Doha in October.
Asher-Smith received the third most votes as she finished on the podium once again, with F1 driver Lewis Hamilton coming second and cricketer Ben Stokes taking the top gong.
A YEAR TO REMEMBER
Asher-Smith had already announced herself on the world stage in 2018 by winning triple gold at the European Championships, having already claimed Commonwealth relay gold in Australia.
But despite facing the daunting task of topping last year's feats, the 24-year-old showed no signs of feeling the weight of the world on her shoulders as she continued to thrive in 2019.
She picked up early Diamond League victories over 200m before taking the Diamond League final victory in the 100m in Brussels – underlining her status as one of the world’s best sprinters.
Yet that was just a glimpse of what was to come in Doha.
She started the World Championships by taking silver behind all-time great Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in the 100m, becoming the first female British sprinter to win an individual medal at the worlds since Kathy Cook in 1983.
She then went one better in the 200m as she smashed the British record on her way to gold before adding another silver medal to her collection in the 4x100m relay. And Asher-Smith paid special tribute to her parents at the SPOTY show in Aberdeen, where her coach John Blackie also received the Coach of the Year award.
“I started when I was eight years old, each year I just want to get faster and see what happens,” she said. “So far that was led to some pretty cool things but we just want to keep going.
"It still makes me a bit emotional. My parents have been fantastic, they've been so supportive and selfless since I've been really young. For my parents to be there, and my mum to run after me and say she was really proud really got to me.”
KJT RISES TO THE TOP
Asher-Smith was not the only British athlete recognised at this year’s awards as Johnson-Thompson was also shortlisted for the main prize after her own remarkable 12 months.
From despair to triumph, Johnson-Thompson put all her previous disappointments behind her to rise to the top of the heptathlon podium at the World Championships.
While the Liverpudlian’s talent had never been in doubt before winning gold in Doha, she had never put it all together previously on the global stage at a major championship.
She had missed out on the podium at the 2015 and 2017 World Championships, while below-par performances in the shot put and javelin also cost her a medal at Rio 2016.
But after almost giving up, the 26-year-old turned the corner by claiming World Indoor pentathlon gold and the Commonwealth title before taking European silver.
And that provided the platform for her greatest triumph in Doha as she claimed her first global outdoor title by claiming gold ahead of her formidable rival, 2017 champion Nafissatou Thiam.
Speaking during the SPOTY show, new British record holder Johnson-Thompson admitted her relentless determination was instilled in her from an early age.
"I was always active,” she said. “My mum instilled in me that I needed a hobby alongside sport so my dream was to have an Olympic medal one day and be a heptathlon world champion.
"I've had a lot of strong female role models growing up. Denise Lewis, who is here tonight, had a big role in me growing up. In 2016, I nearly gave up, I didn't think my throws were strong enough.
“I didn't think my body was strong enough and could cover from the injuries. Luckily Denise kept me going. In 2012, I was competing alongside Jessica Ennis-Hill too, but it was just about being there still. To break her record is an absolute dream.
"Tokyo has always been my dream, the Olympics. In 2012 just to be there, like here tonight, was my gold medal at the time. 2016 was a shaky year but hopefully 2020 will be my year."