Team GB Olympian Winners of Sports Personality Of Year
Great British Olympic SPOTY Winners
Take a look at some of Team GB's Olympians who have gone on to win SPOTY after an incredible Olympic performance.
The full list of Great British Olympians with SPOTY wins is below.
1954 - Chris Chataway
Sport: Athletics (long distance)
Olympic Games: Competed in Helsinki 1952 & Melbourne 1956
1962 - Anita Lonsbrough
Sport: Swimming
Olympic Games: Gold medal in 200m breaststroke at Rome 1960
1963 - Dorothy Hyman
Sport: Athletics (sprint)
Olympic Games: Three-time medallist at Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964
1964 - Mary Bignal-Rand
Sport: Athletics (long jump)
Olympic Games: Gold medal (long jump) and bronze medal (pentathlon) at Tokyo 1964
1965 - Tom Simpson
Sport: Cycling track
Olympic Games: Bronze medal at Melbourne 1956
1967 - Henry Cooper
Sport: Boxing
Olympic Games: Competed at Helsinki 1952
1968 - David Hemery
Sport: Athletics (400m hurdles)
Olympic Games: Gold at 1968 Mexico City
1971 - HRH Princess Anne (The Princess Royal)
Sport: Equestrian eventing
Olympic Games: Competed in Montreal 1976
Note: SPOTY win preceded Olympic Games participation
1972 - Mary Peters
Sport: Athletics (pentathlon)
Olympic Games: Gold medal at Munich 1972
1974 - Brendan Foster
Sport: Athletics (long distance)
Olympic Games: Bronze medal (10,000m) at Montreal 1976
Note: SPOTY win preceded Olympic Games participation
1976 - John Curry
Sport: Figure skatin
Olympic Games: Gold medal at Innsbruck 1976
1978 - Steve Ovett
Sport: Athletics (middle distance)
Olympic Games: Gold (800m) and bronze (1500m) at Moscow 1980
Note: SPOTY win preceded Olympic Games participation
1979 & 1984 - Sebastian Coe
Sport: Athletics (middle distance)
Olympic Games: Double gold in 1500m and silver in the 800m, at both Moscow 1980 & Los Angeles 1984
1980 - Robin Cousins
Sport: Figure skating
Olympic Games: Gold medal at Lake Placid 1980
1982 - Daley Thompson
Sport: Athletics (decathlon)
Olympic Games: Gold at Moscow 1980 & Los Angeles 1984
1983 - Steve Cram
Sport: Athletics (middle distance)
Olympic Games: Silver medal at Los Angeles 1984
Note: SPOTY win preceded Olympic Games participation
1984 - Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean
Sport: Figure skating
Olympic Games: Gold medal at Sarajevo 1984
1987 - Fatima Whitbread
Sport: Athletics (javelin)
Olympic Games: Bronze medal at Los Angeles 1984 and silver medal at Seoul 1988
1991 - Liz McColgan
Sport: Athletics (long distance)
Olympic Games: Silver medal at Seoul 1988
1993 - Linford Christie
Sport: Athletics (sprint)
Olympic Games: Gold in 100m at Barcelona 1992
1995 - Jonathan Edwards
Sport: Athletics (sprint)
Olympic Games: Silver medal at Atlanta 1996 and gold medal at Sydney 2000
Note: SPOTY win preceded Olympic Games participation
1997 - Greg Rusedski
Sport: Athletics (sprint)
Olympic Games: Competed at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000
2000 - Steven Redgrave
Sport: Rowing
Olympic Games: Six-time medallist, with five golds from 1984 to 2000
2002 - Paula Radcliffe
Sport: Athletics (long distance)
Olympic Games: Competed at Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008
2004 - Kelly Holmes
Sport: Athletics (middle distance)
Olympic Games: Double gold at Athens 2004 (800m & 1500m)
2006 - Zara Tindell
Sport: Equestrian eventing
Olympic Games: Silver medal at London 2012
Note: SPOTY win preceded Olympic Games participation
2008 - Chris Hoy
Sport: Cycling track
Olympic Games: Six-time Olympic Champion (triple gold in Beijing 2008)
2011 - Mark Cavendish
Sport: Cycling track & cycling road
Olympic Games: Competed at Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016, with a silver medal in omnium at Rio 2016
2012 - Bradley Wiggins
Sport: Cycling track & cycling road
Olympic Games: Eight Olympic medals incl. gold at London 2012 (time trial)
2013, 2015, 2016 - Andy Murray
Sport: Tennis
Olympic Games: Gold medal (singles) and silver medal (mixed doubles) at London 2012 & gold at Rio 2016 (singles)
2017 - Mo Farah
Sport: Athletics (Long Distance)
Olympic Games: Four gold medals, in the 5000m & 10,000m at both London 2012 & Rio 2016
2018 - Geraint Thomas
Sport: Cycling track
Olympic Games: Gold medals in team pursuit at Beijing 2008 and London 2012
2024 - Keely Hodgkinson
Sport: Athletics (800m)
Olympic Games: Silver medal at Tokyo 2020 and gold medal at Paris 2024