SPOTY 2025: Contenders, Odds and How to Watch the Awards: who won the Every BBC SPOTY award since 1954.
Rory McIlroy Crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025
Golfer Rory McIlroy has won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award for 2025.
The prestigious annual ceremony brings together the UK's biggest sports stars to celebrate the year's most outstanding achievements. A total of seven awards were presented on the night.
The evening also brought success for English football. Lionesses fans saw two familiar faces honoured: striker Michelle Agyemang won Young Sports Personality of the Year, while manager Sarina Wiegman was named Coach of the Year.
Why did Rory McIlroy win?
Rory McIlroy secured the award following a spectacular comeback year, highlighted by his long-awaited victory at the Masters tournament in April. This win was particularly significant as it completed his career Grand Slam—winning all four of golf's major championships. He is only the sixth male golfer in history to achieve this feat.
Upon receiving the award, McIlroy said: "2025 has been the year I made my dreams come true."
Recognition for Lionesses Stars
At just 19 years old, Michelle Agyemang was the youngest player in the England squad that won UEFA Euro 2025. The striker made a major impact, coming off the bench to score crucial goals in the quarter-final against Sweden and again in the semi-final against Italy.
Sarina Wiegman added another coaching honour to her collection by winning Coach of the Year. This award comes after she recently received top coaching accolades at both the Ballon d'Or and The Best FIFA Football Awards.
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BBC Sports Personality of the Year winners – Who won the SPOTY awards in 2025? Full List.
Sports Personality of the Year Award 2025 Winners List.
But that's all for the 72nd BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards.
Here's a reminder of all of tonight's SPOTY Award winners:
BBC Sports Personality of the Year - Rory McIlroy (Golf)
Young Sports Personality of the Year - Michelle Agyemang (Football)
Lifetime Achievement - Thierry Henry (Football)
Helen Rollason - Sergio Aguiar & David Stancombe (Football coaches and community champions)
Team of the Year - European Ryder Cup Team (Golf)
Coach of the Year - Sarina Wiegman (Football)
World Sport Star of the Year - Armand "Mondo" Duplantis (Athletics - Pole Vault)
Who won the Sports Personality of the Year award on Multiple times, BBC SPOTY most times wins.
British, Tennis star Andy Murray holds the record for most SPOTY wins, claiming the trophy on three times.
Sports Personality of the Year award history: Past winners List over the years, since 1954 - 2025.
Here’s Look at the full list of Sports Personality of the Year previous winners from Sir Chris Chataway in 1954 to Mary Earps in 2023.
1950s
1954 - Sir Chris Chataway - (Athletics)
1955 - Gordon Pirie - (Athletics)
1956 - Jim Laker - (Cricket)
1957 - Dai Rees - (Golf)
1958 - Ian Black - (Swimming)
1959 - John Surtees - (Motorcycle racing)
1960s
1960 - David Broome - (Show jumping)
1961 - Sir Stirling Moss - (Auto Sports, Formula 1)
1962 - Anita Lonsbrough - (Swimming)
1963 - Dorothy Hyman - (Athletics)
1964 - Mary Rand - (Athletics)
1965 - Tommy Simpson - (Cycling )
1966 - Bobby Moore - (Football)
1967 - Sir Henry Cooper - (Boxing )
1968 - David Hemery - (Athletics)
1969 - Ann Jones - (Tennis)
1970s
1970 - Sir Henry Cooper - (Boxing )
1971 - HRH Princess Anne - (Eventing )
1972 - Dame Mary Peters - (Athletics)
1973 - Sir Jackie Stewart - (Auto Sports, Formula 1)
1974 - Sir Brendan Foster - (Athletics)
1975 - David Steele - (Cricket)
1976 - John Curry - (Figure skating)
1977 - Virginia Wade - (Tennis)
1978 - Steve Ovett - (Athletics)
1979 - Lord Sebastian Coe - (Athletics)
1980s
1980 - Robin Cousins - (Figure skating)
1981 - Lord Botham - (Cricket)
1982 - Daley Thompson - (Athletics)
1983 - Steve Cram - (Athletics)
1984 - Torvill and Dean - (Figure skating)
1985 - Barry McGuigan - (Boxing )
1986 - Nigel Mansell - (Auto Sports, Formula 1)
1987 - Fatima Whitbread - (Athletics)
1988 - Steve Davis - (Snooker)
1989 - Sir Nick Faldo - (Golf)
1990s
1990 - Paul Gascoigne - (Football)
1991 - Liz McColgan - (Athletics)
1992 - Nigel Mansell - (Auto Sports, Formula 1)
1993 - Linford Christie - (Athletics)
1994 - Damon Hill - (Auto Sports, Formula 1)
1995 - Jonathan Edwards - (Athletics)
1996 - Damon Hill - (Auto Sports, Formula 1)
1997 - Greg Rusedski - (Tennis)
1998 - Michael Owen - (Football)
1999 - Lennox Lewis - (Boxing )
2000s
2000 - Sir Steve Redgrave - (Boxing )
2001 - David Beckham - (Football)
2002 - Paula Radcliffe - (Athletics)
2003 - Jonny Wilkinson - (Rugby Union)
2004 - Dame Kelly Holmes - (Athletics)
2005 - Andrew Flintoff - (Cricket)
2006 - Zara Phillips - (Eventing)
2007 - Joe Calzaghe - (Boxing )
2008 - Sir Chris Hoy - (Cycling )
2009 - Ryan Giggs - (Football)
2010s
2010 - Sir AP McCoy
2011 - Mark Cavendish - (Cycling )
2012 - Sir Bradley Wiggins - (Cycling )
2013 - Sir Andy Murray - (Tennis)
2014 - Lewis Hamilton - (Auto Sports, Formula 1)
2015 - Sir Andy Murray - (Tennis)
2016 - Sir Andy Murray - (Tennis)
2017 - Sir Mo Farah - (Athletics)
2018 - Geraint Thomas - (Cycling )
2019 - Ben Stokes - (Cricket)
2020s
2020 - Lewis Hamilton - (Auto Sports, Formula 1)
2021 - Emma Raducanu - (Tennis)
2022 - Beth Mead - (Football)
2023 - Mary Earps (Football)
2024 - Keely Hodgkinson (Athletics)
2025 - Rory McIlroy (Golf)
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