Past winners: 1968-1972

 

		1968 Winner DAVID HEMERY [Athletics] Hemery had set his first British high hurdles record in 1966. But then in the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico, after only contesting the event for four seasons, Hemery won the 400m hurdles smashing the world record.
OTHER AWARDS
TEAM Manchester United
OVERSEAS PERSONALITY Oleg Protopopov, Ljudmilla Belovsova

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		1969 Winner ANN JONES [Tennis] In 1969 Ann Jones became Wimbledon singles champion. She ended American Billie Jean-King's three-year reign at the All England Club with a thrilling third set comeback.
		Receiving award
OTHER AWARDS
TEAM Women's 4x400m relay Team, Ryder Cup Team
OVERSEAS PERSONALITY Rod Laver

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		1970 Winner HENRY COOPER [Boxing] 'Our Enry' was the first person to win the award twice. Cooper - the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight champion - is regarded as one of the greatest post-war British boxers and remains one of the country's most popular personalities.
		Receiving award
OTHER AWARDS
TEAM Nijinsky Team
OVERSEAS PERSONALITY Pele

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		1971 Winner HRH PRINCESS ANNE [Horsemanship] A sporting crown for a royal athlete. After winning the individual European three-day event title at Burghley, Princess Anne's horsemanship earned her the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year.
		Receiving award
OTHER AWARDS
TEAM British Lions
OVERSEAS PERSONALITY Lee Trevino

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		1972 Winner MARY PETERS [Athletics] Peters, a 33-year-old secretary from Belfast, won Britain's only athletics gold at the Munich Olympics. The pentathlon competition was decided on the final event, the 200m, and Peters claimed the title by one-tenth of a second.
		Receiving award
OTHER AWARDS
TEAM Olympic Three-day Event Team
OVERSEAS PERSONALITY Olga Korbut

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