The award, one of the best-known in sport, goes every year to the British competitor who BBC viewers feel has make the greatest contribution to the country's sport.
The winner will be announced on BBC One television - and here on BBC Sport Online - on Sunday 10 December.
It's been an outstanding year for British competition, dominated by the Olympic Games in Sydney.
Who will forget the British gold medal-winning performances that fortnight?
Later in the year the Paralympics also produced some stunning performances.
The British team there finished in their best-ever position in the medals table, with Tanni Grey-Thompson claiming four golds.
In football, Manchester United and Rangers continued their domestic domination but there was little to shout about on the international stage.
In contrast cricket saw Nasser Hussain's new-look England team begin to recapture form that has evaded them for too long, and Darren Gough was one of the stars of the side.
And in boxing the 1999 winner of the BBC award Lennox Lewis continued his world championship reign.
But these are only a few of the potential winners. You can vote for anyone, provided they are British. You can only vote once - to do so, fill in the form below before 1200 GMT on Thursday, 7 December.
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