BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020
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The winner of the Sports Personality of the Year 2020 was Lewis Hamilton the Mercedes F1 driver, its also his second SPOTY as he also won it in 2014.
This Year's Winners
Marcus Rashford MBE won the BBC Expert Panel Special Award
Liverpool won Team of the Year
Jurgen Klopp won Coach of the Year
Soccer players that have participated in the SPOTY
Bobby Charlton (ENG), Nat Lofthouse (ENG), Geoff Hurst (ENG), George Best (NIR), Gordon Banks (ENG), Kevin Keegan (ENG), Kenny Dalglish (SCO), Paul Gascoigne (ENG), Gary Lineker(ENG), Michael Owen(ENG), David Beckham (ENG), Steven Gerrard (ENG), Ryan Giggs (WAL), Harry Kane (ENG), Jordan Henderson (ENG).
Countries that have participated
England, Scotland, Wales, North Ireland, Isle Of Man, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand.
Random/Fun Facts
The only Isle of Man participant was Mark Cavendish (Cycling) and he also he won that year (2011)
The only Italian was Frankie Dettori (Horse Racing) and he got 3rd place in 1996
The Irish Barry McGuigan is the first and only Irish and he also won the year he participated (1985)
The only one not from the EU is Barry Briggs who is from New Zealand and he got second place in 1964 and 1966
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