WHO WILL WIN BBC SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR 2012

BRADLEY WIGGINS WINS BBC PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR IN AN INCREDIBLE YEAR FOR BRITISH ATHLETES

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/

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Bradley Wiggins wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year, Jessica Ennis is a worthy runner up and Andy Murray comes in 3rd. The three awards were presented by the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton who looked stunning despite having suffered severe morning sickness from her pregnancy.  

Winner Bradley Wiggins (middle), Duchess of Cambridge & Beckham

Congratulations to ParalympicsGB athlete Josef Craig for winning BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2012. You can read more about Josef here: http://www.paralympics.org.uk/gb/athletes/josef-craig


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Here at the London Guru we will be voting for Bradley Wiggins. We love Wiggo and feel he will be a great representative for that award in 2012 in winning 2 of the greatest cycling competitions in the World, the Tour De France and Olympic Gold.

 

Bradley Wiggins (Wiggo), cyclist on a throne

 This was an amazing year for British Athletes. Our Team GB won a record number of medals with 65 in total and 29 golds. Britain excelled again in the cyling, the pool, sailing and rowing. Bradley Wiggins was the first British man to win the Tour de France and Olympic Gold. Nicola Adams was the first woman to win women’s Olympic gold. Jessica Ennis showed us a master class in what is takes to be a super athlete on super Saturday. David Weir "The Weirwolf". The list goes on and if you want to know more about the incredible athletes go to the table below.

 

Lord Sebastian Coe is to be honoured with a well deserved life time achievement award for his achievement as an athlete, winning the bid for London to win the 2012 Olympics and hosting them as chair of the London Organising Committee of the Games (LOGOC).

 

Great Britain at the Olympic Games
Flag of the United Kingdom IOC code GBR NOC British Olympic Association Website www.olympics.org.uk
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Competitors	541[1] in 26 sports
Flag bearer	Chris Hoy (opening) Ben Ainslie (closing)[2]
Medals Rank: 3	Gold 29	Silver 17	Bronze 19	Total 65

 

The nominees, announced on 26 November, for the 2012 award are as follows, as described by the BBC  

Nominee	Sport	2012 achievement
Nicola Adams	Boxing	Won Olympic gold in the Women's flyweight, the first woman win an Olympic boxing title.
Ben Ainslie	Sailing	Won Olympic gold in the Finn class, his fourth straight gold medal making him the most decorated Olympic sailor in history.
Jessica Ennis	Athletics	Won Olympic gold in the heptathlon with three personal bests in the seven events.
Mo Farah	Athletics	Won two Olympic golds in the 5000m and 10,000, the first Briton and only the seventh man in history to win both at the same Olympic Games. Also became the first man to successfully defend the European 5000m title.
Katherine Grainger	Rowing	Won two Olympic golds in the double sculls (with Anna Watkins), after previously winning three silvers at successive Games. Became the first female British athlete in any sport to win a medal at four successive Olympics.
Sir Chris Hoy	Cycling	Won Olympic gold in the team sprint (with Philip Hindes and Jason Kenny) and Men's Keirin, making a British record of six Olympic golds in all.
Rory McIlroy	Golf	Won the 2012 PGA Championship, becoming the youngest player to win two majors since Seve Ballesteros. Featured in Europe's Ryder Cup comeback victory over the United States and ranked number one in the world.
Andy Murray	Tennis	Won the US Open against Novak Djokovic, the first British major tennis champion of either sex in 35 years and the first British man to win a major in 76 years. Also won Olympic gold in the Men's singles and silver (with Laura Robson) in the Mixed doubles.
Ellie Simmonds	Swimming	Won two Paralympic golds medals in the S6 400m freestyle and SM6 200m individual medley, as well as silver in the S6 100m freestyle and bronze in the S6 50m freestyle.
Sarah Storey	Cycling	Won four Paralympic golds medals in the C5 individual pursuit, C4–5 500m time trial, C5 road time trial and C4–5 road race, for a British record-equalling total of 11 gold medals.
David Weir	Athletics	Won four Paralympic golds medals in the 1500m T54, 5000m T54, 800m T54 and T54 marathon. Also won the London Marathon wheelchair race for a record-equalling sixth time.
Bradley Wiggins	Cycling	Won the 2012 Tour de France, the first Briton to do so. Also won Olympic gold in the time trial, a record-equalling seventh medal for a British sportsman.[6]