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Betting Odds for Sports Personality Of The Year 2024
Did you know bookmakers offer betting odds on the winner of BBC Sports Personality of the Year award? This article illuminates the path down to the glory of this prestigious award, profiling the likely winners of 2024, with a fascinating exploration of the past laureates. As we break down the stats of previous winners and the sports they graced, you'll be armed to place your bets with confidence.
🏆 Who's your bet for BBC Sports Personality 2024?
Understand the trends, learn about the contenders, and get a grip on the odds. Uncover the thrilling narrative that encapsulates the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, and join the conversation of who will clinch the 2024 title. Will it be a glorious victory for an underdog, or another triumph for a fan-favorite? Read on to start your betting journey today.
Sports Personality Of The Year 2024 Contenders
Let's take a look at some of the leading contenders in the betting for Sports personality of the Year Award 2024
Contenders will appear here as soon as the first betting markets become available
All in all, the betting for Sports Personality of the Year 2024 could be one of the most competitive races yet.
What is Betting on the SPOTY 2024?
Roll the dice with SPOTY 2024! Tailor your bets to cherry-pick the award winner. It's not just about your favourite athlete, it's about who's destined for the crown. Let SPOTY odds guide your gamble, reflecting bookmakers' bets and trends.
Transform your sporting year's climax from mere spectatorship to an envigorating betting experience. Revel in the joy of celebrating the acclaimed winners and - the kick? Your own victorious bet if you're lucky!
Sports Personality of the Year 2024 Betting Markets
Beyond the outright winner prediction, there are plenty more options to be had. Put your money into categories like the International Award or Junior Awards. Or shake things up by betting on the winner's gender. Whilst most bookies will offer bets on the winner, it might be harder to find the more niche categories, but we will let you know if they come up in our news section.
🏆 Sports Personality of the Year:
The SPOTY Award crowns the star whose prowess at sports engulfed the UK audience.
🌍 World Sports Star of the Year:
This accolade recognises an international athlete who dominated the global arena.
💪 Helen Rollason Award:
The award honours inspiring figures who've shown extraordinary achievements amid adversity.
🏅 Team of the Year:
Commends the group of sports people who've made a mark together.
🎖️ Unsung hero:
Recognizes local heroes who've silently and significantly contributed to sports.
⏳ Lifetime Achievement Award:
Honors individuals with meaningful and long-time contributions to their sports field.
👶 Young Sports Personality of the Year:
Applauds the young and promising sporting stars of the UK.
👏 Coach Award:
Celebrates the coach/manager who led their charges to success.
💎 Diamond Award:
Retrospective award given to the most iconic sporting moments or personalities.
📚 Expert Panel Award:
Honours an athlete chosen by a panel of experts for their exceptional performance.
How to Make a Bet on the Winner of SPOTY 2024
Placing a bet on your selection is easy if you have decided on which sports star you think will win the contest.
The best betting sites will have SPOTY odds from the beginning of the new year.
To place a bet, go to your favourite betting app and head to the specials/TV section in the app menu.
- Here you will see the option to look at the list of contenders.
- All you need then do is click on your selection.
- This will open up the bet slip, at which point you will see confirmation of the betting odds being offered.
- Now you choose your stake - most betting sites will show you how much you can expect to have returned if your prediction is correct.
- If you are happy, hit PLACE BET to confirm your selection, stake, and bet.
- You will be given a receipt for your bet and it will appear in your open bets in your account details.
- Then it's just waiting to see who is finally chosen.
Sports Personality of The Year Betting News Diary Timeline
The betting odds for The Sports Personality of The Year will change throughout the year as the bookmakers react to sporting performances and bets being placed.
Here is a round-up of Sports Personality of The Year News from our OLBG News feed.
2nd October 2024
Sports Personality of the Year Award: Lando Norris is shortening in the market as his F1 Drivers Championship battle continues!
4th July 2024
Sports Personality of the Year Betting Odds: England's SUPERSTAR Jude Bellingham remains favourite for this year's SPOTY with Mark Cavendish making a big move!
5th June 2024
Sports Personality of the Year Betting Odds: Jude Bellingham now moves into favourite after winning Champions League with Real Madrid ahead of Euro 2024!
Things to Consider when Betting on Sports Personality Awards
Betting isn’t merely about fan favourites; it's investment in potential future stars too. Dare to predict yearly sports successes - consider major events, player participation, and performance likelihood. Pay extra attention to sports aired on BBC. Want a pro tip? Analyze past winners' sports. Spoiler: snooker and golf haven't triumphed since the '80s!
List of SPOTY winners since 2010
A single, startling performance can skyrocket a sports star from obscurity to renown—case in point, Emma Raducanu's astonishing US Open win. Radiant personalities and Olympic Golds carve your way to the shortlist, but bagging Wimbledon? That's a SPOTY slam dunk, as Andy Murray can testify!
| Year | Winner | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mary Earps | Football |
| 2022 | Beth Mead | Football |
| 2021 | Emma Raducanu | Tennis |
| 2020 | Lewis Hamilton | Motor Racing |
| 2019 | Ben Stokes | Cricket |
| 2018 | Geraint Thomas | Cycling |
| 2017 | Mo Farah | Athletics |
| 2016 | Andy Murray | Tennis |
| 2015 | Andy Murray | Tennis |
| 2014 | Lewis Hamilton | Motor Racing |
| 2013 | Andy Murray | Tennis |
| 2012 | Bradley Wiggins | Cycling |
| 2011 | Mark Cavendish | Cycling |
| 2010 | Tony McCoy | Horse Racing |
Sports Personality Winners By Sport
Everyone in the UK is sports fan although may not follow a particular sport until something remarkable happens. Here we break down the SPOTY winners by Sport and year for some insight to what it takes for the SPOTY award to be secured - I am sure (age Dependant) remember the event and why most of these winners picked up the trophy
Athletics
From Mo Farah on Super Sunday at the Olympics to the glory period of Seb Coe, Steve Ovett and Steve Cram, it is hard to forget any of these amazing athletes who put in world-beating performances and world records
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1954 | Sir Chris Chataway |
| 1955 | Gordon Pirie |
| 1963 | Dorothy Hyman |
| 1964 | Mary Rand |
| 1968 | David Hemery |
| 1972 | Mary Peters |
| 1974 | Brendan Foster |
| 1978 | Steve Ovett |
| 1979 | Sebastian Coe |
| 1982 | Daley Thompson |
| 1983 | Steve Cram |
| 1987 | Fatima Whitbread |
| 1991 | Liz McColgan |
| 1993 | Linford Christie |
| 2002 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 2004 | Kelly Holmes |
| 2017 | Mo Farah |
Motor Racing
Winning a Formula 1 World Championship generally means a very high chance of winning Sports Personality of the year. Lewis Hamilton has probably become the exception but has still joined Nigel Mansell and Damon hill in picking up the award on two occasions as well as 2 runner-up spots too!
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1959 | John Surtees |
| 1961 | Stirling Moss |
| 1973 | Jackie Stewart |
| 1986 | Nigel Mansell |
| 1992 | Nigel Mansell |
| 1994 | Damon Hill |
| 1996 | Damon Hill |
| 2014 | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2020 | Lewis Hamilton |
Tennis
Emma Raducanu became the latest tennis based winner of SPOTY, after an amazing and surprise inw at Flushing Meadows in the US Open in 2021, becoming the 2nd Canadian-born UK representative to win SPOTY - Then we have Scotlands Andy Murray, who has gone one better and picked it up three times in total to date - Another Wimbledon or any Grand Slam win in 2024 would put him in the mix again! And Who can forget, [if you were around] Virginia Wade picking up the silver.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1969 | Ann Jones |
| 1977 | Virginia Wade |
| 1997 | Greg Rudeski |
| 2013 | Andy Murray |
| 2015 | Andy Murray |
| 2016 | Andy Murray |
| 2021 | Emma Raducanu |
Boxing
Boxing has had fewer winners than sports above already covered, and quite often people are surprised to remember Frank Bruno NEVER winning it - He was runner up twice - Boxing stars able to go one better include Joe Calzaghe with his incredible career record and one of the greatest Heavyweight boxers of all time Lennox Lewis
| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| 1967 | Henry Cooper |
| 1970 | Henry Cooper |
| 1985 | Barry Mcguigan |
| 1999 | Lennox Lewis |
| 2007 | Joe Calzaghe |
Cricket
An Ashes win or a fantastic test series can catapult cricketers to the fore in nominations and winning - England has not won the Ashes since 2015, and are long overdue glory. An Ashes win would see any team member and particularly the Captain at the head of the Sports Personality of the Year Betting
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Jim Laker |
| 1975 | David Steele |
| 1981 | Ian Botham |
| 2005 | Andrew Flintoff |
| 2019 | Ben Stokes |
Cycling
Come from the world of Cycling, whether it be road or track you will need to pick up an Olympic Gold or maybe the Tour De France to win SPOTY, here are the roll-call of Cycling winners of the award.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1965 | Tommy Simpson |
| 2008 | Chris Hoy |
| 2011 | Mark Cavendish |
| 2012 | Bradley Wiggins |
| 2018 | Geraint Thomas |
Football
Nothing but the very best would be required for a footballer to pick up the trophy in this day and age. A World Cup win OR Euros win would do it, and Bobby Moore from 66 can attest as did groundbreaking Beth Mead for England's Lioness success in 2022. A good season in the Premier League is just not going to cut it.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Bobby Moore |
| 1990 | Paul Gascoigne |
| 1998 | Michael Owen |
| 2001 | David Beckham |
| 2009 | Ryan Giggs |
| 2022 | Beth Mead |
| 2023 | Mary Earps |
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Editorial Information
This article was constructed by our Senior News Editor and Entertainment Specialist Jake Ashton who reports daily for OLBG News on all Entertainment, Reality TV and Award show betting. Jake is often quoted in the national press for his opinion on entertainment betting and manages all of the Entertainment and TV Specials Blogs on OLBG.
Jake Ashton
Senior News Editor
Source of data come from The BBC and Wikipedia along with odds from bet365
