The 2024 BBC Sports Personality of the Year was a sporting awards show which took place on 17 December 2024. Broadcast from Media City in Salford and presented by Clare Balding, Gabby Logan, and Alex Scott, the show was shown live on BBC One.
Gary Lineker, who had presented the annual ceremony since 1999, didnâÂÂt return for the 2024 awards. This came following his announcement that he would step down as presenter of Match of the Day.
The nominees for the main award, the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, were announced on 9 December. Voting took place on 17 December during the show.
The judging panel included athletes Laura Kenny, Iwan Thomas, Ade Adepitan, Nedum Onuoha and Rory Best, broadcaster Eilidh Barbour, The Athletic's Laura Williamson, PA Media's Eleanor Crooks and CEO of Women in Sport, Stephanie Hilborne. From the BBC were Director of Sport, Alex Kay-Jelski, Head of Sport Content, Philip Bernie, and Executive Producer of the Awards, Gabby Cook.
Track and field athlete Keely Hodgkinson won the award, becoming the nineteenth athlete from her sport to win the award. Mo Farah was the last track and field athlete to win back in 2017.
Hodgkinson's followed the wins of Emma Raducanu, Beth Mead and Mary Earps, making this the first time four women had won the prestigious award consecutively.
Luke Littler was the runner-up, a position won by Phil Taylor in 2010, the only other darts player to finish in the top three.
Joe Root finished in third place. His England cricket teammate, Stuart Broad, had finished as runner-up in the previous year.
2023 winner Mary Earps and 2008 winner Sir Chris Hoy presented the awards.
The nominees for the BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year were announced on 3 December. The public vote opened on the day, and closed on 10 December.
On 5 December 2024, the shortlist of three for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year was announced. The shortlist was whittled down from ten athletes, which also contained snowboarder Mia Brookes, cyclist Cat Ferguson, middle-distance runner Phoebe Gill, gymnast Abigail Martin, footballer Ethan Nwaneri, para-table tennis player Bly Twomey and para-swimmer Iona Winnifrith. The judging panel included wheelchair racer Sammi Kinghorn, BMX-er Kieran Reilly, BBC Sport presenter Qasa Alom, Radio 1 presenter Jeremiah Asiamah and representatives from the Youth Sport Trust, Blue Peter and BBC Sport.
Former winner of the award Harry Aikines-Aryeetey was joined by his Gladiators co-star Jodie Ounsley to present the award.
The Helen Rollason Award was presented to Mark Prince. The former boxer won the award in recognition for his work at the Kiyan Prince Foundation, a charity he founded in memory of his son, that uses boxing to deter people from getting involved in knife crime.
Boxer and 1985 winner of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award Barry McGuigan presented Prince with the award.
The Team of the Year Award went to Wigan R.L.F.C. for their domination of the 2024 season, winning every trophy that was available to them including the World Club Challenge, Challenge Cup, League Leader's Shield and the Grand Final. They achieve this feat for the second time, having previously won the quadruple in 1994, a year in which they also won BBC Sports Team of the Year.
Rugby player Martin Offiah and swimmer Ellie Simmonds handed over the trophy.
The Coach of the Year Award was presented to athletics coaches Jenny Meadows and Trevor Painter for guiding Keely Hodgkinson to the 800m gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Under their direction, she also retained her title at the 2024 European Athletics Championships and became the sixth-fastest woman in history with a new British record of 54.61 seconds. Meadows' and Painter's track club also produced two further medals in Paris, a bronze for Georgia Bell in the 1500m and a bronze for Lewis Davey as part of the men's 4x400m relay team.
The trophy was presented by fellow track and field athletes Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill and Dame Kelly Holmes.
The winners from the BBC's twelve English regions, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales were announced on 12 December 2024. The overall winner of the BBC Sports Unsung Hero Award was announced on the night. The Unsung Hero Award celebrates the volunteers who "make a positive impact on their community by enabling participation in grassroots sports, bringing people together with a shared passion for sport." The 2024 award went to Jean Patton for her decades of work as a volunteer and instructor at Salterns Sailing Club in Lymington.
Cyclist Dame Laura Kenny and presenter Paddy McGuinness presented the award.
On 16 December 2024, it was announced that Sir Mark Cavendish had been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. This was for his cycling career, where he achieved a record breaking 35 stage wins at the Tour de France alongside 17 at the Giro d'Italia and three at the Vuelta a Espana. He also won the road race at the 2011 World Championship.
Cavendish's fellow cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins presented him with the trophy.