<P> The trophy for the main award is a silver - plated four - turret lens camera, and for the other awards smaller imitations of the main trophy are used . All of the BBC local regions hold their own independent award ceremonies, which take place before the main ceremony and are used to compile a shortlist for the BBC Sports Unsung Hero Award . </P> <P> Other awards have been presented in the past . Special Achievement Awards have been presented on five occasions: to jockey Lester Piggott in 1984 and 1994, disabled marathon runner Dennis Moore in 1981, comedian David Walliams in 2006, and comedian Eddie Izzard in 2009 . Sebastian Coe picked up a Special Gold Award in 2005 for his work in helping Britain obtain the right to host the 2012 Olympics . Five awards have been presented once: Manager of the Year in 1969, a Special Team Award in 1986, Good Sport Awards in 1990, an International Team Award in 1983, and the Sports Personality of the Century Award in 1999 . In 2003, to celebrate fifty years of Sports Personality of the Year, two special anniversary awards were created to recognise the best team and Sports Personality from the previous fifty years . Rower Steve Redgrave was voted BBC Golden Sports Personality of the Year and England's 1966 World Cup - winning football team was chosen as Team of the Decades . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> Created </Th> <Th> Description </Th> <Th> Current holder (2017) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award </Td> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> Awarded to the sportsperson "whose actions have most captured the public's imagination" </Td> <Td> Mo Farah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year </Td> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td> Awarded to the sportsperson "who has made the greatest impression in the world of sport" </Td> <Td> Roger Federer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award </Td> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td> Awarded to the team with the most notable achievement in British sport . </Td> <Td> England women's cricket team </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Awarded to a sportsperson "who has made a major impact on the world of sport during their lifetime" </Td> <Td> Jessica Ennis - Hill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Awarded to the coach who is adjudged to have made the most impact on British sport </Td> <Td> Benke Blomkvist Stephen Maguire Christian Malcolm </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Awarded to someone who has shown "outstanding achievement in the face of adversity" </Td> <Td> Bradley Lowery </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Awarded to a young sportsperson who has made an outstanding contribution to British sport </Td> <Td> Phil Foden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> BBC Sports Unsung Hero Award </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Awarded to someone who "has given their time and talents for free to enable others to participate in sport" </Td> <Td> Denise Larrad </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> Created </Th> <Th> Description </Th> <Th> Current holder (2017) </Th> </Tr>

Who won sports personalty of the year 2017