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Zara Phillips wins 大象传媒 Sports Personality of the Year 2006
Zara Phillips has been voted 大象传媒 Sports Personality Of The Year by viewers -
35 years after her mother HRH The Princess Royal received the same accolade.
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Voting took place during the live programme on 大象传媒 One between 7 and
9pm by phone and text.
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Zara Phillips - who holds both world and European equestrian titles on her
horse Toytown - was presented with the prestigious silver TV camera and tripod
trophy.
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In second place was golfer Darren Clarke. Gymnast Beth Tweddle came
third.
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Another vote on the night was for Overseas Personality of the Year which was
decided by the studio audience - it went to tennis star Roger Federer.
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大象传媒 Radio Five Live listeners voted St Helens Rugby League team as Team of
the Year as a result of their treble-winning success. Captain Paul Sculthorpe
was in the studio to receive the award on behalf of the team.
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Swedish tennis legend Bjorn Borg won the Lifetime Achievement award for his
contribution to sport. Former tennis star and 大象传媒 commentator Boris Becker
was delighted to present the award.
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Coach of the Year was awarded to Daniel Anderson for his success in guiding
St Helens Rugby League team, completing a memorable double for
the club at the awards.
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The Helen Rollason Award for courage and achievement went to snooker player
Paul Hunter who passed away in October after losing his battle with
cancer.
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Fellow snooker player Jimmy White presented his widow Lindsey with the award, in
recognition of Paul's character, bravery and determination to continue
playing while trying to beat the disease.
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Arsenal footballer Theo Walcott was named as the 大象传媒 Young Sports Personality of the
Year.
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He beat England number one table tennis star Paul Drinkhall and athlete
Elizabeth Clegg to win the category, awarded to a youngster of great talent
who is under 17 years of age on 1 January 2006.
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The award was decided by a panel of judges that included 大象传媒 Sport presenter
John Inverdale, Blue Peter presenter Andy Akinwolere and representatives from
the Youth Sport Trust.
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Previous winners include footballer Wayne Rooney in
2002, tennis player Andy Murray in 2004, and athlete Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
in 2005.
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Little Britain's David Walliams was presented with a surprise one-off award in
recognition of his outstanding achievement of swimming the English Channel
and raising more than 拢1m in aid of Sport Relief. His co-star Matt Lucas presented the award.
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The Unsung Hero Award honours an individual who has given their time and
talents for free to enable others to participate in sport.
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Val Hanover from
North Shropshire Special Olympics Club won this award, supported this year by
Tesco. Alan Shearer and Owen Hargreaves presented this award live on stage.
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Val impressed the judges with her great commitment to people with learning
disabilities, firmly believing in the power of sport to enrich lives. She is
also a passionate fund-raiser.
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