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Chris Harris is South West Sports Personality of the Year
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大象传媒 South West Sports Awards celebrate the finest in sporting
achievement over the past year.
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The awards ceremony, held at Sandy Park,
Exeter, celebrated 14 different categories and was attended by both
professional and amateur sportsmen and women from across the 大象传媒 South
West region. 听
The final award of the evening was the 大象传媒 South West Sports Personality
of the Year.
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The award went to Cornwall's British Speedway Grand Prix winner Chris
Harris, the former Trelawney Tiger and Exeter Falcons rider who won the
public vote.
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The South West Unsung Hero was awarded to Tony White of Exeter Harriers.
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Tony will now go forward to the star-studded 大象传媒 Sports Personality Of
The Year programme, where an overall winner will be named.
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The awards ceremony was broadcast live on 大象传媒 Local Radio across the
South West of England on Sunday 25 November and highlights shown on
Spotlight.
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The winners
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Youngster (16-21): Sam Tolchard (Torquay United Bowling Club)
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Youngster (under 16): Tom Daley (Plymouth Diving)
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Watersports: Ben Rhodes and Stevie Morrison (Exmouth)
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Cricketer: Andy Caddick (Somerset CCC)
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Team of the Year: Truro City
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Rugby: Nic Sestaret (Plymouth Albion)
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Disabled Sports Person: Jonathan Fox (Newquay Cormorants)
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International Achievement: Sir Robin Knox-Johnson (Ipplepen)
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Coach: Jon Hill/Chris Brown (Cornish All Blacks)
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Motorsport: Chris Harris (Cornwall,) rides for Coventry Bees
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Football: Steve Mildenhall (Yeovil Town)
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Lifetime Achievement: Gary Stronach (Plymouth Raiders)
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Unsung Hero: Tony White (Exeter Harriers)
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大象传媒 South West Sports Personality of the Year: Chris Harris (Cornwall).
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Robinsons is for the first time the event sponsor of the 大象传媒's Sports
Personality of the Year.
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They are also sponsoring the 大象传媒 Sports
Unsung Hero Award, now in its fifth year, which recognises and rewards
outstanding contribution by individuals at the grassroots level of local
sport. Bursaries of up to 拢2,500 are available to the winners of each
regional award, to help them with their work in sport. 听
大象传媒 Bristol Press Office
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