Andy Murray has been voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2016!
It’s a record-breaking third time that Andy has won the prize!
It caps off a pretty incredible year for Andy which has finished with him being the world number 1 tennis player, knocking Novak Djokovic off the top spot!
He also took home gold at the Rio Olympics and claimed his second Wimbledon title!
Oh, and as if he wasn’t busy enough, back in Feburary his wife Kim gave birth to their baby daughter Sophia!
Olympic gold ✅
Wimbledon ✅
ATP Tour title ✅
Year-end world number one ✅
3-time #SPOTY winner ✅Wow, Andy Murray 👏 https://t.co/evKDGzia5n pic.twitter.com/hmmlQhFlCI
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 18, 2016
Andy couldn’t be at the ceremony at Birmingham’s Genting Arena because he’s out in Florida getting ready for the 2017 season.
Instead, he accepted the award via video-link and thanked everyone who voted.
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year is awarded every year and voted for by the public!
Andy received 247,419 votes with triathlete Alistair Brownlee in second place with 121,665 votes.
Click here to listen to Alistair Brownlee chatting to Sean on Fun Kids!
Andy’s wife Kim actually voted for equestrian Nick Skelton, which the Scot wasn’t too happy about!
Congratulations Andy Murray!#SPOTY again! Although it was no thanks to his wife 😉 https://t.co/MoAAz0Yo9o
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 18, 2016
In the other categories, 15-year-old Ellie Robinson was named Young Sports Personality of the Year after winning gold in the S6 50m butterfly final at the Paralympics.
It was a good night for Leicester City – they won Team of the Year and their boss Claudio Ranieri was named Coach of the Year after their Premier League triumph this year.
American gymnast Simone Biles was the Overseas Sports Personality of the Year and Michael Phelps was awarded a Lifetime Achievement award after winning a record-breaking 23rd Olympic gold this summer!
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