Graphic: full breakdown of BBC Sports Personality of the Year winners sport-by-sport Bradley Wiggins emerged victorious in the most keenly contested edition of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year competition in it's 59 year history when the Tour de France winner and London 2012 gold medallist took the top honour on a night of celebration for British sport. In a year when winning an Olympic gold did not guarantee you a place on the shortlist, even after it was extended to 12 rather than 10 due to the weight of numbers of sportsmen and women who achieved greatness in a sporting year like no other, Wiggins proved an emphatic and popular winner. Jessica Ennis, the face of the London Games, came second, with Andy Murray, the first British man to win a tennis grand slam for 76 years and another to top a podium at the Games, third. That Mo Farah, whose double golden performance lit up the Games on two separate weekends, did not even make the top three, told everything of the standard of this year's field. It wasn't always thus, of course. Greg Rusedski claimed the top prize when coming second in the first event Murray won, back in 1997. David Steele, the winner in 1975, put in a decent shift to earn an Ashes draw. England reached the top of the Test rankings this year and cricket had but a handful of passion mentions on during Sunday night's festivities. Those fortunate to get the nod and every other winner is detailed in this interactive tool, as well as a breakdown of which sports have historically won the nation's vote, and which have struggled for the public's affection.