5. Mo Farah
The first ever Briton to win an Olympic gold medal in distance running, he managed to do the distance double by becoming Olympic Champion in both the 10,000m and the 5,000m. His victories were the crowning glory of 'Super Saturday' and united an entire nation in a state of euphoria. Because of this he is my number 5 on my list of 2012 sportspeople.
4. Serena Williams
This year the face of women's tennis finally achieved a career grand slam by winning an Olympic gold medal, as well as the Wimbledon and US Open championships. She cemented her title as the best female tennis player in the golden era of tennis.
3. Michael Phelps
The greatest swimmer of all time stole Larissa Latynina's title of greatest Olympian of all time by bringing his Olympic medal total up to 22, 18 of them gold. His year wasn't without surprises; he was beaten to gold in the 200m Butterfly by a young Chad le Clos from South Africa. He also had stiff competition from his compatriot Ryan Lochte and all of the USA 4x100m relay team was beaten by France. His entertaining races have earned him the third spot on my list.
2. Usain Bolt
Before the London Olympics doubts were raised over the sprint king's ability to win the blue riband event of track and field after his training partner, Yohan Blake, beat him in the Jamaican national championships as well as Bolt's false start in Daegu at the world championships in 2011. However the big man pulled out the stops and won gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m becoming the first man in history to do the sprint double triple which earned him as my 2nd favourite sportsperson of 2012.
1. Bradley Wiggins
The first ever Brit to win the Tour de France. After winning one of the World's most gruelling sport events, he still had the energy to act as a domestique for Mark Cavendish in the Olympic Road Race and still had enough in the tank to win gold in the Olympic time trial. He was also elevated to third place at the 2009 Tour de France. After becoming the only man in history to win an Olympic Gold as well as the Tour, he became my favourite athlete of 2012.
This list is based on achievement rather than personality, athletes like Jessica Ennis would be on here but I decided to base it on their achievement rather than the effect their medal had (Jess' gold was my favourite of the London games).
This year the face of women's tennis finally achieved a career grand slam by winning an Olympic gold medal, as well as the Wimbledon and US Open championships. She cemented her title as the best female tennis player in the golden era of tennis.
3. Michael Phelps
The greatest swimmer of all time stole Larissa Latynina's title of greatest Olympian of all time by bringing his Olympic medal total up to 22, 18 of them gold. His year wasn't without surprises; he was beaten to gold in the 200m Butterfly by a young Chad le Clos from South Africa. He also had stiff competition from his compatriot Ryan Lochte and all of the USA 4x100m relay team was beaten by France. His entertaining races have earned him the third spot on my list.
2. Usain Bolt
Before the London Olympics doubts were raised over the sprint king's ability to win the blue riband event of track and field after his training partner, Yohan Blake, beat him in the Jamaican national championships as well as Bolt's false start in Daegu at the world championships in 2011. However the big man pulled out the stops and won gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m becoming the first man in history to do the sprint double triple which earned him as my 2nd favourite sportsperson of 2012.
1. Bradley Wiggins
The first ever Brit to win the Tour de France. After winning one of the World's most gruelling sport events, he still had the energy to act as a domestique for Mark Cavendish in the Olympic Road Race and still had enough in the tank to win gold in the Olympic time trial. He was also elevated to third place at the 2009 Tour de France. After becoming the only man in history to win an Olympic Gold as well as the Tour, he became my favourite athlete of 2012.
This list is based on achievement rather than personality, athletes like Jessica Ennis would be on here but I decided to base it on their achievement rather than the effect their medal had (Jess' gold was my favourite of the London games).
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