Sports Personality of the Year

Monday 08 December 2008 17:14 GMT
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The contenders for the 2008 Sports Personality of the Year award are listed below. Click on their names to re-live their defining moments.

Rebecca Adlington

Ben Ainslie

Joe Calzaghe

Nicole Cooke

Lewis Hamilton

Chris Hoy

Andy Murray

Christine Ohuruogu

Rebecca Romero

Bradley Wiggins

The awards will be held 14 December at 7pm on BBC One

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