Friday, December 12, 2008

Sport's Personality 2008

After a pretty good year for British Sport, who should be named Sport's Personality of the Year? Here is my opinion based on this extremely well researched algorithm.

Sport's Personality Rating = Achievement + Personality + Profile of Sport

Achievement (out of 5) - What did they achieve in their sport this year.
5 – Domination
4 – Winning highest award
3 – Winning at a lower level / Performing well at highest level
2 – Overall Notable performances
1 – One or two outstanding performances not consistent
+ 0.5 for unique achievement (e.g. Rebecca Romero)
+ 0.5 for outstanding contribution to a poor team (e.g. Kevin Pietersen).

Personality (out of 2) - How well known they are to the British public.
2 – Known by everyone
1 – Known by sports fans only
0 – Known by fans of specific sport

Profile of Sport (out of 3) - How highly is the sport regarded in the country.
3 – Football, Cricket, Olympic Athletics
2.5 – Other Olympic Sports, Rugby Union, Tennis, Formula 1
2 – Boxing, Golf, Snooker
1.5 – Horse Racing, Road Cycling, Paralympics
0.5 - Junior Tennis
0 - Cycling Round The World

Pos Athlete             Ach     Pers    Prof    Total
1 Chris Hoy 5 2 2.5 9.5
2 Rebecca Adlington 4.5 2 2.5 9
= Ben Ainslie 5 1.5 2.5 9
4 Victoria Pendleton 4.75 1.5 2.5 8.75
= Nicole Cooke 4.75 1.5 2.5 8.75
6 Lewis Hamilton 4 2 2.5 8.5
= Christine Ohuruogu 4 1.5 3 8.5
= Rebecca Romero 4.5 1.5 2.5 8.5
= Steve Williams 4.5 1.5 2.5 8.5
10 Andy Murray 3.5 2 2.5 8
= Joe Calzaghe 4 2 2 8
= Bradley Wiggins 4 1.5 2.5 8
13 Kevin Pietersen 2 2 3 7
= Ellie Simmonds 4 1.5 1.5 7
= James DeGale 3 1.5 2.5 7
= Wayne Rooney 2 2 3 7
= Ryan Giggs 2 2 3 7
= Shane Williams 3 1.5 2.5 7
19 Paula Radcliffe 1.5 2 3 6.5
= Theo Walcott 1.5 2 3 6.5
= David Haye 3.5 1 2 6.5
= Mark Cavendish 3.5 1.5 1.5 6.5
23 Danny Cipriani 2 1.5 2.5 6
24 Louis Smith 2 1 2.5 5.5
25 Laura Robson 4 0.5 0.5 5
= Ryan Moore 3 0.5 1.5 5
27 Justin Rose 1.5 1 2 4.5
= Mark Beaumont 4 0.5 0 4.5


So Chris Hoy is my favourite. Outside bets are Rebecca Adlington and Ben Ainslie.

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