10 Candidates For BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2012

8. David Weir (Athletics)

The most decorated wheel-chair racer in history compounded his dominance of the sport by tallying a total of 4 gold€™s at the Paralympics in distances of 800, 1500, 5000 m and the marathon! What an absolutely incredible achievement, which should be acknowledged by the British public in recognition of dedication. He has clocked the fastest time of any Briton in all track distances up to 5,000m as well as the marathon too.
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