Who is Alistair Brownlee? Sports Personality of the Year 2016 shortlist
He won gold in Rio 2016 and helped his brother over the line in one of the greatest displays of sportsmanship this year. Can Brownlee win over the public this Sunday?
Sports Personality of the Year 2016 nominees: Alistair Brownlee
Age: 28
Twitter: @AliBrownleetri
2016 highlight: Winning triathlon gold in Rio 2016, with his brother Jonny claiming silver. He later impressed the world again after he helped his exhausted sibling over the finish line in the final race of the Triathlon World Series.
We did it pic.twitter.com/GQRg5v5cKu
— Alistair Brownlee (@AliBrownleetri) August 18, 2016
What the commentator said: “What an incredible conclusion here… I’ve never seen anything like that anywhere in world sport”
Watch Alistair Brownlee win gold in Rio 2016
Sports Personality of the Year 2016: who will win?
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