Question: who won sports personalty of the year 2017
Answer: Award Created Description Current holder ( 2017 ) BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award 1954 Awarded to the sportsperson `` whose actions have most captured the public 's imagination '' Mo Farah BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year 1960 Awarded to the sportsperson `` who has made the greatest impression in the world of sport '' Roger Federer BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award 1960 Awarded to the team with the most notable achievement in British sport .