Nominees

Mike Horn

South African Mike Horn, is acknowledged as one of the worlds greatest modern adventurer-explorers.  He has undertaken exceptional feats of endurance, determination and courage which have extended the boundaries of human achievement.

Jenson Button

Following the withdrawal of Honda from Formula One at the end of 2008, Britain’s Jenson Button was left without a drive until former Honda technical director Ross Brawn stepped in and engineered a management buyout of the team.

New York Yankees

Thousands of Yankees fans came onto the streets of New York to celebrate the team's 27th - and record - World Series victory in November after beating reigning champions Philadelphia Phillies.

John Stamstead

Tara Dakides

Karrie Web

Beatrice Hess

Aaron Baddeley

David Hall

Janica Kostelic

One of the greatest female skiers of all time, the Croatian star became the first woman in skiing history to win four Alpine gold medals following her victory in the women's combined event in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Italy