A range of newspapers and magazine sport experts determined the shortlist of 10 contenders for the 2008 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

They were collated into lists of 10 candidates, which are published below. Each name counted as one vote towards the final shortlist.

A public vote by phone will decide the winner during the show on BBC One, which is being broadcast from 1900 GMT on Sunday 14 December from the Liverpool Echo Arena.

The nominations are listed in alphabetical order by surname.

The Sunday Times Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Joe Calzaghe Mark Cavendish Nicole Cooke Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Paula Radcliffe Bradley Wiggins

The Herald Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Joe Calzaghe Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Kevin Pietersen Rebecca Romero Bradley Wiggins Shane Williams

Daily Post (Wales) Rebecca Adlington Joe Calzaghe Nicole Cooke Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Christine Ohuruogu Victoria Pendleton Bradley Wiggins Shane Williams

The Voice Rebecca Adlington Joe Calzaghe Luol Deng Lewis Hamilton David Haye Chris Hoy Andy Murray Christine Ohuruogu Kevin Pietersen Louis Smith

The Guardian Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Joe Calzaghe Nicole Cooke Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Christine Ohuruogu Wayne Rooney Bradley Wiggins

The Daily Telegraph Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Joe Calzaghe Nicole Cooke Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Christine Ohuruogu Rebecca Romero Bradley Wiggins

The Daily Star Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Michael Bisping Joe Calzaghe Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Christine Ohuruogu Victoria Pendleton Ruby Walsh

Sport Magazine Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Joe Calzaghe Aaron Hadlow Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Christine Ohuruogu Rebecca Romero Cristiano Ronaldo Bradley Wiggins

The Sunday Express Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Joe Calzaghe Danny Cipriani Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Victoria Pendleton Theo Walcott Bradley Wiggins

The Sunday Telegraph Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Joe Calzaghe Nicole Cooke Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Christine Ohuruogu Rebecca Romero Theo Walcott

The Financial Times Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Joe Calzaghe Nicole Cooke Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Christine Ohuruogu Rebecca Romero Bradley Wiggins

The People Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Joe Calzaghe Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Ronnie O'Sullivan Wayne Rooney Theo Walcott Bradley Wiggins

The Daily Star Sunday Rebecca Adlington Joe Calzaghe Mark Cavendish Nicole Cooke Ryan Giggs Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Kevin Pietersen Bradley Wiggins

The Sun Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Joe Calzaghe Mark Cavendish Nicole Cooke Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Victoria Pendleton Bradley Wiggins

The Liverpool Echo Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Joe Calzaghe James DeGale Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Ryan Moore Andy Murray Christine Ohuruogu Cristiano Ronaldo

The Mail on Sunday Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Joe Calzaghe Nicole Cooke Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Christine Ohuruogu Rebecca Romero Theo Walcott

The Evening Standard Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie David Coulthard Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Christine Ohuruogu Kevin Pietersen Ellie Simmonds Bradley Wiggins

Zoo Magazine Rebecca Adlington Joe Calzaghe Ryan Giggs Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Christine Ohuruogu Victoria Pendleton Kevin Pietersen Laura Robson

Scotland on Sunday Rebecca Adlington Joe Calzaghe Mark Cavendish Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Christine Ohuruogu Rebecca Romero Cristiano Ronaldo Bradley Wiggins

Sunday Mirror Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Nicole Cooke Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Christine Ohuruogu Rebecca Romero Bradley Wiggins Steve Williams

The Scotsman Rebecca Adlington Mark Beaumont Joe Calzaghe James DeGale Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Christine Ohuruogu Cristiano Ronaldo Justin Rose

Belfast Telegraph Rebecca Adlington Joe Calzaghe Mark Cavendish Nicole Cooke Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Victoria Pendleton Jason Smyth Bradley Wiggins

The Metro Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Joe Calzaghe James DeGale Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Christine Ohuruogu Victoria Pendleton Bradley Wiggins

The Daily Mail Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Joe Calzaghe Nicole Cooke Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Christine Ohuruogu Ellie Simmonds Bradley Wiggins

Independent on Sunday Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Joe Calzaghe Nicole Cooke Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Christine Ohuruogu Kevin Pietersen Bradley Wiggins

The Times Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Nicole Cooke Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Kevin Pietersen Rebecca Romero Wayne Rooney Ellie Simmonds

The News of the World Rebecca Adlington Ben Ainslie Nicole Cooke Lewis Hamilton Chris Hoy Andy Murray Victoria Pendleton Rebecca Romero Cristiano Ronaldo Bradley Wiggins

The Observer Rebecca Adlington Joe Calzaghe Lewis Hamilton David Haye Chris Hoy Christine Ohuruogu Rebecca Romero Louis Smith Theo Walcott Bradley Wiggins

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