Stormed to his third consecutive world 10,000m gold despite almost falling twice late in the race in London in August.
Also won 5,000m silver at the worlds, missing out on a fifth major championships distance double in a row. Won the final track race of his career – over the same distance at a Diamond League event in Zurich – and will now concentrate on road races.
The Somali-born Londoner, a four-time Olympic champion, received a knighthood from the Queen at Buckingham Palace in November.
What he said: “It’s been a long journey but it’s been incredible.”
Sports Personality record: 4th, 2016; 7th, 2015; 4th, 2013; 4th, 2012; 3rd, 2011. Of the 17 athletics winners, Paula Radcliffe was the last long-distance runner to triumph, in 2002.
