Dan Carter with the William Webb Ellis Cup. Photo / Brett Phibbs
Dan Carter has defeated world-class competition to take home the 2015 BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year award.
Carter triumphed over some of the biggest names in sport, such as Usain Bolt, Jordan Spieth, Novak Djokovic, Katie Ledecky and Serena Williams, after the prestigious award was decided by a
public vote for the first time.
He becomes the second New Zealander to win the honour, after Jonah Lomu in 1995, and is also only the second rugby player ever to take home the gong.
"I'm thrilled to have been voted BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year by the UK public," said Carter.
"It's been an incredible year for me on British soil and the support has been phenomenal. It was an incredibly competitive shortlist and I'm honoured to have been recognised alongside these great sportsmen and women from around the world."
