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RTÉ Sport Awards Sportsperson of the Year nominees revealed

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Saturday 17 December will see Jacqui Hurley, Evanne Ní Chuilinn and Ruby Walsh present the RTÉ Sport Awards 2022 live on RTÉ One.Awards being handed out on the night in front of an audience of Irish sports stars include RTÉ Sport Sportsperson of the Year, RTÉ Sport Team of the Year, RTÉ Sport Manager of the Year and RTÉ Sport Young Sportsperson of the Year.This year's nominees for the RTÉ Sport Sportsperson of the Year are listed below, in alphabetical order.RACHAEL BLACKMOREThe national hunt jockey had another record-breaking year, as she became the first woman to land the Cheltenham Gold Cup with A Plus Tard.

A few days earlier, she retained the Champion Hurdle with Honeysuckle. The Festival big-race double was the first achieved by a jockey since AP McCoy in 1997.AMY BROADHURSTDundalk boxer Broadhurst claimed gold at the World Championships in Istanbul in impressive style and followed up that success by winning gold at the Woman's European Championships, whilst also being named Boxer of the Tournament.DAVID CLIFFORDThe Kerry forward played a pivotal role as the Kingdom won the All-Ireland Championship for the first time in eight years.

The 23-year-old was rewarded for his performance by being named the 2022 PwC GAA/GPA All-Star Footballer of the Year.RONAN GRIMESThe paracyclist had a year to remember after winning a series of international medals, including golds at the paracycling World and European Road Championships in the C4 road races, and silver in the individual pursuit at the Paracycling Track World Championship.CIARA MAGEEANThe Portaferry native claimed silver at the European Championships in the 1500m.

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