The BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality 2015 will be announced at an awards ceremony on Monday, and you can view the ceremony live online.
BBC Wales’ coverage will be available on the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer (UK only) from 20:00 GMT.
The award will be presented following a public vote, which has now closed.
Gareth Bale, Dan Biggar, Aled Sion Davies, Jade Jones, Lee Selby, Non Stanford, Geraint Thomas and Ashley Williams are the eight contenders.
They were chosen by a panel of experts, chaired by former Wales rugby international and Olympic 110m hurdler Nigel Walker.
The award is part of the Wales Sports Awards, an annual awards evening that is a collaboration between BBC Cymru Wales and governing body Sport Wales to celebrate the very best elite and grassroots sport in the country.
Jason Mohammad and Dot Davies will host the event from the Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff.
The eight nominees, listed in alphabetical order, are:
Gareth Bale (football)
Bale was the driving force behind Wales’ successful qualifying campaign for Euro 2016. He scored seven goals in the 10 games, including the winner against Belgium in Cardiff in June that gave such impetus going into the final four games. The Real Madrid forward, 26, played all but three minutes of the campaign as Wales finished second in their group behind the Belgians to ensure their place in the finals in France next summer.
His performances were recognised when named Wales Player of the Year for a record fifth time, while also being voted Players’ Player of the Year and Fans’ Player of the Year.
Dan Biggar (rugby union)
Biggar gave outstanding performances for Wales during the Rugby World Cup, the Six Nations and for regional side Ospreys. The 26-year-old scored 23 points in a man-of-the-match performance in the 28-25 win over England in the pool stage at the World Cup, including a long-range winning penalty. In total he scored 56 points in four matches as Wales were knocked out in the quarter-finals against South Africa.
In the Six Nations, he scored 26 points in five games as Wales missed out on the Championship on points difference with four wins from five. He also helped Ospreys to the semi-finals in the Pro12.
Aled Sion Davies (athletics)
Davies won two gold medals at the IPC World Championships in Doha in October. He won the F42 discus, throwing a world record 49.59 metres, and then added another gold in the F42 shot put with a Championship record effort of 14.95m. Davies, 24, had a hernia operation 10 weeks before the championships, which had put his participation in doubt.
His latest success takes him up to 10 medals at major championships since 2011.
Jade Jones (taekwondo)
Jones won gold for Great Britain at the inaugural European Games in Baku in June. Further gold medals followed at two legs of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix series, winning in Samsun and Manchester. The 22-year-old took silver in Moscow.
Her achievements have already secured Team GB a berth in her -57kg division for the 2016 Rio Olympics. As world number one, she is set to take that place and be given the chance to defend her title.
Lee Selby (boxing)
Selby became the 12th Welsh world boxing champion by beating Russia’s Evgeny Gradovich to claim the IBF featherweight title in May. Selby then defended his title against Mexican Fernando Montiel in Phoenix, Arizona on his debut on American soil.
The 28-year-old has signed with one of boxing’s most influential figures, American Al Haymon, advisor to five-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather.
Non Stanford (triathlon)
Stanford returned to action this year after a long injury lay-off to book her place in the GB team for the 2016 Rio Olympics by finishing second at the World Triathlon Grand Final in September. She was also second in a Rio test event in August.
After 20 months out with a foot injury, the 26-year-old competed again in April and secured her first podium finish of the year at an ITU World Triathlon Series event in Hamburg.
Geraint Thomas (cycling)
Thomas became the first British rider to win the formidable E3 Harelbeke race in Belgium in March. The 215km race – known as one of the Cobbled Classics – is among the hardest on the professional circuit. Thomas was then a key member of Team Sky that led Chris Froome to a second Tour de France victory.
The 29-year-old rode through the pain barrier, and at one point into a telegraph pole, in helping Froome and was up in fourth in the overall standings until the latter stages of the final week, eventually finishing 15th.
Ashley Williams (football)
Williams captained Wales to Euro 2016 qualification, marshalling one of the tightest defensive units in the qualifying stage. Wales had the fourth-best defensive record, conceding just four goals in 10 games. The Swansea City defender, 31, played every minute of every game and reached the 50-cap milestone during the campaign.
At club level, he captained Swansea to their highest Premier League finish of eighth last season and is rated as the best British centre-back by former Wales and Celtic striker John Hartson.
In addition to the main prize, there will also be 12 other awards on the night:
- Coach of the Year
- Team of the Year
- Junior Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year (Carwyn James Award)
- Lifetime Achievement – elite and community
- BBC Cymru Wales Unsung Hero
- Community coach of the Year
- Young volunteer of the Year
- Volunteer of the Year
- Coach to Disabled People of the Year
- Young coach of the Year
The Unsung Hero award has already been given to Jane Roberts and Nerys Ellis for their work at Llanrwst Swimming Club. They will appear at the ceremony on 7 December to collect the award and will go on to represent Wales at the UK BBC Sports Personality of the Year event in Belfast on Sunday, 20 December.
A review of the sporting year will be broadcast on BBC Cymru Wales television on Friday, 18 December at 21:00 GMT.
Please note the event is not connected with the UK Sports Personality of the Year and is for the Wales award only.
