By Ros Satar
- Knighthoods for Andy Murray, Mo Farah and Lee Pearson
- Damehoods for Jessica Ennis-Hill, Katherine Grainger
- Full list of sporting honours
LONDON, UK – Team GB’s Olympic and Paralympic heroes lead the way in this year’s New Year’s Honours lists
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Andy Murray – Tennis & charitable work
World No. 1, three-time Slam champion, two-time Olympic champion, new father, wins a record third BBC Sports Personality of the Year award – it was the crowning end to an incredible 2016 for Andy Murray. Despite saying that he felt he might be too young for such an honour, the Brit will be knighted not only for his services to tennis, but also to charity.
Mo Farah – Athletics
For an 8-year-old Somalian arriving in the UK, this is something he freely admits he could never have seen. As reported by BBC Sport, Farah said:
“Looking back at the boy who arrived here from Somalia, not speaking a world of English, I could never have imagined where I would be today – it’s a dream come true.”
Farah won the ‘double double’ successfully defending his London 2012 Olympic titles in the 5,000m and 10,000m.
Lee Pearson – Equestrianism & Disabled Sport
Dressage rider and flag carrier for the Rio Paralympics, he won an 11th gold medal in his career, and adds to the MBE, OBE and CBE for his services to both equestrianism and disabled sport.
“I think it’s been the biggest surprise of my life. You receive a letter asking you to accept the honour and ever since sending the envelope back to the prime minister I’ve hardly slept. It’s just been really surreal. I’m just a bloke from Stoke-on-Trent.”
Jessica Ennis-Hill – Athletics
Despite being pipped to a silver in Rio, and announcing her retirement from the sport, she was awarded a third World Championship title after Tatyana Chernova was stripped of the 2011 title.
What a team to have been apart of. Dame…truly truly honoured! https://t.co/eVNwefX7xm
— Jessica Ennis-Hill (@J_Ennis) December 30, 2016
Katherine Grainger – Rowing
Grainger is Britain’s most decorated female Olympian and finally won gold after winning silver medals at the Sydney, Athens and Beijing Olympics. She won a silver in Rio with Victoria Thornley in the double sculls at the Rio Olympics.
Full Sporting Honours (as listed in BBC Sport)
KNIGHTHOOD
Mo FARAH, CBE, for services to athletics
Andy MURRAY, OBE, for services to tennis and charity
Lee PEARSON, CBE, for services to equestrianism
DAMEHOOD
Jessica ENNIS-HILL, CBE, for services to athletics
Katherine GRAINGER, CBE, for services to sport and charity
COMMANDERS OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (CBE)
Sophie CHRISTIANSEN, OBE, for services to para-equestrianism
Charlotte DUJARDIN, OBE, for services to equestrianism
Jason KENNY, OBE, for services to cycling
Laura KENNY, OBE, for services to cycling
Sascha KINDRED, OBE, for services to swimming
Tim REDDISH, OBE, British Paralympic Association chairman, for services to sport
Nick SKELTON, OBE, for services to equestrianism
OFFICERS OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (OBE)
Nicola ADAMS, MBE, for services to boxing
Penny BRISCOE, MBE, Great Britain chef de mission for Rio 2016 Paralympics, for services to sport
Michael CAVANAGH, for services to sport and the Commonwealth Games movement
Ed CLANCY, MBE, for services to cycling
Chris COLEMAN, Wales football team manager, for services to football
Jody CUNDY, MBE, for services to cycling and swimming
Anne DUNHAM, MBE, for services to para-equestrianism
Mark ENGLAND, Team GB chef de mission and British Olympic Associations director of sport, for services to sport
John GOSDEN, for services to horseracing and training
Tim HOLLINGSWORTH, British Paralympic Association chief executive officer, for services to sport
Alison KERVIN, Mail on Sunday sports editor, for services to sports journalism
Pete REED, MBE, for services to rowing
Kate RICHARDSON-WALSH, MBE, for services to hockey
Peter ROWLEY, for services to sports administration
Andrew TRIGGS HODGE, MBE, for services to rowing
MEMBERS OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (MBE)
Tim ADAMS, for services to horseracing and rugby league
Jonathan AGNEW, sports broadcaster, for services to broadcasting
John ALLEN, for services to athletics in Northern Ireland
Giselle ANSLEY, for services to hockey, Devon; Katie ARCHIBALD, for services to cycling
Hollie ARNOLD, for services to field athletics
Elinor BARKER, for services to cycling
Sally BARKER, for services to sport and women’s participation in sport
Stephen BATE, for services to cycling
Will BAYLEY, for services to table tennis
Paul BENNETT, for services to rowing
Paul BLAKE, for services to athletics
Sophie BRAY, for services to hockey
Daniel BROWN, for services to rowing
Joanne BUTTERFIELD, for services to field athletics
Jon-Allan BUTTERWORTH, for services to cycling
Karen CARNEY, England and Chelsea Ladies, for services to football
Claire CASHMORE, for services to swimming
Jeanette CHIPPINGTON, for services to canoeing
Saskia CLARK, for services to sailing
Chris CLARKE, for services to sport
Joe CLARKE, for services to canoeing
Elizabeth CLEGG, for services to athletics and charity
Grace CLOUGH, for services to rowing
Kadeena COX, for services to athletics
Crista CULLEN, for services to hockey
Alex DANSON, for services to hockey
Karen DARKE, for services to sport – particularly cycling and triathlon
Rob DAVIES, for services to table tennis
Anne DICKINS, for services to canoeing
Owain DOULL, for services to cycling
Adam DUGGLEBY, for services to cycling
Scott DURANT, for services to rowing
Lora FACHIE, for services to cycling
Robert FAHEY, lately Real Tennis world champion, for services to sport
Bethany FIRTH, for services to swimming
Fab FLOURNOY, for services to British Basketball and the community in the North East
Paul FORD, British Olympic Association pre-Games manager, for services to sport
James FOX, for services to rowing
Jo FRITH, for services to archery
Megan GIGLIA, for services to cycling
Matt GOTREL, for services to rowing
Sophie HAHN, for services to athletics
Corrine HALL, for services to cycling
Liam HEATH, for services to canoeing
Robert Welby HENRY, for services to medicine and the sport of horse racing in Northern Ireland
Georgina HERMITAGE, for services to athletics
Phelan HILL, for services to rowing
Maddie HINCH, for services to hockey
Trefor Lloyd HUGHES, for services to football in Wales particularly Anglesey
Paul HUTCHINS, for services to tennis
Oliver JAMES, for services to rowing
Michael JONES, for services to swimming
Colin KING, for services to football and BAME inclusion in sport
Matt LANGRIDGE, for services to rowing
Jack LAUGHER, for services to diving
Andy LEWIS, for services to triathlon
Claire LOMAS, for charitable and voluntary services to spinal injury research
Constantine LOULOUDIS, for services to rowing
Hannah MACLEOD, for services to hockey
Joanna MANNING-COOPER, for services to sport
Sian MASSEY-ELLIS, football referee, for services to football
Kathleen McBRIDE, for services to sport and the community in Coleraine
Shona McCALLIN, for services to hockey
Chris MEARS, services to diving
Hannah MILLS, for services to sailing
Stephanie MILLWARD, for services to swimming
Aaron MOORES, for services to swimming
Rachel MORRIS, for services to rowing
Samuel MORSHEAD, lately general manager Perth Racecourse, for services to the UK horseracing and charity
Marion MURDOCH, sportscotland, for services to sport particularly curling
Helen MURRAY, for services to swimming in Scotland
George NASH, for services to rowing
Jonathan NORFOLK, Great Britain para-cycling head coach, for services to cycling
Robert NORTHRIDGE, for services to rowing and community relations in Northern Ireland
Michael O’NEILL, Northern Ireland football team manager, for services to football and the community in Northern Ireland
Bill OWEN, for services to cycling particularly in Wales
Lily OWSLEY, for services to hockey
Adam PEATY, for services to swimming
Hilary PHILBIN, British Fencing president, for services to fencing and sports administration
Sam QUEK, for services to hockey
Tom RANSLEY, for services to rowing
Gordon REID, for services to wheelchair tennis
Helen RICHARDSON-WALSH, for services to hockey
Ellie ROBINSON, for services to swimming
Susie RODGERS, for services to swimming
Louis ROLFE, for services to cycling
Justin ROSE, for services to golf
Lauren ROWLES, for services to rowing
Hannah RUSSELL, for services to swimming
Will SATCH, for services to rowing
Mohamed SBIHI, for services to rowing
Alex SCOTT, England and Arsenal Ladies defender, for services to football
Giles SCOTT, for services to sailing
Helen SCOTT, for services to cycling
Stephanie SLATER, for services to swimming
David SMITH, for services to Boccia
Mike STEPHENSON, for services to rugby league and sports broadcasting
Jessica STRETTON, for services to archery
Alice TAI, for services to swimming
Manisha TAILOR, for services to football and diversity in sport
Sophie THORNHILL, for services to cycling
Susannah TOWNSEND, for services to hockey
Georgina TWIGG, for services to hockey
Laura UNSWORTH, for services to hockey
Edmund VAN HOOF, British Gymnastics head coach and men’s technical director, for services to gymnastics
Ian WALKER, for services to Olympic and international competitive sailing
John WALKER, for services to archery, Newport
Hollie WEBB, for services to hockey
Nicola WHITE, for services to hockey
Laurence WHITELEY, for services to rowing
Max WHITLOCK, for services to gymnastics
Emma WIGGS, for services to canoeing
Susie WOLFF, for services to women in sport
Matthew WYLIE, for services to swimming
MEMBERS OF THE ORDER OF THE COMPANIONS OF HONOUR (CH)
Sir Roger BANNISTER, CBE, for services to sport
MEDALLIST OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (BEM)
Brian ROBINSON, for services to cycling and charity
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