BAWA Athlete of the Year

BAWA Athlete of the Year
Country United Kingdom
Presented by British Athletics Writers' Association (BAWA)
First awarded 1963 (Senior)
2013 (Para)

The BAWA Athlete of the Year is an award presented by the British Athletics Writers' Association (BAWA) to the British athlete, who the British Athletics Writers' have voted to have been adjudged to have been best of the year in British athletics. There are male and female award categories for senior, junior and Paralympic athletes. The most frequent winner of the award is Mo Farah.

Winners

Senior Awards

The awards began in 1963. In 2011, the senior awards were renamed in honour of two highly esteemed BAWA members, the John Rodda Award for men and the Cliff Temple Award for women.

Year Men[1][2] Women[1][2] Ref
1963 Maurice Herriott Dorothy Hyman
1964 Lynn Davies Mary Rand
1965 Maurice Herriott Anne Smith
1966 Lynn Davies Pam Piercy
1967 Lynn Davies Lillian Board
1968 David Hemery Sheila Sherwood
1969 Ian Stewart Lillian Board
1970 Ian Stewart Rosemary Stirling
1971 David Bedford Barbara Inkpen
1972 David Hemery Mary Peters
1973 Brendan Foster Verona Bernard
1974 Ian Thompson Joyce Smith
1975 Alan Pascoe Andrea Lynch
1976 Brendan Foster Sonia Lannaman
1977 Steve Ovett Tessa Sanderson
1978 Daley Thompson Tessa Sanderson
1979 Sebastian Coe Christine Benning
1980 Steve Ovett Kathy Smallwood
1981 Sebastian Coe Kathy Smallwood
1982 Daley Thompson Kathy Smallwood
1983 Steve Cram Fatima Whitbread
1984 Sebastian Coe Tessa Sanderson
1985 Steve Cram Zola Budd
1986 Roger Black Fatima Whitbread
1987 Jon Ridgeon Fatima Whitbread
1988 Linford Christie Liz McColgan
1989 Steve Backley Yvonne Murray
1990 Steve Backley Yvonne Murray
1991 Kriss Akabusi Liz McColgan
1992 Linford Christie Sally Gunnell
1993 Colin Jackson Sally Gunnell
1994 Linford Christie Sally Gunnell
1995 Jonathan Edwards Kelly Holmes
1996 Roger Black Denise Lewis
1997 Iwan Thomas Denise Lewis
1998 Iwan Thomas Denise Lewis
1999 Colin Jackson Paula Radcliffe
2000 Jonathan Edwards Denise Lewis
2001 Jonathan Edwards Paula Radcliffe
2002 Dwain Chambers Paula Radcliffe
2003 Darren Campbell Paula Radcliffe
2004 Olympic 4 × 100 m team[note 1] Kelly Holmes
2005 Jason Gardener Paula Radcliffe [3]
2006 Mo Farah Rebecca Lyne [4][5]
2007 Marlon Devonish Christine Ohuruogu [6][7][8]
2008 Phillips Idowu Christine Ohuruogu [9][10][11]
2009 Phillips Idowu Jessica Ennis [12][13][14]
2010 Mo Farah Jessica Ennis [15][16][17]
2011 Mo Farah Jessica Ennis [18][19][20]
2012 Mo Farah Jessica Ennis [21][22][23]
2013 Mo Farah Christine Ohuruogu [24][25][26]
2014 Greg Rutherford Jo Pavey [27][28][29]
2015 Greg Rutherford Jessica Ennis-Hill [30][31][32]
2016 Mo Farah Jessica Ennis-Hill

Junior Awards

In 2011, the junior athlete awards were also renamed to the Jim Coote Memorial Award for junior men and the Lilian Board Memorial Award for junior women.

Year Men Women
2005 Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Emily Pidgeon
2006 Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Sian Edwards
2007 Alexander Nelson Asha Philip
2008 David Forrester Stephanie Twell
2009 Lawrence Clarke Jodie Williams
2010 Jack Meredith Jodie Williams
2011 Adam Cotton Jodie Williams
2012 Adam Gemili Katarina Johnson-Thompson
2013 Zak Seddon Jessica Judd
2014 David Omoregie Dina Asher-Smith
2015 Kyle Langford Morgan Lake

Para Awards

The Paralympic Athlete of the Year categories were introduced by British Athletics Writers in 2013, following the success of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.

Year Men Women
2012 David Weir[note 2]
2013 Richard Whitehead Hannah Cockcroft
2014 Dan Greaves Hannah Cockcroft
2015 Aled Davies Hannah Cockcroft

Other Awards

The Ron Pickering Award is awarded for services to athletics. Introduced in 2011, the BAWA Inspiration Award is given in recognition of an athlete who made an outstanding performance in a single event, performed well against the odds, or is retiring after a long and distinguished career.

Year Category Winner
2005 Best Performance Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
2006 Best Performance David Weir
Ron Pickering Memorial Award David Moorcroft
2007 Best Performance Christine Ohuruogu
Ron Pickering Memorial Award Martin Webster
2008 Best Performance Christine Ohuruogu
David Weir[note 3]
Ron Pickering Memorial Award George Gandy
2009 Best Performance Jessica Ennis
Ron Pickering Memorial Award Peter Matthews
2010 Ron Pickering Memorial Award Mike Heath[33]
2011 BAWA Inspiration Award Helen Clitheroe
Ron Pickering Memorial Award David Bedford
2012 BAWA Inspiration Award Yamile Aldama
Ron Pickering Memorial Award Mel Watman
2013 BAWA Inspiration Award Asha Philip
Ron Pickering Memorial Award Lloyd Cowan
2014 BAWA Inspiration Award Goldie Sayers
Ron Pickering Memorial Award Mark Shearman
2015 BAWA Inspiration Award Stephanie Twell
Ron Pickering Memorial Award Stuart Storey

Notes

  1. ↑ The 4 x 100 metres relay quartet of Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish and Mark Lewis-Francis that won Olympic Gold in 2004 were declared joint winners.
  2. ↑ There was no British Athletics Writers' Award in 2012, but David Weir won the Outstanding Achievement Award by a Paralympic Athlete, a category introduced by British Athletics Writers to mark the success of the 2012 Paralympic Games.
  3. ↑ Both Christine Ohuruogu and David Weir were declared joint winners in 2008, after Christine Ohuruogu won Olympic Gold in the 400 metres in 2008 and David Weir won four Paralympic medals including two Gold in 2008.

References

  1. 1 2 "Awards". BAWA. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "British Athletics Writers' Association". SJA. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Radcliffe/Gardener scoop awards". BBC. 22 September 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "BRITISH ATHLETICS WRITERS ASSOCIATION AWARDS 2006". UKA. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "FARAH, LYNE NAMED BRITISH ATHLETES OF THE YEAR". IAAF. 15 October 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ohuruogu and Devonish take track plaudits". SJA. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ohuruogu named GB Athlete of Year". BBC. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "BAWA Announces the Athletes of the Year 2007". Digital News Agency. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Idowu and Ohuruogu named athletes of the year". SJA. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "BRITISH ATHLETICS WRITERS AWARDS". UKA. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "IDOWU AND OHURUOGU NAMED UK ATHLETES OF THE YEAR". IAAF. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Matthews joins Ennis and Idowu among the winners". SJA. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "BRITISH ATHLETICS WRITERS AWARD". UKA. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "Ennis and Idowu named British athletes of the year". COC. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  15. ↑ "Farah and Ennis are BAWA Athletes of 2010". SJA. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "BAWA ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD". UKA. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "Writers pick Farah and Ennis as top athletes". Athletics Weekly. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  18. ↑ "Farah and Ennis win the Athletics Writers' vote". SJA. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  19. ↑ "FARAH AND ENNIS VOTED BRITISH ATHLETES OF THE YEAR". UKA. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  20. ↑ "Farah and Ennis voted British athletes of the year". Athletics Weekly. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  21. ↑ "Ennis and Farah acclaimed by Athletics Writers". SJA. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  22. ↑ "FARAH AND ENNIS VOTED BRITISH ATHLETES OF THE YEAR". UKA. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  23. ↑ "Farah and Ennis are record-breaking BAWA Athletes of the Year". Inside The Games. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  24. ↑ "Ohuruogu and Farah take BAWA's 2013 prizes". SJA. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  25. ↑ "Athletics writers pick Farah and Ohuruogu as top athletes in 2013". Athletics Weekly. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  26. ↑ "Mo Farah and Christine Ohuruogu named best Brit athletes of 2013". London 24. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  27. ↑ "BAWA Winners 2014". BAWA. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  28. ↑ "Photographer honoured alongside athletes by BAWA". SJA. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  29. ↑ "Jo Pavey and Greg Rutherford are BAWA athletes of the year". Athletics Weekly. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  30. ↑ "Ennis-Hill, Rutherford head 2015 honours". BAWA. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  31. ↑ "Greg Rutherford and Jessica Ennis-Hill win BAWA awards". Athletics Weekly. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  32. ↑ "Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford named Athletes of the Year". The Sun. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  33. ↑ "Awards lunch at Roux lapped up by athletics writers". SJA. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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