List of sporting knights and dames

This is a list of people who have been knighted for their contribution to sport.

Athletics

Sir Roger Bannister 1975 (born 1929)
Sir Murray Halberg (NZ) 1988 (born 1933)
Sir Christopher Chataway 1995 (born 1931)
Dame Mary Peters 2000 (born 1939)
Dame Kelly Holmes 2005 (born 1970)
Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson 2005 (born 1969)
Sebastian Coe 2006 (born 1956) (Note: Coe had already been made a Life Peer in 2000)
Sir John Walker (NZ) 2009 (born 1952) KNZM
Sir Peter Snell (NZ) 2009 (born 1938) KNZM

Boxing

Sir Henry Cooper 2000 (1934–2011)

Cricket

See List of cricketers who were knighted

Cycling

Sir Chris Hoy 2009 (born 1976)
Dame Sarah Storey 2013 (born 1977)
Sir Bradley Wiggins 2013 (born 1980)
Note: Sir Hubert Opperman (1904-1996) was perhaps best known for his cycling achievements, but his 1968 knighthood was in recognition of his service as Australian High Commissioner to Malta.^[1]

Equestrian

Sir Mark Todd (NZ) 2013 (born 1956) KNZM

Fencing

Dame Mary Glen-Haig 1993 (1918–2014)

Football

See List of football personalities with British honours

Golf

Sir Henry Cotton 1987 (1907–1987)
Sir Bob Charles (NZ) 1999 (born 1936) KNZM
Sir Nick Faldo 2009^[2] (born 1957)

Horse racing

Sir Gordon Richards 1953 (1904–1986)
Sir Jack Jarvis 1967 (1887–1968)
Sir Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1968 (1887–1983)
Sir Noel Murless 1977 (1910–1987)
Sir Peter O'Sullevan 1997 (1918–2015)
Sir Henry Cecil 2011 (1943–2013)
Sir Tony McCoy 2016 (born 1974)

Motor racing

Sir Henry Segrave 1929 (1896–1930)
Sir Malcolm Campbell 1931 (1885–1948)
Sir Jack Brabham 1979 (1926–2014)
Sir Frank Williams 1999 (born 1942)
Sir Stirling Moss 2000 (born 1929)
Sir Jackie Stewart 2001 (born 1939)
Sir Patrick Head 2015 (born 1946)

Mountaineering

Sir Edmund Hillary(NZ) KBE 1953 (1919-2008) ONZ 1987, KG 1995
John Hunt 1953 (1910–1988) Life Peer 1966, KG 1979
Sir Chris Bonington 1996 (born 1934)

Netball

Dame Lois Muir (NZ) 2009 (born 1935) DNZM

Rowing

Sir Steve Redgrave 2001 (born 1962)
Sir Matthew Pinsent 2005 (born 1970)

Rugby

Sir Wilson Whineray (NZ) 1998 (born 1935) KNZM
Sir Brian Lochore (NZ) 1999 (born 1940) KNZM
Sir Clive Woodward 2004 (born 1956)
Sir Colin Meads (NZ) 2009 (born 1936)
Sir Ian McGeechan 2010 (born 1946)
Sir Fred Allen (NZ) 2010 (born 1920) KNZM
Sir John Graham (NZ) 2011 (born 1935) KNZM
Sir Graham Henry (NZ) 2012 (born 1946) KNZM
Sir John Kirwan (NZ) 2012 (born 1964) KNZM
Sir Gareth Edwards 2015 (born 1947) ^[3]

Squash

Dame Susan Devoy (NZ) 1998 (born 1964) DNZM

Tennis

Sir Norman Brookes 1939 (1877–1968)

Yachting

Sir Francis Chichester 1967 (1901–1972)
Sir Alec Rose 1968 (1908–1991)
Dame Naomi James (NZ) 1979 (born 1949)
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston 1995 (born 1939)
Sir Peter Blake (NZ) 1995 (1948–2001)
Sir Chay Blyth 1997 (born 1940)
Dame Ellen MacArthur 2005 (born 1976)
Sir Russell Coutts 2009 (born 1962) KNZM
Sir Ben Ainslie 2013 (born 1977)

References

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