Team Sky rider Geraint Thomas has been named by the British Olympic Association as the Athlete Of The Year for cycling.
Welshman Thomas held the white jersey in the early stages of the Tour De France and worked hard to support his team-mates in all of his races.
The award was introduced in 2005, to mark the BOA’s Centenary Year and the success of London being awarded the 2012 Olympic Games. The BOA presented a trophy to each of the 33 summer and winter Olympic sports for them to award on an annual basis to their top performing athlete of the year.
To mark outstanding performances in 2011, the following athletes have been awarded the BOA Olympic Athlete of the Year trophy:
|
Sport |
Olympic Athlete of the Year |
|
Aquatics |
Keri-Anne Payne |
|
Archery |
Larry Godfrey |
|
Athletics |
Mo Farah |
|
Badminton |
Imogen Bankier & Chris Adcock |
|
Basketball |
Julie Page |
|
Boxing |
Andrew Selby |
|
Canoeing |
Jon Schofield & Liam Heath |
|
Cycling |
Geraint Thomas |
|
Equestrian |
Carl Hester |
|
Fencing |
Corinna Lawrence |
|
Gymnastics |
Daniel Purvis |
|
Handball |
Steven Larsson |
|
Hockey |
Laura Bartlett |
|
Judo |
Colin Oates |
|
Modern Pentathlon |
Jamie Cooke |
|
Shooting |
Peter Wilson |
|
Table Tennis |
Liam Pitchford |
|
Taekwondo |
Martin Stamper |
|
Tennis |
Andy Murray |
|
Triathlon |
Helen Jenkins & Alistair Brownlee |
|
Volleyball |
Dami Bakare |
|
Weighlifting |
Sonny Webster |
|
Wrestling |
Olga Butkeyvch |
|
Biathlon |
Amanda Lightfood |
|
Bobsleigh |
Paula Walker & Rebekah Wilson |
|
Curling |
Tom Brewster, Greg Drummond, Scott Andrews, Michael Goodfellow |
|
Ice Hockey |
Katherine Gale |
|
Luge |
Adam Rosen |
|
Skating |
Men’s Short Track Relay Team |
|
Skiing |
James Woods |
*Football, rowing and sailing are yet to announce their Olympic Athlete of the Year for 2011.
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