The Ian Wooldridge Award
The Ian Wooldridge Award | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | Daily Mail |
First awarded | 2008 |
The Ian Wooldridge Award is an award annually presented by the Daily Mail to the British sportsman or sportswoman who has best represented the values of "corinthian spirit and a sense of fair play as well as style, courage and originality".[1][2] First awarded in 2008, the winner is voted on by the readers of the newspaper.[1][2] The award began and was named in honour of Ian Wooldridge, a sportswriter who worked for the Daily Mail for forty-five years, who had died the previous year.[1][2] He is still widely regarded as Britain's finest ever sportswriter.[1][2] The only stipulation the award has is that the sportsman or sportswoman must either still be competing or has retired within the previous five years.[1][2]
Winners
Year | Winner | Sport | Notes | Ref | |
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2008 | Chrissie Wellington | Athlete | Ironman triathlon | First recipient of the award. | [3][4][5][6][7][8] |
2009 | Rebecca Adlington | Athlete | Swimming | [9][10] | |
2010 | Jessica Ennis | Athlete | Track and field | [11][12][13] | |
2011 | Amy Williams | Athlete | Skeleton | [14][15][16][17][18][19] | |
2012 | Jonny Wilkinson | Athlete | Rugby union | First male recipient of the award. | [20][21][22][23][24] |
2013 | Sir Henry Cecil | Trainer | Flat racing | First non-athlete and deceased recipient of the award. | [25][26] |
2014 | Darren Fletcher | Athlete | Association football | First Scottish recipient of the award. | [27][28][29] |
2015 | Jo Pavey | Athlete | Track and field | [30][31][32] |
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 "The Ian Wooldridge Award update". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "The Ian Wooldridge Award: 'Ironman' Chrissie's spirit of adventure". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "Wellington wins inaugural Ian Wooldridge Memorial Award". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "Heroes line up for awards". Lynn News. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "Looking backwards and forwards". CW official website. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "Ironwoman Wellington is as tough as old boots". SJA. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "Wellington conquers again: will she win your vote?". SJA. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "The Ian Wooldridge Award: Vote for your sporting hero of 2008". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "The Ian Wooldridge Award: Olympic heroine Rebecca Adlington rules the waves to win". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "The Ian Wooldridge award: Tell us your sporting star of 2009". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "The Ian Wooldridge Award: Comeback queen Jessica Ennis tops poll". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "IN THE NEWS!". British Athletics. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "Ian Wooldridge Award: You can vote in Sportsmail's tribute to sporting genius and Corinthian spirit". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "Corinthian Spirit earns Amy award". Bath Chronicle. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "Amy wins top sporting award". Team Bath. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "Bob skeleton: Top award for Amy Williams". Sport Sister. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "About Me". Skeleton Amy. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "Amy Williams MBE – Skeleton Racer, Olympic Medallist". Special Olympics GB. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "The Ian Wooldridge Award: Vote for your sporting hero of 2012". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "Pride of a lion: Wooldridge award goes to delighted England hero Wilkinson". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "Jonny Wilkinson wins Ian Wooldridge award". Online Nigeria. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "JONNY WILKINSON WINS IAN WOOLDRIDGE AWARD". Sports Bound Guide. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "News – Toulon Category page 15". Wilko Fans. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "The Ian Wooldridge award: Vote for your sporting hero". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "Late racehorse trainer Sir Henry Cecil wins 2013 Ian Wooldridge award". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "IAN WOOLDRIDGE AWARD 2014: Our writers cast their votes in honour of a Sportsmail legend... now it's your turn to choose". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "'I couldn't go out for a meal or watch the kids play football': Man United star Darren Fletcher reveals his battle against crippling stomach illness". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "'I couldn't go out for a meal or watch the kids play football': Man United star Darren Fletcher reveals his battle against crippling stomach illnessf". IA Support. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "IAN WOOLDRIDGE AWARD 2015: Our writers cast their votes in honour of a Sportsmail legend... now it's your turn to choose". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "Jo Pavey’s agony over drugs scandal". Daily Mail. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ↑ "IAN WOOLDRIDGE AWARD 2015". Press Reader. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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