Three British athletes have been nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year - Paula Radcliffe (3 times), Kelly Holmes (who won in 2005) and which Heptathlete in 2011?
"sprinter Dafne Schippers have won the women's award twice each. Two athletes have completed the double of the Rising Star award, followed by the senior award; sprinter Christophe Lemaitre of France, and Great Britain's Olympic and World champion heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill. European Athlete of the Year Trophy The European Athlete of the Year Trophy is an annual prize awarded to sportspeople participating in athletics, including track and field, road running and cross country running competitions. The election has been organised by the European governing body for the sport of athletics, the European Athletic Association (EAA), since 1993. Each year, a"
"Paula Radcliffe Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE (born 17 December 1973) is a British long-distance runner. She is a three-time winner of the London Marathon (2002, 2003, 2005), three-time New York Marathon champion (2004, 2007, 2008), and 2002 Chicago Marathon winner. She is the fastest female marathoner of all time and has held the Women’s World Marathon Record in a time of 2:15:25 since 2003. Radcliffe is a former world champion in the marathon, half marathon and cross country. She has also been European champion over 10,000 metres and in cross country. On the track, Radcliffe won the 10,000 metres silver"
"year. To come here and receive this and to meet the Queen at the end of it just finishes it off perfectly."" Later the same year, she became the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, making her the first woman in over a decade to be honoured with the accolade. Paula thanked her husband Gary Lough, her coach Alex Stanton and her physio, Gerard Hartmann. Radcliffe is the current world record holder for the women's marathon, which she set during the 2003 London Marathon in April, with a time of 2:15:25. The performance is one of the highest of score's"
"and Pat Radcliffe and is the grandniece of 1920 Olympic silver medallist Charlotte Radcliffe. Radcliffe met her husband Gary Lough, a former Northern Irish 1,500 m runner, when he was her lodger at Loughborough University. The pair married in 2001. She gave birth to her first child, daughter Isla, in 2007. Her second child, a son, Raphael, was born in 2010. The family resides in Monte Carlo. Radcliffe supported Remain during the 2016 EU referendum on that issue. Paula Radcliffe Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE (born 17 December 1973) is a British long-distance runner. She is a three-time winner of the"
"having already been appointed MBE in the 1999 New Year Honours. In 2000, she was also presented with the Freedom of the City of Wolverhampton. In 2010, Lewis was inducted into the Wolverhampton Sporting Hall of Fame, while in 2011, she was then inducted into the England Athletics Hall of Fame. In 2013, Lewis was honoured at the annual Wolverhampton Famous Sons & Daughters Awards ceremony. In 2014, she was presented with an honorary degree from the University of Wolverhampton. With Dame Kelly Holmes, Christine Ohuruogu and Paula Radcliffe, Lewis enjoys acclamation as one of the ""golden girls"" of British"
"coached other athletes to success before her retirement from coaching in 2006. At one time, Jennings was coaching four of the eight women in the 800m IAAF World Championship semi-final race in Paris, 2003. Besides Mutola, Jennings is best known for coaching Kelly Holmes, from 2002–2005, to her infamous Double Gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Holmes became Britain's first ever female, double gold medalist at the same Olympic Games. Using her three-part training program, which evolved to include physical, mental and emotional training, Jennings was able to successfully coach Holmes through the emotional weight Holmes gained after an athletics"
"Kelly Holmes Dame Kelly Holmes, (born 19 April 1970) is a retired British middle distance athlete. Holmes specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events and won a gold medal for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She set British records in numerous events and still holds the records over the 600, 800 and 1000 metre distances. Inspired by a number of successful British middle distance runners in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Holmes began competing in middle distance events in her youth. She joined the British Army, but continued to compete at the organisation's"
"row for cancer research. Kelly Sotherton Kelly Jade Sotherton (born 13 November 1976) is an English former heptathlete. In the heptathlon she was the bronze medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics and, following the disqualification of two other athletes, also at the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as being part of the bronze medal winning team in the Women's 4x400m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics (again, initially finishing 5th but upgraded after various subsequent doping disqualifications). As such she is one of only five women to win multiple medals in Olympic heptathlon. She also won a bronze at the"
"on 1 September, which was attended by approximately 40,000 people. Holmes won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2004, saying she achieved her goals after ""twenty years of dreaming"". She also asserted the award was ""the biggest sporting honour your country can give you"". The tributes to her at the BBC awards ceremony were led by the six British female athletes who had previously won gold at the Olympic Games in a ""Magnificent Seven""-style feature — those six being Mary Rand, Ann Packer, Mary Peters, Tessa Sanderson, Sally Gunnell and Denise Lewis. In 2010, Holmes was inducted into"
"athletics, stating she had reassessed her future after the death of a friend, as well as citing a lack of motivation to continue. In May 2009, Holmes was named as the president of Commonwealth Games England, succeeding Sir Chris Chataway, who had held the post since 1994. The organisation's chairman Sir Andrew Foster said: ""Dame Kelly has been an outstanding athlete both for Team England and Great Britain. She is a truly inspirational and respected figure in the sporting world and will be a wonderful ambassador for Commonwealth Games England."" On 16 September 2007, Holmes presented the weekly round-up of"
"Miles finished in 7th place despite the absence of Paula Radcliffe. In 2009 a 2:36:02 finish in the London Marathon was just outside the required 2:34:00 qualifying time for 2009 World Championships in Athletics. However her best year was yet to come, and in 2010 she was selected for the European Athletics Championships and finished 12th, the first Briton ahead of compatriot Susan Partridge. Then at the 2010 Commonwealth Games she finished in 6th position, again the first Briton ahead of Helen Decker and Holly Rush. Michelle Ross-Cope Michelle Ross-Cope (born 31 January 1972) is an English long-distance runner. She"
"Kelly Sotherton Kelly Jade Sotherton (born 13 November 1976) is an English former heptathlete. In the heptathlon she was the bronze medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics and, following the disqualification of two other athletes, also at the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as being part of the bronze medal winning team in the Women's 4x400m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics (again, initially finishing 5th but upgraded after various subsequent doping disqualifications). As such she is one of only five women to win multiple medals in Olympic heptathlon. She also won a bronze at the 2007 World Championships in"
"winning heptathlete Denise Lewis was named as President in 2016 and succeeds double gold medal winner Dame Kelly Holmes (2009-2015) and Sir Christopher Chataway. Since 1994, the costs of the preparation of Team England have been supported with funding from Sport England, a public body that distributes public and lottery funds. The raising of funds for the team's participation in the Games themselves is the sole responsibility of CGE and is raised through sponsorship and fundraising activities. In the run-up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games, CGE adopted a new logo and brand identity. The logo features a single red English"
"Kelly Holmes, Zara Phillips and Victoria Pendleton. Sarah Stevenson, the 2011 world Taekwondo champion, was crowned the overall winner in December 2011. The Awards are supported by the Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation, the Sport and Recreation Alliance, UK Sport and Sport England. Sky Sports announced in September 2013 that they would partner the Sunday Times Sportwomen of the Year Awards from 2013 onwards. It was an extension on the channels support of women's sport and their commitment towards its year-round coverage of women's sport. Previous winners of ""The Sunday Times"" Sportswoman of the Year Award are: 2017 Sunday Times"
"medal winners Marlon Devonish and Kelly Sotherton, as well as former Olympic individual finalists Joanne Pavey, Paula Radcliffe, Helen Clitheroe and Tasha Danvers. Women's marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe faced a battle to be fit for the Games due to a stress fracture in her left thigh. She eventually proved fit enough to start the race but struggled to finish in 23rd position. A total of four medals were won, one gold, two silver and one bronze. UK Athletics performance director Dave Collins stood down after the Games. This was due in part to the team's failure to meet"
"race. Although the elite race is an IAAF Gold Label Road Race which attracts some of the most successful professional runners, it is not a recognised distance for purposes of IAAF records. World record holder Paula Radcliffe and 2007 World Champion Luke Kibet are among the past winners. The event is currently sponsored by Simplyhealth. Previous sponsors were Morrisons (2015), Bupa (1993–2014) and Diet Coke (1990–1992). The 2016 race didn't have a major sponsor. The 1999 edition of the race was selected to be the Amateur Athletic Association 10-mile championships that year. Paula Radcliffe won the women's race in 2008"
"values in terms of the IAAF World ranking points. Radcliffe is also the current world record holder for the women's road 10k in a time of 30 minutes and 21 seconds, which she set on 23 February 2003 in the World's Best 10K in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Radcliffe won the 2004 New York City Marathon in a time of 2:23:10, beating Kenya's Susan Chepkemei. Radcliffe did not compete in the London Marathon in 2004, but was the favourite to win a gold medal in the marathon at the Olympic Games in Athens. However, she suffered an injury to her"
"trainer Jenny Pitman, who was herself diagnosed with cancer, and was presented with the award at that year's ceremony on 12 December. Other Helen Rollason Award recipients include yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur in 2001 for her courage in becoming the fastest woman to circumnavigate the globe, footballer Geoff Thomas in 2005 for raising in excess of £150,000 for the Leukaemia Research charity by cycling, following his own battle with the disease, and in 2014, the competitors of the inaugural Invictus Games, a multi-sport event for sick and injured service personnel, which made its debut that year. The 2016 award was presented"
"Team on several occasions. He had a very successful career in the brewing industry, retiring at the age of 65. Kelly has always had an interest in photography, and after his retirement, his passion is wildlife. He has a keenness for British wildlife, he has however travelled to many countries, such as Kenya, Botswana, Tanzania, Namibia, India, Canada, the USA, and across Europe. Barrie Kelly Barrie Kelly (born August 2, 1940) is a former sprinter from Bury, United Kingdom. He was a member of Bury and Radcliffe Athletic Club. Between 1965 and 1973 he won two gold, five silver and"
"1996, 1997, 1998, and 2000. Lewis won the ""Sunday Times"" ""Sportswoman of the Year"" a record three times, in 1994, 1998 and 2000. At the inaugural British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards (BEDSA) in 2015, Lewis became the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. Her British and Commonwealth record of 6831 points was set on 30 July 2000 in Talence, France. As of 2013, she ranks 15th in the Heptathlon all-time list. In 2002, Lewis' Olympic victory was ranked 90th in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Sporting Moments. In 2010, Lewis was made a Patron of the Jaguar Academy of Sport."
"was that Radcliffe's 2:17:42 performance at the 2005 London Marathon would supplant the existing women's mark as the ""world record""; the earlier performance was to be referred to as a ""world best"". The decision was met with strong protest in Britain, and in November 2011 an IAAF council member reported that Radcliffe's original mark would be allowed to stand, with the eventual decision that both marks would be recognized as ""world records,"" the faster one as a ""Mixed Gender"" mark, the other as a ""Women Only"" mark. In December 2016, Nike, Inc. announced that three top distance runners—Eliud Kipchoge, Zersenay"
"runner-up after a 12-day survival mission. In 2017, Holmes presented episode 5 of the BBC One television series ""Women at War: 100 Years of Service"". In December 2017, Holmes spoke about her 2003 mental health issues in an episode of ""All in the Mind"" on BBC Radio 4 and in 2018 was one of the judges of the programme's awards. In 2012, Holmes was one of five Olympians chosen for a series of body-casting artworks by Louise Giblin, exhibited in London with copies being sold in aid of the charity Headfirst. Kelly Holmes Dame Kelly Holmes, (born 19 April 1970)"
"the England Athletics Hall of Fame. In 2018 she was made Honorary Colonel of the Royal Armoured Corps Training Regiment, a unique honour. In 2008, Holmes founded the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust, a registered charity, to support young athletes and help the lives of young people facing disadvantage across the UK. As part of her pledge to the charity, she participated in the Powerman UK duathlon in 2014, one of several fundraising events she took part in. Since 2004, Holmes has taken part in ""On Camp with Kelly"" athletics camps which train junior athletes, sponsored by insurance company Aviva (formerly"
"There is no designated period in the year for when the awards are given out, but instead runners are given the Golden Shoe in a ceremony preceding their participation in one of the AIMS races. Those to have received the award include marathon world record holders Haile Gebrselassie and Paula Radcliffe, who have each been given the honour on three separate occasions. Kenyan Tegla Loroupe has the most wins to her name; she won her first award in 1995 and took the honour for three consecutive years from 1997 to 1999. Others to have been nominated as AIMS World Athlete"
"Achievement Award: Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Sport England Community Club Volunteer Award: Cathy Rooney WSFF Sponsorship of the Year: McDonald’s ‘Mums on the Ball’ campaign Disabled Sportswoman of the Year: Sarah Storey Sports Businesswoman Award: Karen Earl UK Sport Young Sportswoman of the Year: Holly Colvin The Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration: Dee Caffari PE Teacher of the Year Award: Caroline Sidell, South Bromsgrove High, Worcestershire Sports Leader of the Year: Hope Powell 2008 The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards Venue: Lord's cricket ground Sportswoman of the Year: Nicole Cooke Runner-up: Victoria Pendleton Third place: Hayley Turner Team of the"
"sweep. The two headline athletes for the women's race were Germany's Irina Mikitenko, the 2008 champion, and world record holder Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain. Radcliffe had not raced in a marathon for two years, due to injury and childbirth, and stated that her target was to gain the qualifying time for the 2012 London Olympics. A trio of Russians, Lidiya Grigoryeva, Tatyana Petrova and Nailiya Yulamanova were considered the other main contenders for the elite women's race. However, it was Florence Kiplagat (the 2009 World Cross Country Champion) who assumed the lead at the start of the race and"
"medal at the 1999 World Championships and was the 2002 Commonwealth champion at 5000 metres. She represented Great Britain at the Olympics in four consecutive games (1996 to 2008), although she never won an Olympic medal. Her running has earned her a number of accolades including the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, Laureus World Comeback of the Year, IAAF World Athlete of the Year, AIMS World Athlete of the Year (three times) and a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). She has also been nominated for World Sportswoman of the year on several occasions. In 2010,"
"holder Paula Radcliffe). In 2004, Kirby was one of the winners in the 'Manager/Coach' category of the BBC North West Sports Awards In 2006, Kirby was awarded the Mussabini Medal in the UK Coaching Awards. In 2008, Kirby was nominated for the Unsung Hero award in The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year Awards. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to sport. In 2007, the Amanda Kirby Trophy was introduced in English Gymnastics (alongside the Beth Tweddle Trophy), in honor of her years of dedicated coaching"
"I started feeling it between 15 and and probably carried on too long before stopping. I must have eaten too much beforehand"". In November 2006, the incident was voted ""top running moment in history"" in the UK from a choice of ten ""unforgettable moments"". On 14 August 2005 at the World Championships held in Helsinki she won Britain's only gold medal when she took the marathon title, dominating the race and setting a championship record time of 2:20:57. Catherine Ndereba of Kenya finished in second place, more than a minute behind. Radcliffe said: ""It pretty much went according to plan."
"Huntington's disease charities, having tested positive for the gene mutation while she was at university. She is a patron of Scottish Huntington's Association. Sarah Winckless Sarah Katharine Winckless (born 18 October 1973) MBE is a former British rower. She won a bronze medal in Double sculls with her partner Elise Laverick at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and was twice world champion, in 2005 and 2006. Winckless was born in Reading, was educated at Tiffin Girls' School and at Millfield, and began rowing whilst at Cambridge University, where she studied Natural Sciences at Fitzwilliam College. Winckless made her debut for"
"having taken performance-enhancing drugs and, along with being stripped of her Olympic medals by the International Olympic Committee in 2007, her Laureus Award and nominations (2001 and 2003) were rescinded. The 2018 winner of the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year was the American tennis player Serena Williams who has won the most awards with four: in 2003, 2010, 2016 and 2018. She has also received the most nominations with five. Sportswomen from athletics are the most successful overall, with seven wins and twenty-nine nominations (excluding Jones' rescissions). American sportswomen have won more awards and nominations than"
"The charity is funded by a combination of grants, trusts, corporate partners and fundraising. The Dame Kelly Holmes Trust has achieved a greater and longer-lasting impact than various other sports stars' foundations in the UK. Dame Kelly Holmes Trust The Dame Kelly Holmes Trust is a charity that was set up in 2008 by double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes. It supports retired athletes as they transition from sport, and uses their skills and experience to transform the lives of disadvantaged young people through mentoring programmes. The Dame Kelly Holmes Trust supports disadvantaged young people between the ages of 14"
"time of 2:26:44. In second place was Catherine Ndereba of Kenya who completed the race in 2:27:06, closely followed by bronze medalist Zhou Chunxiu of China who finished in a time of 2:27:07. World record holder Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain took part in the race despite injury problems that bothered her throughout the previous year. However, she did not feature for much of the race and had to pause and do some exercises to rid herself of cramps at one point. She then proceeded to finish the marathon in 23rd place in a time of 2:32:38. Prior to this"