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Awards since the 2004 Olympic Games


Dame Commander of the British Empire

BBC Sports Personality of the Year

International Athlete of the Year - Voted by International Sports Journalist

European Female Athlete of the Year

International Amateur Athletic Federation - Female Performance of the Year

Sports Writers Association Sports Woman of the Year

British Athletic Writers Association Female Athlete of the Year

London Sports Personality of the Year

BBC Radio London Sports Personality of the Year

BBC Radio London Athlete of the Year

BBC South East Sports Personality of the Year

BBC South East Courier Award

Celebrity Sports Star of the Year

Transworld Sport Sports Woman of the Year

Sunday Times Sports Woman of the Year

Norwich Union Award for Best Performance in a British Vest 2004

Kent Invicta Award for Outstanding Achievement

T4 Honours Award

Great Britons Award - Sport

Diva Best Female

TV Moments Awards - Best Sport Moment of the Year

TV Moments Awards - Golden Moment of the Year

World Top Ten Athletes Award - Voted by the Chinese Public

Glamour Magazine Sports Woman of the Year

Women of the Year Outstanding Achievement Award

Walpole Award for British Sporting Excellence

Glasgow - Lord Provost Award

Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year

Career Biography - General

Born  
  Kelly Holmes
Date  
  19th April 1970
Where  
  Pembury, Kent
Career  
  1986 Princess Christians Hospital - Nursing Assistant
1988 - 1997 British Army - HGV Driver
Became a Physical Training Instructor in 1991
   

I have three brothers Kevin, Stuart and Danny. Two sisters Lisa and Penny

My interests outside athletics are nearly all sport related however I like interior design and taking on new challenges.

Read all about Kelly's life in her autobiography 'Black White and Gold'

   

Career Biography - Current Roles


 
  • President - Commonwealth Games England
 
  • Founder & Chair - Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust
    Founded in 2008 - Inspiring young people to find and fulfil their potential in sport or in life through our workforce of elite sports performers

 
  • Director - Double Gold Enterprises Ltd
 
  • Founder & Director - On Camp with Kelly
    Running since 2004 - Mentoring the next generation of talented young middle distance runners

 
  • Member of The Women Sport and Fitness Commission
 
  • Motivational speaker

  • Author of My Olympic Ten Days, Black White and Gold, Get your kids fit and Katy the shooting star

Visit DoubleGold online shop to buy a signed copy of Kelly's autobiography Black White and Gold, Kelly Get your Kids Fit plus more books and DVDs