Honours awarded after this Olympics

mp3duck · 8 Aug 2012 at 11:49

As with previous games, I am sure there will be several honours bestowed on our athletes after the games. Who do you think will get an honour?

For me, I am sure the following people will get a Knighthood

Ben Ainslie
Mo Farah (if he wins 5000k)
Dave Brailsford (British Cycling Chief)
Bradley Wiggins

Who else do you think should be on the list

btw.. I understand that a lot of people think the "Normal" people should get honours for doing "extraordinarily" things, not their "Job", but athletes have, and will continue to get awarded these honours, and will be after these games too!

Skeeter · 8 Aug 2012 at 12:11

I don't think Mo has done enough to get a knighthood, even with the 5000m.

Sir Ben and Sir Bradley definitely though.

Quite a few MBEs and OBEs will be handed out too I expect.

Russinating · 8 Aug 2012 at 12:21

Sir Ainslie, Wiggins and Brailsford for me.

And yeah, a few MBEs to those of the Equestrian team that don't already have them too I'd imagine.

Cosimo · 8 Aug 2012 at 12:47

Sir Ben, Sir Wiggo and Lord Hoy will do for me.

FTM · 8 Aug 2012 at 14:00

theres not a lot they can give chris Hoy

maybe he can have a holiday at balmoral or something

Yas786 · 8 Aug 2012 at 14:01

What about Pendleton??...no love for her??.

Pretty much agree with the ones stated above although lets be honest, these honours are given out willy nilly nowadays

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dabotsonline · 8 Aug 2012 at 14:05

Chris Boardman?

Yas786 · 8 Aug 2012 at 14:07

dabotsonline said:
Chris Boardman?

hes not even competing in the Olympics...what an utterly bizarre recommendation lol.

Mr Jones · 8 Aug 2012 at 14:10

FTM said:
theres not a lot they can give chris Hoy

maybe he can have a holiday at balmoral or something

Is Lordship given out or did Seb Cole got it because of other duties?

mp3duck · 8 Aug 2012 at 14:14

Yas786 said:
What about Pendleton??...no love for her??.

Pretty much agree with the ones stated above although lets be honest, these honours are given out willy nilly nowadays.

She is already an MBE! Quite possible that this will get an upgrade to Damehood!

I hope she does actually! He relegations during this Olympics have been quite unfair tbh. Certainly the last one

Superficial · 8 Aug 2012 at 14:15

you're not made a lord as part of the honours system. You're supposed to be a leading member of your field and in many cases an ambassador hence tanni grey thompson.

Yas786 · 8 Aug 2012 at 14:16

mp3duck said:
She is already an MBE! Quite possible that this will get an upgrade to Damehood!

I hope she does actually! He relegations during this Olympics have been quite unfair tbh. Certainly the last one

Oh right, i didnt know that she was an MBE already.

Russinating · 8 Aug 2012 at 14:19

dabotsonline said:
Chris Boardman?

For? He's already an MBE.

touch · 8 Aug 2012 at 14:24

Yas786 said:
hes not even competing in the Olympics...what an utterly bizarre recommendation lol.

.....You know that you dont actually have to win an olympic medal to be given an honour right?

Yas786 · 8 Aug 2012 at 14:34

touch said:
.....You know that you dont actually have to win an olympic medal to be given an honour right?

LOL yes thanks for pointing that out captain obvious

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But i was under the impression that this is a thread for honours awarded after the Olympics and not the other way round. Unless im completely wrong and read the title and thread incorrectly.

And as the above poster said, hes already got an MBE.

mp3duck · 8 Aug 2012 at 14:37

Yas786 said:
LOL yes thanks for pointing that out captain obvious.

But i was under the impression that this is a thread for honours awarded after the Olympics and not the other way round. Unless im completely wrong and read the title and thread incorrectly.

And as the above poster said, hes already got an MBE.

Yeah, that was the point of the thread. Chris is only a pundit during these games, but he has done a lot for cycling over the years with the development of bikes. Not sure he's done enough for a knighthood quite yet however!

Russinating · 8 Aug 2012 at 14:47

He's far more than a pundit, but still not much more than the hundreds of other technical and medical staff that support British Cycling out of the limelight.

touch · 8 Aug 2012 at 14:52

Russinating said:
still not much more than the hundreds of other technical and medical staff that support British Cycling

Same as Brailsford then?

(who also has a CBE)

DiCe! · 8 Aug 2012 at 14:57

"Sir Chris Hoy master of the universe"

mp3duck · 8 Aug 2012 at 15:07

touch said:
Same as Brailsford then? (who also has a CBE)

Brailsford is in charge of British Cycling. Boadman has a much more minor role.