Three
Amazing
Years
Brought to you by Sport Leeds, the Leeds Sports Awards celebrate the outstanding sporting achievements of the city and have been doing so for over a decade making it one of the greatest sporting events in the city’s calendar.
Look below to take a trip through our most recent events to see the Hall of Fame.
2014 Awards
The awards' 11th year celebrated the growing tribute to local sporting achievements within the city. New Dock Hall completed the celebratory look and gave the proceedings their most spectacular and enjoyable year yet, keeping these awards as one of the most exciting and inspiring events in the Leeds calendar.
2014 awards gallery
Over 550 attendees
The 2014 awards managed to gain a huge amount of exposure, over and above anything that had gone before, reaching out to the Leeds sporting community both on and offline ensuring they received their highest number of nominations and ticket purchases yet! With coverage on the dedicated website, social media, email communication and around the city, the awards reached the awards really did shine throughout Leeds.
2014 winners
Young achievers (Under 18)
Senior achievers (Over 18)
Special contribution
- Young sportsperson – Female
- Sophie Taylor
- Highly Commended
- Ellie Dooley
- Young sportsperson – Male
- Nile Wilson
- Highly Commended
- Matty Lee
- Young Disability Sportsperson
- Danielle Bailey
- Highly Commended
- Isobelle Palmer
- Young club / team
- Leeds Diving - Junior European Team
- Highly Commended
- City of Leeds Swimming Club Age Group Team
Leeds Spiders Under 15s
- Junior Sportsperson under 14
- Taryn McConnell
- Highly Commended
- Eliot Goldthorp
Matthew Revis
- Sportswoman
- Non Stanford
Claire O'Hara
Laura Beardsmore
- Sportsman
- Jonathan Brownlee
- Highly Commended
- Daniel Cammish
Jack Bateson
- Disability Sportsperson
- Ali Jawad
- Highly Commended
- David Stone
Georgina Oliver
- Club/Team - Professional
- Leeds Rhinos
- Highly Commended
- Yorkshire County Cricket Club
- Club/Team - Non-Professional
- British Women's Aikido Team
- Highly Commended
- Leeds Gymnastics Club
GB Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard Team: Rebecca Gallantree & Alicia Blagg
- Professional Sportsperson
- Josh Warrington
- Leeds City College Sports Personality of the year
- Sarah Lawn
- Award for Student Sport
- Charlie Sansome
- Highly Commended
- Sarah Naylor
- Coach - Performance
- Andi Drake
- Highly Commended
- Adrian Hinchliffe & Edwin Jongejans
Andy Lawson
- Sports Volunteer
- Norman Stephens
- Highly Commended
- David Cottrell
- Service to PE & School Sport
- Pat Schofield
- Highly Commended
- Barbara Pounder
- Outstanding Service to Sport
- John Ahm
Ann Barker
Mick Pratt & Danielle Jones
- Lifetime Achievement
- Bernard Atha CBE
Cyril Villiers MBE
2015 AWARDS
The 12th year of the Leeds Sports Awards grew to its biggest and most impressive incarnation of the event to date! Smashing records for both nominations and attendees, the incredible support from the local and sporting communities demonstrate what a beacon of sporting achievement Leeds has become, and how the Awards embody this. The Leeds Sports Awards will enter 2016 on a high, looking forward to celebrating the next year’s sporting talent!
2015 Awards Gallery
Over 650
attendees
The awards recognised a huge range of sports, paying homage to individual, team and coaching excellence as well as praising those who dedicate their lives to sport through voluntary work and an unending range of work behind the scenes for sport in our city.
In 2015, there were more awards available meaning that there was a great opportunity for even more worthy people are recognised for their contributions, including the 2015 Community award sponsored by ASDA.
2015 Winners
Young Achievers
(under 18)
Senior Achievers
(Over 18)
Special Contribution
- Young Sportswoman
- Alicia Blagg
- Highly Commended
- Lois Toulson
- Young Sportsman
- Matty Lee
- Highly Commended
- Jacob Fincham-Dukes
Loukas Jones
- Young Disabliity Sportsperson
- Izzy Palmer
- Highly Commended
- Danielle Bailey
Kizzy Blue Wade
- Young Club/Team
- City of Leeds Age Group Swimming Team
- Highly Commended
- Grammar School at Leeds U16 Netball Team
Oulton Raiders Under 15 Invaders
- Young Sportsperson U14 - In Association with Breeze
- Jake Johnson
- Highly Commended
- Alexandra Turner
Joe Fairburn
- Sportswoman
- Rebecca Gallantree
- Highly Commended
- Laura Weightman
Nicola Adams MBE
Vicky Holland
- Sportsman
- Alistair Brownlee MBE
- Highly Commended
- Jack Laugher
Josh Warrington
Nile Wilson
- Disability Sportswoman
- Hannah Cockroft MBE
- Highly Commended
- Penny Andrews
Sophie Carrigill
- Disability Sportsman
- Ali Jawad
- Highly Commended
- Antony Cotterill
Kim Daybell
- Club/Team - Professional
- Yorkshire County Cricket Club
- Finalists
- Hunslet Hawks RLFC
Leeds Rhinos RLFC
- Club/Team - Non Professional
- City of Leeds Diving - England Commonwealth Divers
- Highly Commended
- Leeds Gymnastics Club
- Student Sport
- Leeds Beckett University Hockey Club
- Highly Commended
- Beth Picott
- Performance Coach
- Adrian Hinchliffe
- Highly Commended
- Andrew Henderson
Dave Murray
Richard Denigan
- Participation Coach
- Gary Donoughue
- Sport Volunteer
- John Johnson
- Highly Commended
- Amy Walker
Ann Hart MBE
Jonathan Johnson
- Outstanding Service to Sport
- Dennis Nicholson
Peter Smith MBE
- Special Achievement
- Sir Gary Verity
- Lifetime Achievement
- Professor Margaret Talbot OBE
Asda Sporting Hero
- Lee Clegg
- Highly Commended
- Ashleigh Long
2016 AWARDS
For the 13th year in a row, the Leeds Sports Awards proved itself as the most impressive celebration of sport within our city. With world class athletes and future Olympic stars, the event recognised individuals at all levels of sport, and looked ahead to what proved to be an incredible year of sporting achievement for Leeds.
2016 Awards Gallery
Our biggest
year yet
The awards recognised a huge range of sports, paying homage to individual, team and coaching excellence as well as praising those who dedicate their lives to sport through voluntary work and an unending range of work behind the scenes for sport in our city.
With the Rio Olympics on the horizon 2016 was set to be a huge year of sporting excellence, and the 2016 Leeds Sports Awards was the perfect way to kick this off to glittering effect.
2016 Winners
Young Achievers
(under 18)
Senior Achievers
(Over 18)
Special Contribution
- Young Sportsman
- Matty Lee
- Highly Commended
- Joe Fairburn
- Young Sportswoman
- Georgia Coates
- Highly Commended
- Layla Black
Lois Toulson
- Young Disability Sportsperson
- Izzy Palmer
- Young Club/Team
- City of Leeds Swimming Club
- Highly Commended
- City of Leeds Diving Club - European Games
Leeds Schools FA U11s
- Junior Sportsperson U14
- Macy Wood
- Highly Commended
- Tommy Dawson
Jake Frood
- Sportsman
- Joe Root
- Highly Commended
- Jack Laugher
Nile Wilson
- Sportswoman
- Lizzie Armitstead
- Highly Commended
- Rebecca Gallantree
Claire O'Hara
- Sportsman - Disability
- Jack Brown
- Highly Commended
- James Simpson
- Sportswoman - Disability
- Hannah Cockroft MBE
- Highly Commended
- Sophie Carrigill
Kadeena Cox
- Club/Team - Professional
- Leeds Rhinos RLFC
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
- Club/Team - Non-professional
- Leeds City Athletics Club
- Highly Commended
- Leeds Gymnastics Club
Yorkshire Jets
- Student Sport
- Leeds Beckett University Men's Rugby Union
Matthew Dobson
- Coach - Participation
- Pam Hardaker
- Highly Commended
- Paul Fletcher
Dan May
- Coach - Performance
- Jason Gillespie
Brian McDermott - Highly Commended
- Dave Murray
- Sports Volunteer
- Jane Halkier
- Outstanding Service to Sport
- Dave Blong
Paul Cave
Sheila Gooch
- Service to P.E. and School Sport
- Chriss Ness
- Highly Commended
- Harry Pieniazek
- Special Achievement
- Kevin Sinfield MBE
- Lifetime Achievement
- Lewis Jones
