Awards and Honours
At an awards ceremony on 23 November 2009, following a four-week online public vote, Chrissie Wellington was announced winner of the 2009 Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year. In the Queen's Birthday Honours 2010 Wellington was appointed as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for "services to Ironman Triathlons". In December 2010, having previously awarded her the University's Sporting Achievement Award in 2007, the University of Birmingham granted her an honorary doctorate "as a tribute to her work in both her passions: sport and international development".
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