David Weir (athlete) - Awards and Honours

Awards and Honours

In 2005 Weir was named the BBC London Disabled Athlete of the year.

In 2005 Weir received the British Wheelchair Sports Individual male achievement award.

In 2006 Weir was awarded the Sports Journalists' Association's disabled sports personality of the year.

In October 2006 Weir was given the Best Performance Award by the British Athletic Writers Association for his performances in Assen at the IPC World Championships.

In November 2006 Weir received the British Wheelchair Sports Awards individual male athlete award, an award he shared with tennis player Peter Norfolk.

In 2006 Weir was nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the year, only the second disabled athlete to be nominated, but was controversially omitted from the eventual short-list for the honour. British Paralympic Association chairman Mike Brace said after Weir's omission "For none of our top disabled athletes to be recognised in the shortlist is disappointing, I think this shows how far disability sport has got to go to be accepted by the general public"

In 2007 Weir joined Lucozade Sport as an Ambassador.

In December 2008 Weir was given the BBC London Disabled Athlete award.

Weir was made an honorary freeman of Sutton in 2009, the first person to be awarded the honor for 30 years. David said "It’s a great honor to be given the Freedom of the Borough of Sutton and I feel really privileged. The council actually helped me get started in the sport as the Mayor gave me a grant for about £800 when I was eight years old to buy my first racing wheelchair."

Weir was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours, he received the honor for his services to disabled sport.

On Friday, 20 November 2009, Weir officially opened the new extension building in Devonshire Primary School, Sutton.

In 2010 he was inducted in to the London Youth Games Hall of Fame, and later became one of the patrons for the 2012 event alongside weightlifter Zoe Smith. The duo took part in an Olympic v Paralympic competition filmed for the London Youth Games' website, going head-to-head in archery, basketball, boccia and table tennis

In 2012 Weir was a nominee for the Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award.

Weir was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to athletics.

Weir carried the Great Britain flag at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he shared this honour with cyclist Sarah Storey.