New Year Honours 1980
Denes Adrigan BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For service to sport.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 1980
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New Year Honours 1980“For service to sport.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 118 times in the New Year Honours List 1980 — about 20% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours 1980
Adele Hamilton Patterson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For service to the community.”
Aircraft Artificer 1 John Dayton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
Airman Richard Martinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
Albert Edward Boucher
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For community service.”
Albert Edward Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For his contribution to the 150th Anniversary Celebrations.”
Alice Eva Holland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For services to the community.”
Allan Banks Carvosso
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For services to the community.”
Anne Godfrey-Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For service to the theatre.”
Annie Boyd Gemmell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For community service.”
Annie Hansen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For services to the community.”
Annie Watson Payne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For services to the community.”
Arthur James Cowley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For service to youth sporting organisations.”
Arthur Kingsley Adams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For service to cycling and the community.”
Beatrice Emma Foster Gerdes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For service to the community.”
Beatty Edith McLEAN
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For community service.”
Betty Lipton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For service to elderly citizens.”
Bruce Roy Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For emergency services.”
Chris McCONNELL
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For service to the community.”
Clara Elena Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For service to ethnic communities.”
Clara Elizabeth May Hoffman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For services to the community.”
Claudine Marie Stuart Matheson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For community service.”
Clyde Ernest Stiff
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
“For service to the State.”
Communications Yeoman Raymond John Cotton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
Cook Brian Lawson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1980
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 1980
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1980 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1979.
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