New Year Honours 2017
Nicola Adams OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
boxer
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
“For services to Boxing.”
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
“Boxer. For services to Boxing.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order
Miss Nicola ADAMS M.B.E.
For services to Boxing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
West Yorkshire
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2013- Role at the time
- boxer
- Region
- West Yorkshire
“Boxer. For services to Boxing.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2017- Region
- West Yorkshire
“For services to Boxing.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 262 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 18% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2017
Abdul Bhanji
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Education and Young People.”
Adrian Simper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
“For services to the UK nuclear industry in Japan.”
Aileen Walker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Improving Public Engagement with Parliament and voluntary service to the community in London.”
Ailsa Rutter
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Tyne and Wear
“For services to Tobacco Control.”
Alastair Graham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Alastair Whitehead
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For public service and voluntary services to Policing.”
Alexander Fox
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Yorkshire
“For services to Social Care.”
Alexander Wyle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
“For services to the Introduction of the Scottish Legal System in Schools..”
Alice Walpole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
“For services to British Diplomacy.”
Alison Baum
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Tackling Child Health Inequalities.”
Alison Beane
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Isle of Wight
“For services to Education.”
Alison Kervin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Surrey
“For services to Sports Journalism.”
Alison Spurway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Glasgow
“For services to Girlguiding and charity.”
Alistair Adams
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Amanda Foister
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Oxfordshire
“For services to Young People.”
Amanda Nobbs (mrs. Mullarkey)
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Surrey
“For services to Flood and Coastal Risk Management and Environment Protection.”
Aminatta Forna
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Literature.”
Andrew Booth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
“For services to children’s education in Cambodia.”
Andrew Garner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Andrew Gudgeon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Andrew Heywood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Andrew Triggs-Hodge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
“For services to Rowing.”
Andrew Young
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
East Sussex
“For services to Pension Policy and Pensioners.”
Angela Cox
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
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Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Nigel Travis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Emily Scarratt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coalville, Leicestershire
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Alan Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Jennifer Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673701. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013).
Published 1 January 2013.
Location (West Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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